Topics About 'Career Choice'.

I have been an RN working in various hospitals, med surg and med tel since 2006. As a last hurrah, I recently started working in a step down ICU. I love learning new things but HATE how task oriented it is and how NOT patient oriented it is. I am ...

Some people where forced by their parents to become nurses because it's an opportunity to go to countries like UK, Canada, and USA. Some people see it as a profession to earn a lot. I don't know the statistics, but there are people who really want to...

His journey began two years prior. He received the diagnosis of colon cancer and began chemotherapy. All of the nurses at the treatment center would fight over who got to take care of him. I cannot think of a person who did not love this man or at th...

Hello Nurse Beth, I struggle with basic bedside skills, but I'm graduating soon. I'm in SoCal and want a job in this area. Do I need to do bedside? I didn't know much about nursing, but decided to do it because it's practical. However, my c...

I will graduate as an RN this spring, I am considering going straight into an NP program. My questions are... 1. Is it worth the cost (NP programs are expensive). 2. Is it worth the time (2.5 to 3 years) 3. Most importantly will I be able to find a j...

Dear Nurse Beth, I'm a 10th grader in high school and my school is offering a 2-year early college program. It'll allow me to graduate high school with my associate's for nursing and my mom has forced me to apply. My family who are all very e...

InspirationIn the nursing profession, it is easy to find inspiration every shift. The work that nurses perform on a day to day basis is nothing short of a miracle. Not to mention that the majority of our nursing colleagues are wonderful, caring peopl...

I had dreamed of becoming a nurse since I was a young girl and, having finally found the opportunity, I just could not let this slip from my grasp. Thinking back to my youth, I had taken a personal vow in my heart, that someday I would go to nursing ...

The title pretty much sums up my situation. My husband died suddenly 5 weeks ago. We have no children. I need to go back to work in order to pay bills. I am a recent nurse graduate. I haven't even taken my boards yet. I started a good j...