Been 'nursing' for 1 year kinda disenchanted

Although I graduated with a BSN with honors I'm working at the only full time job I've been offered, in which I'm really just giving out pills and doing paperwork, hardly worth all the time, effort, and certainly expense. Despite repeated applicat

The Gift of Hope

Thank you for sharing this beautiful story with us. What a wonderful reminder that as nurses we do carry the light of hope into many dark and gloomy situations. Don't hide your light under a bushel.....Let it shine for all to see.Be proud of what yo

Do Nurses Work Several Per Diem Jobs?

I just got hired as a "per diem" nurse, and I'm wondering if I can work 'per diem" at two hospitals to assure that I am working full time?
Do nurses work per diem at several hospitals? You can do whatever you want if you can find ano

Pregnancy and work

Hello everyone;
so I am now getting closer to my 8 wk. I have not felt well since day one. I am not longer working because my husband got relocated and we moved to another state. In the mean time I have felt quite awful. This is my first pregnancy. I

Non-FIT Nurses and FIT Nurses

19 Can I get a HOOYAH!
Share your vices and guilty pleasures.
For example: Every Sunday I order a Pizza and watch the Walking Dead.

(This post is in response to all of the "FIT" topics that I see) Last edit by trinitymaster on Mar 5 : Rea

License Reinstated ** HELP

Long story, short. I got hurt on the job and couldn't work. This caused me financial ruin and I was unable to pay my student loans. The Board of Nursing took away my license because I couldn't pay my student loans.

After paying all the fines and ju

Do the elderly even have bowel sounds?

1 Hi. New nurse here. My population is mostly geriatric, occasionally I get a young adult or middle aged patient. I've noticed I want to chart hypo bowels on all the elderly because I barely hear anything. It is very different from what I hear in th

Even In Nursing Men Earn More Than Women

I wanted to share this article I found today and start a discussion about pay and gender....would love to hear everyones thoughts.....the articles link is provided below

"Women outnumber men in the nursing profession by more than 10 to 1. But me

Stay in MICU or move to L&D?

Hey all,
I've been working as a MICU RN for a little over a year and a half now. I hated the first year, and have mildly liked my job more in the second year. While I still don't love it, I know I'm constantly learning SO MUCH in this large teachi

Pediatric Nursing Positions

I have only been a nurse a few years and I am trying to find my niche! I absolutely love working with kids! I started on a pediatric floor until I had a baby and I just cannot work 12 hour night shifts with my baby. But I loved the hospital work!

In