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Great idea, but I wonder how many doctors would actually send their patients there? I mean, they would essentially be managed by a "subordinate" discipline. At least in my area, I don't see that the doctors are that progressive! Whoa, it won't take that much to get me started - I'm reading "Nursing Against the Odds" and am feeling very negative right now! :angryfire

It would be great if I could get some ideas for "alternative" nursing jobs a new grad would qualify for. I passed boards in June for the RN license, but am miserable working on the cardiovascular unit of my hospital. I hate to sound negative, but I have a growing dislike of cardiac surgeons and doctors. I hate working 3 12-hour night shifts in a row, and I hate the fact that every single shift option leaves me needing babysitting (even day shifts - they start at 6:30am, but daycare doesn't open until 6:30 - what does a single parent do????). I will be paying off my student loans for the rest of my life, yet am already unhappy with the profession they paid for! I never envisioned a long bedside career, but thought I would be able to do it for a couple of years at least and get experience. Two of the areas I am sincerely interested in are neonatal care and forensic nursing, but as far as I've heard, you have to know someone to get into the neonatal care (it always seems to be an "exclusive club"), and I don't even know where to begin looking for forensic opportunities in my area. Anybody ever here of medical examiners using nurses on staff? That sounds interesting to me. Any suggestions? Please??!!

I am currently in nursing school, and have not had enough experience in the nursing role to take that side yet. But I DO want to add my two cents worth as a tech. On my floor, a nurse will search 5 minutes for a tech to tell them pt X needs a coke, when she could have gotten it in less than 1 minute. Three nurses can be sitting right in front of the intercom when a pt rings out, but they will not answer it (even though this is not a designated "tech only" duty. A nurse will even leave a pt's room after an urgent request for help to the bathroom, to search for a tech to do a 1 person assist. A nurse will act annoyed at a tech for using the restroom themself, because she (the nurse) is "too busy to go to the bathroom." Well I say, it's your own damn fault if you pee in your pants the next time you sneeze - I'm not going to risk it! Ok, I feel better! Honestly, though, there are several great nurses on my floor. But some of them act so thoughtless sometimes that I have to wonder?!