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Aug 17, '09 - 
Rn-bsn programs are university-level programs specifically designed to address the educational needs of associate degree or diploma rns who desire to complete the requirements for a bsn. Graduates of these programs earn a fully accredited bachelor of science in nursing...
by VickyRN 10 comments Last by
blondegenes
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Aug 15, '09 - I had always wanted to work with pediatric oncology kids but when actually faced with the opportunity I was very hesitant. What if I messed something up? What if I wasn't able to give the parents and child the support and answers they needed? Despite all of my fears I...
by mommiof2kids 48 comments Last by
MaritesaRN
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Jul 30, '09 - Years ago, I received a greeting card containing a poem which exhorted the reader to do things he/she might not ordinarily do, "just for today". I don't recall who sent me the card or what occasion prompted her to do so, but I've never forgotten the gist of the verse,...
by VivaLasViejas 16 comments Last by
ValerieCQ
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Jul 20, '09 - I was into my fourth month as a labor and delivery nurse when I received report on a patient who was diagnosed with a term intrauterine fetal demise. She had only stopped feeling the baby move earlier in the morning before she came in that night. A feeling of dread...
by rjglbws 23 comments Last by
jrw03282009
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Oct 24, '08 - As I was thinking back over the years of funny stories I've lived as a nurse, two immediately popped into my mind, so I put them on paper.
I had been a nurse for about a year, and I had placed many catheters in women, but never in a man. Well, my luck ran out one...
by Babs0512 4 comments Last by
sis N
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Feb 25, '08 - Ive been a bonafide nurse since 1981. So say my credentials. But, I'm not certain we ever "become" nurses the day we graduate or receive our licences. I believe we are nurses in flux the span of our careers. I know that I was supremely tested as a nurse when my dad...
by mother/babyRN 13 comments Last by
iluvicu
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Aug 13, '09 - 10) I get to work in the most comfortable clothing on the planet. When I was a nurse manager, I was going through the worst of my perimenopause.....in polyester and double knits, no less. Now I wear soft cotton scrubs, which are essentially pajamas with lots of...
by VivaLasViejas 30 comments Last by
franciscan gypsy
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Aug 9, '09 - My First Code
I am a new nurse. I just graduated 5 months ago, and I am so proud and excited about my career. One thing I feel new nurses are not really exposed to is the “code experience.” I was NOT prepared for the first code blue I witnessed, and feel it is...
by ilovechadkrause 14 comments Last by
ilovechadkrause
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Jan 6, '09 - You have been assigned a student who is a paraplegic and in a wheelchair to your clinical group. You wonder about her physical competency to perform required psychomotor tasks. Three students in your busy classroom need special testing accommodations due to diagnosed...
by VickyRN 21 comments Last by
RNEducator4u
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Mar 17, '09 - A thread in the Ob/Gyn nursing forum got me thinking about this. Family centered maternity care (FCMC) is a buzzword that's no doubt quite familiar to many in maternal/child nursing circles. In my almost-eight years as a nurse - not long in comparison to many of my...
by Elvish 21 comments Last by
dscrn
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Apr 22, '08 - Nurses,
When I was a student Nurse in the late 50’s, the educators in nursing started the movement to upgrade nursing from Florence Nightingale’s vocation ( “a calling”) to a professional status. They diligently and systematically phased out the diploma programs...
by kda340 16 comments Last by
>30yrsRN
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Aug 9, '09 - During a time frame when I was still a relatively young nurse, I encountered a life altering experience… turning my whole world upside down. Diagnosed with breast cancer in late 1991, a month after graduating from RN school, my whole life changed after a 3 second...
by Lindsey McGraw 7 comments Last by
S.Corder, RN
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May 3, '09 - cheating is always a potential problem in the university or college setting. it is very problematic for students, in that their learning is being circumvented. cheaters will be less competent as graduates. would you want, for instance, an accountant performing audits...
by VickyRN 63 comments Last by
jdethman
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Aug 17, '09 - Many people have a misunderstanding that if the government funds health care then THEY control our health care - a concept which in all reality is impossible. What they do provide is funding for hospitals and any facility that delivers health care. It's up to the...
by madwife2002 131 comments Last by
mediajunkie650
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Mar 8, '09 - There is a huge difference in teaching 30 students, as opposed to 140 students. Large classrooms can be noisy, crowded, and full of distractions. The students can be disrespectful and out of control, with pockets of students texting, carrying on private conversations,...
by VickyRN 5 comments Last by
BBFRN
