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1. Is money everything in this profession?

   WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Yes - it is just a question about life in a broader area. We all need money to sustain, and nursing is no different than other profession. We work, we pay our dues, and we live... it is a cycle of life. Just gonna make sure we are not "stealing", no...

2. Is money everything in this profession?

   WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Totally agree with you!!!!

3. Is money everything in this profession?

   WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I need to defend myself a bit here - I am not busy body - they are just too loud and keep bragging about how good money is and do whatever you can... It just sounds like they are trying to milk the system as much as they can.. I am no difference from...

4. Is money everything in this profession?

   WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Nobody like to be underpaid - that's the universal rule and trust me, I LOVE money to death. Sometime it was just surprised to hear from others of how they trying to find a loop hole, and "milk" the system just so they can make more (nurses I met in ...

5. Is money everything in this profession?

   WhyNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Being a newly grad nurse, I can't deny the fact that we are in need in money to help paying bills that have been piled up since we were in school. We doesn't love money, right? I am sure we all do, and we work hard for it. But after listening to thes...

6. Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

   WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

   I am residing in Canada at this moment and that could subject to change.

7. Contractor (Nurse)??

   WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

   What is OP?

8. Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

   WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

   I guess a bit of both - one side of me is frustrated with the hiring system and on the other side, I shouldn't be blaming the system cause I don't know the other side of the stories. All I know is just based on what I heard. Life moves on and you jus...

9. Evil Nurses

   WhyNurse replied to sammiesmom's topic in Relations

   How about expressing your concern to your supervisor? Or is she your supervisor?

10. Contractor (Nurse)??

    WhyNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have anyone out there used to be a nurse contractor before or heard anything about being a nurse contractor? I went to a baby shower party last weekend and met this nurse who used to be a nurse contractor with a nursing agency. From what I gathered,...

11. Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    Totally agree - this is part of life, and we move on cause we can't afford to stay hungry and have our bills unpaid over the inequality of treatment we receive in this industry. Sometime just feel defeated by the system itself - and feel like it will...

12. Any idea of working for the agency?

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    Thanks for the advice. I am just desperate but I guess I am not qualified for now. Have you worked with Select before or other agency? Just wonder and curious how they are?

13. Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    I am absolutely not trying to stir the pot or trying to be racist... I myself is also an immigrant who work hard who had a nursing degree from a foreign country - I work hard re-cert and went through language class...etc... go back to school and bas...

14. Do travel nurses precep fulltime nurses in your hospital

    WhyNurse replied to 6721's topic in General Nursing

    Are you going to stay in the same facility for long? If not, I guess there's not much to worry since people rotates, and who knows the other FT staff might not be there when you return, and you won't bump into each other? After all, you are just taki...

15. Foreign nurse vs. Local nurse??

    WhyNurse replied to WhyNurse's topic in Canada

    No - apparently all of them are "travel" nurse in temp contract.