dealwithit

You quoted my post rather than the one that initiated this discussion. Excuse me for believing it was me you were directing the comment towards. Pretty sure I've never even written a word about my own credentials save for the settings in my account. And frankly, no one cares if you believe me, or anyone, about what they claim as licensure. "I'll believe you when I'm working along side you or had another way to verify your credentials."

Quite true. I find it odd that you come after me when the previous poster was the one that asked about my credentials. I was merely asking the same question in return. Yes. we can all lie about it - which is why I don't ask until someone starts asking me.

True. Some, less professional, nurses are attacking others with remarks about number of forum posts and bowing down to those with thousands of them.

Again, just because she has been on this site a lot does not grant her any seniority. Especially since we have not seen any of her credentials. Why in the hell is this even a topic? Please let's drop the pissing match over seniority and accept we're all professionals here.

Dodging my point. I was asking why it's necessary to divulge more information about my credentials when the person asking has offered zero. But please do retreat to being an observer as I already find it odd you've jumped into a conversation which had nothing to do with you and was between me and the other poster.

Listen, in no way is the fact she spends a lot of time on this site relevant to the question at hand. What are her credentials in response to her asking my years of working. This conversation will quickly boil down to senior nurses saying anyone with less years of experience is somehow less knowledgable.

You ask about my years of experience? I'd only guess as a final act of desperation to assert your seniority in this argument. I don't see any level of education or licensure listed for you. You may want to be more upfront with your credentials before asking others. Take care.

Well you don't have to explain the point that "it varies," that would seem self-evident. We're both talking about opinions based on our own experiences. I'll grant you that my experiences, in the facilities I've worked, seem to work out the way I've posted, and you're more than okay to disagree with your own anecdotal evidence to back you. But it appears that's where we end. I'm just sharing my opinion formed from my experience, as you are.

You're passing judgement on a huge group of nurses here and assuming many are are weak and frail and complain too much. You roll your eyes about someone having a headache and assume it's because of drinking since they're young. Interesting. I think this may be the issue here. You're taking this personal. No where did anyone say you're slow or weak or call off work a lot (not sure where that even came from) but it doesn't matter. Again I'm assuming you're saying these things to suggest that younger nurses do, in fact, call off work a lot and don't show up to work hard as you do. Sounds like more age discrimination to me

Exactly. The poster was commenting on my anecdotal evidence at the same time as offering their own as evidence. Irony.

I'm agreeable that the term can be put to rest. Only on the basis that it happens with any field and should not be exclusive to nursing. As I don't know of any evidence to support this claim that younger nurses elicit higher press-gainy scores (please link any) I can only argue the alternative (which is more likely) that senior nurses are being replaced by younger nurses simply because they are starting at the bottom of the pay scale to do the same job as the higher paid nurses. Point being: you can say the phrase "nurses eat their young" needs to be put to rest or retired from the vocab of nursing all you want, and I'll actually agree. The fact that people are apologizing for saying it is simply ridiculous.

This is the best part of your post. I agree. This is pretty odd. "aches and pains and call out for headaches...don't know what pain is yet" Care to explain what pain young nurses are to experience soon? Sounds like you're being pretty judgmental about younger nurses and, dare I say, working towards eating your young. You already have categorized a majority of them as weak simply for being "younger." Younger people are more energetic than older people. I feel it's a little strange I have to explain this to a nurse. No one is saying that "an old broad" such as yourself is, in any way, slow. What I am saying is younger nurses come onto a unit bright eyed, full of questions and doubt and trying their best to be the best nurse they can be. They have not had the years to become cynical as those of us with the experience behind us.

I'll grant you it's subjective, and I know it from experience. And you know this how? I'd guess the same way as me: experience. Quite true; though it does not make it any less true of a statement despite the fact it occurs in many other fields. I'm tempted to agree with you on this. New nurses will, often times, quickly toss up criticism to nurses eating their young and deny and real blame or fault of their own ineptitudes. No. Younger nurses more often than not look to their senior staff as resources and pillars of information. This phrase has zero reason to be 'apologized' for. You may argue it's fallen out of context in the recent years and has other reasons behind the meaning, but, in no way, should be apologized for. Certainly not to the degree as I've seen in this thread.

I'm sorry. You're apologizing for saying nurses eat their young?? what the hell. You can find it offensive or out of date all you want, but it's true nontheless. Senior nurses regularly feel threatened or put-off by younger, more energetic nurses and, therefore, bully them. It happens all the time and should not be regarded as a phrase that should be apologized for. It should be addressed.

Dialysis tech will certainly pay more, as being an EMT will certainly lead you to making less than a CNA. I will advice, though, that CNA experience is the most revered in terms of applying for a nursing position down the line. Point: if $$ is what you need more of, then dialysis tech will be it, but be mindful that you're sacrificing great resume experience for more money now. Stay away from EMT.