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Hi, I have recently signed up for the WCC/national alliance course, and plan on doing the preceptor route as I have very little wound care experience. I work as an RN and also previously worked as an LPTA (physical therapist assistant) I keep hearin...

Seghull, Did you think the all on-line program was a good one? Did you do all three courses? I am trying to decide between the all on-line course that you did, or the distance learning from Emory. It is so much more convenient to not have to take ...

Thank you, Margo. I don't know that I'm an expert in anything really. I do have one year experience in the ER and 3 1/2 years in ortho/trauma on the hospital floor. It has given me pretty good skills in terms of doing good assessments, taking into ...

Hi All, Other than going through Vicki or another course to get certification, what other qualifications might you need to succeed as a legal nurse consultant? Do you need to have critical care experience? Do you need to have many many years experi...

sirI, Thanks so much for your response.....I do appreciate it. I will check out some of the sticky posts. Thank you. :) em

Hi All, I have learned so much from reading posts from many different threads, and was hoping to get some guidance from experienced or new crc's out there. I recently started a position as a clinical research coordinator nurse at a hospital, and am m...

Are you a new RN grad now and applying for jobs? You can place them on your Resume under Internships.......I would not consider them work experience since you were still a student at the time. If you do decide to place them under work history, make v...

hi......at my hospital, 36 hours is full time.

I spose this may also be anti nurse.......but you might want to consider becoming a physical therapist. They work one on one with patients and they have so much autonomy. They aren't hitched up and bound to MD's. PT job satisfaction ratings are soo...

Hi, I'm thinking about going in to HH. Looks like to make the same money that I make now working three 12 hour shifts, I would need to have 21 visits per week. Is that average/doable?? Wondering how many visits you HomeHealthers do out there per week...

hey J, I thank you so much for your input. Was a wee bit worried I guess to give up the 'security 'of the hospital. But I'm soooooo unhappy there! It's grueling as it sounds like you know all about. Even just workin 3 shifts it's taking the life ou...

Toradol is contraindicated cuz it can increase bleeding...... I've read that research is not clear regarding the effectiveness of the CPM. You'd think it would certainly increase ROM, but research is not indicating that. The pillow under the knee no...

B, I wish you well in whatever you choose. There is a PT tech job that you could do while in school to do PTA. They are usually at outpatient orthopedic offices, where you help the PT's and PTAs with the flow of patients, and you get to learn a lot...

Are you trying to decide between becoming an RN vs a PTA? As a former PTA (trying to re-instate my license after being out of the field 5 years) and current RN......I would absolutely go for the PTA. It is much less stressful, and you are not pushing...

I do not reccommend that you go into nursing. It is a tough tough job. I am just a wee bit younger than you, and have been an RN about 1 year and 1/2 now. I know the first year or 2 are tough......but I'm ready to run screaming from this profession...

I wouldn't waste one more moment doing something you don't want to do!! Life is short. Like another person above on here said, if you don't think you like nursing now......you will be so so unhappy later. TRUST ME!!!! Go into rad if that is what y...

PTA?? I'm not exactly sure.....is that physical therapist assistant? Or....what? Sorry to not quite know!! Thanks

Hi all, I currently work in an ER, which I thought might be what I wanted, but turns out it isn't!! I also have always been very interested in wounds/wound care specialty. What unit do you think would be a good place to work to gain good experience...

To me it sounds like that nursing is not the thing for you. I have been an RN for a little over a year, and worked before as a physical therapist assistant. PT was much closer to holistic than nursing is, that's for sure. You'll be dolling out meds...

There are some units........like the ER, that offer 8 hour shifts......you could do 7-3...... or if you worked where they do self scheduling.......you can do your three 12 hour shifts that aren't on your meeting days and the weekends on you could do ...

Hi....one other thing you could try is called 'mono vision' using contact lenses. Not sure if you do or don't wear contacts. I've worn them for years for nearsightedness.....but as I'm forty sumpthin now.......I can no longer see up close with my c...

Unless you are really sure about wanting to work in the ER, I would go for med surg first. I graduated a year ago and took a fellowship in an ER.......it is a very difficult unit to start as a new grad......not exactly a safe environment when you're...

Thank you , pink........ Good luck in the ICU/CCU......you'll get good experience there. emm

Thanks so much for yoru response. If ER is what you want, then one day you will get there!! You have the exact PERFECT experience for it!! The thing for is mainly that I went there straight out of school........and I don't reccommend that at all!...

Hi..... I am a new nurse; graduated one year ago in May. I've been working in the emergency room as a nurse this past year. I'm wondering what experience you would reccommend for an RN to have before getting into home health. I am very interested in...