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Kudos!! You told a great story. I see you inspired the previous comment makers. Am retired former RN. You have inspired me. Consider sending queries to nursing journals and to publishing companies,...

A bedside RN, later an R.N., B.S.N., I remained on the front lines as a care giver almost my entire career. (I did try home care and also hospital nursing unit shift management, but my personal &...

Thank you Jolie. Thank you elkpark. My best, "Nancy Nurse, B.S.N. (former registered nurse)"

Do not know if this is a workable idea, just throwing it out there. Once you get your CNA, are there jobs available where you can work as CNA and get paid tuition assistance for going to school part...

I'd appreciate some input. Am a retired nurse, who emails Congresspeople, writes letters to the editor, & posts comments to posts on websites. How do you handle "signing" your name after retirement?...

Dear Biff, Am feeling your pain. My best advice to you is do what you can live with. Obviously, the nursing job you are considering will have it's own drawbacks, but maybe it would be worth a try....

God bless you dear practicing nurses. Retired early, at age 59--finally fed up w/ lack of administrative support. Miss the hands on care & miss the money, but not the time pressures--there was...

Thanks to all who have replied to this thread. In about 2 months, I will start the app. for Social Security. Paying $$$ for health insurance bites, but I have not gone back to work since retiring....

1. You can always put more in (e.g. prn medication). You can't easily take too much of a larger dose out of the patient. 2. Assess the situation. 3. You are not in nursing school, you can hold...

After reading http://www.chitowndailynews.org/Chicago_news/Need_a_nurse_Chicago_may_need_11000_nurses_in_years_to_come,31560 and...

Could not make it past page 2 of posts on this topic, as I started getting chest tightness and anxiety from flashbacks. God bless you women and men who are in the trenches on the front lines. ...

Just wanted to say thanks for your reply, Oramar. :thankya: I read several other of your posts on this site, so I have a hunch we both worked in the same geographic area of the Keystone State. Did...

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Thanks for your reply, Cindy. Hope you find a great job! Take care and good luck.

I retired from bedside nursing within the past year. I was very dedicated and was the type of nurse that you would want for yourself or for a family member. I left because the increasing...