QUESTIONS For you !

roser13, ASN, RN · Apr 19, 2011

" (the women nurses lying on each other,etc..)"

Hmmm......haven't seen that one yet:confused:

classicdame, MSN, EdD · Apr 19, 2011

People act pretty much the same in every industry. Nurses are not a special species.

Salaries depend on where you live and what the need is in that area. New grad RN's start at about $20/hr here, but I am sure that varies considerably. Our hospital pays more for higher degrees. I am an RN and I do other people's jobs sometimes. This is a team effort. I am not afraid to empty trash or wipe butts.

Sparrowhawk · Apr 19, 2011

" (the women nurses lying on each other,etc..)"
Hmmm......haven't seen that one yet:confused:

My thoughts exactly...tho Iknow what the OP meant...still...*giggle*:lol2:

psu_213, BSN, RN · Apr 19, 2011

Hello everyone, I'm seriously thinking about becoming a nurse and I have some questions for you
1. Is it as much drama as they say ? (the women nurses lying on each other,etc..)
2. Are you an Lpn or RN and what's the pros and cons ?
3. Is it better working in the hospital, nursing home, or home health care?
4. When you first started how nervous were you? and did you really remember half the things you learned in school?
5. Do you do other peoples job?
6. Starting out how much was your hourly salary?
5. Do you have your ASN or BSN and does it really matter?

Just a couple thoughts on some points:

1. Yikes! Feel sorry for the one on the bottom!

2. RN

3. hospital, IMHO...

4. Very nervous. In school you remember facts. In your first few weeks on the job, you learn how to do things (acutally you never should stop learning how to do things, no matter how long you are at it).

5. As in help others, yes. As in do the job duties of others...yes. Obviously I'm working under my license, so I'm not going to 'do' a doctor's job, but I am going to do some aide duties, housekeeping duties, transport duties, etc...

6. Don't remember the exact number.

5?. ASN, almost done with BSN. To start, I would say no. If going for an advanced degree (i.e. MSN) then BSN is necessary.

P_RN, ADN, RN · Apr 19, 2011

1.who says it's drama?

2.RN it's what my lifetime goal was

3. Hospital pays more, best job was doctor's office

4.nervous-you can only imagine

5. 2 ASN, Most of a BSN, plain BA

6. $232 a month after taxes

sameyjaney · Apr 19, 2011

1. Drama? Depends on who is hired onto your unit. Quite honestly, there is not a lot/any drama on my unit. We are too busy!!

2. I am an RN. I cannot pro/con with LPNs because I have not been one.

3. Never done home health or a nursing home. Again cannot pro/con with that one. However, I must say when I considered home health or a nursing home as a new grad I was intimidated by both. Home health intimidated me because I did not think I had enough experience to be the only one in that home doing care. In the hospital if something happens you have your team. In home health, you are on your own. The nursing home intimidated me because an RN usually manages CNAs and LPNs in that setting. Again, I didn't think I had enough experience to step into a management position right out of school.

4. When you have a lighter load and another nurse has a heavy load which they are unable to manage alone you definitely help them complete their assignments. A nurse with a light load never sits around feeling lucky for their light load while the watch a team member running from room to room frantically trying to complete their care assignments. If the caregivers are overwhelmed or if we are short. The nurse will help them as well.

5. More than I expected. It all depends on location though. If you are in a high paying area for nurses it will be high, if your in a low paying area it will be low.

6. I have my BSN. Yes it matters. The hospitals in my area are requiring all RNs hired on to have their BSN as of 2018. With the competition for jobs a new grad BSN w/o exp is more likely to get a job than a new grad ASN w/o exp. Even now when an ASN does get hired they usually sign an agreement that they are currently pursuing their BSN or will be enrolled to pursue their ASN w/in 6 months.

Butterfliesnroses · Apr 20, 2011

1. I work night shift! The day shift seems a little bit politically where I work, but like I said I work nights so I have another nurse work with me for 2.5 hours and then 30 min in the AM (to count the narcs).

2. I'm a LPN. I think each situation is different. For me, I chose to stop at my LPN for now so I could spend time with my daughter. I felt like I was missing out on precious time (I was working AND going to school). So now I work and no school. Eventually I'd like to go back tho!

3. Again I think it's dependent on the person. You WILL find your niche. I work in the nursing homes and it's my niche!

4. I was VERY nervous. Thing was I'd worked in the same nursing home as an aide, so it's not like I didn't know who was training me! LOL. I don't remember EVERY THING from nursing school. It's true what they say if you don't use it, you'll lose it. I remember certain things dependent upon the knowledge I need. I don't think that I'll ever quit learning tho!

5. We are a team! If Suzy RN has a hard day and didn't get everything done, then I try my darnest to get it done! We all pick each others slack. The place isn't a 9-5 place, so the work never ends! Also I'm able to do CNA work, so if they are short handed or whatever, then I help as much as I can. But something to keep in mind...I can do everything the CNA can, but they can't do everything I can do!

6. I started at 16 however with a 30 minute drive, and working nights I now make 22.

7. I don't have either. I just have my LPN license! :-)