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About oldnurse newnurse

oldnurse newnurse has 12 years experience and specializes in Gerontology.


I am a Baccalaureatte prepared RN, currently enrolled in a Graduate program for nursing.

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  1. University of Phoenix MSN Program

    I am glad that this thread was started I will be starting the MSN program at UoP on Jan. 19, so what next week on ummm, Tuesday. I will be keeping you guys updated with my progress and any positive advice I can offer or receive during this time. Good...
  2. Why do nurses get treated like crap? Is it everywhere?

    Generally, yes. But its not the treatment from doctors or other nurses that should determine if you follow you dreams of becoming a nurse. I've been in the field for 12 years and have seen good and bad treatment of nurses; which comes from other nurs...
  3. New Job! I'm SOOO EXCITED!!

    As far as I'm concern you did Great, good job but yeah leave that place, for your license sake and for your sanity .
  4. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

    One of my nursing Instructors.
  5. How far are you in the nursing program? Maybe you can work as student nurse?
  6. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    I concur brittle diabetes and Diabetes Insipidus are two completely different things.
  7. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    PLEASE DO NOT FORGET SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN:o THIS PAIN WILL MAKE A PERSON I AM TYPE 1 AND DKA IS NO FUN.
  8. Sometimes it isnt good to be a health professional

    I just had that done and I had no sedation. But hey yours may be different.
  9. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    I still want to know about the information regarding Type I diabetics needing DDVAP because I have been a diabetic for 24 years since age of 7 yrs. and I have never been given this medication, If you have research on this could you please share? And...
  10. New grad question for all you pros out there :)

    I have a friend who is a nurse and I just met another nurse who has went from med/surg to the ICU and they both said that med/surg was a job for a pill pusher you don't get to spend quality time with the patient or the family of the patient and since...
  11. AA or MSN degree? Does experience matter more?

    Will I get any career advancements? I have a Bachelor's in Science of Nursing I have not went back for the Master's degree yet but I will next year? But if I don't get it will it still happen for me?
  12. Unrealistic goal to get job as new grad in ICU?

    Hey I am just like you and go figure I was hired at one hospital for med/surg and just felt like I'd be making a mistake if I had started there so guess what? I went to another hospital and started on the Neuro ICU. I will not make it seem like a pei...
  13. How much do you make as an RN in Labor and Delivery where you work?

    My starting pay is 24.60 new grad in Neuro ICU and I will be working nights and getting paid 3.50 for the night shift diff. which I will be paid the whole 12 for so this brings me to 28.10 per hour. Oh and a 2.00 diff. on the weekends so on weekends ...
  14. ER nurses having fun onver here

    they showed me this video in my nursing orientation and they said it was made at the hospital where I work, but maybe not the hospital is Loyola University Medical Center. It is a nice place to work if your'e on the right unit.
  15. Is anyone in the Loyola ABSN Program?

    Hey you should try saint xavier, all you need to get into the nursing program is a 2.75gpa and they are a good school I just graduated from there in December, passed my boards the first time and when I was going on job interviews people only had good...