I attended Galen for my LPN and the 1st RN class. I loved it. The work was very difficult, but the classes small, the teachers very approachable. Yes it was very expensive, but I paid for it without any loans or grants. I got the 1st job I applied fo...
Verna127 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric
I think it is fairly common in long term care to give a brand new nurse about 1 week or less orientation and then leave them in charge of up to 40 residents. It can take several months to feel completely comfortable with your new position. Until then...
I live in St. Petersburg, FL. We have 9 hospitals and 32 nursing homes here plus other facilities so plenty of places for nurses to work. We are right next to Tampa, just a bridge separating us. Tampa also has a few hospitals. We are between the Gulf...
Could the administration send out a memo to all the nurses reminding them about the particular rule and what the consequences will be for disregarding the rule. Have all the nurses sign and date a paper that they have been informed about that rule. T...
Talk to your school counselor and financial aide advisor. Perhaps work as a CNA on the weekends for a company that offers tuition re embursement or work some nights at a nursing home. Apply to work net, the Salvation Army, women's shelters, homeless ...
I became a RN at 52 years of age. Its never too late to learn something new. Where will you be by the time you would have finished school, still dreaming about becoming a nurse. go for it, good luck. [email protected]
Verna127 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing
I herniated a disc lifting a patient and had surgery 1 year and 4 months ago, a partial lumbar discectomy. Before the surgery I could not work I was flat on my back for 1 month. I could not sit, stand or walk without excrutiating pain from sciatica. ...