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I'd do the RN. Of course, that's pretty obvious since I am in the middle of my RN program right now. However, I know a few people in my program who dropped out of other allied health fields to become RNs. Most seemed to complain about the limited...

I'm not saying this is great, but it's not the end of the world either. I have always felt that as a healthcare worker that I needed to set a positive example. I'd feel like a moron telling someone they needed to quit smoking and then running outsi...

That would really suck if it were part of the package! I know a lot of people refuse us in clinicals, and some are totally happy having 10 students watching/performing just about anything. I know I wouldn't want to cause a pregnant mother any more...

Yes, they can/do perform surgery. They have the same amount of education as an MD (4 yrs undergrad, 4 yrs medical school + specialty), they have some extra training in the musculoskeletal system... I believe more DOs choose family practice when comp...

I think it's interesting that everyone who posted that they do not support PAS didn't give any reasons as to why that is the case. It would be interesting to hear the reasons you feel that way. I do support PAS in the controlled manner others have m...

That's YOUR opinion though, and though all those things are probably true, what most people are going to see is the hair and at the very least make a snap judgement about it. I think piercings and different hair has become much more accepted, but as...

I'd dress like a pirate... On second thought... it IS psych

Isn't that the truth! It's like they decide that everything that was just fine before they made that much money suddenly isn't enough. :trout: I have a friend who's now making over 125k... what does he do? Buys a brand new wakeboarding boat, a hou...

You should be making more than most people in the country. Median household income is somewhere between 45-50k (I think) and average RN salary is just under 60k. So if you manage your money right you shouldn't have too much trouble having a decent ...

All good advice... I think the last part of number 4 is a little much though. You'll find out pretty quick how much time you have to put in to being successful in nursing school. Everyone needs balance in their lives, I think it's totally neccessar...

I was actually wondering about this today... not so much if you could work as both, but how some CRNA's might miss bedside nursing. I don't think there is anything wrong with it, I mean, if you are allowed to do it (work as both) and you want to do ...

Definitely agree with that. You don't have to be wonderful at chemistry, but it will most likely help you to have the general knowledge... same with all the other sciences. I got a 4.0 in every science and math course I took. Still, I know how yo...

CONGRATS! I am just finishing my first quarter (out of 7) and I can only imagine what that must feel like... this one flew by... hope the others do as well. Enjoy the well deserved R&R!

We are allowed to become LPN's after 4 quarters. I think it's great... and instructors have been supportive of it, also have met some students further along in the program who work as LPN's in LTC (major hospitals here did away with LPNs a few years...

I was just thinking that it sounds kinda like my father who has an arrhythmia. He is still active (working 60+ hrs/wk), but some days he is extremely tired, and many times if he sits down he'll fall asleep after about 2 minutes. Sure it could be o...

I was just replying to this comment, I have honestly yet to see a nurse that charts everything right after they do it. In my experience as a NAC and now a nursing student I have seen how crazy it gets. It wasn't my intention to sound judgemental. ...

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org Says they require at least a 6 month time obligation... w/ preference for those with 9-12 months.

Our instructors have consistently encouraged us to chart as we go. Like someone said, if it's not in the chart, it never happened. This has been stressed to us a lot in school. Also, delegating vitals to aides is actually in our textbooks... works...

I'm finishing first quarter of my clinical in long term care right now. I haven't lifted a single person without mechanical lift, and even w/ that all the facilities require that you use 2 people. You'll see some NACs in a hurry that feel the need ...

Congrats on getting in! I guess I can understand your frustration, but on the other had it's just good that you're in. Very likely the reason your school lowered the standards to fill spots is because many people probably don't want to pay to go t...

Just doing a quick search it says the average national RN salary is just under 60k. Of course that is going to be higher or lower in some areas just like everything else. While there may not be a noticeable increase in pay between an 2yr and 4yr d...

I really wouldn't recommend getting a cheap one. I guess if you constantly lose them it might be a requirement. Otherwise as a student I think it can be hard enough to know what you are listening for, you don't need your stethescope making it even ...

Worst experience? I broke my wrist when I was 8yrs old and fell off a horse. It was a pretty clean break. Still, I ended up in the hospital for 3 days! I was actually so drugged that I didn't wake up enough to eat until the third day. My father...

I don't feel that requiring RN's to pursue more education is empowering. If someone chooses to pursue higher education then they are empowering themselves... but someone else forcing them to do it isn't quite the same thing. Considering how much I...

My RN program is 7 quarters of clinicals, but after the first 4 you can get your LPN and work doing that until you finish. We actually run into some of the 2nd year students at work when we are doing our clinical. Either way, I'd definitely say do...