lindykid

lindykid has 15+ years experience and specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency,.

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1. National trend...hiring only BSN's?

   lindykid replied to PeacefulRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   I have seen this happening as well. I have been out of nursing for a while and looking to go back. In my search, I noticed that the job market in now open for BSN and slowly closing for ADN of which I am a part of. I am back in school to finish that ...

2. What kind of nurse can I be?

   lindykid replied to lindykid's topic in Disabilities

   I would love to do telephone triage, the problem is getting my foot in the door! Once you are out for awhile it is so hard to get back to where they will hire you again. I really don't know what the major malfunction is but it seems that you become s...

3. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

   lindykid replied to Kiky87's topic in Disabilities

   It is nice to hear someone else was affected as I was. I was diagnosed with RSD, also known as CRPS, over ten years ago. I was an emergency room nurse in a pediatric hospital and was struck with an onset of symptoms that I could not attribute to anyt...

4. What kind of nurse can I be?

   lindykid posted a topic in Disabilities

   I started out my nursing career in a nursing home and soon realized that was not where I wanted to be! After being charge nurse on a skilled unit and maximizing the learning potential, I realized the place i most wanted to be was in a hospital settin...

5. What Type of Nursing is Right for Me?

   lindykid replied to abeccone's topic in Career Support

   Hello everyone, I have a big dilemma here too. I came out of nursing school a long time ago and went into a nursing home because that was the only job I could get because of the glut of nursing schools in my area. I did very well, learning how to man...

6. Satisfaction Survey: Tell Us What You Think of allnurses.com

   lindykid replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   That was very well said. Sometimes we have so many things we need to say and no safe way to say them and no safe person to hear them. AN is a safe place to vent, ask questions, and make friends of other nurses who walk the walk with us. We give so mu...