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  1. MedMath answer a med error?

    In response to Jackson145, this is a MATH CALCULATION QUESTION-nothing more!! I have written several practice study guides and teach math, and contribute to several textbook publishing companies. The...
  2. Please explain to me why people think this is weird?

    I have heard of it before. At the hospital where I work per diem, a nurse in L+D is severely allergic to oranges-has had severe reactions and almost died. There are signs posted all over the floor by...
  3. I graduated from nursing school when I was 37, with a young daughter and full-time job throughout school. It wasn't easy but I made lifelong friends and learned a great deal. Now, I am an...
  4. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    Is your friend still working?? I laughed so hard when I read
  5. U of Pheonx Online?

    I am 2 classes from completing my MSN through the University of Phoenix--I am VERY happy with them. They work with you, adjust your schedule if needed, and the academic counselors are great contacting...
  6. Just got accepted in MSN program!

    CONGRATULATIONS!! It is alot of work, but I think you'll find it is worth it. I am 2 classes away from finishing my MSN/ Nursing Education. (I was crazy, but very happy I did
  7. My School is Gone!

    I know several northern schools are trying to fit students in. In Pa, Mercyhurst, Gannon University, Edinboro University, and Penn State Behrend are accepting displaced students as are many others in...
  8. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    I worked in LTC for 17 years and the LPNs were indispensible. They did meds, treatments, cathaterizations, called the physicians, documentation, etc...just like the RNs. The aides performed direct...
  9. Nurscee's Freaking Out!

    I ran into a similar situation when I first became a nurse, BUT we had a 6 week orientation with a preceptor right there with us. It takes awhile, probably a good 6 months or a year to get the time...
  10. where are the nursing shortages?

    Erie, Pa. and most of
  11. Husband appaled when I chose to do nothing

    I ran into a similar situation with my then 2 yr old. I was not about to leave her unattended in a car to help someone when there was an EMT pulling up to stop. You have to pick when and where you...
  12. hairstyles on nurses....your opinion

    Those "claw things" went out of fashion years ago but are a holdover. I am more concerned with nurses who have the latest colo/spiky/cut/runway hairdo and you never know what kind of bizarre hairstyle...
  13. We also use team nursing. Our unit is very similar, 48 beds---step-down, trauma, neurosurgery, orthopedics, telemetry, and occasionally ENT and urology. We (usually) have one charge nurse, who does...
  14. Did you work full time while in school?

    all text i worked full time 11-7 during my bsn program. between classes and clinicals, i lived on 3-4 hours sleep for the last 2 years of my program. i had a husband who occasionally helped out, and...
  15. reply don't let it get you down and dampen your enthusiasm for nursing...that is what makes it bearable and even worthwhile. there is nothing like knowing you are one of the reasons that someone and...