roxannekkb

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1. failed nursing student

   roxannekkb replied to Maisie's topic in General Nursing

   Her initial post only said that she was thrown out of the program, as she was unable to study at that time. She didn't say that it was a permanent thing, ie, that she would never be able to study again. I offered those suggestions, letting her know t...

2. failed nursing student

   roxannekkb replied to Maisie's topic in General Nursing

   There are many careers in healthcare. How about pharmacist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, physician's assistant or physician? If you want to get into something faster, you can be a radiology tech, an ultrasound tech, a respiratory thera...

3. Working in Paris, France

   roxannekkb replied to annieg's topic in Travel

   I know that there are agencies which place nurses overseas, but to work in France, you need to speak French. Saying that you want to work in a hospital with "limited French" or "enough to get by" is the same as saying that you think it's okay for a n...

4. If you could no longer be a nurse?...

   roxannekkb replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

   I actually have quit nursing, and now work as a health/medical writer. I could never imagine working in a hospital again. I'd go work at Starbucks if my writing career ever foiled. Other careers of ex-nurses I know--librarian, dental hygienist, nursi...

5. Did anyone try to talk you out of being a nurse?

   roxannekkb replied to following_faith's topic in General Nursing

   One of my instructors tried to talk me out of it. It was my last semester, and she told me to apply to grad school, medical school, law school--or switch my major. She told me that I would be very unhappy as a nurse. She herself, was going to go to m...

6. Generation gap and attitudes towards work - hurting patients?

   roxannekkb replied to pebbles's topic in Safety

   On problem with "new" nurses is that many may be entering nursing because they've seen the glitzy ads that make nursing seem almost glamorous. They're told that it's stable, they can always get a job, they have flexibility, they can "go places," and ...

7. where does the money go??????

   roxannekkb replied to cardiacnurse's topic in General Nursing

   That's why state BRNs have been so resistant to having one license for the US. It is totally idiotic to have separate state licenses, since the licensing exam is the same nationwide. Some states have joined in a coalition, where the license is recogn...

8. Is a BSN needed in nursing today?

   roxannekkb replied to SierraN's topic in General Nursing

   Do what you love. There really isn't any reason to get a BSN if you don't plan on "climbing the nursing ladder." You can always change your mind and go back for it. Right now, do what you really want to be doing. Take photography, take Spanish, go wi...

9. Specializing as a new grad?

   roxannekkb replied to kasni's topic in General Nursing

   I went straight to NICU after nursing school, and never worked one day on med/surg in my entire nursing career. Don't let anyone tell you that you have to "put in your dues" in med/surg. It's nonsense. I wouldn't have lasted 10 minutes as a floor nur...

10. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    roxannekkb replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    This is an interesting article from Deutsche Welle, about how Europeans see the Terri Schiavo case. We tend to think of Western Europe as a very liberal place when it comes to end-of-life issues (ie, euthanasia), but in reality, they have very strict...

11. Kaiser Scholarship--hot

    roxannekkb replied to hello_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for Kaiser and I have to say, it was one of the best places that I have ever worked at. I worked at both Kaiser Oakland and San Francisco. The pay was great, staffing was better than other facilities in the area, and I thought the patients r...

12. undocumented immigrant wants to be a nurse

    roxannekkb replied to huladancer's topic in General Nursing

    As others have noted, there is something a bit "off" about your dilemma, Huladancer. According to the profile, you are 25 years old so have been living as an adult in the US for 7 years, illegally. Sorry, can't blame your parents for that. Why have y...

13. This is sick

    roxannekkb replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    So now, what is the difference between given someone a fatal dose of morphine (to dying or vegetative patient) or removing a feeding tube, as in the case of Terri Schiavo? It's not like the patient is going to live if you stop feeding them, so it har...

14. Client or patient?

    roxannekkb replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    Patient. When I was in nursing school, I irritated the heck out of my instructors because I refused to use the word client. I told one of my teachers that when I hang out my own shingle, and people come to me for whatever it is I'm selling/offering, ...

15. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    roxannekkb replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    Dubya supported the nurse reinvestment act, but like all of the other projects that he "supports," no money was allocated for it.