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Black_568

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Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:12 pm

Hi Everyone.
I am like other people thinking of changing my old career into nursing, and I was wondering what are the main probelms the nurses face in their daily duties and finding employment once they have a qualification. I think this topic is on the mind of every graduate or student.
Brendon

Liz

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Dec 24, 2008, 07:02 pm

Well due to the nursing shortage, you wont find any problems finding employment thats for sure!!

Bad things, shit conditions and hours, not enough money for what we're really doing, and the fact that you always have on the back of your mind the fact that if you make a mistake, it can cost you more than your job at times..eg get sued and stuff like that, maybe jail for manslaughter, which is sad.

cakers

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Dec 30, 2008, 10:02 pm

The median age of nurses is at least 45 and the problem of recruitment retention is huge.
It is more usual to have people move from nursing to something else, so congrats on taking up the challenge in this very important field.
At least the public have faith in us (we're #1 in the trust stakes). BUT it is management that is causing the problems. I can only speak
from aged care where many a manager is seen to have less than adequate people skills and far too much concern on the budget.
You will not have trouble getting a job. I can say what I want if I was to move; I am needed. I no longer have to 'sell myself'. There is
desperation for qualified staff.
The main problems are indeed enough pay for what we do, appreciation lack from management, over worked as in a lot of responsibility
for the pay and difficulty getting the job done in the shift hours one has.
I will never shift from being a nurse myself BUT I will be pushing for more fair conditions and pay in my future via QNU campaign 2009.

Black_568

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Jan 02, 2009, 08:17 pm

Thanks for replies, I now have some evidence of the main cons in nursing that subsequently creates a paradox of high recruitment for graduates . Uptake rate of gradates who have more academic qualifications than experience is a major concern for me considering the catch 22 situation (e.g You need experience to get a job, but you need a job to get experience) that occurs with most graduates in other highly skilled professions. I am now doing AIN certificate workplacement funded the PPP program, and it seems that I like nursing so far but its in a well funded age care facility. Please keep adding more comments, it will benefit anyone who wants to become a heath worker.

KiwiNurse1980

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Feb 01, 2009, 07:35 pm

I went from being a travel agent to doing my nursing degree which I am completing this year...Regardless of the money thing which yeah nurses should indeed be paid more the more responsibility we are getting given..I love nursing... I had my moments in year two of my degree where I thought I couldnt do this mainly because of RN attitudes towards student nurses BUT my second placement I had fantastic nursing preceptors.. You def need to grow a thick skin to become a nurse if you want to make it...but I have definitely made the right career change! Go for it!

ray_jay

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Feb 03, 2009, 07:48 pm

There are numerous issues, however in the end you can only change yourself!
As a student nurse I experience what everybody experiences- nasty burnt out rns. However now being a rn I am competly in control of my practice, myself and my working environment.

In the end I think you should go for it! Because regardless if you are unhappy where you are in nursing you can go to another ward, hospital, or another area!

While the pay is not that bad, and the hours can be tiring it is great.
ANd my message to everyone is if you are a burnt out nurse, leave have a break and reaccess

that way we can all band together and solve the problems, and thus more nurses will stay due to a happy culture

Crystal

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Feb 20, 2009, 09:43 pm

hi like everyone else has mentined the main concerns in nursing are underpaid staff low staff morale due to management abusive patients/residents abusive fmaily members and crap hours but on the positive side nurses would be the most trusted, working in areas where u get satisifaction of knowing u helped someone in their time of need and the satisfaction of having a patient say thank you just because u took the time to listen to them, give them a shoulder to cry on ask how they're feeling or giving them a hand massage

Nursezilla

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Oct 24, 2010, 10:10 am

I think the main problems are lack of support from other nurses, in particular those who use words like 'nasty burned out rn's'. If you've ever experienced burn out like I have you'll know how debilitating it can be physically and emotionally.

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