Wingnut09

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  1. Post mortum care mourning :(

    It's a journey...Everyone copes differently. Respect the family's need to mourn in their own way. More importantly, respect the process that you need to go through to cope. It's only when we don't deal with grief, that it becomes an issue. So, give y...
  2. nursing home

    I am in the same boat. I am currently applying at hospitals and I hope to have a job in a hospital by summer at the latest. The main thing is to continue with certifications, any in-services that may be offered at your LTC, and other opportunities ou...
  3. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    Not a significant other, BUT...When I was a student, I got the opportunity to do a clinical with one of the students in the RN-to-BSN program. Since she was an RN, she was there to supervise the regular students. She started to tell me and a fellow s...
  4. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    " 3)The 1976 virus never caused even an epidemic much less a pandemic. What happened at Ft. Dix is best described as an outbreak of a novel virus. Over 30 years later, we have another novel virus but it is not the same virus. This one has gone on to ...
  5. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    This is a 2006 article from Emerging Infectious Diseases. Not sure if it answers any of your questions Pfiesty, but it is interesting. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Reflections+on+the+1976+swine+flu+vaccination+program-a0141048444
  6. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    As I understand it, the difference is in the development of vaccine now vs. 33 years ago-much more extensive attenuation, viruses are different. According to the state of NY Dept of Health: "The type of H1N1 that existed in the 1970's is not the same...
  7. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    The CDC has quite a bit of info about the risks of Guillane Barre from the 1976 vaccine.
  8. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    It is my understanding that the 1976 vaccine was live virus, but the injection form of the current H1N1 vaccine is not live virus. [However, the H1N1 flumist is live virus, therefore, it is not receommended for those at high risk-such as preexisting ...
  9. accelerated BSN program

    I graduated in August from an Accelerated BSN program. My diploma says "BSN". There is no reference to accelerated. My program was 16 mos, tuition was about $5000-6000 per semester. Nursing texbooks are quite expensive, get them used if possible. The...
  10. Good & Cheap ADN programs in Denver

    Arapahoe Community College offers an ADN. Be aware that the waitlaist on finishing your prereq's can be 3 years. Also, the Denver School of Nursing just got accredited. You may want to check them out.
  11. I just graduated in August 2009 and my school required the same thing that your school required in 1985. So, I don't think that lack of training is across the board.--There are a lot of for profit schools who have different ideas for how to prepare n...
  12. Hey!! I did it! I am an RN!! WooHoo!!

    :balloons: congratulations!!!!
  13. I am beginning to think that I can not get a job...

    I am not saying that the "ridiculous" demands do not occur, in fact, having had a career prior to this, I know that they occur in EVERY field of work (minus any bodily fluids issues which generally do not occur in an office setting). The cost of trai...
  14. I am beginning to think that I can not get a job...

    "Many hospitals get burned by sinking a lot of money into new grads just to get dumped after a year or two. Or the new nurse does not work out. " How is this different than the returning nurse who has not practiced in years whose DH lost a job who pl...
  15. I am beginning to think that I can not get a job...

    Clearly there are frustrations on many sides. Evidently, what I am getting from this post is that there is a lot of resentment towards new grads, even the ones who worked hard to get into top notch schools and carry good grades to help secure a decen...