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If you base your own satisfaction on official compliments that happen to make it down the line, then you're setting yourself up for failure and disappointment. You know if you did a good job. You also know if you didn't quite knock it out of the park...

Previous Job: 1. Texas, Central 2. 0 - 2 years exp 3. ICU 4. $23/hr - $25/hr 5. Night diff approx 21%, weekend 10% 6. Non-union. Terrible health insurance and other bennies, highly abusive work policies 7. There's no cheaper living than in the South....

What Dranger says is correct. His perspective is a humble and pragmatic one. To believe that oneself has "a calling" for nursing or subjectively has "more compassion" than someone is is an idealistic and egotistic perspective. Neither approach is wr...

INTJs can succeed and excel. Do not let that personality typing doubt you. Of course, you will never quite feel that you're like the rest of your coworkers, or the rest of most people for that matter, but that's fine. You'll still feel like yourself ...

Sad times indeed. People know that they can be fired and replaced at the drop of a hat, at the emotional whim of a manager. Staff morale is at all time lows, and its toxic. Brow beating at staff meetings because of low Press Gainey scores does not...

What's with some of the fatalism regarding INTJ and nursing? That an INTJ is likely to make a subpar nurse? Hogwash. The test's classifications have limitations; each classification is most accurate and valid when you score highly in each of the ...

Horribly Contrived And Pointless

Are you able to relocate? Take note that the majority of your classmates, with babies and families in tow, are unable or unwilling to relocate. That gives you a competitive advantage. Go to where people do not desire to live. They will welcome y...

My first death still lives with me. No pun intended. WW2 vet... severe night terrors... may his soul rest in peace.

wtbcrna for President! I don't have half the stones to be able to work in obstetrics; I salute those who do. And I would go tell that employer to go BFOQ themself.

Because only in L&D can you palpate another woman's fundus and not get arrested for it!

I second the neck-beard comment. This isn't the 70s anymore and we aren't computer programmers! Now I just wish I was more than just averagely follicly gifted... but I make do with what God gave me! Such is the life of man :)

People who say nursing is "feminine" probably have never worked as a nurse. You can't let the idiocy of others discourage you. The current job market is a total b****; it's extremely hard to get into [a good] nursing school AND succeed with flying c...

Looks like ICU, ED, Psych, and Flight make up about 50% of nurses who happen to be male. Not bad! ICU for me. Eventually I'll make the transition from Level 3 to Level 1.

Isn't it somewhat normal to experience anxiety symptoms before heading off to work? Especially if you've been off for awhile (six day stretch or more, like someone else said). I mean, there's a reason why we're paid to work. It's tough stuff and c...

The Portland market has been severely depressed for over two full years now. It has shown a few signs of improvement, but I would still put it on suicide watch! The rest of Oregon isn't much better. You can rule out any university town or retiremen...

Short story: How feasible would it be for a U.S. citizen to move to the Philippines temporarily for a few years to take the necessary classes and pass the boards, and then move back to the U.S.? Long story: I have lived in the urbanized and very be...

My Background: BSN student to graduate summer 2010. Considering a military/uniformed commission immediately after graduation or shortly thereafter (a few years). I've scoured both respective websites extensively and have read many relevant threads...

Focus now on graduating, not the NCLEX. You might be surprised at the end of your nursing program, that there isn't a whole lot left to prepare for in relation to the NCLEX. i.e. you are more prepared than you think. Just remember critical thinking...

08/27/09 graduation, test date tomorrow 09/29/09 (was the soonest possible) I averaged over 100Q/day. I used the Saunders 4th edition CD exclusively. We'll see how I do.

If you're currently receiving unemployment benefits, then you should absolutely stay at least until they run out. You have a fiance; that's a commitment. It would be very hard for her or her family to understand why you have to move to another sta...

I felt the same way after my rotation. Mostly healthy mothers, pregnant or not, is just not interesting. But when you get to the nursery, where there is a good mix of healthy and not-so-healthy babies, and then the NICU... much more interesting. I...

Count your blessings that you do not have children that would further tie you down to this woman. The ladies in the other forums talk about this all the time, about the subject of pursuing nursing and dealing with an unsupportive husband (or in this...

PDX is from the airport nomenclature. As a kid I could never figure out how PDX was the acronym of Portland International Airport. PDX sounds cooler than PIA though! Don't forget to apply to the area OCNE community colleges (MHCC and CCC). Cheaper...

I don't know your unique situation, but I feel that it would be prudent to also apply to the local CCs like MHCC or CCC. They are all part of OCNE, they bridge to OHSU for the last year to get your BSN, they let you sit for your boards and get your ...