Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. Student trying to decide to Stay in Nursing School or Not

    Oldmahubbard replied to paola1422's topic in General Students

    In my case, I cried plenty, but never on the job or in clinicals. The time for crying was long, long past. As a nursing student, I was a single college graduate, who at age 30, could not make a living...

  2. CBD oil

    Oldmahubbard replied to Mariatvillanueva's topic in Private Duty

    I would

  3. Stress level: RN vs. NP

    Oldmahubbard replied to NEMurse95's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    LTC mental

  4. Clonidine...

    Oldmahubbard replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Doesn't work very well, is off label, so there you have

  5. Stress level: RN vs. NP

    Oldmahubbard replied to NEMurse95's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is interesting to read. I am an NP who feels just the opposite. Most importantly, I now have vastly more control over the situation. I am not an employee of the facilities where I work, so it is...

  6. Discouraged FNP student

    Oldmahubbard replied to Missybaby36's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    NP education has gone through so many permutations over the years. For decades, becoming an NP was a full time, year long program that an experienced ADN could do. Most NPs were prepared at the ADN...

  7. Depressed and Disappointed in Myself

    Oldmahubbard replied to Samx3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Many years ago, I had very similar issues as a new grad. Fortunately I had access to a non-addictive anxiety medication, which helped somewhat. I still didn't like the job, but I could do it for a...

  8. Is Shortage in Nursing really a hoax?

    Oldmahubbard replied to mikefilmstudent's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have been a nurse for almost 30 years and there has never been a shortage of nurses for the good nursing jobs. I doubt there ever will be. As far as people continuing to work into their 60's and...

  9. Feel like I'm not learning how to be a nurse

    Oldmahubbard replied to NurseNurseNurseNurse's topic in General Students

    I would be much more worried if you felt like you understood everything

  10. Do you have a previous bachelors degree before going into nursing? (RPN/RN/LPN)

    Oldmahubbard replied to suits2scrubz's topic in General Nursing

    I would recommend going the RN route, if at all possible. An LPN license will not open most doors. You will not be the only person in your class with a previous bachelor's degree of some kind. I was...

  11. Would you have gone to nursing school....

    Oldmahubbard replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely had to fight and claw my way through. The RN role was not for me, but at the time, job opportunities in other fields were few and far between. The market was flooded with "college...

  12. Regret Becoming an NP

    Oldmahubbard replied to psych.nurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    There are different jobs, but in most positions you will be expected to focus on medication prescribing. This because of the insurance reimbursement schedule. Mental health providers can't make a...

  13. About to graduate or new graduates who are waiting to take boards

    Oldmahubbard replied to Fnp9090's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It was never necessary to invent elaborate lies. The LTC facility was glad to have me, and it didn't require much orientation. If you are an RN, it is perfectly legal and ethical to work as one, even...

  14. Can AGNP's do prenatal/post natal care?

    Oldmahubbard replied to baby_goat's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    High risk, high lawsuit area. Any more

  15. About to graduate or new graduates who are waiting to take boards

    Oldmahubbard replied to Fnp9090's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Very odd to me that people are expected to do nothing at all, earn no money, for the possible 6 months or longer required to get an NP job. No poker face was needed, whatsoever. I was a licensed RN,...

  16. Evaluation scaries

    Oldmahubbard replied to Nursebry91's topic in Nurses Recovery

    To me, this proves the insanity of the entire thing, and the spurious nature of the "evaluations". To the point of the ludicrous. I can't imagine how a nurse could possibly divert drugs from work, and...

  17. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan and Angry

    Oldmahubbard replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You give no specifics about the job, how long you have worked there, or the performance improvement plan, so it is impossible to know what is really happening. You are really angry, and probably with...

  18. Pharmacists at LTC/Nursing Homes

    Oldmahubbard replied to Emma87's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have had good experiences with pharmacists in LTC. A laid back personality is a plus. Be sure to read the psych notes, if there are any, before suggesting changes to psych drugs. God help you if...

  19. Why is nursing school so strict?

    Oldmahubbard replied to lifeisgood00's topic in General Students

    Long ago when I worked in HH, a large part of our work was dressing changes. Many were daily, and it was truly our bread and butter. The orders for the dressing changes tended to be rather generic....

  20. About to graduate or new graduates who are waiting to take boards

    Oldmahubbard replied to Fnp9090's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It was quite easy. It was only a part-time job, and didn't require much

  21. Why is nursing school so strict?

    Oldmahubbard replied to lifeisgood00's topic in General Students

    Are there people who take nursing too seriously? Yes, I think so, and I have met a few of them over the years. A few become rather haughty, and to hear them tell it, they are the main players, and...

  22. About to graduate or new graduates who are waiting to take boards

    Oldmahubbard replied to Fnp9090's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was working part-time as an RN throughout school, so I just didn't mention the fact that I was a new NP grad, and I continued working as an RN. It was necessary. I applied for a job as an RN and...

  23. Lost in Translation

    Oldmahubbard replied to purplewaves45's topic in School

    Years ago, a young Vietnamese man told me, through an interpreter , that he had a "disease". Multiple questions via the interpreter yielded little further information. They were both very insistent...

  24. Opinion about a nurse's erros

    Oldmahubbard replied to PNPss's topic in Advanced Practice

    I am very interested in eros for

  25. Student trying to decide to Stay in Nursing School or Not

    Oldmahubbard replied to paola1422's topic in General Students

    This sounds like how I felt about nursing school. And I worked as an aide as well. What a truly crappy job that is, and not because of the fecal matter. This is a difficult call, because in school we...