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"You know, Mrs. buckman, you need a license to buy a dog. You need a license to drive a car. Hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they'll let any bu##-reaming a-hole to be a father." (From the movie Parenthood)

I work LTC and rehab 10P-6A. I love it. Fewer supervisors,dovtors and family members. Shift diff is nice and I get more time with my family, afternoons and evenings. The cons are things usually go bad in the early AM, at the end of the shift and the...

If you're miserable than you're making the right choice of getting out. Life is too short.... There are plenty of other opportunities in other areas of nursing. I truly hope you find what you're looking for. Ignore the haters, take care of yourself ...

This is why I work hospice, because somtimes death is better. I also have a will, a living will, and I've talked ad nauseum to ALL of my family about my wishes if something happens. There will be no tubes, wires or machines for me.

Junior year of high school. I was hired to help clean out horse stalls. It was a one day job for 4 guys and was set up by one of our high school teachers. The "stall" was actually a barn 40'x70'. It hadn't been cleaned in years. The manure had harden...

Hospice nurse checking in. Experience doesn't make it any eaiser. I usually say "I'm sorry, but he/ she is finally at rest." I might offer a prayer , depending on the family. Then I quietly excuse myself. Also please try to remove any tubes, wires,g...

"The Bataclan incident will not happen in Texas." As a Texan I say please stop saying this. It's only a matter of time before a shooter takes it as a challange. A shooter who plans a mass shooting in Texas will expect to be shot back at and they'll ...

"Students who spent the majority of their nursing clinical time in simulation labs, or spent the majority of their clinical time "observing" patient care, or spent time in the conference room on the unit during clinical time working on their care pla...

NAILED IT!!!!

Obamacare? what are your thoughts - My first thought is how does this help reduce the out of pocket expense of healthcare? I haven't seen how it does that.

Well, Good Luck. I really wish other nurses who felt like you would leave nursing as well. Many of us do love nursing and we can be brought down and made miserable by nurses who only there for a paycheck. When in doubt LISTEN TO YOUR GUT!!!

I've been a LVN/LPN for 6 years. The last 4 years I've worked in a neurologist's office. It's been great, but the Doc I work for is about to retire, so a new job search must commence. I'm wondering, where's the best place to start searching? Ther...

I'm in Texas and hospitals (the home of RN's) are pushing for accreditation so nurses need to have a bachelors or masters to work there. RN's with associates degrees are being pushed into LTC and Dr's offices which were where LVN's traditionally wor...

Sorry but I just need to let off steam and verify that other nurses feel like I do. I became a nurse to help people, to care for them and help them feel better. Lately, over the past 2-3 months I feel like the majority of what I do is paperwork; ch...

I can relate. After days like that you question EVERYTHING. Fortunately there also very good days to help balance it out. Once, at a restaurant, I ran into the daughter of a patient I had cared for several months earlier. The patient had since pa...

I actually make my own scrubs. It's really not that hard. You just need a pattern, the material, your measurements and a sewing machine (I use a little hand held one). I started becaused I'm a Dallas Cowboys fan and you can't find Dallas Cowboy sc...

What I see, here in the US, is an aging population and the affordable care act adding thousands of patients into an overworked and understaffed healthcare system on one side. On the other side are people with the desire to enter nursing. In the mid...

When I got out of school I would focus on what I had done in my rotations. Anything I had participated in was experience and I used all my selling skills to promote myself.

"Isn't it my job to protect my patient from possible harm? " EXACTLY!!!! You did a good job!!

I'm an LVN from Texas and I'm FINALLY at a point in my life where I can go back to school, so I've been doing research and talking to recruiters for weeks. This is what I've been told. A LVN-RN program will get you an associates degree and prepare ...

I will second what has already been said/written. I'll add that a new, cautious nurse does not concern me as much as a new, gung-ho, "I can do anything" nurse.

I'm a LVN in Texas and what you describe has been happening down here for a few years. Acute care is only interested in RN\BSN. The ADN.'s are going into long term care and squeezing the LVN's out.

I've been an LVN in Texas for 5 years and I am not content. I work in a doctors office and my pay is HORRIBLE!! I stay because it's 9-5 M-F, low stress and benefits are great. I'm planning on starting my BSN/RN in the next 6 months. The biggest rea...

I think you probably need more than a sick day. If what you describe is a typical night you should start looking for something else IMMEDIATELY. Knowing that you're not going to be there for much longer can provide some peace of mind when things go...

If you still have your nursing license you'll be OK