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I would say go to ot school.. There are no similiarities in being a nurse or an ot.. and I agree with the other posts. Spend time with your mother and then worry about school.

We have monthly pot lucks, warm fuzzy celebrations, always end meetings on a positive note, rather than on a negitive. We try to help the "doom and gloomers" maintain a more positive attitude by telling them that they are doing such a good job and we...

I like to watch House, but only for entertainment purposes. I tell my family that it is not like what really happens in real life. Greys Anatomy is too sappy for me...ER used to be entertaining when George Clooney was young in the early seasons. I h...

You are not stupid because you got this far. Forget what your mother said, and concentrate on what areas you need to brush up on. I work with nurses that took the test several times and they are excellent nurses and are advancing in their careers. ...

You will get used to the wonderful world of nursing. We all have days when nothing goes smoothly and are frustrated and then the next day will be better compared to what happened the day before. Hang in there, it will become easier for you. And re...

Absolutely everything needs to be documented from times to meds to patient response/no response to meds etc. I would document all I did in the code if the lead nurse isn't doing it. We have scribbled notes on paper towels, or arms where ever at tim...

At my facility we have to take turns floating to another unit if someone calls in and they can't find a replacement nurse. We get no orientation to the other floors and are expected to figure it out and ask questions. It can be very stressful.

It does get easier over the years, I still remember my first death and cares like it was yesterday! I agree with the other posts, treat the family and body with much respect and I also feel that the body is the shell of the person as the soul is gon...

Keep us updated on your mothers condition. I will keep you all in my thoughts. I know how difficult it is on you and your family. My mother is a terribly brittle diabetic, with dementia, osteoporosis with fractures, legal blindness and no appetite. ...

Is any of her lab work off? That can cause confusion, also a uti can cause delirium. Elderly get confused so quickly and it can be all kinds of things. It doesn't sound like dementia to me. The Tramadol can cause confusion also. She will need reha...

Dealing with demanding, uneducated family members can be more stressful than taking care of the sick loved one. And I love the ones that always throw in the words lawsuit, lawyer, calling a tv station etc to intimidate and throw the floor in an upro...

In time it will become easier when some jerk dr yells at you. It will continue to happen from time to time. I just let it roll off my back and continue to discuss what was the issue at the time very calmly and make eye contact. They have to know t...

Go for it!!! You can do it!!

Absolutely, wear support hose. I wear knee high Teds, wish I would have done it years ago! I wear socks over my Ted hose, so no one knows I have support hose on. Maybe if I would have worn these sooner I wouldn't have all the spider veins I have o...

At my facility our handbook states that floor nurses give 3 weeks notice and management give 4 weeks. There have been nurses give 2 weeks notice and then been told to go ahead and finish their shift and not to bother to come back, that their resigna...

I did primary care on a sub acute rehab floor for a year. It is very hard work. After a year management changed back to having cna's as they found it was too expensive to staff all nurses for 24 hrs a day. We were only to take care of 6 patients e...

Once, and I am also an "old schooler" with the 2 day paper and pencil test. I remember it had alot of nutrition questions.

Absolutely, hourly pay. My management salaried nursing friends all ***** about how much they end up making per hour after putting in 60 hr weeks every week.

I worked a yr of noc shifts. 2 12's and 2 8 hr. I never got adjusted to nocs no matter what I did. I felt like I was in a daze for a year. Hope it works out for you, I gave it a try but just couldn't hack the sleeping in the day. I tried the darkne...

In my facility the nurses do 12 hr shifts. 6a-6:30p and the nights do 6p to 6:30 am. The cna's do 8 hr shifts. Most all the nurses like the 12 hr shifts.

The facility I work at just implemented a dress code on Oct 1st. Nurses wear khaki pants, cna's ceil blue, housekeeping navy, dietary black, restorative grey, wound nurses pink, therapy green. We had absolutely no say in this, and was given no money ...

I remember the RN spilling mercury on the desk and these little beads of it rolling around everywhere. We had to gather up the mercury and then it all stayed together and she pushed it back into the bottle. I think she was putting the mercury in a ...

Make sure that your state doesn't require you to report to the board of nursing that you were terminated. Where I live you have to let the board know of a termination, regardless of the reasoning. Sounds like you can be glad to be gone. I had a f...

I voted in the election, but was surprized at the number of my co workers that said they have never voted. They all said the same thing, that it wouldn't make a difference if they did. I couldn't believe it.. so only 8% voting is probably accurate. ...

The unit secretary on our floor is very busy and a great help to the nurses. She faxes lab, make sures rooms are ready for admits, puts charts together, goes for supplies that nurses need, answers the phone and is such a valuable asset to our floor....