The Mockery of Nursing

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Just a bit ago the top three threads involved:

1.I have a DWI. Can I be a nurse?

2.I am stupid. Can I be a nurse?

3.If it takes me five times to pass NCLEX, Can I be nurse.

Not much left to add. Says it all.

Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
Of the many things that life has taught me is that, usually, when people ask for advice, it's not advice they seek, rather it's confirmation. This is especially true on anonymous internet boards. Nobody wants to be told that they are making a mistake-lots of pride involved. They get those rose colored glasses locked firmly in place and they're loath to remove them.

I've found this true with my son. If he is really looking for my advice I just lay out the facts, good and bad, and try to structure it so he believes the correct(in my opinion) decision is his idea.

But, as history has demonstrated, no matter the outcome of others' actions we will always find a reason to discount their experience and repeat the same mistakes ourselves. After all, we believe we are smarter than those with the experience.

The thing is, I usually avoid posts from wannabes/pre-nursing/nursing students. It usually only ends in badness, particularly if you're answering someone whose dreeaammm is to be a nurse.

I'm not sure why I answered that post, but I can guarantee you it's a mistake I won't be repeating.

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but it's my dreaaaaaammmmm! :bluecry1::bluecry1::bluecry1:

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Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
but it's my dreaaaaaammmmm! :bluecry1::bluecry1::bluecry1:

you are dead to me.

j/k for the sarcasm-impaired

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The thing is, I usually avoid posts from wannabes/pre-nursing/nursing students. It usually only ends in badness, particularly if you're answering someone whose dreeaammm is to be a nurse.

I'm not sure why I answered that post, but I can guarantee you it's a mistake I won't be repeating.

Well, in the future, just copy and paste a standard reply from Word that says, " Yes! You go for it girl! This is your dream! You play with babies all day, the doctors love you, you get to carry a clipboard and look important, and wear designer scrubs that the hospital just got back from the dry cleaners! Plus, with all the money you make you can go to Europe every year and still have enough to buy that new Benz."

Yea, it's a big lie, but people don't want the truth. If we did, we wouldn't keep putting politicians in charge of everything.

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You are dead to me...

Snort.

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You are dead to me.

U r just jealouz cuz i'm pretty and thin. Y do u have to b sooooo mean?

Hahahahaha. To steal a line from the other thread - Holy snot buckets! You're response cracked me up.

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U r just jealouz cuz i'm pretty and thin. Y do u have to b sooooo mean?

Hahahahaha. To steal a line from the other thread - Holy snot buckets! You're response cracked me up.

Hey! I trademarked that phrase. You owe me moneyz now.

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Also, if we can poke fun at the old bats as well, add me to the ugh pile with the "Of course there are nursing jobs. You new grads are just picky. I've been a nurse for a million years and have never had a problem getting a job." I see this on here, but also on other non-nursing related forums where people ask about nursing/finding nursing jobs. (Although mad props if you can relate by reminding us newbies of the nursing job shortage of the '80s. Even madder props if you survived the nursing job shortage of the great depression, hurrrr. That last part was a joke.)

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U r just jealouz cuz i'm pretty and thin. Y do u have to b sooooo mean?

Hahahahaha. To steal a line from the other thread - Holy snot buckets! You're response cracked me up.

LOL. what I really love is when someone posts a huge paragraph with everything written out, except for one time when they write "u" for "you."

Every time I see "u" (not you, "you"), I think of that song, "Nothing Compares 2 U," which came out way before text-speak.

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Specializes in ICU.

Get in line for the moneyz. I got my first student loan bill today so yea um....I'll hit you up in 30 years when I'm done paying back American Education Services:loveya:. Unless of course I can pay you in saline flushes and alcohol pads which I always inadvertently manage to take home with me...

P.S. Don't bother with your BSN. You'll be in debt forever. Sure, everyone knows we're prettier and smarter and know way more about critical thinking but we're broke just like everybody else. :rotfl:

(All that BSN crap was sarcasm too - so please don't flame me)

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u r a mean old biter nurs!

omg

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Also, if we can poke fun at the old bats as well, add me to the ugh pile with the "Of course there are nursing jobs. You new grads are just picky. I've been a nurse for a million years and have never had a problem getting a job." I see this on here, but also on other non-nursing related forums where people ask about nursing/finding nursing jobs. (Although mad props if you can relate by reminding us newbies of the nursing job shortage of the '80s. Even madder props if you survived the nursing job shortage of the great depression, hurrrr. That last part was a joke.)

Was there a shortage in the 80s? I got my first nursing job in 1985, and it was in the specialty I wanted. IIRC, I don't think I even applied anywhere else. There weren't any sign-on bonuses around here back then, but there were jobs.

We did have to walk to school in blizzards all year though. And it was uphill both ways. And we liked it.

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