Clipper

Don't get me wrong, I love modern technology but I'm loathe to place all my faith in it.... What happens if your PDA gets damaged? Has a power out? Loses its memory? What would you do? I realise it's a veritable encyclopedia but how much info is too much info? Are we using PDA's as crutches for our skills? I do wonder.

To be honest I was looking for a positive post and while I was urged to make my first post in the Greetings page, I looked at all the hellos in there and thought well there's enough in there to keep that area going so here I am. :) I haven't been nursing long - about two and a half years now - but I have come from another profession in which I worked for about eight years and I haven't regretted my decision to switch to nursing. I do agree with you: there's a lot of negativity in nursing both here and outside and a lot of people I believe would be better out of it but you get that everywhere in life. As for politics, I enjoy the politics. Game playing is yet another skill one must master and I believe it keeps me astute and ever wary which I believe a good nurse needs to be in this day and age. The honest truth is that I could not give a fig about being in charge or worrying about doctors or telling people like it is. My belief is that once you start thinking you are better than someone else is the day you lose your way in this life for we are all the same: the titles are made just to confuse us I just do my job, a job I trained hard for, and I leave my shift knowing I did a sound day's work helping the community and that makes me happy. It fulfills me and I sleep well at night. That's the philosophical bit over. The practical bit is this: I work shifts that allow me to have the time I need to do what I want when I want. I can work almost anywhere in the world and in just about any environment should I so choose. And I have. There are at least 60 different avenues I can pick in my industry and the money isn't bad at all. In fact, I'd say it's one of the most versatile professions around. And I couldn't be happier. Thank you for such an enjoyable post that made me want to respond.