I'm another night-shifter who loves it. I'm not a nurse yet (current student), but work as a unit secretary at night. I love it for all the reasons cited above, and can't imagine ever working days. I...
Can someone tell me what is the normal procedure for discharging pts who were in the hospital for a mastectomy? I have a friend who bascially just had out-pt breast ca surgery. I was shocked, amazed,...
I so totally agree, Polly. I've seen this happen three times in my family alone. 1. My mom waited, I believe, for my wedding anniversary to pass, but also for the arrival of her older sister from 500...
Cree8ive1 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing
MJL -- I sure admire your persistence and your dedication to getting to the bottom of this. Administration and negative publicity be damned, indeed! You go, girl! Your patients are lucky to have you....
I guess it really does depend on the school. I've taken classes at a major university in the late 1980s, and classes at three CCs through the years since. The classes at the major state university...
Cree8ive1 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing
Okay, I'm not even a nurse yet, but my dad was in a nursing home before he passed away of complications from MS and it's sad that it has to come to this, but the facility he was in had like a "bank,"...
Hi again, lpjmmb! I work at Cooper and LOVE the hospital. I'm not a nurse yet, though (student), so I can't speak to pay rates, but I've been thoroughly impressed with everyone I've met there so far....
Hi, Lpjmmb! I live in south Jersey, too, and volunteered at CHOP for awhile. (I'm still a student.) There's no easy way to say it. The commute is brutal, and the time of day hardly has any effect on...
Oh, man. What an awesome thread. I just found it today, and there are hundreds of posts. I just spent like three hours reading the first 20 pages. Truly addictive! I'm not a nurse yet, and my stories...
Wow, great discussion! I'm sure it's talked about in other threads, but are you all applying to BSN programs? Or 2-year RN/associate's degree programs? I have a BA in English and after a lot of soul...