Unfixable replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in General Nursing
If you are deadset on it go the BSN route. It's next to impossible to land a job as a new grad ADN. A BSN won't guarantee you a job, but it will put you ahead of ADN's. I'm an ADN with 10 years of...
Amen to this! When a patient who was actually sick came in I would hug them! Unfortunately common sense isn't all that common anymore. I don't know what grated on my nerves the most...women...
I don't know about OP but I'm done with it, I'm past the 10 year mark and there isn't much that I haven't done with regards to nursing. I've bounced around enough as a traveler to realize that going...
So very true! I think learning something new is always exciting in the beginning. It gets old after you've seen/done it 1,000 times. I could (and have) run codes in my sleep. You get so used to...
My last 3 jobs were like this, very toxic. I did what I was told and kept to myself as much as possible. Despite this I still caught a lot of heat for absolutely no reason. If you're outnumbered,...
The reason nursing isn't a passion for me is because when you do what's right instead of getting praise, you get ridiculed. Ridiculed because the nurse before you couldn't figure it out. Because the...
IMHO, a passion is something that you do solely because you love it. Exercising is my passion. I don't get paid to do it, in fact I pay money out of my own pocket to do it (gym membership). How...
How long have you been a nurse? It's just weird that you have a BSN yet you work at the bedside. You don't have to like nursing to be a member of this site. . Heck you don't have to be a nurse at...
Somebody else posted this a while back and I laughed because it's true. Sadly, I've finally reached this point myself: "Press Gainey, Studer Group, the roboticization of nurses: " Is there anything...
It is a business! But when something goes wrong, who gets blamed? Even if it's the doctor who made a mistake, is the doctor the one who gets written up? No. I have seen instances where a doctor...
Very sad! I used to be proud to carry the title of "nurse". 10 years later and I'm ashamed. I'm only 33, I'm collecting unemployment and actively pursuing a career in construction. Good riddance...
A retroperitoneal bleed is an internal bleeding that requires immediate vascular surgery. When a pt gets a retro they don't know that they're bleeding! I've seen people in their 30's develop a retro...
I agree with OP in that over the last few years the nursing profession has become more of a liability than ever. Yes it has always been a liability, heck just walking out of your house everyday is a...