liloadro

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1. Do I want to be a nurse for the wrong reasons?

   liloadro replied to Diane in Ohio's topic in Pre-Nursing

   DO it! You don't have any "wrong" reasons and you have lots of good ones! Compassion is necessary and wonderful but you sound intelligent and curious. That's the science part of nursing. To truly help someone, you have to understand what you're doin...

2. CNA shoes - what kind to get?

   liloadro replied to CNAkt's topic in CNA/MA

   I really like Klogs. They are expensive but if you go cheap, you'll be buying new shoes every 6 months! They have replaceable insoles. I've had the same pair going for over 1.5 years and no degradation yet. They're nice leather so they look new much,...

3. At what age did you decide on nursing?

   liloadro replied to Wan2BRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I started college at 41! There are many reasons how I ended up there then: no money, no transportation, no motivation when I got out of high school. Later I was a military wife: moved around a lot. Then I was a mother: still am, but got over that as...

4. Vent - Business sense and the nurse.

   liloadro replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

   You're talking about teaching common sense and life skills. That comes from good mentors, life experience and a receptive mind. If they were easily teachable every profession would benefit! I think that's what makes some people successful no matter...

5. Whatever "professionalism" is, it's driving me nuts.

   liloadro replied to epac104's topic in General Nursing

   Gotta respond... YA, you're missing the point. Think of it as constructive critism: swallow your pride, learn from it, move on. Everybody wins.... You don't have to do the things mentioned, but people will remember (and respect) the nurse who did...

6. Cataract Surgery

   liloadro replied to psalm's topic in General Nursing

7. CNA to boost chances for Nursing School??

   liloadro replied to NewPath2Follow's topic in Career Support

   I think taking a job as a CNA would be really beneficial to you. You might not get the "full effect" just taking the course. I know around here anyway, the course is offered to people they will hire, not just someone who wants the certification. I'...

8. BSN RN & Certifications not allowed on my badge: I am outraged!

   liloadro replied to Simba2241's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I work at hires RNs. They pay the same regardless of ADN or BSN. They are expected to do the same job. As was explained to me when I decided to go ADN or BSN: BSN prepares you more for management and teaching jobs. ADN will see more dire...

9. CNA, RN....Which One?

   liloadro replied to my3whys's topic in General Nursing

   What RN Cardiac said is all right on. If you have interest but don't really know what to do - a great idea is to take a job as a CNA, for many reasons. 1. You can see what nursing is about and whether it is for you or not. In the meantime earning a l...

10. How do you feel when you pass/fail Nclex/Hesi/ATI?

    liloadro replied to KAYBDT6's topic in NCLEX

    Re: moonischasingme1 Ditto!!! It really WAS that big an accomplishment - which I probably didn't let myself realize until it was over.

11. How do you feel when you pass/fail Nclex/Hesi/ATI?

    liloadro replied to KAYBDT6's topic in NCLEX

    THe HESI and ATi stuff was just more testing. I didn't really worry about that. I was extremely ecstatic when I saw I passed the NCLEX and the reason for that was that when I finished doing the NCLEX exam I honestly felt I had no idea how I did, goo...

12. new grad resigned after 6 months but wants to work again :S

    liloadro replied to penny77's topic in General Nursing

    You lasted longer than I did! I also felt very overwhelmed and incompetent. I worked on an ortho/neuro/surgical unit. Everyone kept telling me I, too, was doing a great job - which I think they gauged on the fact that I didn't constantly pester them...

13. Nurses in Dental settings

    liloadro replied to liloadro's topic in Ambulatory

    Thanks for your reply. I have more ?? for you. What meds were you using for sedation and did you have a CRNA on staff or was it the OS directing sedation? What monitoring was going on during surgery? Were you one of many nurses on staff or just you...

14. Nurses in Dental settings

    liloadro posted a topic in Ambulatory

    I'm curious to know if anyone out there, past or present, has worked as an RN in a dental setting. I'm aware of nurses in specialty offices such as Oral Surgery and Periodontics. I'd like to know what skills you would use in those settings that set ...

15. How many new grads changed jobs within 1 year

    liloadro replied to ThanksForAllTheFish!'s topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in May '08 and accepted a position in the local hospital's ortho/neuro/surgical unit. I lasted only as long as the orientation. I was completely overwhelmed, unsupervised and dumped upon. I hated it! In the 3 months I was there, I met ...