sherri64

Don't think you are a weirdo. We all have our little things that bother us. When my kids were little and threw up, it would make me throw up! Then my husband had to clean it all up! Thank God I got over that before I started working with patients...

There are book smart people and people with common sense smart. And they can both be very good nurses. It takes all kinds to make up a good staff and provide optimum care. I worked with a straight A doc who had a horrible personality (especially t...

Took me a long time to get over suctioning or dealing with coughing up sputum. Sometimes ran to bathroom to throw up! Finally managed to get over it. Don't know how.

The community college I went to for my ADN had 8 years of 100% NCLEX pass rate. Since that time, over 30 years ago, they have only had 4 years with less than 100% pass rate and all of those 4 years were in the 90%'s. They are a strict and difficult s...

This entire conversation reminds me of the nurses who always made such a distinction between an LPN and an RN. Obviously the education is different as they were meant to each have a different nursing role, rather than one being better than the other....

I work in informatics and am very connected to my clinical background as an ADN. In fact, I couldn't do my job without all the experience I have had in a variety of clinical settings. I disagree with you. My programmers wouldn't know what to program ...

Higher degrees don't make you a better nurse. They allow you to be a different kind of nurse, like a classroom teacher and a few management or research positions that require that extra degree. Bedside nursing is a critical need and does not require ...

I could not agree more.

I would put up the skills of any new grad ADN against a new BSN grad without any experience any day! ADN's get more clinical experience and will more than likely be able to function better than the BSN. As an ADN with over 30 years experience, I on...

I agree. Work where your heart is at. That really counts in this business. If you aren't as happy where you are, it will show to your coworkers and your patients.

These are all good suggestions. The more well-rounded your experience is, the more options you will have to choose from. Skilled nursing units in nursing homes can always use a nurse with good acute care background. MDS Coordinators are always nee...

The growing trend is to get your CNA or whatever the credential is in your state for state tested nursing assistants and work for a year, prior to being accepted in to nursing school. I have personally seen the results of this requirement and it is ...

I meant what I said the first time. I just didn't fully explain myself. There are a lot of really nasty female nurses who seem to get a kick out of making other nurses miserable. They pick on the new grads (does eat their young come to mind?), talk...

It isn't that I don't respect or like other female nurses. I just don't like the ones who are so into cliques and gossiping about others. Or the ones that consistently complain about patients and make fun of them. I've worked over 35 years and hav...

I have also spoken my mind on issues and really didn't care what coworkers thought. I've never chosen a job to create my social circle. And as a female nurse, I can honestly say that I find most male nurses to be honest and say what they think, ins...

I recommend this site to student nurses as well as any other nurse. There is a lot to be learned here and a place to vent is really necessary in our field. Do I give out my personal information? No. I have enough of that, within reason, on faceboo...

From all my years of experience, I have observed that the people who do step up and address the elephant in the room, especially staffing, become targets of administration. It is as if they are considered radical trouble makers and pretty soon, the w...

And yet there are so many women who go to male doctors. I've seen male patients who request a female nurse because they feel strange having a man give them personal care. So it happens with both sexes. I think it is smart for any nurse giving perso...

A good nurse is a good nurse. But I do find that with male nurses there is less backstabbing and less gossip. I think they add a different level of professionalism that is needed.

Great article. Gossip can literally destroy any nursing unit. It is divisive and can ruin people's careers. It is not just being mean. As a professional, I won't be a part of it. That has actually made others angry at me, but as someone else sai...

I disagree that learning nsg dx and care planning is part of a hazing process for nursing students. By researching the resident and their charts, this enables the student to put the nursing process into practice. As for NANDA-I, their purpose is to...

Hi. Anytime I go in to some new training, I always let the instructor know that I prefer to be taught as though I don't know anything about the topic. This way, what I don't know I will be sure to learn and what I do know will be reinforced. This ...