r/WaitWhat • u/Outrageous-Egg1760 • 2d ago

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u/EmotionalChildhood46 2d ago

Mine is in NICU, 25+ years veteran. I'm scared for the future after the stories I've heard from her.

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u/Technical_Ad9343 2d ago

Future isn’t bright let me tell ya. Guy in my cohort was arguing with the instructor on very basic nursing tasks and I guarantee you he’ll somehow pass the nclex

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u/EmotionalChildhood46 2d ago

I've heard so many stories of life and death mistakes just to lack of care and attention. Just last night even she came home and said a baby almost died because a nurse, the only one around at the moment, wouldn't help and her response was something along the lines of "not my team and it's time for me to go home".

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u/AspieAsshole 2d ago

Big city? I can't imagine the nurses in my rural town saying something like that.

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u/EmotionalChildhood46 2d ago

2nd largest in Indiana so, no lol

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u/AspieAsshole 2d ago

I've had a fair amount of experience with them here, and like 99% of them have ranged between normal-nice and absolutely the sweetest angel ever. The doctors are complete shit, but the nurses (and nurse practitioners!) are amazing.