fromTeacher2Nurse

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1. Create-A-Job for me!

   fromTeacher2Nurse posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi all, I'd like your input into the kind of job I could do with my background and education. I graduated from an ADN program and will have one year RN experience in June. Before nursing, I was a faculty member at a community college teaching adults ...

2. Youngest age of a nurse

   fromTeacher2Nurse replied to daisey_may's topic in General Nursing

   We started out in our class with three 18-year-olds who had graduated high school in May and started NS in August. Only one ended up completing the RNprogram, which made her 19(20?) at graduation last year. She was one of the best students in class t...

3. Roommate search

   fromTeacher2Nurse replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

   You might want to try www.craigslist.com . It's a free "classifieds" organized by state then city. In my area anyway you can find lots of "roommate wanted" situations. Hope this helps!

4. What is the complaint with nursing salaries?

   fromTeacher2Nurse replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

   I had to laugh out loud when I read this!!!!! Last night my 5 y.o. and I rolled all the pennies in his jar to buy a loaf of bread, and a scoop of ice cream as a treat for him. The day before I cleaned out the change in my uniform and had just enough...

5. Stop bashing men, please

   fromTeacher2Nurse replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think the OP was trying to stir up such a bruhaha.... Of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion - that's the way our society has been for a long time. No one is trying to squelch that. But in defense of the OP, it does seem that men...

6. No fundal checks for post-op C-sections?

   fromTeacher2Nurse replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I just got home from my second day of L&D/PP rotation. I followed a section patient from the surgery to 7 hours after - her fundus was checked multiple times. The two nurses that did it just made sure they supported the incision very well while c...

7. New - please explain terms

   fromTeacher2Nurse replied to cdm369's topic in General Nursing

   Here's a good website with some of the most basic abbreviations: http://www.globalrph.com/abbrev.htm Once you get through those and are ready for more challenging ones, this is a great site where you can type in the abbreviation and it searches all t...

8. Wined and Dined by future employers

   fromTeacher2Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was reading an article in my local paper today about how the county hospital nurse recruiter admits to "wine & dine" new grads, and says all the hospitals do it, as they all need nurses. I know the senior class of our program this year had lun...

9. Wined & Dined by future employers

   fromTeacher2Nurse posted a topic in New Nurse

   I was reading an article in my local paper today about how the county hospital nurse recruiter admits to "wine & dine" new grads, and says all the hospitals do it, as they all need nurses. I know the senior class of our program this year had lun...

10. classes needed

    fromTeacher2Nurse replied to neonatalchick08's topic in NICU

    Same ones you will need to take in college: Biology Anatomy & Physiology Chemistry (not required where I went to school but I wish I had taken it) Advanced types of Math (you will use a lot of algebraic math in giving meds) Spanish (also not requ...

11. What does your screenname mean?

    fromTeacher2Nurse replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    I was a preschool teacher for 6 years before switching to nursing. Now in the second semester of year # one!

12. I love where I work because...

    fromTeacher2Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm a first year nursing student and I have really enjoyed reading all the posts here. I often see lots of venting and c/o where many of you work .... But I was wondering about those of you who love your place of employment. What is it that mak...

13. How do YOU give a great injection?

    fromTeacher2Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today in lab we began learning about injections, needles, syringes, etc.......We are all afraid to inflict pain on the poor oranges we practice on, much less the real patients we'll see in a few weeks. How do you give a great injection? What are you...

14. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

    fromTeacher2Nurse replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

    In high school my two loves were babysitting and the Health Occupations classes I was taking. I chose to go to a 4-yr school for an Elementary Education degree because it was out-of-state and a big adventure. I wanted to "make a difference" in the li...