I posted some stuff when I was a new nurse about 15 years ago. Funny to see my thoughts from back then. I can say that not everything in my nursing career has been peachy keen. But, I am still a nurse. I have done so many things since then. I finally...
Ok, I've been an RN for 5 yrs and I made 31.50 at memorial hermann, and I make 32 for PRN at Planned Parenthood, but the most MD anderson wanted to give me was 27.50. B/c of this I have turned down both positions I was offered. I thought they were co...
I am in the navy (wont be soon) and we have to wear our khakis. This means horribly uncomfortable shoes and if you dont want to look sloppy you have to wear shirt stays (these are elastic things that attach to your shirt and socks to keep your shirt ...
Hi, I am in the navy, have been a nurse for 3 years. Did psych, oncology and then surgical, I hated it so much because they stuck me on the surgical floor when I said I needed a less stress environment, I resigned my commission. I am now helping the ...
I actually worked with palliative care patients on the oncology flor. I had a patient that I really got to know and was upset when she died, these patients were different. The oncology patients were nice and appreciated you. I got forced off the floo...
Thank ya'll so much for listening. I was not a prior nurse, but I was prior military, so I should have known (but I guess I chose to be blind). I have no idea what I want to do, I am interested in so many things but have lost confidence in my abiliti...
I'm ISTP, introverted, sensing, thinking, perceiving. Does this mean I'm not in the right profession? I hate the nursing I was doing - havent found my niche.
Hi, well I was enlisted in the Air Force and now I'm a Navy Nurse. I would have prefered to go back into the Air Force - my heart is in the Air Force (even thought I was only in for 3 years). I still wonder if I should switch I have only been in the ...
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Hi, I am a new Navy RN - I went throught the NCP program and I am at Portsmouth Naval in Virginia. I have been working as an RN since last April. Yes, you do get a rotation throughtout the hospital in the major areas - I think most big hospitals have...