nancynurse05

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1. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

   nancynurse05 replied to Metron's topic in Stress 101

   I have hit the one year mark as a RN on a very busy medical floor. As a 42 year old with ADHD, and a RN grad 07, a medical floor can be a nightmare. It can also be a place to bring about creativity in plan of care with patients. Most with ADHD think ...

2. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   nancynurse05 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

   For a long time antidepressants were for acute depression. The mental health and medical field have finally opened their eyes to the fact that chronic depression is a very viable condition. I have been on Effexor for 12 years, before that it was Pr...

3. Human-Animal Bond Initiative

   nancynurse05 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Last semester I wrote a paper on the Human-Animal Bond Initiative. In a nutshell, clinical research is being conducted (headed by nurses) at various universities around the world to verify the physiological effects of being with an animal. It goes ...

4. What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?

   nancynurse05 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

   I worked for the Visiting Nurses Assoc. for 1 year. I walked in blind, 1 day of useless training and was off and running. I knew I wanted to be an RN (changing careers) and thought it would be best to get a little experience. I started at the bott...

5. Daughter wants to go into Forensic Pathology ...

   nancynurse05 replied to RNPATL's topic in Forensic

   Encourage your daughter to continue on with the sciences. The field of nursing is growing so much and nurses are taking on more and more responsibilities. Who knows what opportunities will be available when she gets to college? Things can change a...

6. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

   nancynurse05 replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

   I applaud you for truly thinking about your choices. What I hear over and over again is about burn-out, Drs treating you terribly etc... There are so many opportunities for nursing outside of the hospital. You can be a researcher, work with senior...

7. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

   nancynurse05 replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

   The more I hear about others changing career paths I know this country is going to come out of the nursing shortage just fine. The one thing I keep hearing from most everyone is about helping others. Of course it's one of the main requirements of b...

8. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

   nancynurse05 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I couldn't agree with you more. It is always great to have other view points, the $ being spent could be utilized for 2nd degree students getting financial aid for school. I am a 2nd degree student and finding financial aid is next to impossible sinc...

9. anyone else changing careers to go into nursing?

   nancynurse05 replied to amyrae76's topic in Career Support

   I am also a career changer. I am 38 and was in corporate sales for 15 years and I was laid off 3 times in 1 year. After amonth or so of playing in my garden I realized I kept coming back to the same idea, I want to be a nurse. I have always been c...