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Thank you for sharing! This is what I am talking about. It goes on everyday. Nurses are abused and it has to stop.

Confidence? You have a calling. It obvious. Look at what you have accomplished thus far. It's not easy being a single mother. Going to work. Going to school. And being "Mommy". Your strength lyes in your childs eyes. You are a terrific role m...

Thanks Victoria. We were childhood friends. Grew up on the same street. It caused a rift between all of us. It has been 18 years since I had to make that difficult choice. And its around Christmastime that I think of her. She runs a health club...

Taking online classes enables flexibility in your scedule. But you have to be steadfast and make yourself work when it is time to study. And the course work can be much more demanding than if you were just sitting in class. It depends on what kind...

I can understand what you must be going thru. It is a tough decision. You do give up your life while in nursing school. At least, I did. You have to be 100% committed to prosper in anything you do to advance yourself career wise. Nursing school ...

Yes, this is an old post. But workplace violence occurs to nurses everyday. And not much is done about it. I worked with this MD, who was having a difficult time with a procedure. So he flung an IV syringes across the room in anger. It almost hi...

When my kids were little school nursing prn was good for me. I was able to keep an eye on them and be there to pick them up and drop them off, etc. The pay was terrible. The respect was also terrible. But I suppose you have to take the good with ...

I heard JHU is the best. It may cost more, but in the end it maybe worth it.

I once had a friend who was bulemic. Most of our "group" of friends knew about it, yet never did anything about it. To this day, I sort of feel bad about 'ratting' her out to her family once she confided in me. She doesn't speak to me to this very...

Rica, Hope you are feeling better. It is probably related to the GERD. I had the same problem years ago. I would go to work with a lump in my throat because I hated it so much. The stress wasn't worth it. Once I left that position, the symptom...

In my situation, I called the police. I made a statement, I tried to press charges. I tried seeking legal representation. Nothing was done. The patient assaulted me. He was a known sex offender. They sent two of us, anyway to his home for a hom...

Plus, working prn you don't have to deal with all of the **** that goes on a daily basis. Nurses can be pure evil people. With prn, you do your shift, work your tail off and say goodbye till next time. You don't have to deal with all of the attitu...

Why are you people jumping all over my case? Why can't you be civil? I made a err and omitted "general", excuse me. That is the problem with nurses most of us are so busy to jump down someone's throat for a comment or an opinion. I don't need to ...

I don't think we have received the whole picture of the incident. Because if she wasn't given a local, wasn't given pain medication in any manner, than it would be a reportable incident.

My best experience at being a nurse, it's hard to pick just one. I suppose when an elderly patient during his last breath called me his angel. He thanked me for helping him through it. I simply cried my eyes out after that one. My worst experience...

I believe you are all right here. There is no nursing shortage. There are plenty of nurses. There aren't plenty of nurses willing to work on a short staffed unit. I agree with mandated staffing terms placed upon all hospitals. Nursing services s...

Most mothers that I have come in contact with are pretty good with their children. I believe it is important to note that if you feel the mother is going to be irrational or inflict fear into the child, it might be best to ask the mother to step asi...

I can tell you that I tried apheresis. I didn't mind the learning aspect of it. What bothered me was my preceptor. He didn't eat the whole 12 hour shift. He expected me to go all day without a break to eat. Honestly, I couldn't handle not eating...

If the anethesiologist is not available- we wait until one is. Never has an MD delivered a baby in our facility that I know of without them. It increases the OB MD's responsibility if something occurs. Most MD's aren't going to risk delivering a ...

Anesthsia isn't used normally during C-section. Only if the epidural doesn't work and the patient continues to experience pain. At least in our facility. The patient even walks into the OR, receives a dose of pain medication thru her epidural line...

I suppose working as a new grad and prn will be a challenge, no matter where you would work. It would only be beneficial if you were allowed an adequate training period. But I have never worked in LTC. And when I was an LPN we worked the same as R...

At almost 44 yrs and after reading your posts about this topic, I have to agree with you. In the 80's most people came to the "party" that had the cocaine and alcohol. In the 90's it was basically the same, just more drugs like crack and ecstasy. ...

Hi, my girlfriend Carol took the Regents classes online. She was previously a teacher, but wanted to become a nurse. It took her two years and then she was a nurse, with an ASN. I think it is a more practical way of affording college, especially i...

Is there any type of treatment that can irradicate a certain gene that one has genetically been predisposed to ?

Catwoman! You cracked me up with the photo of Hannah! LOL And yes! This post was from 2004. Sorry. I just had to reply after so much time. I was wondering about her. I am glad things were resolved for her and that her school backed her up as w...