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  1. Question about Vicki Melazzo 40 hr at home course

    lovemy3kids! I am in the 2nd module of the core course and I took the VIP course for several reasons (the home study, the seminar and the unlimited mentoring). This is very comprehensive and I truly believe that just doing the 6 day seminar would be ...
  2. Scared nursing student

    Dear Rebecca! If you were not anxious, I think you would be in the minority of nursing students! I started nursing at a later age (36 years old) and was anxious most of the time through school. There is a lot to learn, concepts to comprehend and h...
  3. getting started in w/ nursing career

    Great for you! You must be very determined to work full-time as well as go to school full-time and I commend you! Always try to make time for yourself and family because without those two important things...well.....About the loans-look on www.fastw...
  4. Why are dayshift nurses so grouchy?

    Hey Gang! I feel that no one shift is grumpier than the other but I feel that both day shift and evening shifts are the most stressful when it comes to all that was previously posted (the family, docs, tests, admissions etc!). I work the night shif...
  5. nursing salaries

    I have to agree with the previous post. Much of it is dependent on where you reside/work. I am moving from the Chicago area to Southwest Missouri and my base pay will be $3 less an hour! But.. the cost of living is less also. It has to be taken i...
  6. Popularity contest

    Our hospital has had a "GEM" program which is similar in nature to the employee of the month. It is for any hospital personnel that have gone above and beyond their duties as an employee. Of the personnel that I have been aquainted with, I have nev...
  7. Lack of staffing on midnights

    I also work on a Telemetry/IMCU unit and the most patients I have ever gotten was 7. But...they were all stable at that time and no one had an enormous amount of IV piggybacks etc. But as you stated, it only takes one patient to go bad and it happe...
  8. Go for a nursing degree?

    All nursing programs are NOT alike and by searching, you will find one that will suit your needs as well as your study style. I was deathly afraid of microbiology and chemistry (these were mandatory for my ADN) but I struggled and made it through th...
  9. Dear ED,RN-I too agree with the majority that nurses are grossly underpaid and overworked. I worked "sick" for 4 days because of the call-off policy..this would have given me a bad mark. (I have gotten every flu bug and bout of bronchitis in the la...
  10. NCLEX questions

    There are some excellent review texts to purchase that will assist you in reviewing pertinent material for the boards as well as test you with exam-type questions. Although I took my boards several years ago, Lippincott had an in-depth NCLEX-RN revi...
  11. home health care mileage reimbursement

    When I worked as an aide for a hospice agency, we received mileage pay as well as the RN's. This was in the early 90's and it was 0.22 a mile. As far as I know this is taxable due to it being income. A friend just transferred to a hospice "home" a...
  12. Employment options

    Dear mn nurse: Your comments about Rehab Nursing were very enlightening and heartwarming! It takes a very special person to work with Rehab patients: a lot of patience and perserverence for the nurse as well as the patient). The rewards must be pri...
  13. CHANGES IN NURSING

    I have seen a few changes myself in the last few years. I work on an IMCU/Telemetry Unit and our aides are trained to do CAPD (peritoneal dialysis). Granted, it is not difficult BUT, I feel that is a nursing function, not for an aide. Our aides ar...
  14. Student nurse needs positive feedback

    Dear Amystudent: As other replies have stated, there most definitely will be the negative nurses who will be bitter towards students and their "go-getter" personalities. When I was a student I was blessed with many wonderful, experienced nurses who...
  15. Help with back-stabbing co-worker

    If this co-worker is also a nurse, what puzzles me is to where she finds the time to "spy" on you. I do not know of many nurses in a nursing home nor hospital setting that have spare time to follow someone around and still get their duties done prop...