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  1. What DO we do...really?

    I entered a patient room the other day, and found myself in the following situation: As I entered a patient room, I introduced myself as the nurse, told the patient that I was going to perform a quick assessment on him, and began my full assessment. ...
  2. Families and Healthcare: What Do You Think?

    Picture yourself in this situation and tell me what you think or what you would do differently: I am in orientation in an ICU with one patient assigned to my care. Since I am still orienting, I have a preceptor for the duration of my day, I am still...
  3. Nursing Application Photos: Discrimination or Not

    Thank you all for your input! Although I did send the photo as requested, I did not hear anything back from this particular agency, even though my picture was very conservative, of just myself, and only a head shot. I am not one to jump to conclusi...
  4. During my recent job hunt in the nursing field, I decided to contact a recruiter to help me with my application and "getting my name out there," so to speak. I worked with her for a few months trying to find jobs in clinics and doctor's offices acro...
  5. Most Annoying Nursing Stereotype

    My personal favorites: "Aren't you the one who cleans bedpans and puts your hands up people's butts every day?" (Verbatim) "Why don't y'all wear those skirts and heels like in the movies or like those girls do for Halloween?" (Again, verbatim) Some r...
  6. No jobs or nursing shortage-- Nursing isn't in demand!

    I will have to say something here. I am a recently graduated (December 2010) BSN prepared nurse, and I have literally applied to over 75 jobs since August of 2010. I decided to go ahead and try to nip the job hunt in the bud and fortunately got 6 c...
  7. First year after and I feel Stuck!!!!!

    I have recently started the book "150 Tips and Tricks for New Nurses" by Kathy Quan because I have also just begun my career is nursing and wanted to do a little research before I began my patient care. In this particular book, the author presents t...
  8. Nursing: What It Means To Me

    Just an update: I found out that I passed NCLEX Friday in 2 Hours and 75 questions! So excited and thank you all for your input on my post and words of encouragement! Best of luck to you all in your future endeavors, whatever they may be!
  9. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    I was in my second semester of nursing school completing my mental health clinical rotation in a local inpatient unit. It was the beginning of the shift, around 7 a.m., and I was completing my morning vital signs. I walked into a patient's room and...
  10. Nursing: What It Means To Me

    I began my college career believing that I would one day be a prestigious doctor or world-renowned archaeologist or maybe even a famous forensic pathologist, and boy, was I way wrong. Although I did begin my collegiate career in the science field...