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This is the internet. Why would I exaggerate my experiences working with nurses on NT of all places? I don't have time to for that. Just because you experienced otherwise doesn't mean my experience is invalid.Originally Posted by TypeRPinoY
exaggerate much?Originally Posted by BlackStilettos
One of my good friends applied for nursing school, and the school is requiring her to take pre-reqs before formally accepting her. My best friend is on the nursing school path, too, but she's already been accepted, and is in her first semester. Basically, it is NO joke. People go into nursing school for the money, but truly, it is not worth it if all you want is money. You have to care about the patients. Doctors treat nurses like trash for the most part, and nurses often go without thanks. What's funny is that when I worked with nurses, patients ALWAYS thanked the doctors for their care, but never the nurses who changed their bandages, wiped up their dirty butts, took their blood draws, etc. A lot of times, when things would go wrong, the nurses were the first ones to get the brunt of the yelling from the doctors. I've witnessed a ton of nurses breakdown after getting screamed out by attending docs. I used to work as a hospital secretary, and I have stories for days. I noticed that male nurses almost always kept to themselves. There was one nurse I worked with who had a wife and two kids at home, and NO ONE knew until he mentioned them on his very last day of work. lol.
On another note, I hear a lot about the benefits of being a traveling nurse. Your agency will cover your rent and your living expenses on top of a very serious paycheck. The only problem with that is that you essentially have to relearn hospital procedures for every place you go, and that can be scary.