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nursedora

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  1. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the majority of us have the same or similar consensus, that no matter what your age, there is a place for everyone in the nursing field. There are plenty of jobs, and there are pros and cons...

  2. Overweight Nurse?

    nursedora replied to MissKatie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, I agree, working in a hospital or Nursing home, as been my experience, you do get overwhelmed with holiday foods that are high fat, caloric, and oh so oooy and goooy tasty! It would be nice for...

  3. Overweight Nurse?

    nursedora replied to MissKatie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We all have given you advise based on our own personal experiences. Some of us "fatty's" have not had any bad experiences for the most part, some of us have. The bottom line is, if you are healthy,...

  4. Overweight Nurse?

    nursedora replied to MissKatie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm an overwieght nurse too. When I first started in the nursing field, I was just "a little bit" overwieght, and then as the years went by, working night shift, I packed on the pounds, to a top wt of...

  5. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Princessbride, most of us who are saying young nurses, those in their teens and twenty's, and the perils there of, are speaking from experience, and the perils we've actualy seen with teens who've...

  6. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I went to PN training, there was an age limit of 21 for the school I went to, is that the norm? I know since coming home, I see the CC in my area graduating kids as young as 18. I've worked under...

  7. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not disputing that grades don't matter. I'm speaking from experience. I do care about my academics, but, strugle to get B- or C's. Yet, when I put it all together with the hands on, it comes...

  8. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In all my years of nursing, I was never once asked for my grades on a job interview. However, my skills and bedside manner, and general clinical aspects of nursing were scrutinized under a microscope....

  9. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Honestly, I prefer to orient new older nurses, they tend to not be so "know it allish" They listen when you tell them tid bits of information, as oposed to, my experiences with, younger nurses, age...

  10. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm 52 years old, and am back in school, an online program, for my LPN to RN. So, age is only a number, I still have 20 some good years of work left in me. As far as the nursing shortage being a myth,...

  11. Excelsior Students- how often do you test?

    nursedora replied to 84ashley's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I recently started with the Excelsior program too. I've not taken my first exam yet. The nice thing about this program vs being in a traditional classroom setting, is the study at your own pace. And...

  12. I've been bullied all my life, and it continues...

    nursedora replied to asdjkl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok, here's my 2 cents worth, I've been around for a long time, I've seen a lot, and done a lot. And yes, I've been bullied and been told I've been the bully as well. One reply in particular was right,...

  13. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I don't recall doing any sort of suction via my mouth, however the contraption you describe is a collection container with low suction, via a Gomco, or wall suction. I do recall some older nurses...

  14. Just gave up a decent income to be a CNA

    nursedora replied to esunada's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    S.Braden, on your question to me about being an LPN first... Yes, I would recommend becoming an LPN and getting some good experience as an LPN first, this will give you a good basis to know what the...

  15. Just gave up a decent income to be a CNA

    nursedora replied to esunada's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    S.Braden, you asked for advise, ok, when you go back to school, realize you are 43, and have been out of school for a while, so you won't be that "straight A" student, be happy with passing. You will...

  16. Just gave up a decent income to be a CNA

    nursedora replied to esunada's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Pay isn't always the reason any of us do any aspect of nursing. Why did we get into the field in the first place? Rhetoricaly asking. I remember one of my instructors in my Practical Nursing class...

  17. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the older Doc's who had "bed side manners" are a dying breed, going to miss them. My mother is the one who actualy pointed out to me the change in the Dr's. when she was in the hospital a couple...

  18. How Did You Decide On Nursing as a Career?

    nursedora replied to BeanTrees's topic in General Students

    Most of us in Nursing knew we wanted to be a nurse way back when we were tiny tots. For me, it's no different, I wanted to be a nurse as long as I could remember, when my firends and I played "house"...

  19. Just gave up a decent income to be a CNA

    nursedora replied to esunada's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sometimes it's not the money, but the job that's important. Before you make that leap, and change from a job that pays $100+/shift, to go to a job that pays not even half that, make sure what your...

  20. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    In the area where I live and work, Dr's are "God" they come in to do "rounds" when they are ready, some Dr's come in dressed in their sport clothes, meaning one Dr is dressed in his Bike ridding...

  21. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Madwife2002, I'm curious/interested, can you give a discription of a typical shift at a facility in the UK? I'm from the US, and here, each state is different from the next in regard to what an LPN...

  22. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a few things pre velcro, such as the montgomery straps, and the B/P cuff ties, and actual shoe laces. Cool! I wasjust thumbing threw my "'20's Nursing text book" and the chapter on Bandages...

  23. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I think we stopped doing that when someone c/o it wasn't

  24. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I liked the Tubex metal contraptions! One thing from the past wish we still had, I hate the plastic ones, but with the needleless system do like that. In my beginings, we did the pull the cart into...

  25. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    My Mom used the peroxide in the ears too, and Q-Tips, OH NO! I still do! I clean my ears once a week just like Mom did when I was a kid! And my Dr. said my ear drums are intact. Mom used mecurichrome...