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  1. Do you regret becoming a Nurse?? Why?

    tinderbox replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I do. I think I got into it for the wrong reasons- job security, mobility, "excitement".. I worked as a cna for 5 years during pre-reqs and nursing school, too, so it's not as if I went into...

  2. Dayshifters- What time do you get up on your days off?

    tinderbox posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a recovered nightshifter, now working dayshift. I sleep like a BABY on my days off but still find myself dragging out of bed on my days on when the alarm goes off at 520am. I'm just curious- for...

  3. Do you miss 12 hr/3 days per week shifts?

    tinderbox posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    Does anyone ever miss working in a hospital and especially 3 days a week, albeit 12 hr shifts? I'm just curious. Personally, I'm burned out on hospital nursing. Thanks, all.

  4. Do you miss 12 hr/3 days per week shifts?

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Public, Community Health

    Thanks for your reply, youknowho. :nuke: Longer lunches, no weekends/holidays, and slower pace? Sign me up! LOL! It definitely sounds more like my cup of tea than the frenetic pace of the hospital....

  5. Dayshifters- What time do you get up on your days off?

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    Haha! Glad to know that I am not the only one who isn't a natural early bird. Yeah, I agree with many of you in that I sleep in very well on my days off and still can fit in a nap later in the day. So...

  6. Do you miss 12 hr/3 days per week shifts?

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Public, Community Health

    I'm also just burned out on the hospital environment. Before I was a nurse, I was a cna and unit secretary for about 5 years-- so I haven't worked outside of a hospital for 9 years. Some days I miss...

  7. Do you miss 12 hr/3 days per week shifts?

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Public, Community Health

    I've been a nurse for 4 years, almost all of them on telemetry and/or stepdown. I'm very burned out and need a change. I'd like to see people BEFORE they get as bad as they do in the

  8. Completely burned out

    tinderbox posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started a new job at a really well-organized and prestigious medical center only TWO months ago, and I completely dread going to work every night. While I am there, I watch the clock. I've...

  9. Completely burned out

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    Your picture of your dog is super cute,

  10. Completely burned out

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

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  11. Completely burned out

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Edward- I HAVE thought about that, as

  12. Completely burned out

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    CalLaCoDe- that reminds me of a book that I heard about on NPR- A Life Worth Living. It's written by a former ER doctor and basically tells of how, in this country, a lot of people die unnecessarily...

  13. Completely burned out

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure when it happened, but I know it was a gradual incremental thing. I've read that burnout usually is. The thing is, I was actually quite excited about this new job ... until I hit the...

  14. Completely burned out

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    Glory?? I don't want glory. I just want to be happy and to not feel stress, depression, anxiety, not to mention physical pain, all in the sake of continuing in

  15. Young/New NYC nurses

    tinderbox replied to NPAlby's topic in New York Nursing

    There's some kind of hiring freeze currently in the Bay area. It's very hard for new grads to get a job around here, unfortunately. No one wants to leave, so employers can be super choosy and pick...

  16. Young/New NYC nurses

    tinderbox replied to NPAlby's topic in New York Nursing

    Wow! I totally forgot about this thread ! I last posted in 2006 (couple posts above) and back then, was very eager to work/live in NYC. Well, 3 years later, I have to say that I did eventually travel...

  17. Has being a nurse made you tougher in other aspects of life?

    tinderbox replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with this post. I would not boast about flipping out at a

  18. Reality shock experience

    tinderbox replied to Coraline24's topic in General Nursing

    I just talked to my friend yesterday who is in nursing school. She works as an aide at a hospital, but she has 2 classmates in clinicals with her who are in for a huge reality shock. Apparently, they...

  19. Nursing School vs. Reality

    tinderbox replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    I'm saying this with love but yes, chances are good that you will not like bedside nursing. Hospital nursing. Clinicals are just a small taste of what's to come. In the real world, you deal with not...

  20. Nursing School vs. Reality

    tinderbox replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Nursing school does not prepare you for the real world of nursing. My advice: Get a job as an aide at a hospital, and if there are opportunities at your nursing school for extra practicum...

  21. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    tinderbox replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. You just reminded me why I want to leave this profession asap. Attitudes like yours prevent change and prevent RNs from being treated like professionals who deserve REAL

  22. when do you call in sick??

    tinderbox replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    Call off as much as you need to. The only person that it should matter to is you, if you can call pay your bills and get out of bed feeling at least 80 percent. Don't sacrifice your own health for...

  23. I cant take nursing anymore

    tinderbox replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I'm getting out asap. I'm hoping to get into a grad program for library science, become a librarian, and get out of this profession, hopefully, within the next 2 years. I do not want to be one of...

  24. Already itchy....

    tinderbox posted a topic in General Nursing

    I guess I really AM a traveler at heart. Here's my story: I was travel nursing for the past 2 years. Very recently, I took up a staff position at a very good hospital in the San Fran. bay area....

  25. Commute times

    tinderbox posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just wondering how long is other people's commute times to work/nursing school ? I'll be starting a new job in February which will require a 45 min- 1 hr commute each way, 3 days a week, and I'm...