baleen

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1. This is becoming boring

   baleen replied to Juanito's topic in CRNA

   So many nurses want to make others miserable, as the OP indicated about the comments. At least on SDN they are overtly aggressive and transparent a don’t try to sabotage people in such an underhanded and passive aggressive way. I wish all those ...

2. First 8 months in ICU-2 jobs over- Question

   baleen replied to baleen's topic in Critical

   Put letters in front of my name? What? I never put RN in front of anything because I know I am made for more than this. Who the *** are you? Someone for whom this is the pinnicle? I can do the ICU, but don’t like it. I know CRNA’s that felt the same....

3. How do you deal with being called a "snitch" by your co-workers?

   baleen replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Relations

   This snitching thing is a nursing epidemic. Handle your own ***. People don’t have a good work ethic, take it up with them or shut up and do more work. It will bite them in the *** later, as it always does for people that don’t have a sense of respon...

4. First 8 months in ICU-2 jobs over- Question

   baleen replied to baleen's topic in Critical

   I think it was mostly me in these places. Sure, the coworkers at one place were backstabby, but I don't think they would have been, if I had a better attitude. The other place, I just thought the grass would be greener somewhere else, and then came t...

5. First 8 months in ICU-2 jobs over- Question

   baleen replied to baleen's topic in Critical

   I hear that. I suppose I'm all over the place right now. Wish I had made different decisions but, for now, I'm looking at what I want to do, so I don't run from things, but rather, run to things. In the meantime, I really would love to finish out a y...

6. First 8 months in ICU-2 jobs over- Question

   baleen posted a topic in Critical

   So, if anyone has any ideas I'd surely love to hear them as regards my situation or your experience. I got into the ICU as a new grad last year (2018). Since then I've had two residencies (one I was done with and a full ICU nurse) and quit both of th...

7. OHSU March 2018 Critical-Care Nurse Internship Program

   baleen replied to Cujothebadger's topic in New Nurse

   did you get a second interview sisterhoodispowerful?

8. I hate nursing school (and it is not because it is hard)

   baleen replied to baleen's topic in General Students

   I have to say, at every turn, the truly curious are stymied by a culture in nursing that eschews the really deeper questions. If that, "I don't know. Im a nurse, not a doctor" mentality bothered you early, it will never get better in my experience, a...

9. I hate nursing school (and it is not because it is hard)

   baleen replied to baleen's topic in General Students

   After completing nursing school, and a capstone in an ICU, I have realized much about my above thoughts. For anyone still interested in my little journey, ill share some of them. First, I should not have gone to nursing school. It was never going to ...

10. Didn't get senior practicum in NICU

    baleen replied to Mnstn's topic in NICU

    Not close to retirement. It's a job, that I can see won't fulfil my needs ultimately, unfortunately. Im a bit older, so I have a decent idea what drives me.

11. Didn't get senior practicum in NICU

    baleen replied to Mnstn's topic in NICU

    Hi. I wonder about this. I only plan on being a nurse for a few years. I wanted Critical Care for practicum but got intermediate trauma. practicum doesnt make or break the "career" but what if you only expect to do max 5 years as a nurse? would you s...

12. Leaving nursing job after 2 months

    baleen replied to swimmingfever00's topic in General Nursing

    Case in point. The insecurity seeps through the cracks. As for the OP. And, full disclosure, I am not a nurse, I am a Tech, and have a month left of a BSN program...... It does seem that nursing is often a ton of serving, and much less than I would h...

13. Leaving nursing job after 2 months

    baleen replied to swimmingfever00's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I see your point. One thing that also bothered me however, was some of the NP advanced pathophys classes I saw. They were very disappointing in the same way I talked about above. Similar class, but dumbed down for NP's vs MD's. Now that is a pla...

14. Leaving nursing job after 2 months

    baleen replied to swimmingfever00's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is that with the internet, and too much ambition early on, I was able to remotely sit in on many nursing school classes. Its free. Its not omniscience. Its the internet. And if you sit in on the same class but in a non nursing context (PA, ...

15. Leaving nursing job after 2 months

    baleen replied to swimmingfever00's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you think that the quality of nursing coursework is not a huge issue for the future of nursing respect, scope of practice, and being seen as skilled work, then I fundamentally disagree. I am in a top ranked nursing school (nearly done) and i...