serenity now replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing
I agree 100% with Tacomaboy3, especially about a BSN increasing your earning potential and job opportunities. Where I work, a BSN is becoming mandatory. I've been at the bedside for many years and,...
serenity now replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing
Wow! This is a tough crowd! I understand wanting nurses or staff who are unhappy with their jobs to keep their negativity to themselves - especially the chronic complainers. It's a drain on...
I've learned that I can work my buns off for 12 hrs and take care of 400 things, but someone, somewhere, at the end of my shift, will find the one thing I didn't get to and it will obliterate whatever...
Instructor, where art thou? I've looked high and low Your student nurse is looking lost and is not sure where to go. I'm really very busy with the job I'm paid to do Instructor, dear instructor, I...
Hi everyone, I've purchased multiple lunch bags over the years and have yet to find one that fits lunch, snacks and beverages without having to carry my lunch bag and a second bag for extras. I'm...
serenity now replied to serenity now's topic in General Nursing
To clarify: I carry a hospital issued phone, not my personal cell. I can get a call transferred to me no matter what I'm doing - gowned up in an isolation room, bent over a patient doing wound care,...
I have been a bedside nurse for almost 20 yrs. and, for the immediate future, will continue to work as a nurse. I love the way nursing fits into my life. I love the hours and have no complaints with...