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I am seeing SO many repeat threads here, so I thought I'd throw in a few words of wisdom.

Question: Is nursing for me?

Answer: No one can answer that but you. As with every job out there, nursing has its pros and cons. To answer concisely, if poop, puke, pee, catheters, blood, ostomy spillage, gaping oozing wounds down to the bone, or pus make you squeamish then the answer is no, nursing is probably not for you. Anything else you're just going have to work out in your head, heart, and your own state laws. We don't know you or your history, and i think I can safely say no one here can read souls to find out your true destiny.

Question: Should I move on from XYZ job?

Answer: No one can answer that but you. If you've given it enough thought to post about it on a nursing forum, you're probably ready to move on. If you're burnt out, exhausted, overworked, underpaid, underbenefitted, your nurse/patient ratio sucks, your managers suck, your coworkers suck, your commute sucks, or any combination of the above, then yes, you're probably ready for a new job. Be forewarned though, you sometimes go from the frying pan to the fire. No matter what field or hospital you move to, you're probably going to find at least one of the above things suck. If they all suck, run, don't walk.

Question: I have XYZ medical problem, advice please?

Answer: The answer is we have no advice. NO MEDICAL ADVICE CAN BE GIVEN HERE. EVER. NO MATTER HOW NICELY YOU ASK OR HOW STRANGE YOUR PROBLEM IS!

Question: What is a day in the life of a nurse like?

Answer: Shadow one in a position you're interested in. Every nursing job is vastly different, even from facility to facility. The only truly good way to experience a day in the life of a nurse is to witness it firsthand. Don't forget your rollerskates.

Question: Can you help me with XYZ nursing assignment?

Answer: Only if it's something you can't look up yourself, like an interview. Being on this forum is usually a way to decompress for nurses, and the last thing we want to do after an 8-12-16-20:uhoh3: hour shift is relive the glory days of nursing school by doing homework.

Question: What should I wear for an interview?

Answer: If we really need to answer this then you may need to go back to either Nursing101 or your professional role transition course. Also, just because it's usually the next question to follow, yes, send the damn thank you card.

Question: Why is XYZ nursing job superior to XYZ nursing job?

Answer: No job is superior to any other job. Nursing is comprised of many different fields, all with its own unique set of challenges, whether it's high nurse/patient ratios or vast amounts of paperwork. Anyone who think their field is harder than someone else's is usually playing the "mine is bigger than yours' game.

Question: What is the difference between an LPN/LVN/RN/NP/PA/MD/DO/PHD/BLAH BLAH BLAH? Followed by, which one should I become?

Answer: Do a search and stop asking this question. Only you can decide what profession is right for you, and you're on a nursing forum so take a wild guess what the majority of the answers are going to be?

Question: Is XYZ out of my scope of practice:

Answer: Check your facility and state policies. Every place is different. What one facility encourages may be completely prohibited by another.

Question: Is it okay that I never get a lunch, don't get paid for my overtime, work short-staffed to a dangerous capacity every shift, my manager treats me like crap, or that I get written up for arbitrary things because my hospital is in the process of converting to a hotel?

Answer: No. See question/answer #2.

Question: Does a new grad belong in the ED/ICU/PACU/OTHER CRITICAL CARE AREA, or is it better to start out in med-surg first?

Answer: You might as well ask if the chicken or the egg came first. It's six to one, half a dozen to the other. You're never going to get a uniform answer on this so just make the choice you feel is best for you and your career.

Question: What's your IQ?

Answer: Really?!

Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.
BTW, anyone wanna message me their FB pages (for realsies)? I have to see the faces behind these posts :)

I did:smokin:

Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

carrying on

forging forward

gettin' goin'

hastily hustling

ignomiously immature

jestingly jolly

keepin' on kidding

laughing loudly

morbidly mooing

nicely narcissistic

ordinarily operating

pushing and pulling

querilously quavering

rambling and raving

and

SOCIALLY SARCASTIC:jester:

(what were we talking about again?)

Specializes in PICU, ICU, Hospice, Mgmt, DON.

Could anyone tell me which nursing specialty is most suited for a QRST personality?? I used to be a STUV but I took the tests again and found out that I am really QRST with a hint of LMNOP I always thought I was a WXYZ but I guess I was mistaken..anyway, this is very important to me, so if you can please let me know which areas I should be looking into I will appreciate it as I am planning my WHOLE LIFE and CAREER around this....thank you very much.:confused:

Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.
i don't know what's wrong with all of you mean ppl. ppl rite here to get advices, they dont need you nasty backstabers making fun at them. i'm still in school, butt i no i never want to be as meen as u!

excuse me, but i could barely read your post. if you want to be a nurse, you have to learn to speak and write english correctly! i don't know how you will pass nursing school with your spelling and grammar!

I just love the posters who post like crazy and get all riled trying to duel with actual RNs. But early on posting have stated that they are...

1. not in a nursing program,

2. have not begun even prereqs,

3. are not a tech,

4. are not a CNA,

5. have never worked near healthcare in any way,

6. have not worked at all for over 10 years,

7. are even in their 30s or 40's never ever even spent any appreciable time in any workplace,

8. have someone paying all their bills so

-personally they will not be responsible for paying for their education

-having to work if they ever get their RN license, will be purely optional.

So very tiresome! Can we get some hand restraints for these people, any ideas?

So very tiresome! Can we get some hand restraints for these people, any ideas?

Why stop at hand restraints?:rolleyes:

Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.
Why stop at hand restraints?:rolleyes:

OMG I hope ur never a nurse 4 any1 in my family. Why tie ppl up? UR lazy! Do ur job n care 4 ur patientz! I thought nurses were caring ppl! When I'm a nrs, I don't wanna b like u! Every1 on this bord hates their jobz so y r they still doing it? The $$?

Could anyone tell me which nursing specialty is most suited for a QRST personality?? I used to be a STUV but I took the tests again and found out that I am really QRST with a hint of LMNOP I always thought I was a WXYZ but I guess I was mistaken..anyway, this is very important to me, so if you can please let me know which areas I should be looking into I will appreciate it as I am planning my WHOLE LIFE and CAREER around this....thank you very much.:confused:

Omg yes! I hate those threads. I took that test and found the results interesting but in the end we still make choices about what we WANT to do. My coworkers all have a variety of personality traits so knowing your Meyers Briggs type isn't some magic predictive key to a job you'll like.

Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

I have wanted to be a nurse FOREVER! It's been my passion ever since I was little. Well ... I never had a good opportunity to go to nursing school. Instead, I went to 3 different colleges and now have over $100,000 in student loans to repay and 3 useless college degrees in fields I have no interest in.

So ... where can I find a good scholarship that will pay all my expenses to go back to school to become a nurse? I know if only someone will give me a chance to fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming a nurse, I would be the best nurse ever.

Thanks, you guys. You're awesome!

Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management.

I had an interview today with the hospital that I have wanted to work at for 15 years. I am so excited!

I think I did really well. The HR person and the nurse manager didn't seem to like me, though. They were like totally not smiling at my cute jokes and stuff. I don't know what's wrong with them...can't they see that I have great energy and cheerfulness that I can bring to the unit?!?! I mean, they totally acted like I was asking for their first born child when I asked for a Cherry Coke Zero with ice and a slice of lime.

Oh, and I didn't mention the fact that I am 3 weeks pregnant. I thought they wouldn't hire me. Do you think this was bad? I just don't want to jeopardize this chance. I HAVE been waiting for 15 years...I mean 5 years. Oh, I meant 5 months (sorry, I am sooo tired from working an 8 hour shift). I also didn't tell them that I have 7 DUIs. I mean, that was SO like last year!

I got married to this guy a couple of months ago and have totally changed my ways. He just lost his job, though because the Nazis that he works for chose him for a random (yeah right) drug test and he failed. So now I HAVE to get this job!

Do you think that when they call my references that they will find out that I was fired for diverting? It was a totally bogus accusation. I didn't actually TAKE it. I gave it to my boyfriend. I mean husband, now.

Do you think I have a chance? I would love to hear from other nurses who have been in trouble with DUIs and that are in the same circumstance that I am.

I had an interview today with the hospital that I have wanted to work at for 15 years. I am so excited!

I think I did really well. The HR person and the nurse manager didn't seem to like me, though. They were like totally not smiling at my cute jokes and stuff. I don't know what's wrong with them...can't they see that I have great energy and cheerfulness that I can bring to the unit?!?! I mean, they totally acted like I was asking for their first born child when I asked for a Cherry Coke Zero with ice and a slice of lime.

Oh, and I didn't mention the fact that I am 3 weeks pregnant. I thought they wouldn't hire me. Do you think this was bad? I just don't want to jeopardize this chance. I HAVE been waiting for 15 years...I mean 5 years. Oh, I meant 5 months (sorry, I am sooo tired from working an 8 hour shift). I also didn't tell them that I have 7 DUIs. I mean, that was SO like last year!

I got married to this guy a couple of months ago and have totally changed my ways. He just lost his job, though because the Nazis that he works for chose him for a random (yeah right) drug test and he failed. So now I HAVE to get this job!

Do you think that when they call my references that they will find out that I was fired for diverting? It was a totally bogus accusation. I didn't actually TAKE it. I gave it to my boyfriend. I mean husband, now.

Do you think I have a chance? I would love to hear from other nurses who have been in trouble with DUIs and that are in the same circumstance that I am.

Nah, you should be golden ;) They don't need to know about the DUIs because that was last year.

:lol2:

Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management.

I think this thread has been infected with a lethal dose of Sarcasmia.

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