Mookie427

Call me a 19th century person living in the 21st century.. but I have not, will not and never will go on Myspace, nor Facebook. In the age where employers check these things prior to getting a job, I do not want my business, known to a prospective c...

I wish that my schooling cost only $20,000. I returned to nursing school into an accelerated BSN program and because my undergraduate credits were both older than 10 years, AND from another country's university system, only 5 colleges would accept an...

I'll title mine "Nursing Me White" Stop playing the 'race card' and get on with your life and career. Do you think discrimination is a 'black' owned thing? Try being the only Caucasian and male on a floor of Black, Jamaican and Haitian female nurses....

I went to nursing school in South Florida, having lived my entire life before in Northern Europe and NYC. I walked around the campus prior to my first day of class, and looked at the attire of the student body. The norm was shorts, polo or tee shir...

Someone needs to have that umbilical cord cut already. If you will be living at home while going to school (i'll pray for you dear.... this is just the beginning of your mother's interference in your school life), she'll want to know every second of...

I went to Nursing School at 47 when the market dried up for systems analysts. I had a masters in Biology, and even though they were over 25 yrs old and from foreign universities in Holland, 4 schools in Florida and 1 in NYC allowed such old credits. ...

Congrats.. but nail the asses of the hospital and the one that slandered you.

Try looking into a medical-Spanish class to make you more marketable, if your geographic area warrents such. I grew up in The Netherlands where mandatory language knowlegde of at least 2 other languages was required. English was one and i opted for S...

Eeven tho you did get the job you need to find a labor relations lawyer in your area and call them. In most instances, they will give you a consultation for free and determine if there is a case. Take the OFFENSE and begin action now. It is disgracef...

Dont forget to let your professor of your experience. Maybe in the future, she (he) will not pass the buck onto you to weed out the losers who do not belong in this profession.

RNperdiem MUST live in a fantasy world where one can 'limit' and control the visiting hours. In my Medical ICU, the nurse manager just increased the amount of hours to allow the family in. As a teaching hospital, we have all levels of MD's at bedside...

I was born in The Netherlands to American parernts, which afforded me automatic citizenship. I carried dual citizenship and remained in Holland through college, then moved to America to work in the Financial Industry. Finally after finishing and be...

This student sounds as if he needs everything spelled out for him, has gotten thru on the backs of others and expects the same in nursing school.... You seem to understand and grasp time frames and when assignments are due. Give him a friendly 'nud...

Mookie is very satisfied with the line of work HE does (RubyVee - im a male nurse - a growing species in the field). And thank you RubyVee for seeing a point of view shared by many nurses but are afraid to say. For then we are NAY sayers.. What i v...

If the doctors had to put up with the Customer Service crap that the nurses must abide by, there would be a revolution. Remember, to the hospitals the DOCTOR is the MONEY MAKER while the NURSE is the MONEY TAKER :angryfire. No wonder all the younger ...

""I am not a nurse yet, so probably shouldn't answer this, But I have volunteered and worked as an emt and at a hospital, so here is my $0.02. I don't mind kissing a little a$$, if it makes them more comfortable and helps them get better. I mean the ...

I have no clue as to what geographic area you plan on being a nurse, BUT even though there is a shortage, new grad jobs are hard to come by in certain areas of this country. Why dont you concentrate on GETTING a job, and let the salary take care o...

You had a great career in the auto industry and will bring a lifetime of experiences you earned when you become a nurse. Thankfully, nursing is a career where you can decide at ANY age to go for it. I did at 48 and have been in the field for 3 year...

I dont know how it works in NV. I moved from NY to Florida to attend nursing school. The school I attended verified that i was NCLEX eligible. I registered to take the test in Florida. At the time you register, you inform the test agency what sta...

I started my nursing career in Telemetry/Trauma and handling 6 patients was a chore, especially giving all meds and doing documentation. After 2 years of that i went ino Medical ICU. Granted it was just 2 patients, but they were the sickest of the ...

And i did fail to mention, that i documented all this in my nursing notes as to the events of this occurrence. Remember, if it isnt documented it wasnt done! And as one nurse later mentioned that people of Color have experienced blatent discriminat...

LilyBlue.... you could have gone to the supermarket and gotten that cheddar cheese and made that sandwich for the mother..... I'm being sarchastic! If this mother, who works in a doctors office and thinks she has all the credentials of an MD, was ...

All hospitals are beginning to have the 'touchy-feely' attitude that first we must respect the diversion of the patients and lets then talk about their medical care. At the first hospital i worked for after graduating nursing school with all the expe...

30?? Too Old?? I went back to an accelerated BSN-RN program at the age of 48, and relocated to another part of the country to do so. I laugh at those who say at 30.. is it too late? Its not your age thats going to hold you back, but your true desir...

I had a great career as a systems analyst until Sept 11, 2001. All the computer jobs went overseas where the threat of terrorists and cheaper labor prevailed. I had a masters in biology. After 2 years of floundering as a Real Estate paralegal, my ...