LoveAura

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1. In over my head?

   LoveAura replied to LoveAura's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you for your advice, all. I was beginning to think this was the norm for psych. While I get that the behavior may be standard, how we deal with it is lacking severely, right? My facility administrator has said that they are in the process of h...

2. In over my head?

   LoveAura posted a topic in Psychiatric

   ::edited for specifics:: Okay so.. on a psych unit I get that violence may be more prevalent than in other work environments My issue is this -- I've been a psych tech for a few months now on a crisis unit trying to feel out the field to see if I ...

3. advice regarding course choice

   LoveAura replied to LoveAura's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Let me just be clear for those of you who have said CNA is a good fit; I have worked, unlicensed, in that capacity for a while -- although not in a hospital. I'm just verifying that for someone who has experience in the bed-change, ambulate, toiletin...

4. absentmindedness a barrier to nursing career?

   LoveAura replied to silphium's topic in Pre-Nursing

   My mother in law is a nurse and has been for about ten years. She cannot tell left from right (although this may be due to differences in anatomical R/L or perspective R/L), often misspells her own son's name, and generally cannot have a plausible "i...

5. advice regarding course choice

   LoveAura posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi, all! Looking for some guidance. I took basic nursing 10 years ago and did home health for a little over 2 years- forwent the certification, which I could kick myself for!! But I had a job so I was happy. Looking to go back to nursing and I would ...

6. Questions regarding fit for grad programs

   LoveAura posted a topic in Post Graduate

   I have a family and my husband just finished school and launched his career -- I've always wanted to be a nurse, but I maxed undergrad loans and threw it away as an option until I heard about direct entry. Please, please read and tell me if you think...