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I agree. This is a good suggestion. There are nursing fields where you barely handle medication. I work as a school nurse and in one day I have 8 different students walk in my clinic for their scheduled medication. I've never made an error so far (Th...

hello everyone, I'm trying to get opinions.. My husband works in an office from M-F, and so do I. Currently I am pregnant and I will deliver on September. I am planning to keep my position as a school nurse because of the benefit. But then after the ...

well, to be fair, I believe nurses in the United States are still more blessed than nurses in developing countries. Nurses in the United States get paid way more than nurses in developing countries while they are also struggling with being severely u...

I'm curious if anyone pursues master degree that is not related to nursing, such as engineer or psychology or anything else? And also what's the reason? Please share if you don't mind. Thank you ?

My school is also closed until April 10th.. I am salaried, but I don't know if I'm getting paid..

I have no idea that you have to find your own sub. In my district, the supervisor takes care of it. We just text her early in the morning that we cannot work and she takes care of the rest. Downside? Plenty of nurses call in, especially on Friday, an...

Honestly if I could turn back time, I wouldn't choose nursing. I'd rather pursue an office job.. Nursing offers variety and job security, but dealing with patients and their families is so draining.

Well, some people just have a God complex..

I'm indifferent with the professions.. I only care with his personality. Whether he's a nurse or non health care professionals, it doesn't really matter. But as a nurse, I would prefer a non-nurse partner because I'm interested in learning the workin...

I dont think you can do acute care NP without acute care RN experience. But for FNP program, schools don't always require RN experience. If you're not sure which specialty you want to do, PA would be the best option.

Yes.. The large dialysis centers offer an extensive training. They hire new grad too, but the working hours can be brutal.. It could be up to 16 hours in a day.. But my sister in law loves it because she doesn't work on weekends and she prefers worki...

I had a coworker with 6 years of med surg experience and she complained how hard it was to switch specialty. Problem is the hospital has to value her years of nursing experience but she does not have the relevant experience that the other specialty u...

While it might not look good on resume, it doesnt mean you cannot secure a good job in the future. I lasted 9 months on my first job in a psych hospital and lasted 8 months on my second job in an acute rehab hospital. I'm blessed that a school distri...

I would do PDN first for at least a year then try the hospital. I knew many new grads who do PDN first then they could finally secure a position in the hospital after one to two years. Good luck!

Good news for you: you don't have to do bedside if it's not working out for you. Just like facultyRN mentioned, you can do occupational health, public health or clinic which is more task oriented and repetitive. I was doing bedside for less than a ye...

Wow I'm sorry that happened to you! I once also had 7 patients on day shift with 3 to 4 totals and it's very hard, and when my totals requested shower, I felt like I wanted to cry. Not because that I dont want to help them, but I was just stressed ou...

Pmhnp, on average, pay higher than fnp/pnp because of higher reinbursement. Best wishes for your prigram and job search.

I would still check BP/HR only if the med would affect BP/HR even if it was already checked few hours before because it could change anytime. With that being said, I'm still not immune to the problem arising when I hold the med if I think the BP is t...

Hello there, I've just started my school nursing position, before this I turned down an opportunity to work in pediatric LTC and I might regret a little bit if it hurts my chance to be a competent PNP-PC. So far I enjoy being a school nurse. I love w...

thank you for responding JBMmom, SopranoKris. The program that I am aiming for doesn't list the required experience, just stating that 2 years experience as an RN is preferred. Sometimes I wish they were more specific, though! I guess the reason I...

Hmm it makes sense that you mentioned this. My husband was upset in the beginning. He believed my appendix had been ruptured since my first visit to the ER and it was untreated for one week. Only by the grace of God that I am still alive ?

Honestly, I have no idea either! Probably because when I reached the ER, I was already feeling better-- the pain wasn't as excruciating as before I reached the ER. So the doctor discharged me, thinking that I shouldn't be in the ER for gastric acid r...

Please carry on.... I am intrigued! Abdominal pain is very very hard to guess!! Even two different doctors in different freestanding ERs misdiagnosed my appendicitis with a peptic ulcer! I am blessed that an NP, in an urgent care setting, believed so...

No, you're not! I don't sense any feeling of entitlement from your post. I sense frustration which is understandable. Nurses here could be mean because they don't know you and they hide their identities here. Anyway, hospitals are overrated. I twice ...

if you could afford BSN, then just go straight for BSN. I was really eager to go straight for BSN, but being an international student makes the tuition fee very very very expensive. So I went for ADN.. it's really a struggle to get a job with ADN in ...