Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

26 I think I'm done answering student nurse help me threads here.

I've gotten rude answers, or they never even bother coming back to the thread to acknowledge the answers they received.

Some will ask life choice questions like "Where should I move?" or "Where should I apply?". Do they think someone is going to offer them a job here, is that why they start these threads? You have the whole internet to research towns, cities, regions, but instead you post a thread asking a bunch of strangers where you should move?

Some help me threads seem to be 'Help me do my homework' threads.

Thank you for reading.
Google...city...data. That will tell you everything you need to know about job outlooks and city demographics. Even with the internet people can't research, it's sad...

I'm going to play devils advocate here. According to the BLS, the area I want to live in has a reported (via BLS 2012), average wage for RN's is 65k.According to people on this forum (in '08/ '09) the wage was $22/hr.Nowhere near 65k (15k less give or take)In that regard, the research was not accurate. Unless you're going to tell me that the wages have gone up 12k in a year.Or could there be such high wage in experienced nurses that it skews the average upwards?If so, the BLS site isn't gonna tell me that! (so i come here!)

I was thinking the same thing. This has become a more "help me I can't find a job board" than a colleague board. I think there is room for all discussions, but we're inundated with the "I am unemployed after 3 months past graduation" "I've been a nurse for 20 years, do I need a refresher course" "Who's hiring in your area"...I am all for networking, but most post are blatant, I don't want to work hard for it, so can you tell me.

What about people asking for OP's notes and posting their email, full name and phone number in threads. Or blatantly asking people to share their study materials that are very costly.

Quote from EmergentI think I'm done answering student nurse help me threads here. I've gotten rude answers, or they never even bother coming back to the thread to acknowledge the answers they received. Some will ask life choice questions like "Where should I move?" or "Where should I apply?". Do they think someone is going to offer them a job here, is that why they start these threads? You have the whole internet to research towns, cities, regions, but instead you post a thread asking a bunch of strangers where you should move? Some help me threads seem to be 'Help me do my homework' threads. Thank you for reading.

The ones that get me are the ones asking "I want to work in health care. What path should I take?" "Is nursing for me?". " I got two job offers. Which one should I take?" " If I move to ______ how fast will I get a job?"How on earth would we know?

Quote from loriangel14The ones that get me are the ones asking "I want to work in health care. What path should I take?" "Is nursing for me?". " I got two job offers. Which one should I take?" " If I move to ______ how fast will I get a job?"How on earth would we know?

I seem to have dropped it somewhere....

I think you dropped it on my foot.......

Quote from DrangerGoogle...city...data. That will tell you everything you need to know about job outlooks and city demographics. Even with the internet people can't research, it's sad...

Quote from EmergentI think I'm done answering student nurse help me threads here. I've gotten rude answers, or they never even bother coming back to the thread to acknowledge the answers they received. Some will ask life choice questions like "Where should I move?" or "Where should I apply?". Do they think someone is going to offer them a job here, is that why they start these threads? You have the whole internet to research towns, cities, regions, but instead you post a thread asking a bunch of strangers where you should move?Some help me threads seem to be 'Help me do my homework' threads.Thank you for reading.

It's kind of similar to new posters who reply in the international threads who have no knowledge of the working conditions, employment conditions or education/training of nurses wherever. They get upset when their misinformation is pointed out or they never return to the thread to see if some poor poster followed their info