pwg1219

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1. Daughter vs. NURSE: Moral Courage

   pwg1219 replied to tammysmithlvn's topic in General Nursing

   Your story touched me so much. My mother found out 9/2/10 she had Stage IV Ovarian Cancer and was given 3 to 6 months to live. It was a family decision to not put her through surgery and chemotherapy. My mother also had dementia and really did not...

2. Alzheimer's: Communicating in Pictures

   pwg1219 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   I made a picture album for my mother-in-law when she was in the nursing home and started forgetting who we were. I titled it "Merval's Family" and wrote the names and relationships under each picture. That way the staff could go through it with her...

3. I'm 53 and want to be an LVN (Clock is ticking)

   pwg1219 replied to Motivated grandma's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I congratulate you on your desire to become a nurse! I was 50 when I entered the LPN program prerequisite classes at our local vocational school. I was able to devote the time and energy to studying because I had no children at home and graduated wit...

4. Should I become an lpn first or just go for ASN?

   pwg1219 replied to Will-B's topic in Indiana

   I got my LPN first for several reasons. One was there was no RN program of any kind available to me when I decided to become a nurse. Another was I was 50 years old when I entered college to become a nurse. I was not sure I was smart enough or wou...

5. I need your help Allnurses.

   pwg1219 replied to Prettyladie's topic in General Students

   If your school offers one, I would take a course in Cultural Diversity. I had a course like that and it was a lot of fun. Some of it was on line, some in class time, and some actually doing a community project - I worked a couple of hours a week at...

6. Am I Nurse Material?

   pwg1219 replied to Hopefull nurse's topic in Louisiana

   I am proud of you for taking this step and I don't even know you! I did not go into nursing until I was 51 years old. My friends and parents all asked me why start a new career like this now. I told them I just knew God was calling me in that dire...

7. Does this bother anyone else?

   pwg1219 replied to stdntnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I, too, am a new graduate (December 2008) looking for a job. I was 56 when I graduated so school was not the easiest thing I have ever done in my life; however, I loved going through the classes and learning so much from both my instructors and my y...

8. New Grad Positions?

   pwg1219 replied to cheesecake89's topic in General Nursing

   Also a December grad in Idaho. Would love to hear of something open in Eastern Idaho (Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Blackfoot, Rexburg, or somewhere in between).

9. New Grad - am I doing something wrong?

   pwg1219 replied to AhJee's topic in California

   I am also a December 2008 graduate but I live in Idaho and want to work in the Idaho Falls area. There are no jobs here either. I am so glad to hear you found a position. That gives me hope!

10. Helping Families Deal With Death

    pwg1219 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a volunteer with a hospice organization and see families struggling with this issue. How do you help a family get through this difficult period in a healthy way?

11. Child Vaccinations

    pwg1219 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN and am currently working toward my RN. I am also a mother and a grandmother. I have run into several parents who are not getting their children vaccinated. My question is how do you handle trying to educate these parents about the dang...