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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?!

I am ecstatic that this thread is still alive and well :smokin:

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Specializes in PICU, ICU, Hospice, Mgmt, DON.
I am ecstatic that this thread is still alive and well :smokin:

Oh me too, Oh me three!!!:D

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2. The "I am a gross person and want to rock it to the world" - TMI edition:

I have acne and I actually ooze bacteria from my pores. I figure that nobody notices. I get strange looks from everybody because I like to pick at it till it bleeds while I am charting. I don't try to LEAVE IT ALONE because, well, we are in a hospital and everybody is sick, so who cares how I look. If my patients have open wounds why should I feel the need to be any different?

Was this an actual post?!!!! Please, point me to it, I'm intrigued.:clown:

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I want to quit my new job. See I have this brilliant idea of taping the note on my managers door that reads: Eff you. I quit.

Do you think that that would affect my ability to be rehired? It's the thought that counts right? I mean I am going in to work to deliver it instead of just not showing up.

Plz help me. K, thx!

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Specializes in PICU, ICU, Hospice, Mgmt, DON.
I want to quit my new job. See I have this brilliant idea of taping the note on my managers door that reads: Eff you. I quit.

Do you think that that would affect my ability to be rehired? It's the thought that counts right? I mean I am going in to work to deliver it instead of just not showing up.

Plz help me. K, thx!

This is a great idea....it would be far more effective however, if you can trace your hand with your middle finger extended next to the message...that way there will be no miscommunication whatsoever...it will help your manager understand what you really mean...some people are more "Visual" learners :D

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This is a great idea....it would be far more effective however, if you can trace your hand with your middle finger extended next to the message...that way there will be no miscommunication whatsoever...it will help your manager understand what you really mean...some people are more "Visual" learners :D

*snorts*

:lol2:

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*snorts*

:lol2:

chortles:D

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

Thank ya, thank ya verra much....

uh, I am not so popular on a current "quick question" thread right now....whoops...I guess I will cool it.:cool:poor redundant soul........

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.

Hello all you wonderful nurses! I have a question, but I want to give you a little background first.

O.K. So here's the deal. I had a full-ride scholarship to the state university when I graduated from high school. I have a masters in Women's Studies. I couldn't find a job anywhere. :o I tried so hard. I decided to go back to the university to further my education, but I couldn't get any financial aid. The school told me that my GPA wasn't good enough to get any scholarship money. :confused: (Maybe I should have not partied so much. LOL)

Well, my parents are kinda well off, so they said they would loan me the money and I could pay them back after I graduated. I have my second degree (BA) in forgien languages (a minor in Russian).

Just before graduation, I decided I really, really want to be a nurse. After graduation, I took some time off to look into nursing schools. The competition seems really tough and my GPA is about 2.0. :eek: Soooo I took a CNA course and landed a job in a hospital right away. Yeah me! :yeah:

I talked to the NM yesterday after my shift to ask her how I was doing in my job. She said she is very pleased and the nurses all think I'm a hard worker. So my question is-----do you think the hospital will pay for me to go to school to become a nurse? I mean, I can't afford it and I owe my parents a LOT of money.

Then, my mother told me I have to move out of their house!:crying2: Mother said, "you are almost 30 and it's time to be on your own" She's such a liar.....I'm only 29.

What do you guys think?????:redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe

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Hello all you wonderful nurses! I have a question, but I want to give you a little background first.

O.K. So here's the deal. I had a full-ride scholarship to the state university when I graduated from high school. I have a masters in Women's Studies. I couldn't find a job anywhere. :o I tried so hard. I decided to go back to the university to further my education, but I couldn't get any financial aid. The school told me that my GPA wasn't good enough to get any scholarship money. :confused: (Maybe I should have not partied so much. LOL)

Well, my parents are kinda well off, so they said they would loan me the money and I could pay them back after I graduated. I have my second degree (BA) in forgien languages (a minor in Russian).

Just before graduation, I decided I really, really want to be a nurse. After graduation, I took some time off to look into nursing schools. The competition seems really tough and my GPA is about 2.0. :eek: Soooo I took a CNA course and landed a job in a hospital right away. Yeah me! :yeah:

I talked to the NM yesterday after my shift to ask her how I was doing in my job. She said she is very pleased and the nurses all think I'm a hard worker. So my question is-----do you think the hospital will pay for me to go to school to become a nurse? I mean, I can't afford it and I owe my parents a LOT of money.

Then, my mother told me I have to move out of their house!:crying2: Mother said, "you are almost 30 and it's time to be on your own" She's such a liar.....I'm only 29.

What do you guys think?????:redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe

I think that you ought to find yourself a sugah daddy :clown: A doctor, perhaps?

My main question is whether or not you are good looking. That's all I need to know.

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I think that you ought to find yourself a sugah daddy :clown: A doctor, perhaps?

My main question is whether or not you are good looking. That's all I need to know.

I imagine she is...I think she should shoot for that doctor...maybe one of the immigrants? (see current post)..after all she does speak Russian, I imagine there are not too many hot nurses who have that qualification...should be a shoo in...and then they could pay the loans off with rubles.....

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I imagine she is...I think she should shoot for that doctor...maybe one of the immigrants? (see current post)..after all she does speak Russian, I imagine there are not too many hot nurses who have that qualification...should be a shoo in...and then they could pay the loans off with rubles.....

Great idea!! Do you think it would be rude to put a sign in the docs lounge letting them know I'm taking apps for a sugah daddy?

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