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1. Tips On How To Transition From Studentnursworld To Realnurseworld

   bladensburg,OHrn replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Great article! I'm sharing it with my student nurse that I am currently working with in her preceptorship. I too have had that "moment"....and the "moment" when I finally got "the BIG picture" that my instructors had always been talking about - you...

2. what color are you as a nurse

   bladensburg,OHrn replied to maelee's topic in General Nursing

   Green. Cool, calm, collected.....green.

3. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   bladensburg,OHrn replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   OK, so no lie...the tubing that goes from the window washing fluid to squirt onto the windshield of my truck broke off and got lost in travel. Husband called the parts store - not in stock, can order. I said, no problem, just happened to have IV tu...

4. How hard is nursing school?

   bladensburg,OHrn replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

   Oh, it's hard alright. But let me be the first to say it-well worth the effort. I went back to nursing school after being out of any school for over 17 years. I had a 2 year old child, and I worked full-time. Now, I had a lot of support from my h...

5. need a "problem" in nursing

   bladensburg,OHrn replied to kat29's topic in Student Assist

   How about a very up and coming potential "problem" in nursing? And that is that within the next decade (?) all states will probably mandate that all RN's be baccalaureate prepared. Several states have already mandated that RN's hold a BSN, and some...

6. Smoking and Nursing, coping with stressors?

   bladensburg,OHrn replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in Pre-Nursing

   check that.....i have smoked for almost 34 years !!!!! oooh, that's bad!

7. Smoking and Nursing, coping with stressors?

   bladensburg,OHrn replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I am a nurse, and I have smoked for 24 years. It's a nasty, filthy habit, and I truly hate it! I wish i never would have started in the first place. I beg to differ with those that believe that more nurses somke than not, but that has been my expe...

8. Isn't there anyone out there.....?

   bladensburg,OHrn replied to bladensburg,OHrn's topic in General Nursing

   Just thought I would update on this topic. We have our Future Nurse's Club ready to roll out to students and parents mid August. We have met with students at their schools to determine interest (so far we have all but one of the county schools on b...

9. Arnold Chiari Malformation

   bladensburg,OHrn replied to bladensburg,OHrn's topic in Neuro

   Evieanne: Thanks for the info about the site with the tapes. Much thanks to everyone who has responded to share info, or websites to check out. I'm getting a lot of information by checking these out. Greatly appreciated !

10. Burned Out: any suggestions welcome

    bladensburg,OHrn replied to momdebo's topic in General Nursing

    i hear your frustrations loud and clear, and have felt every one of them myself for years. and for a long while, i thought exactly the same...should i continue on, could i continue on? i got sick and tired of hearing that we should stop complaining...

11. C.E. sources needed.

    bladensburg,OHrn replied to billzie's topic in Ohio

    Go to www.medscape.com, "medscape today". Free CEU's in 1-4 hour increments. Just print text, and you can even go to test questions, print them, then when you go back online you just go to test questions, fill in answers, and print certificate. ...

12. precepting nursing students?

    bladensburg,OHrn replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    I am frequently in the position to work with nursing students: during their clinical rotations, for their preceptorships, and then as new graduate nurses for their orientation period. I consider this assignment as an honor, and welcome every opport...

13. Arnold Chiari Malformation

    bladensburg,OHrn replied to bladensburg,OHrn's topic in Neuro

    Thanks EricEnfermero...I haven't checked that site out yet. Fellow Neuro pt. aye?

14. Arnold Chiari Malformation

    bladensburg,OHrn replied to bladensburg,OHrn's topic in Neuro

    Thanks for replying "former premie"! Yes, I've checked out quite a few ACM sites on the net, and have gotten quite a bit of information...I guess I just wanted them to be a little more specific. I am an RN - med/surg with quite a few years experien...

15. What did you learn today as a nurse?

    bladensburg,OHrn replied to minnib's topic in General Nursing

    Just a quick sidetrack...LOVE the quote,hassled. I do a lot of orientations, and teaching....what good words to practice by!