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I am a first year nurse on a busy med/surg floor. I have had a few families and sometimes a patient or two who were overall just a bit difficult to deal with but up until this week I've never experienced something so entirely frustrating. Over the la...

You can definitely get both (I hold two). Have your school license you in FL and then apply to IL after you get your FL license. You can always do the opposite too. But you have to get your license in one state before you can get it in all the rest. ...

Love my Skechers Shape Ups! No more foot pain :)

This is a question for all of you who have started nursing as a second career. 1. What was career #1? Administrative Assistant 2. Are you happier with nursing as a career than you were with career #1? Yes, generally I am much happier because I've...

I usually only work out on my days off. I figure I'm walking an awful lot on my days at work. I lift weights pretty heavy and I do some type of cardio on most days off. This, combined with healthy eating, makes it easier to stay in shape. I find that...

Your last line "I can't imagine how I can continue providing the same level of care to my patients when I will be responsible for twice as many" is a legitimate concern. I work at a facility that practices team nursing. Every once in a while I get a...

I was able to remain positive because I kept my old job throughout nursing school and until I found a nursing job that I wanted. I'm not sure how I would have remained positive otherwise, since bills would have been eating me alive. Maybe you can pic...

Graduated May, 2009. I sent out so many resumes and applied for so many jobs (at least 75) before I got a great job in a great hospital in October, 2009. This is in Ohio. Just keep trying. Perserverance is the only thing that will get you where you w...

I swear by the Skechers Shape Ups. I can't say enough about them now that I've been wearing them for almost four months. I was a new nurse in October and within the first month of work my feet were hurting so bad that it was affecting me both at work...

You're not alone. I am also a relatively new nurse (October, 2009). I have been lucky enough to have only one patient of mine who needed rapid response so far. No codes for my patients yet but last week I ran into a room of another nurse's patient wh...

My husband was lovely enough to buy me a flat band with diamonds specifically for work. I have my regular engagement ring and band (attached after we were married) and this other ring that I love and wear to work. http://www.heartsonfire.com/#/us/en...

I bought an itouch when I landed a job and I love the Davis Drug guide. I have several other applications from Skyskape as well but this is the one I utilize the most. I also love to have my calendar handy no matter where I am. I bring my itouch with...

I believe Casi is right. You'll want to be sure that you have access to NCLEX type questions for studying. Doing hundreds of questions prior to exams was how I learned to answer nursing school exam questions. The rationale is presented to you after y...

You are all so very right....thanks for helping me understand that I did what I could with what I had. Thank you even more for helping me to learn to think strategically if I run into this type of pathological individual or family in the future. I WI...

Thank you for your ideas. Number 6 and number 8 are especially helpful and I will implement them the next time I have a family like this! Clearly I need to learn to set limits with this type of family. I definitely maintain a professional relationshi...

Loan payments really do vary a great deal and there are many options. For instance, I too have a Stafford loan of 15,000 and instead of choosing to pay it back in equal payments I have opted for lower payments for the first two years and higher payme...

I loved Saunders during school and also to study for the NCLEX. I think it's an excellent text and I passed on the first try! Good luck to you.

Sadly I never had any luck with the 62 applications (resume with cover letter) I submitted online. It's just SO impersonal. It truly is still about who you know (it's always been this way with the world and it's why networking is sooooo important!)....

Agrippa, How would you rate a degree from a wonderful brick and mortar institution's online program? Many (if not most) of the great brick and mortar schools now offer online degrees as well. Their curriculum hasn't changed (except maybe the format)....

I just had to add that when I read the original post I thought for sure you were going to say that when the 15 year old wasn't home your cousin had to put the 8 year old in her car and take her to school with her. Now THAT would have been the only re...

To Peytonsmom, Yes, that's the class I graduated with! It really was intense but I'm so happy I hung in there. I made some great friends and have a great basis from which I'm currently growing. Best of luck to you in your journey at Mercy and beyond!...

Hello! I am a Michigan native but I've lived in Toledo for 15 years. I am a Mercy College of NW Ohio grad (May 2009) and I'm very happy I made the decision to go there. I attended partly because they offered a weekend and evening program and partly b...

Mercy is a fantastic school with a great reputation in the community. It was a VERY difficult program that many failed out of, but there was definitely support and caring if you wanted/needed it. I graduated with an ADN from Mercy in May 2009 and I a...

Well, I certainly understand your concerns about being overweight in nursing. It's really hard on your body if you're overweight and nursing is already tough on a person's body. I've only been about 40 pounds overweight and I used a very restricted d...