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1. what are we coming to?

   glog replied to LindaC's topic in General Nursing

   I was fortunate enough to experience healthcare on my own bones in 2 different countries. Here in the US and in Italy, which has a system very similar to the one in England. The advantages of the Italian system are that you are always covered, your...

2. what are we coming to?

   glog replied to LindaC's topic in General Nursing

   I was fortunate enough to experience healthcare on my own bones in 2 different countries. Here in the US and in Italy, which has a system very similar to the one in England. The advantages of the Italian system are that you are always covered, your...

3. impact of nursing studens on RNs.

   glog replied to Alanna's topic in General Students

   Funny that you asked that question. I have finished school and just got a job. Through my years in nursing school, I always felt that in most cases nurses on the floor could not stand having students around. I could never understand if it was not ...

4. Confused english nurse

   glog replied to sarah's topic in General Students

   Sarah, don't worry about being confused! Actually even our patients in the US are confused and don't, in most cases know the difference in our training. It is quite complicated. We have LPNs( Licensed Practical Nurses), who are generally trained f...

5. Nursing Informatics

   glog replied to OBRN's topic in Informatics

   New York University in New York City has recently introduced a graduate degree in nursing informatics. They are on the Web so you should be able to get information on-line. The phone number for the nursing program is 212-998-5317

6. Geriatric Psych Nursing

   glog replied to minRN's topic in Psychiatric

   New York University in New York City has a master's degree program leading to the specialization of gerontological nurse practitioner. Since they also have a master's program in mental health you should be able to combine courses in such a way to fi...

7. organization

   glog replied to Tracy's topic in General Students

   Tracy, don't fret! Even as a new grad you will need time to develop organization skills. Experienced nurses have told me that it takes a new grad about 9 months before they have good organization skills. The hardest time I had is when I had to take...

8. It's not fair....

   glog replied to Nurcee's topic in General Students

   You really wouldn't want to have snow days...trust me! Here is what happened to me when I was in nursing school.... it was my first semester and finals just happened to fall on the day of New York's Blizzard of 1995. You'd think they would cancel f...