NurseKittyAtlanta

There were several students in my nursing class (RN) that successfully worked full-time and cared for children while attending school. However, they had to arrange their work schedule around all classes, clinicals, and other responsibilities. (Of cou...

I was making $36.25 in Atlanta ... and was offered $19.40 upon moving to NC. The strange thing is the cost of living is NOT at all lower in NC, in fact we had to spend over $60K MORE to buy a house equal in size to the one we had in Atlanta. From wha...

I went to Vance-Granville, where there is no "waiting list" either. The selection process is based on merit. I applied and was accepted for the very next term. A word of advice - make sure you have all of your requirements out of the way (required co...

For two-year programs, check out Wake Tech in Raleigh (www.waketech.edu), Vance-Granville north of Raleigh in Henderson (www.vgcc.edu), and Watts School of Nursing in Durham. For four-year programs, check out UNC-Chapel Hill, NC Central, and Duke Uni...

If you go to the program's website: http://ecpi.edu/academics/prg.cfm?pk=22 you can fill out a form to request an information packet to be sent to your home.

Congratulations on returning to the profession!! I have worked with several returning RNs, most were returning after 17-20 years and worked with me on Med-Surg though some floated to other units. Many hospitals offer a returning-RN preceptorship to e...

Cary is a very nice city. It is continually ranked among the top safest cities in the US. Real estate is a bit high and traffic can get pretty bad, but schools are good and there is plenty of shopping and things to do nearby. There is also a regional...

Well, maybe things have changed since last year when you visited. I was only speaking of my recent experience with HR (yesterday). Also, if you were a nursing student at the time then you would have been recruited for the new grad program, which is v...

I recently relocated to Wilmington from Atlanta. I previously lived in NC for 10 years. Wilmington is a beautiful area; however, it is also the most expensive city in the entire state, and has quite a high crime rate as well. Real estate has skyrocke...

We have some very lazy techs on our unit. Yesterday I "discovered" just what this one tech was doing with all the dirty linen ... she was tossing it in patients' bathtubs and closing the shower curtain in an attempt to hide it! This was going on for ...

If you don't want to write on the tubing directly, wrap a piece of tape around the tubing and write on the tape. That way you won't damage your stethoscope and you can always take the tape off if you later decide you want to have your name engraved. ...

I've been hired on the spot before. I walked in to the hospital to fill out an application, and before I knew it I was sitting in front of the hiring manager having an interview. It was going really well, and she said that she would call me later in ...

What this person is asking makes no sense to me. She has already completed two years of the BSN program. It is unlikely that her credits will transfer to an ADN program, and so therefore she'd have to go through a two-year program to get her ADN. Tha...

While I agree with you that it is uncomfortable having personal information readily available to anyone who searches for it, I feel that even if the law is changed there it would still be just as easy for someone to track you down using other methods...

Where is one supposed to go within the above website to make a request? I was not able to find a link for what you are describing.

As long as the BON insists on posting personal information for all to see, why not do what I did? Get a PO Box from your local post office, and list that as your address on the BON website. It cost me around $40 per year for a small box. When I type ...

I agree that it is generally not a problem asking a question for a friend and family member. But when the issue at hand involves one's own nursing license, shouldn't one take a more active role in the situation rather than relying on advice from stra...

Some (NOT all) of the CNAs I've worked with couldn't care less and have such bad attitudes it almost isn't worth trying to teach them about handwashing, infection control, etc. I teach all of my patients the importance of handwashing (hey, it's our j...

In the ER where I precepted, the nurses drew ALL their own labs and did ALL their own IVs. Considering labs were drawn on almost every patient in the ER, they really had their hands full. A phlebotomy course would be extremely useful if you want to w...

From my personal experience, an armed guard was always stationed at the nurses' station. And nurses were always accompanied by a guard when performing treatments and walking the halls. For treatments, the guard removed the inmate from their cell in h...

I did my psych training in a federal prison. At first I was terrified about the idea. But surprisingly I ended up really enjoying it. Overall, the nurses were great to work with, and were more helpful with answering questions than other facilities I'...

If you really want to become a nurse, you should go for it. Listen to your heart ... not to what others are telling you. An important part of nursing is self-discovery, learning about yourself and your feelings, and how to effectively handle situatio...

I didn't like the "no nails" rule either at first, but it is really so much easier to have short, unpolished nails when working in the hospital setting. Much easier to keep clean, no worries about chipped nail polish/accidentally scratching someone, ...

In my local area, I see job postings for telephone triage nurses all the time, as well as nurses who work for insurance companies and other settings where they would be sitting down. Also, how about a school nurse? Just a couple ideas. I hope you fin...

Just curious ... why isn't "your friend" the one posting these messages? It seems to me like she is the one who should be asking these questions directly, as this issue affects her as a professional and really has nothing to do with you. Just wonderi...