Altruisticnurse

Altruisticnurse specializes in Med-Surg; Rehabilitation.

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1. Student Uniform - My Gosh!

   Altruisticnurse replied to Meg_student's topic in General Students

   Very irritating, as a man in the nursing profession, it angers me to see sexism like this is alive and well in of all things, an undergraduate nursing program! This is a sad statement that the faculty of this college of nursing are making. No doubt t...

2. End of the Nursing Shortage

   Altruisticnurse replied to Flightline's topic in General Nursing

   I think that the profession of nursing is going to have to change itself if the nursing shortage continues. I can definitely see #1 becoming a reality in the future. I can also see the inclusion of more assistive personnel in the acute care setting (...

3. HELP! I got dismissed from my nursing school

   Altruisticnurse replied to basid786's topic in General Students

   Friend, I think you carry some of the blame for nearly nodding off during clinical, but I do think you should have received a warning rather than expulsion from the program you were in. My advice is if you were enrolled in a BSN program is to use th...

4. Changing Nursing for the better; what can we do?

   Altruisticnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Being a newer RN and reading many of the posts, I see that many fellow professionals in nursing seem burnt-out, dissatisfied, or generally unhappy as to how we practice our profession. My question is this: How would you change the practice of nursi...

5. Big ideas, little experience; Any suggestions?

   Altruisticnurse posted a topic in Informatics

   Hi all, I have been a RN/BSN for a very short time (since August) but throughout my clinical education at two hospitals and my later employment at one of those institutions. I have seen how electronic and written documentation impacts the people who...

6. My teacher is giving me bad compliments

   Altruisticnurse replied to ari3sdog's topic in NCLEX

   Hi, when I read your post I couldn't help feel like I was in the same boat as you. In July, I took the NCLEX after studying not nearly as hard as you have been. In college, I was usually a good test taker, but I knew that the NCLEX was no joke, and...