justjill

i'm currently in my third year of psych nursing on an inpatient community acute care facility. i've working in several other areas of nursing....but psych is very different for me than the other areas. nursing as a general profession is draining...b...

nurse midwives... i know this is not what this forum is for, but i'm getting desperate for some real advice. i love CNM's....i've actually been to hyden, ky to the frontier school....stayed in the dorms as a student studying cultural issues with rur...

hi, everyone! I need some advice. I'm getting ready to start working on my master's degree and right now i'm weighing the different options and programs. My ultimate goal is to teach. I love teaching...right now i'm a clinical instructor and teach...

hi, everyone! :) i was wondering if any of you wonderful nurses have dealt with any kind of ethical dilemmas during your career. i need to write a research paper for my ethics class and i'm having trouble deciding on a topic. so...do you have any s...

hi cheerful! :) i'm a proud hoosier, and i think indiana would be the best choice! yes, the winters can be kinda bad, but it makes for a beautiful christmas! and fun for sledding! are you looking for a big city atmosphere or smaller town? i'm from...

Right now i would have to say OR....i can not stand wearing a gown and mask and gloves....i always feel like i am going to pass out whenever i do clinicals in the OR.

hi michael! :) my advice would be to NOT work the 10-6 shift...i know from personal experience that it is terrible to sit through classes after working all night....once i sat down and stopped running around it seemed like my body just shut down and ...

i'd get checked for mono....especially if you are a student....i had mono my junior year and i had two big swollen lymph nodes-one on my neck and one in my arm pit area. good luck, prarie girl :)

good point, plato....i hate it when people make comments about nurses being "under" doctors or less than doctors....i consider nursing and doctoring to be totally different things these days...the focus of care is completely different

Plato....welcome, welcome, welcome! :) don't worry.....not everyone is back stabbing and cliquish....some people are just more bitter than others hope you enjoy it here....i know i have learned tons from the amazing nurses who post here!

...young nurses wear clothes that would make my head turn in a night club to work.... umm....i don't know where these "young nurses" you know work, but most of us wear scrubs...which are not flattering or even fitted! and no, cqc, i do not think th...

we didn't have a math pre-req, but we had a section of med math stuff that went along with sophomore level class (i'm in a bsn program). we had to pass a test with 100% after that section, and we had three times to pass. then, when peds clincals bega...

hey everyone :) i'm in critical care clinicals (icu, ccu, cru, and er) and i LOVE these clincals! we have quite a bit of autonomy now that we are seniors and we are also doing 12hr night shift clinicals (6-6). it is great to spend 24 hours with you...

boomer....i know the two males in my graduating class felt like they were treated differently than the female nursing students. i'm not really sure exactly what it was they felt was different, but i know they believe they were treated differently. i ...

hi! i'm a student, too, and i have heard that medsurg is a great are to start out in, especially if you want to get some experience under your belt. i know that every hospital is different when it comes to hiring new grads. some are very willing to ...

Where I work we often get comments about LPN's not being 'real nurses', especially by doctors. our joke around the nurses station is that LPN stands for 'little play nurse' and RN stands for 'real nurse'. but seriously, it is ridiculous. one of my f...

kim, i totally agree with you!! i'm doing my peds rotation now...and i know i was not meant to be a peds nurse!! :) i love kids, but i don't think i could handle sick kids every day. i understand how you are feeling....just hang in there! you'll b...

woo-hoo!!!!! only one more day until spring break!!! i can't believe it! i'm just going home to spend some time with folks and plan my wedding.... does anyone have any big plans for spring break?

hmm....doing pretty well myself.....i thought peds and ob would kick my booty, but i am doing okay!! i just got my peds test score back and i got a 96%.....yeah, i'm pretty sure that is about the highest test score i have EVER had in nursing school....

YAY!!!! that job sounds great, RNwannabeJEN!!!! working in the ER sounds like it will be a great experiance! good luck with orientation, and keep us posted on how the job is going!

nurseshell.....i live on campus and i can do a search on our library's website.....if you still need an article, just let me know and i can find you a full text one. :)

hi katie!!! welcome to allnurses!! my name is Jill, and i'm a junior in a BSN program....it's nice to meet you! good luck with school, i'm looking forward to getting to know you!

hmm...my favorite things.... :) laughing until my sides hurt piggy back rides waking up at 5 a.m. and realizing you don't have to be up for three hours Norah Jones, Rascal Flatts, Faith Hill, Martina McBride....anything country! KISSING!!!! staring...

hi sarah!! i have quite a few.....we used one for our dedication ceremony Nurse's Prayer Lord, please help me to bring Comfort where there is pain Courage where there is fear Hope where there is despair Acceptance when the end is near and A...

satori, i don't know what to tell you, but good luck with whatever you decide to do :)