Hope21

Hope21

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  1. Not Sure About Nursing

    Have you shadowed both jobs to see what the day to day life is like? If not, I would recommend doing that for some
  2. How do you know nursing is the career for you ?

    Hi, There are a lot of options with a nursing degree like you mentioned- maybe mental health/psych nursing would be something you would be interested in? However, if you don’t enjoy nursing and...
  3. Good luck!
  4. I would look and see what the other programs you are interested in require as well to make sure you are taking the correct Chemistry class and any other required
  5. Arguing Over a Patient Assignment

    So the other unit is getting both the difficult male patient and the time-consuming female
  6. Good luck! You can do this! I don’t have any specific tips but make sure you know what each nursing school you’re applying to requires and what they’re looking for, and staying on top of any...
  7. Why can’t the staff nurses do some of those things? It seems like admissions, discharges, provider visits, wound rounds, reviewing orders, and addressing some complaints are all things that can be...
  8. Arguing Over a Patient Assignment

    Why is the solution of only having two people move rooms that you had mentioned in an earlier post not an option? Is one of those two residents refusing to
  9. What is absolutely critical in terms of covering all of those patients? Can your managers help, if they can’t find anyone else to
  10. Arguing Over a Patient Assignment

    Does your facility have someone who is in charge of doing room assignments? While I’m just a student, it seems odd to me that you and your colleague are playing musical rooms with patients. Is this...
  11. Arguing Over a Patient Assignment

    I am confused on why 5 room changes need to be made for this one resident- this doesn’t seem like a viable solution, especially if there’s the option for only 2 room changes. Is your facility...
  12. 4 yr program vs community college

    How would you pay for the 4 year school? If you don’t have a way to pay $16k, then that’s not really an
  13. How to Successfully Advocate for Better Staffing

    This doesn’t sound like good management if they are refusing your requests for help and not making the staff they do have show up and do their jobs. I would look for a different place. While you...
  14. How to Successfully Advocate for Better Staffing

    I’m curious- what were the reasons admin gave for why they can’t hire more help or transfer patients? Are these the same people that are allowing a nurse manager to constantly be absent from her
  15. PLEASE HELP

    There may be a class at a community college that would help you in preparing for the TEAS, so I would look into that. I would also look into the conditions of tuition assistance- is it certain...