pyrolady

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1. So Very Sad

   pyrolady replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Huge shortage of nurses out there - shouldn't have any problem. I say walk (I just did...). Good luck !

2. What is the best study method? To cram or not too cram?

   pyrolady replied to jbjints's topic in General Students

   To retain information for testing you must first UNDERSTAND the information - NOT memorize it. There is a difference. Please try thinking through the information in a logical manner where one thing follows or leads to another. Cramming means memor...

3. Please!!!!!Need some advice

   pyrolady replied to tx esrun's topic in Career Support

   I am a DON in a SNF and there is a huge shortage of nurses so you won't have a problem getting hired. HOWEVER, you need to keep this in mind: Hospitals have an approx. ratio of six patients per nurse. Nursing homes have approx. 22 - 28 patients pe...

4. In Need of Serious Help

   pyrolady replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Career Support

   What was your first choice of career? If you can't go back and get another degree, perhaps you can use the nursing background for a different career with less stress. Medical transcription, medical billing, case manager or insurance companies, home...

5. Career Advice

   pyrolady replied to thicklynn's topic in Career Support

   Might want to try getting into medical billing or medical transcription. It's something you can do from home and don't have physical limitations - can even do the transcription from your laptop at any location. I know I've heard of people making in...

6. What's your Christmas wish?

   pyrolady replied to nrswnabee's topic in International

   A new career....PLEASE !!

7. Selfish family?Student Mothers please read!

   pyrolady replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

   I agree with jov....the older children did not sign on to be young parents. I have a girlfriend who is the second in a family of six. She got pregnant her senior year. Reason? "If I'm going to raise children, they might as well be my own!!" (fro...

8. Is Nursing School Hard?

   pyrolady replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in Pre-Nursing

   One of my classmates had NINE children going through school. She drove over an hour to get there and was planning to divorce her husband at the time (hence the return to college). I had just gotten a divorce, was raising two children, had no car fo...

9. Losing your skills in LTC

   pyrolady replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric

   Our LTC has trachs, tube feeders, wounds (III and IV - NOT facility acquired) up the ying yang, isolation cases, etc. We do IV's, cath's, etc. I just finished managing a hospital unit. They had darn near the exact patients there with a 6:1 ratio. ...

10. Alzheimer's-Brother won't help!!!

    pyrolady replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

    Chatter may have a point though - how close were your mom and brother before AD? Lots of sons are close to mom and when something like this comes along they have deep deep problems. Remember, it is a woman's nature to comfort and a man's to "fix" -...

11. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    pyrolady replied to szccdw's topic in ADN/BSN

    They were kicking that around when I went to nursing school 15 years ago and it's still recycling . I don't think I'd panic about it....they don't have enough instructors to do the ADN and LPN programs, what makes them think they'll have enough to a...

12. Best Florida city?

    pyrolady replied to lmolvr's topic in Florida

    Sunrise or Sunset? Gulf side is beautiful for it's sunsets, water is more friendly and TONS of intercoastal waterways, islands, beaches, friendly people and lots of culture in the Tampa and St. Pete area. Coming from Minnesota you may get sticker s...

13. nurse & dr affair, what should I do?

    pyrolady replied to sandee's topic in Relations

    I agree with previous posts - none of your business, stay out of it. There's an old saying, "No good deed goes unpunished..." What purpose would your involvement be? You need to ask yourself, "why do I want to become involved in this (be it whistl...

14. Any nurses out there who have left nursing or are seriously planning on leaving?

    pyrolady replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    One more suggestion - if you have a BSN you can test for being a Nursing Home Administrator or an Assisted Living Administrator. Good money, office work not floor, everyone in the bldg. is under you. I have an administrators license and did it in t...

15. Any nurses out there who have left nursing or are seriously planning on leaving?

    pyrolady replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mom23RN - how much does a medical transcriptionist make and how do you go about doing it??? Did you have to market yourself? How did you find doctors to transcribe? Charge by page or hour? Different formats for different docs? I have an acquaint...