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  1. Can bipolar disorder get in the way of recieving lnursing licensure?

    olderthandirt replied to sironside's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    What meds are you on that have kept you from having an episode in 19 years? Cripes, I cycle sometimes several times during a day. Mostly my episodes last several weeks and I am NEVER completely

  2. Pt dies on BSC today

    olderthandirt replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    my story was my first patient to die. i had had a full year of training at a community college and was working as an aide during the summer. i worked the 11-7 shift. when i got to work a patient had...

  3. How Did a BSN Help Your Career (Or Not)

    olderthandirt replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Many states are now requiring a BSN to work as a nurse. NY is considering this. They will give current RN's 10 years to complete the 4 year

  4. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    olderthandirt replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's the same as with guns, guns don't kill people, people kill people. Drug addicts create drug addicts. My doctor will only give me Darvocet for my chronic pain. I have herniated discs,...

  5. how do i max my income as new grad

    olderthandirt replied to focker-male nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Private duty pays mega bucks especially in coastal areas. I live in NY and in the big cities you can make $75/$100 per

  6. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    olderthandirt replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    You might want to think about specializing in an area that interests you. I just got my MHA, online from the University of Phoenix whikch is rated with Columbia....it's a

  7. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    olderthandirt replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    I was 17, which in 1963 was way to young to start. I am 61 now and just finished my Master's in Health Administration and will be starting one in Securities and Justice this

  8. Lowest of the Low

    olderthandirt replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Have you wondered why they sent you to be charge nurse? Maybe because they can't find anyone to cover that floor and needed to put a raw nurse there. Cripes, what a position to be in. On one hand, you...

  9. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    olderthandirt replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    Many states are now requiring RN's to have a four year degree. My state, NY is just about to pass that law. If you are already an RN, then you are allowed 10 years in which to get that four year...

  10. I didn't know this actually happened

    olderthandirt replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where does it say in the Hippocratic Oath that we as medical personal should judge and comment about patient's decisions? So lets look at this, one item at a time: 1. In this particular patient's...

  11. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    olderthandirt replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I kind of wonder if she (DON) has an ulterior

  12. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    olderthandirt replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Playing the devil's advocate: It would be difficult knowing that a person is dying from kidney failure especially family, but imagine getting that kidney which came from a "high risk" person and then...

  13. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    olderthandirt replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    I just received my Master's in Health Administration last week. I will be 61 next month. I was talking to the college about maybe going on to get my Doctorate. They told me that they had a 84 yr. old...

  14. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    olderthandirt replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    I just received my Master's in Health Administration last week. I will be 61 next month. I was talking to the college about maybe going on to get my Doctorate. They told me that they had a 84 yr. old...

  15. "Male Problems" while nursing female

    olderthandirt replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    earle58 said " i am just learning through this thread, that erections occur w/o any notable stimulators or rather, r/t nothing "remotely suggestive". so while i do feel for you guys (:) ), it has been...

  16. RN school and tattoos?

    olderthandirt replied to DirtRoads's topic in General Nursing

    My suggestion would be to pick your battles and do not piss off your professor. It does make a difference with them, so even if it seems unfair at the moment, does it really mean that much to you?...

  17. LPN'S Supervising RNs'? How would you feel?

    olderthandirt replied to cowgirl4u's topic in General Nursing

    The director of the LPN class that I was in, whom had just came from teaching doctors in Africa said, "there are certain things all nurses need to know to work in a hospital, regardless of what...

  18. RN school and tattoos?

    olderthandirt replied to DirtRoads's topic in General Nursing

    The tattoo that I thought was hysterical was ON an old womans chest. It said "DO NOT RESUSCITATE". I saw the picture, she's not taking any

  19. "Male Problems" while nursing female

    olderthandirt replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am counting down to my MHA......18 days and 29 minutes.or 423 hours and 26 minutes (see how time

  20. LPN'S Supervising RNs'? How would you feel?

    olderthandirt replied to cowgirl4u's topic in General Nursing

    All of the examples you site, in theory sound correct, BUT it is not ILLEGAL. With the legal staff at hospitals, do you think they would make that kind of mistake? Is she actually in direction of the...

  21. Night shift naps

    olderthandirt replied to NiteRocker's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I worked nights, we all took our turn at napping. With two breaks and dinner, we had an hour. We covered for each other and we slept in the nurses bathtub, very comfortable and they knew where we...

  22. traumatized by vermin

    olderthandirt replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

    This works, I swear. I actually bought these for mice, I had so many that I nhad names for them. They would set inside the burner with their heads out and their front feet up on the pan and watch me...

  23. "Smart cards" coming soon to a hospital near you

    olderthandirt replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    I carry a paper with me listing all meds that I take, allergies, hospitalizations, and medical history. All my friends know where to find it in my purse. Somehow, I just do not trust the swipe card...