I've been teaching PN students for the past three years and I'm very proud of the graduates and what they've been able to accomplish after just a year in school. We have an 87% pass rate on the...
In my experience as a nursing instructor I've found that the flunk-out rate among students who worked full time was very high. Every semester we warned students not to try to work full-time and go to...
Jeffthenurse replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room
Shodobe, I'm neither a used car salesman nor a sales rep, I'm a Master's prepared RN with many years of staff, management, education, and home care experience who happens to have a radio show on a...
Jeffthenurse replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room
No, I'm not trolling for anything. I've had this feeling about OR nurses for a long time and this site and Beth's article gave me an opportunity to voice my opinion. I'd rather see an educated,...
Jeffthenurse replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room
I have been practicing nursing for over 33 years as a staff nurse, nursing supervisor, nurse manager, educator, preceptor for new nurses and/or students, clinical instructor, and health care sales...
Jeffthenurse replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room
Thank you for a well written, informative, thorough article. I still feel however, that OR nurses are overqualified for the position. Any nurse would be overqualified. The patients are only in the OR...
You're talking about the CRNA Boards? Couldn't you take another course in another school and then retake the boards? Are your courses applicable to a Nurse Practitioner program? Do you have trouble...
Jeffthenurse replied to joesgirllvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
I worked for ATC several years ago and I thought they were a good company. They sent me to clinics, doctors' offices, insurance companies, and other alternative (non-hospital) settings because that's...
Jeffthenurse replied to naijanurse's topic in General Nursing
Take care of yourself first! How could you work a 12 hour shift if you were in pain? Make it up to your manager by working an extra weekend or by working the next two holidays. You're a...
I've been hurt on the job before and reported any injury that caused continuous pain. If I was able to take two advils or tylenols in order to continue my shift and the pain went away, then I...
Jeffthenurse replied to nautica843's topic in General Nursing
I flunked Fundamentals of Nursing, took a semester off and worked as a nurses' aide, then returned to school and earned my BSN. Later I earned an MN (Master of Nursing). Take a few deep breaths, then...
Jeffthenurse replied to medlaw's topic in Men in Nursing
I think the reason that it can be difficult to work with some women these days is because of all the sexual abuse they had to put up with for so long. I'm careful now about the jokes I tell but I...
I had two friends who worked there several years ago, one male and one female. There's no freedom of religion; if you're Jewish, they won't let you in the country. A female nurse won't have the same...