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  1. I didn't use to claim overtime, but I got sick & tired of waiting for one particular nurse to get to the floor. We have 7 minutes leeway before & after the shift end to clock in & she always pushed the policy to the limit. Fortunately, ...
  2. Making it through Nursing School with Children

    Pulled off my ADN with 2 little kids, 1 & 3. Had 2 more after I graduated (wouldn'[t believe the crap I put up with--like didn't I learn how to prevent that? ect. Oh well. Went back to school after last 2 were in school. Yes it's extremely to...
  3. Ever gone back for your BSN? Questions!

    Kristi, I too earned my BSN after 6 years doing part time. I'm in my 40's & thought long & hard, I hope to retire at least semi-in my late 50's. Was it worth it? Oh yeah, personal satisfaction ect. Am working on my masters right now. Some ...
  4. Need Your Input

    Hi to all of you. I am taking a class that requires me to do a presentation of a current issue in nursing. I have chosen long distance education. To any of you who have taken Web courses I would greatly appreciate your input. To those of you who ...
  5. First of all, I am so sorry about what happened to your dad rncountry. Last year I hurt my back somehow. We treated according to plan, followed all the steps necessary before I was referred to a neurosurgeon. Had surgery a mere week later. It se...
  6. Where do you nurse?

    Have worked in same facility for 18 yrs. Mostly med/surg, but cover ER. Did L & D for yrs until we gave them up 5 yrs ago. I really do miss it. Trained in OR, but dicovered it wasn't a love. Also cover ENT clinic, intimately familiar draftin...
  7. How do you deal with rude patients?

  8. ]Originally posted by willie2001 [/i] In Iowa we renew every 3 years. The renewal fee is $81.00 for RN. For renewal, we have to had 36 hours of continuing education. The continuing ed requirements were recently reduced from 45 hours. ---- Willie,...
  9. Also.....I don't even think I qualify as a 'Baby Boomer' anyway....come to think of it....aren't 'Baby Boomer's' in their mid-fifties and early sixties??? :chuckle ----- Sorry to burst your bubble Renee, but I am 46, a Boomer and proud of it. Actua...
  10. The public just doesn't get it.

    Bottom line is that by following confidentiality rules no one will get their a** in a sling, and any administrator worth his/her salt will back you up. In a small town the problem is that everybody knows everybody. Mnay times it is family themselv...
  11. Need E-Mail Buddy for School Assignment

    Good luck with school. Let me know if I can help. Am a BSN, 18 years. Started out ADN, am working toward my masters. Live in tiny Ia town, 32 miles from community college which also offers distance ed, which is how I did my BSN, distance too thru...
  12. Pubic Bone

    I feel so sorry for those women who have L & D so tough. I have had 5, all but 1 just an ounce shy of 9 lb. One of them was so easy he almost fell out on his own. These stories make me cringe.
  13. Why so closed minded? WHY?

  14. Mario experiences PT death for first time

    Wow, what a thread you started Mario. Go to funerals?? Absolutely. Years ago when my son died at age 4 months, I was so wrapped up in my own grief, I paid little attention to those around me. I was so shocked to see former teachers and hospital p...
  15. Mario experiences PT death for first time

    Originally posted by adrienurse This is another rite of passage as a nurse. The next part is learning to let go of patients who are welcoming death. These are the things that make you see life differently. There's nothing wrong with having this s...
  16. Some questions for all the nurses

    [Ahhh, the ADN vs BSN war has erupted again... The great debate probably started back in 1965 when the ANA recommended the BSN as the minimum education requirement for "professional" nursing and the AS degree as the minimum for "technical" nursing....
  17. Some questions for all the nurses

    biobehavioral/biological research in nursing & have been exposed to several journals/readings/new ideas. In short, the educational opportunities have made the BSN road worth it. It has exposed me to issues beyond those taught to us in nursing sch...
  18. Some questions for all the nurses

    Additionally, I am more informed about biobehavioral/biological research in nursing & have been exposed to several journals/readings/new ideas. In short, the educational opportunities have made the BSN road worth it. It has exposed me to issues b...
  19. How do I get my caring back?

    First of all Tom, I love reading your replies. I too, have experienced this feeling of uncaring. I think I know where it came from. I lost 2 very good friends to retirement last year and have felt adrift ever since. The new younger nurses just ca...
  20. SN inbetween 25 & 35 LOL we need a spot to

    Sorry to but in--I am 11 years past the age group. I admire you all, have been there, done that, have the t-shirt. I decided to go back to college for my RN at age 24, was one of 3 of the oldest in my class. I graduated in 84, and have been @ the ...
  21. Educator credentials--nontraditional

    Mattsmom81-I concur with the posts so far. You might want to do a web search of online universities. Nice way to "go to class"--I have done so in my pj's!! I live in God's country 4 hours from the university I attend. Nearly all my work will be d...
  22. Level to teach RN's

    At most locations in Iowa and surrounding states a BSN is required to teach an ADN program, and most need to see a demonstration towards the masters.
  23. A Call To Arms

    Hi to all. Congratulations to all of you who are movers and shakers. I read the posts with interest, most of the suggestions for unifying the nursing profession were discussed at length this summer in an MSN class I took online with UOP. Looks like t...
  24. ANA discriminates against LPN/LVN

    I was appalled by the snide comments I have read thus far. We call ourselves professionals?? Is it any wonder that other professions (including our own) don't recognize us as such? There does not seem to be any cohesiveness among us. That seems to ...