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I am trying to find out more about what nursing is like as a career, and if it's for me. Here are some questions:

A. What is your title (RN. LPN etc)

B. What setting do you work in (hospital, drs office)

C. If hospital, typeof ward

D. How long have you been doing it?

E. How many hours, on average, do you work per week?

F. How many weekends, on average, do you work per month?

G. List the 10 things you like MOST about your job?

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H. List the 10 things you like LEAST about your job?

I. What things did nursing school preprare you for the best/most?

J. What things did nursing school preprare you for the least/worst?

TIA! (thanks in advance)

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i am trying to find out more about what nursing is like as a career, and if it's for me. here are some questions:

a. what is your title (rn. lpn etc) rn

b. what setting do you work in (hospital, drs office) hospital

c. if hospital, typeof ward medsurg

d. how long have you been doing it? 10 mos

e. how many hours, on average, do you work per week? 36

f. how many weekends, on average, do you work per month?2

g. list the 10 things you like most about your job?

1. establishing a relationship with patients

2. interesting work

3. staying busy

4. opportunities to advance career

5.easy to change jobs if i want

6.comfortable uniform

7.educating patients

8.many opportunties to learn new things

9. flexible schedule/more days off

10. bragging, "i'm a nurse!"

h. list the 10 things you like least about your job?

1. hospital politics

2. mean/uncaring doctors

3. ungrateful, demanding patients

4. critical patients, going bad, fast, and not being able to care for my other pts while trying to keep this one alive long enough for the dr to show up and (hopefully!) transfer to icu or stepdown unit

5. poop, blood, vomit, pee, and especially respiratory secretions (trach anyone?)

6. alcohol withdrawal, encephalopathy/dementia pts that just won't settle down, even after they've had their meds

7. bad managers/coordinators who try to micromanage you and jump on every little mistake, keeping you from doing your job while quibbling over minors

8. getting a pt right before shift change and rushing around trying to get them admitted before you can go home

9. trying to bathe/turn pts without help - and the backache that goes with it

10. feeling overwhelmed by somebody - pts, charge nurses, lab, dietary, pharmacy, doctors - calling every minute so you can rarely finish one thing before being hit with 10 more things to do

11. other staff and family members who think they know how to do your job better than you, nagg at you about minor things that need to be done but refuse to lift a finger to help

i. what things did nursing school preprare you for the best/most?

knowledge of disease processes and interventions for pt care

j. what things did nursing school preprare you for the least/worst?

time management, organization skills

tia! transient ischemic attack? lol

seren

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a. what is your title (rn. lpn etc) rn

b. what setting do you work in (hospital, drs office) hospital

c. if hospital, typeof ward emergency

d. how long have you been doing it? 18 years

e. how many hours, on average, do you work per week? 36

f. how many weekends, on average, do you work per month? every other weekend

g. list the 10 things you like most about your job?

1. pt care/contact

2.teaching

3.adrenalin rush

4.knowing i was able to make a difference

5.the challenges

6.flexibility in the profession

7.the look on my daughter's face when she tells people i'm a nurse

8.hearing my daughter say "i wanna be a nurse like you

9.the close relationship i have with my coworkers and with doctors.

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h. list the 10 things you like least about your job? knowing too much when a family member is sick, domestic violence, neglect, stupidity, ignorance

i. what things did nursing school preprare you for the best/most?

honestly can't remember

j. what things did nursing school preprare you for the least/worst?

can't remember that either

tia! are you asking what this means, or are you saying thanks? :lol2:

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Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

A. What is your title (RN. LPN etc)

RN

B. What setting do you work in (hospital, drs office)

Agency hospital mostly

C. If hospital, type of ward

Med/surge

D. How long have you been doing it?

6 years total

E. How many hours, on average, do you work per week?

Three to four days a week, 8 hours.

F. How many weekends, on average, do you work per month?

None (nice thing about agency!)

G. List the 10 things you like MOST about your job?

1. flexibility (agency)

2. Feeling of respect from others!

3. Good spirits of patients and staff!

4. Docs are understanding and very respectful of RN's!

5. Varied pt Dx and care!

6. Get to use my strong suits like skills and communication!

7. Works well with family/work life!

8. Sorry but the money is good too! LOL!

9. Choose my own scrubs, can wear whatever scrubs I wish!!!

10. CME is awesome, and they will allow me to attend their CME!

H. List the 10 things you like LEAST about your job?

1. High census in small hospital (it is too chaotic!).

2. Noc shifts!

3. Can't find charts when I need them...LOL!

4. Sometimes hard to find supplies or if they even have some specility items.

5. The very rare mean nurse/doc (but we all have em!).

6. End of shift total admits!!!

7. NO CNA's or ones having to do 1 on 1's so much they can't do the regular CNA duties! (not their fault!).

8. The food is horrid!

9. People assuming since I am agency I am not very bright to that facility!

10. Mandatory overtime for regular staff, and I get to go home...makes me feel bad!

I. What things did nursing school preprare you for the best/most? To learn thyself! Know how I learn, accept how I learn, use how I learn..and most importantly...to teach others!

J. What things did nursing school preprare you for the least/worst? The real "Art" of nursing, pharmacology, and codes!!!!!!

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Hey guys...I think "TIA" means Thanks In Advance. But, now I'm curious...what does it mean to RNs? :p CME is Continuing Medical Education, right? Is that the same as CEUs?

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TIA - Transient Ischemic Attack, like a small stroke.

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Hey guys...I think "TIA" means Thanks In Advance. But, now I'm curious...what does it mean to RNs?

Transient Ischemic Attack (or "mini-stroke" if you prefer).

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Thanks for the answer! :)

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Thanks for the answer! :)

Could TIA be "her" name?????????

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To the OP: I'll try to think of some answers for you and get them to you.

To the others: Being a nerd who is intrigued by this sort of thing, I was curious about the other possible meanings of TIA besides the ones mentioned. Turns out that there are 52 things that TIA could be used for, according to www.acronymfinder.com . Among the possibilities: at least three international airports (Tucson, Tampa, and Tulsa), a Spanish comic book (Tecnicos en Investigacion Aeroterraquea), talking in acronyms, technical interface agreement and Tortilla Industry Association.

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TIA means "Thanks In advance"

PLEASE keep responses to original post coming! This is really helping me decide if nursing is what I want to do (no, haven't decided for sure yet!)

Again, Thanks In Advance!

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Hi, does anyone have information about wether a RN needs to be in the longterm care facility around the clock if we have IV's in house, or can the LPN with IV cert be accountable if a RN is available by phone?

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