Tell us a little bit about what you do -- what kind of setting you're in, what your patient population looks like, what your duties consist of, etc. I work in the only Level 1 trauma center in San Francisco, California. Originally, I was hired as a travel[...]
It's always interesting to me how little people know about the nursing field--but then again, I didn't realize half of the things I know now until I was actually in it. I've heard so many stereotypes and misconceptions, from the kind of people who choose nurs[...]
Of all the misconceptions about nurses, "we work crazy hours at the bedside in hospitals" is my favorite one. I mean, yeah... a lot of us do work crazy hours in hospitals lol. But there are so many directions you can take your career when you have a nursi[...]
I wasn't one of those kids that knew exactly what I wanted to do when I grew up. I knew I could see myself in healthcare, but I wasn't sure what. To be honest, my original plan was to go with whatever would make me the most money (lol... isn't it always?). I[...]