Hello everyone! I was trying to give my friend some insight on reasons not to leave school nursing for her first bedside nursing job. She is not a part of this wonderful community so I will have to show her your responses.
She says she loves school nursing (4 yrs), but says this is an opportunity too good to pass up. I told her consider her age (44 yrs, not old just being realistic) and how hard bedside nursing is on the body, plus it is a night shift.
If she needs more money, she could pick up a job on the weekends as a server, like most of the teachers I know.
Much less stress. Close to the same job without the added hassle of dealing drugs (what I call passing meds) or dealing with idiotic hospital administration.
Specializes in Pediatrics, research, home care, infusio.
As a friend of mine said to me today when I was considering returning to a job we both hated: anything can look good when you've been away from it for a while and forget how bad it was.
How has has she never done bedside nursing? And no way I would go back to the besides at her age. Plus as others pointed out- the weekends, holidays and horrible upset it wreaks on your life. No way!
Specializes in Pediatrics, research, home care, infusio.
This post is offensive to those of us (most of us) with years and years of experience in nursing. We have put in time, paid our dues and are just venting a bit. Anyone can have a bad day, or have had bad jobs. This does not make them uncaring nurses.
Specializes in Pediatrics, research, home care, infusio.
Sad part about reading all this from you nursing students (Not one myself) is that these individuals who clearly don't give a **** about there career nor patient care GOT ACCEPTED INTO THIS PROGRAM when Im sure there is plenty of other candidates who got denied that actually want to help people and strive for this career choice.
How does the selection process even work? IF they don't encorporate interviews I think they should start doing interviews and test runs on candidates to see how they're. Or give hte instructors power to remove a student for not 'caring' enough. I mean these people are going to have patient lives in there hands and yet they get to breeze by in nursing school? Such bs
This post is offensive to those of us (most of us) with years and years of experience in nursing. We have put in time, paid our dues and are just venting a bit. Anyone can have a bad day, or have had bad jobs. This does not make them uncaring nurses.
My only other guess would be that she's hoping the hospital will pay for her to go back to school? I work for a state teaching hospital and they will pay the state's tuition rate for us to attend (nursing-related) school. It's pro-rated based on whether you're full-time or not, but it's definitely a benefit.
Sad part about reading all this from you nursing students (Not one myself) is that these individuals who clearly don't give a **** about there career nor patient care GOT ACCEPTED INTO THIS PROGRAM when Im sure there is plenty of other candidates who got denied that actually want to help people and strive for this career choice.
How does the selection process even work? IF they don't encorporate interviews I think they should start doing interviews and test runs on candidates to see how they're. Or give hte instructors power to remove a student for not 'caring' enough. I mean these people are going to have patient lives in there hands and yet they get to breeze by in nursing school? Such bs
What. The. Heck? Get you some of that O2 you want to give so freely to everyone else.
Personally, I'm here until they drag me out kicking & screaming. At this stage in my life (married, four young kids who are into all sorts of activities), it's the perfect fit. I love all these little kiddos and I love that it's my job to help keep them safe. We are fortunate enough that the money is just a (very) little added perk for our family.
Your friend is at a totally different stage of life. Money is a powerful motivator, but it's not everything.
Did anyone else see the news story the other day that there is a hospital (in California, I believe) that is letting patients complain and get refunds based on being unhappy with certain aspects of their hospital stay? A lady got $150 refund because her meal was late and her procedure were delayed!! I listened to that & thought...nursing is next. Next, patients are going to get to complain and get refunds based on the fact that that Susie RN wasn't as perky as Joe Patient would have liked, or she kept interrupting his slumber for whatever reason. Hospital nursing is becoming more about patient satisfaction than actual nursing every day.
Bedside nursing will give her a lot of practical experience. But school nursing is hard to get into. Would she have the opportunity to come back if she wanted? I agree with others who have said try for PRN or home health to supplement her income if that's really what it comes down to.
Sad part about reading all this from you nursing students (Not one myself) is that these individuals who clearly don't give a **** about there career nor patient care GOT ACCEPTED INTO THIS PROGRAM when Im sure there is plenty of other candidates who got denied that actually want to help people and strive for this career choice.
How does the selection process even work? IF they don't encorporate interviews I think they should start doing interviews and test runs on candidates to see how they're. Or give hte instructors power to remove a student for not 'caring' enough. I mean these people are going to have patient lives in there hands and yet they get to breeze by in nursing school? Such bs
This post is offensive to those of us (most of us) with years and years of experience in nursing. We have put in time, paid our dues and are just venting a bit. Anyone can have a bad day, or have had bad jobs. This does not make them uncaring nurses.
i am lost, wrong thread perhaps??? FWIW I agree with MaltyChick
The point that is being lost is that she can't just go prn or part time in hospitals. Hellacious as some may think they are, they are hard to get in, and they have required shifts that must be worked. Since this is her first time in a hospital, they may see her as a new grad or needing a refresher course. Things are not like they were 20 years ago.
Sad part about reading all this from you nursing students (Not one myself) is that these individuals who clearly don't give a **** about there career nor patient care GOT ACCEPTED INTO THIS PROGRAM when Im sure there is plenty of other candidates who got denied that actually want to help people and strive for this career choice.
How does the selection process even work? IF they don't encorporate interviews I think they should start doing interviews and test runs on candidates to see how they're. Or give hte instructors power to remove a student for not 'caring' enough. I mean these people are going to have patient lives in there hands and yet they get to breeze by in nursing school? Such bs
i am lost, wrong thread perhaps??? FWIW I agree with MaltyChick
Just another yokel that it would seem didn't actually take the time to read the thread and look around the environment and assumes that we school nurses are in nursing school... like i'd do THAT again!
If i had it do do all over again i'd go to trade school for welding.
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If she needs more money, she could pick up a job on the weekends as a server, like most of the teachers I know.
Much less stress. Close to the same job without the added hassle of dealing drugs (what I call passing meds) or dealing with idiotic hospital administration.
Also, you get food discounts! Woot!