Temperatures are steadily rising outside and the comfort of an air conditioned room is becoming tough to beat. And what better to do when you’re inside escaping the heat than to answer some poll questions on StressedOutNurses.com? Okay, eating ice cream may be a bit more fun (and delicious!), but many of you have shared your opinions on our site during the past several weeks. Let’s take a peek at how you’ve responded to some summer poll questions.
-
The federal tax rebates left the possibilities for summer vacations and fun wide open. However, like much of the country, you guys stashed away the extra cash from the government. Forty percent of respondents to this question said they planned to spend the money on bills and their gas tank and 33% said they’d be saving it. Only 27% answered with a resounding “Spending it!”
-
Staying with the theme of rising costs, we asked you how the high gas prices were affecting your lives. The majority of you (47%) said “It’s really making things hard.” A third of you said “It’s not so bad” and 20% of you have just had enough, choosing “I’ll be riding a bike from now on.”
-
How do visitors to our site like to spend their summer weekends? Outside! In this poll, 70% of respondents were equally split between “Working on my tan at the beach” and “Enjoying the great outdoors (hiking, camping, etc.).” And many of you liked combining inside activities with nice weather, as 18% of respondents said they’d prefer to be outside reading a book. Some of you, though, prefer the great indoors. Twelve percent responded that, of the choices, they’d like to be inside “watching a good flick in an air-conditioned cinema.”
-
One recent outdoor activity, however, kept the majority of your interests: fireworks on the fourth. Fifty-five percent of you said you were planning to watch them, while 27% said they still weren’t sure. (We hope you got a chance to!) Eighteen percent of you weren’t fond of bright lights in the sky and said no to the annual illuminations.
-
Turning to nursing topics, we asked about your careers. Not surprisingly, two-thirds of you (67%) said you planned on being a nurse for your entire life. Less than a quarter of you (23%) said no, while 10% said “Honestly, I’m not sure.”
-
The vote was pretty much split when we asked if you belonged to a professional nursing organization. Just more than half (56%) said yes, while 44% said you weren’t a member.
-
Lastly, and most recently, we asked you if you passed the NCLEX exam on the first try. For many of you, summer will be getting underway with some serious studying as you prepare to take the test that stamps some new initials after your name. So far, 62% of you have said you passed this exam the first time you took it, while 38% have said “I haven’t taken it yet, but I hope I do.”
As always, we’ll be rolling out new poll questions every week to keep our hand on the pulse of nursing—and provide some fun distractions. Do you have any ideas for a poll? Is there a question you need answered for some research you are doing? Something you are just curious about? Give us a shout at mbriddon@hcpro.com and we’ll toss your question up on the site!
December 21st, 2010 at 3:32 am
Thnx so much for this! I havent been this thrilled by a blog for a long period of time! You have got it, whatever that means in blogging. Well, You are definitely someone that has something to say that people need to hear. Keep up the good job. Keep on inspiring the people!
December 23rd, 2010 at 10:28 am
Long but a brilliant article dude. Thnkx However I’m having issue with ur rss . Don’t know why Fail to subscribe to it. Is there anybody else getting same rss feed issue? Anybody who knows kindly reply. Thnkx
December 24th, 2010 at 12:21 am
Great blog post, I just given this onto a workfellow who was doing a little research on this. And he in fact purchased me dinner because I discovered it for him. smile.. So let me reword that: Thnkx for the treat! But yeah Thnkx for taking the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and enjoy reading more on this topic. If possible, as you become expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more information? It is extremely helpful for me. Big thumb up for this post!
December 24th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
After study few of the blog posts on your blog since yesterday, and I truly like your style of blogging. I bookmarked it to my favorites blog list and will be checking back soon. Please visit my site too and let me know your thought.
December 25th, 2010 at 12:07 am
Thank you so much for this! I have not been this moved by a post for quite some time! You’ve got it, whatever that means in blogging. Well, Youre definitely someone that has something to say that people need to hear. Keep up the wonderful work. Keep on inspiring the people!
December 29th, 2010 at 6:23 am
It’s unusual for me to find something on the cyberspace that’s as entertaining and intriguing as what you have got here. Your page is sweet, your graphics are outstanding, and what’s more, you use reference that are relevant to what you’re talking about. You are certainly one in a million, good job!
January 4th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Very Nice website. I recently built mine and i was looking for some design ideas and your website gave me some. May i ask you whether you developed the website by youself?
Thanks
January 5th, 2011 at 3:34 am
Hi there! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and tell you I really enjoyed reading this.
January 5th, 2011 at 4:55 am
You’re not the general blog author, man. You certainly have something powerful to add to the World Wide Web. Such a outstanding blog. I’ll be back for more. Wishing you Happy New Year!
January 5th, 2011 at 10:20 am
It’s rare for me to find something on the web that’s as entertaining and fascinating as what you have got here. Your page is lovely, your graphics are outstanding, and what’s more, you use reference that are relevant to what you’re saying. You are definitely one in a million, good job! Wish you Happy New Year!
January 5th, 2011 at 11:41 am
It’s rare for me to find something on the web that is as entertaining and intriguing as what you have got here. Your page is lovely, your graphics are outstanding, and what’s more, you use source that are relevant to what you are saying. You are certainly one in a million, keep up the good work! Wish you Happy New Year 2011!
January 5th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
I think this site contains very superb pent subject matter content .
January 6th, 2011 at 5:15 am
hey i simply just want to say that this stuff never gets old, love it, carry on the great info, its better reading this than working for a living, cheers
January 6th, 2011 at 6:05 am
I have been surfing online more than three hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. It’s pretty worth enough for me. In my opinion, if all webmasters and bloggers made good content as you did, the internet will be much more useful than ever before.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:57 am
GameFly has thousands of other video games, and they even carry titles for older platforms like the Xbox and GameCube. If you enjoy nothing more than first-person shooters, RPGs, and musical games like Guitar Hero, be sure to check out their site and give them a try.
January 7th, 2011 at 6:01 am
You gave fantastic honest ideas here. I performed a research on the issue and discovered almost all peoples will agree with your blog.
January 8th, 2011 at 5:30 am
As a substitute to traditional cigarettes, I tried them, and did quit smoking tobacco within a week. I have not resumed since because I do not feel like it anymore and do now find the smell offensive.
January 10th, 2011 at 8:28 am
Reverse phone lookup although it is a fairly new service, is typically a free service for customers to use online.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:16 am
That was a neat posting! I totally concur with your article. Good task yet again, and I hope you have a very good day!