Arkadia, Author at NursingHabits

Do I ever regret Quitting Nursing?

ByArkadia October 23, 2015November 16, 2017

So this is a question that comes up from time to time in conversation – people ask me if I regret quitting nursing. I even find myself asking myself that. The short answer is no. There are however things I do miss about it – I definitely DO NOT miss the backache, headaches and stress. I feel better paid for the work I do now as an online entrepreneur and I do not want to go back to a position or career in which I’m literally breaking my back and getting mistreated by my employers. The stress is absolutely not worth it.

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ByArkadia July 7, 2015November 16, 2017

Artwork by Jeff Conway: Buy his paintings. Hi loyal readers. I want to thank you for the ongoing support and love. I’ve been rather busy but I still get so many beautiful and touching letters and comments coming in daily. You have inspired me to give back to the nursing community. I’ve been working on a…

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Disease is no match for the human spirit | Positive thinking

ByArkadia June 8, 2015August 10, 2017

If there is one thing I’ve come to appreciate through nursing, it’s the complexity a single human being is made up of. The brain is one of the most complex things in the universe and it’s right behind the nose! Anatomy aside, the human spirit is quite a captivating thing. The one thing I’ve noticed…

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A Spooky Night Shift and a Tragedy…

ByArkadia March 17, 2015June 6, 2019

It was a wintery night shift in the post natal ward, when the midwives from the labour ward called in some of the post natal team to assist with a difficult delivery. The patient was a stage IV AIDS case and she was in no condition to be put under the knife, it was too…

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Dealing with people who shame you for quitting nursing.

ByArkadia May 28, 2013November 16, 2015

Have you ever complained about a certain aspect of nursing or contemplated quitting nursing only to find a bunch of people that would shake their heads at you and make you feel ashamed for feeling the way you do? Some common complaints and the judgmental responses you may get: “I don’t get paid enough! I…

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What are a nurses pet peeves?

ByArkadia April 8, 2013November 16, 2015

Nurses put up with a lot of sh*t. Both literally and figuratively. Here’s a list of sh*t I hated dealing with in my nursing career: 1. Doctors with huge egos. A doctor I know once had a nurse fired simply for answering the ward telephone in his presence. In a hospital there are all kinds…

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Nurses! Backache isn’t necessarily just a symptom of being a nurse!

ByArkadia April 10, 2012November 16, 2015

I recently discovered some shocking news that a RN I used to work with died of Cancer. She complained about back and body pain for ages but dismissed it as part of the package when you’re a nurse. Every nurse experiences backache…nothing to panic about right? She was oblivious to that fact that she had…

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Avian Mum vs Human Mum

ByArkadia December 9, 2011October 12, 2019

I came across this YouTube vid of a little robin hatching. The mother robin knows exactly what she’s doing, keeping a watchful eye, guarding and warming her eggs. She attends to the hatched robin like a pro and clears out the empty shells as soon as the baby robin is free from it. Next the…

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One RN to heal them all! “The Yoga Nurse” – Be Inspired!

ByArkadia August 5, 2011November 16, 2015

I quit nursing in January and even though we’re now in August and the business is a whole 8 months old, it’s felt like no more than 3-4 months. Time flies when you’re having fun. I don’t like it but yeah, it’s true. We could try subscribing to the Dunbar theory of longevity. (Dunbar is…

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Theme Hospital for every hospital manager

ByArkadia June 14, 2011November 16, 2015

I’m extremely stoked to find that they’ve released an HD mod for an old game that I used to play, called “Theme hospital” by “Bullfrog”. Surprisingly it still works perfectly despite being more than ten years old and it still looks great. I used to play for hours in my teen days, before I had…