jarrnurse

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1. Did you choose nursing because it was your "calling"?

   jarrnurse replied to Corgilicious's topic in General Students

   It is my calling, I was called (drawn to/steered in that direction) to take a CNA class at age 14, called to take the LVN class out of high school, called to become an RN in my 30s and called to complete BSN at 40. Nursing is what I have been doing a...

2. behavioral health and ED

   jarrnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Is anyone else experiencing a rise in behavioral health patients in the ED?

3. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   jarrnurse replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   The doctor calling you before he arrives so that you would pull all his charts out for him, have them lined up and flagged, and have his coffee ready.

4. I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

   jarrnurse replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

   Don't give up on nursing, a change in atmosphere may be what you need. I've been a nurse over 20 years, I've worked in nursing homes, hospital floors, hospice and home health, and emergency nursing. I do consider it more than a job, it is "my" callin...

5. I have 60 grand of student loan when I finished BSN

   jarrnurse replied to Sam. W's topic in General Nursing

   I feel your pain. I have friends with 130K debt. Try nursecorps. My plan is to work 2 FT and one income be for living expenses and the other to knock that debt out.

6. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

   jarrnurse replied to nikkole318's topic in Relations

   I've had patients in the ER with the worst veins ever, dialysis, chemo, etc. I had a pt call her family and say "I need another nurse this one doesn't know what the hell she is doing!" when her vein blew on the first stick. I knew I could do it but I...