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When I attended the National Student Nurse's Association conference in 1985, I argued for ADN programs as the entry to practice. My school presented me with an award for this. I argued that bedside nursing doesn't require a BSN & those who wish t...

I've been a manager for going on 8 years now. I hate it. I'm really good at...but I HATE IT!!!!!!!!! I'm good at it from the staff's perspective, I STILL get asked to come back, people I did disciplinary action on still want to work for me, people th...

In our struggle to be right...at the cost of being rude instead of helpful... Hording knowledge instead of sharing knowledge The 'not so invisible' bizarro 'hierarchy' of nursing: the idea that one specialty is 'better' or more knowledgeable than ano...

You know...I would chooose nursing...I have a master's and would like to get a PhD... Although I have to admit, a PhD in Neuropsychology appeals to me greatly as well... As does a PhD in Health Policy.... decisions, decisions, decisions.... :)

Oh man! I am so jealous... I would dearly love to go to Penn for a PhD.... Best of Luck & keep telling yourself - I want this!

My first job as a nurse was in the NICU...I was working as a float student NA & knew every department I DIDN'T want to work for... I worked NICU for 3 years until I had to switch to PICU. After working in the PICU, I couldn't ever work NICU again...

ADN-Tulsa Junior College:1986 BSN-University of Wisconsin-Madison: 1995 MSN-University of Wisconsin-Madison: 1997 Where there's a will - there's a way! Bobbie RN CPNP

OK, bite my head off, BUT... Last time I went to the ER (3 years ago, I only go if I can't walk because I'm in so much pain & can't diagnose myself OR I'm bleeding profusely OR something's broken....) I was told to walk to the bathroom to give a ...

I started my career w/an associate degree - wouldn't have done it any other way! Why? Because the board passage rate for my school compared to the two 4 year programs was close to 100% compared to their 75% and 60%. Also, I received a scholarship bas...

Migraines....what a PAIN! Migraineurs were my #1 patient population when I practiced in neurology. Having suffered from them since I was 6 (at least), my patients knew I could relate... Unfortuantely, what works for one, may or may not work for anot...

As a Pediatric NP, I have to take a recertification exam every year! Now...I could choose to opt out with practice hours or CEU, however, we are on a 6 year cycle, and out of that 6 years, at least 2 of the years must be exams. So, now you've heard. ...

Having done pelvic exams on young women under the very worst of circumstances (I was a SANE nurse), I can tell you that it's the talking through & explaining everything that REALLY helps. I worked for a year in a grant funded family planning clin...

I had to float to the ER on Halloween of all nites. And lucky me, I got the 350 pound, 50 yr. old woman c/o abdominal pain who hadn't had a BM in 4 days. The doc ordered an enema (of course), something we seldom did in the PICU. I dutifully admistere...

thank god i'm no longer at the bedside.... When I was charge in the PICU, a fellow RN had one of our student NAs assist him with a bladder catheterization. The patient was in the ICU because he had an anaphylactic reaxn to latex while in the OR. Ther...

What a great thread! I simply cannot believe that this is generating so much controversy... I'm a 40 year old pediatric nurse practitioner, one who firmly believes it doesn't matter which parent stays home with the kids, as long as someone does. I've...

I LOVE being a nurse! When people ask what I do, I say proudly, "I'm a nurse." When they ask where I work, I tell them I'm a nurse practitioner in a neurology clinic. The next question is always..."Oh, so you're going to be a doctor soon, then, right...

Currently, I'm a Nurse Practitioner in an ambulatory neurology clinic. However, I'm leaving to take a position as the manager of clinical research for the organization I work for. I live in Wisconsin, work in Minnesota. I have very mixed feelings abo...

My son is a senior in HS this year... and has the gift of helping kids with disabilities feel that they have none...would I encourage him to be a nurse? ABSOLUTELY! He has a level of caring that surpasses most teenaged boys. And...he's a jock! I've b...

I've read all of the postings in this thread...& I'm truly saddened by what I've read. I've been a nurse for 15 years, & I still feel the same way about patients that I did as a new grad. Idealistic? Perhaps, but this poem illustrates why I b...

I've been a nurse for 15 years, started out as a ADN grad. Worked in NICU, PICU, & Trauma. Now I'm a Peds Nurse Practitioner and Supervisor of an Ambulatory Neurology Clinic in Northern Minnesota, where I make about 56K. Generally, I put in 45-55...