debcote

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1. What pre-requisites are most difficult ?

   debcote replied to kharris's topic in Career Support

   Nursing school was particularly difficult for me. I have a mental disability, Bipolar Disorder. Due to my changing medications, and post traumatic stress dissorder from an assault, it took me 6 years to complete my Bachelor's degree. Nursing school w...

2. If not using nursing degree, then what? If not nursing, what else?

   debcote replied to adireen's topic in Career Support

   OK, you all asked for it. You want to know what to do? DO WHAT I DO! Work for yourself, AND for a hospital!!! Have your own home business, and work for a hospital part time, or per diem. People think they can't start their own business, but it's SO E...

3. Nursing is pathetic...

   debcote replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

   NO WAY. Working for the government is worse.

4. WHERE HAVE ALL THE NURSES GONE?

   debcote replied to sandy wensley's topic in General Nursing

   Let me share this with you; I could work my tail off for 40+ hours a week, NOT INCLUDING MANDATORY OVERTIME (Which by the way, is an EXTREMELY unsafe practice), Get paid only $15.00 an hour(and I already have a Bachelor's Degree), and wonder if I wil...

5. What Is This Career Choice Becoming?

   debcote replied to Caseyrnbsn's topic in General Nursing

   I know how you feel. I felt the same way. I was working on a Respiratory unit full time for a while. It was a busy unit. Every patient was on a vent. We had codes regularly. It started to get really bad when the hospital would tell us that we couldn'...