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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 Pediatrics, ER.

There are lots of lives ones on AN tonight......I foresee manyyyyyyy new topics for our thread in the next few days!

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.

Well I am almost done with my prerequsites I have 7 left, taking 2 this semester. Anyway I am sick of my hair and was hoping to get a cute cut. I am not going with anything drastic. What is a good style for a young pre-nursing student? Any advice would be appreciated. I want to be taken seriously by proffessors and such and don't want something like my hair to make them see me as rebellious or anything. I am 22 if that help.. lol

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.
Make sure you let them know you ask lots of questions on AN. They will be sure to grant you CRNA. Maybe next month, you can go to nursing school!

Ooops! I meant to say medical school.:confused:

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Specializes in geriatrics.

You should shave one side. Dye your hair purple too. For the finishing touch, add an eyebrow piercing. You'll be even more good looking ;)

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I just caught a med error and I want to make sure as many people as possible know how smart I am. How can I make sure that everybody involved loses their license because OMG this patient could have died if I hadn't caught that they were going to die and we need to make sure that everyone loses their license!! (except for of course me, because I'm super duper smart, and pretty!)

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Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.
Mrs. Harvick,

Why doesn't anybody believe me when I have said like two times already that I do not do no dudes!!! Oh, and I got a question for you Mrs. H. Does Kevin wear boxers or briefs? Are they white? Do they have to be extra tight so that he can race faster? Just curiious, no special reason.

I understand your curiosity. Kevin wears Calvin Klein briefs. Not white because they wash out his complexion. And, yes, they are a bit snug. That is for attractiveness purposes, not performance issues. I make sure they are clean before he races because you know what your mother always said about in case you're in an accident, right?

Speaking of accidents, remember when Kevin and Carl Edwards got into a huge fight in the garage? You might not remember it, so I'll show you a picture of Carl.

carl_edwards_shirtless.jpg

I thought you would like that picture. Not because you're gay of course! But because Carl is very in shape! A cut jock like you has to be able to heterosexually enjoy another man's muscles, right?

I wonder what kind of underwear Carl wears.

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

If I stop being a "Nurse", will I then be a "Weaned?"

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.
If I stop being a "Nurse", will I then be a "Weaned?"

:nmbrn:

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Seriously, after I get the R added to CNA Im taking my awesomeness on the road...thanks P90X!

I heard CRNA's get paid much more in San Fransico but the cost of living is higher..Is that correct? How much would they pay a new grad CRNA that has 5 years of CNA experience? They need to count my CNA experience because I was pretty much functioning on the MD level.

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.
Seriously, after I get the R added to CNA Im taking my awesomeness on the road...thanks P90X!

I heard CRNA's get paid much more in San Fransico but the cost of living is higher..Is that correct? How much would they pay a new grad CRNA that has 5 years of CNA experience? They need to count my CNA experience because I was pretty much functioning on the MD level.

They will most likely put you in a supervisory position w/ that much CNA experience. But, you must be young, skinny, and good looking to qualify.:)

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They will most likely put you in a supervisory position w/ that much CNA experience. But, you must be young, skinny, and good looking to qualify.:)

and, have a huge ego, wear a white labcoat well, be naturally condescending, and know how to belittle the nurses at will.

leslie

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Specializes in Pediatrics, ER.
and, have a huge ego, wear a white labcoat well, be naturally condescending, and know how to belittle the nurses at will.

leslie

Let's not forget they must never support their high acuity and critical care areas, and they should always encourage slow bed turnover and critically short staffing levels ensure dangerous nurse-patient ratios and wall-to-wall boarder patients in the ED.

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