Bladestuck

I understand how you feel. I have been on the med-surg floor for 1 year now after graduating. When I first was hired our patient load was 7-8 patients. Now they have done away with the CNA's and went to primary care nursing. We were informed that the patient load would be 4 patients the most on rare occations 5. During the last 4 months I might have had 4 patients half a dozen times. Usually run 5-6 with total care. Being the only male on the floor night shift charge nurse assigns the heavyest my way. I am going to be 50 soon and it is starting to wear. We have lost half of the nurses that was there when I started and have a lot of new fresh out of school. Med-Surg is a great floor to work for gaining knowledge. I love what I do and going to see what will happen in the future.

Hi everyone I'm not on here very often but I do read my e-mail some. Just to let you know 38 is not to late. I started LPN school at 47 years old with a wife and two children. Got my license last August and just finished my pre-reqs for my RN. I am now working on my RN degree. So I believe it is never to late to begin something you really want to do. Have fun doing what you want not what others want you to do.

Hello everyone I am 47 fixing to be 48. I have a wonderful wife and 2 children, 13 and 17 years old. I started nursing school in September 2 weeks into the semester. So I had to play catch-up plus keep up with 17hr. semester. I did make it through the first semester though I wonder if it would happen. It has been since 1975 since I was in high school so I believe nobody is to old to start