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1. So if I can actually gain acceptance to a nursing program what am I in for.

   Unfixable replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing school is the easy part. Where's this so-called shortage? - I can't find a nursing job! - CNNMoney

2. So if I can actually gain acceptance to a nursing program what am I in for.

   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 critical care, ER, PACU, and LTACH experience. Yo...

3. Getting bored. Recommedations?

   Unfixable replied to Yitong_RN's topic in General Nursing

   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 checking in for a pregnancy test, pregnant women coming i...

4. I hate my job / CST / CIRCULATORS

   Unfixable replied to htjob's topic in General Nursing

   As for the ER....this will give you a hint as to what goes on in the ER. 98% of people are ESI 4 or 5 who are abusing the system.

5. I hate my job / CST / CIRCULATORS

   Unfixable replied to htjob's topic in General Nursing

   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 to a different facility/department doesn't change a...

6. Getting bored. Recommedations?

   Unfixable replied to Yitong_RN's topic in General Nursing

   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 the routine you're just on autopilot so to speak. B...

7. I hate my job / CST / CIRCULATORS

   Unfixable replied to htjob's topic in General Nursing

   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, it isn't going to get better no matter what you do....

8. Dumping on the ER?

   Unfixable replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

   Great minds think alike! I love you! Marry me now LOL

9. Nursing is a passion?

   Unfixable replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Professionalism

   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 doctor couldn't figure it out. Because the nurse...

10. Dumping on the ER?

    Unfixable replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    Seeing her BP was elevated and it normally is not that high, it probably is a CHF exacerbation. 80% of patients with a history of afib also have CHF because with afib the atrial chambers of your heart don't actually beat, they just quiver, you actua...

11. Nursing is a passion?

    Unfixable replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Professionalism

    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 many nurses would show up to work if they were told t...

12. Changing professions after age 50

    Unfixable replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    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 all to be on this site. This is a thread where unh...

13. Changing professions after age 50

    Unfixable replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    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 else you need? I have the time..." More and more di...

14. Changing professions after age 50

    Unfixable replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    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 makes a mistake, pharmacy doesn't catch the mistake,...

15. Changing professions after age 50

    Unfixable replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    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 nursing!