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llg PhD, RN

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  1. Nurse Educator vs Nurse Practitioner

    llg replied to Mareshah's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    In part, it depends on what type of educator you want to be. For example, few LPN instructors have doctorates. You don't need a doctorate to teach LPNs. A lot of Associate Degree programs do...

  2. Is 54 too old to get a doctorate degree?

    llg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I think Nurse Beth gave a great answer to this OP. It's not "too old" if this is something she really wants to do. However, in this case, the OP says she "doesn't know what she wants to do when...

  3. Retirement at what age, and how much $$ will you will need to retire "comfortably"?

    llg replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    After thinking about this a little more ... One thing that I find really matters to me is that I don't want to resign suddenly, because I am angry about something ... or because something goes wrong...

  4. Retirement at what age, and how much $$ will you will need to retire "comfortably"?

    llg replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    I am within a few years of retirement -- which means I am starting to think about it constantly. Every time I have a bad day, I want to retire NOW! But when I think it through, I stick with my plan...

  5. First new grad job: mixed feelings

    llg replied to KiwiCarol's topic in First Year After Licensure

    3 years is a long time to be unhappy. A lot of NICU's would hire you without requiring a contract that long. If it's a field you think you would like, look for a position that will not make you...

  6. When to leave?

    llg replied to Smiley72's topic in Nursing Career

    I answered "a year after your start date" -- but I don't think it is quite that straightforward. I think anyone in a position of hiring will see that you "gave it the requisite 1 year and then left"...

  7. RN to patient ratio in Pediatrics?

    llg replied to Lemon Bars's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    At the children's hospital where I work, the nurse/patient ratios are usually .... General med/surg units = 1:3 or 1:4 or 1:5 depending on the particulars of the assignment and whether a Nursing...

  8. Thinking about going back to school. Thoughts?

    llg replied to Dd04321's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Delay a little. You haven't even been in the same job for a full year yet! You've had 2 jobs over the past year. Also, while you are "leaning" in a certain career direction, you...

  9. I don't take anything seriously outside of work.

    llg replied to Imnewhere2018's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also think that such feelings are common. Sometimes, I find myself faking concern with my friends/family while inside I am thinking, "Why are they so upset? This is no big

  10. 5 rights of patient medication administration, when you're self medicating

    llg replied to brownbook's topic in Nursing Humor

    Years ago, I got my wisdom teeth removed 1 at a time -- over 4 appointments. After the first one, the oral surgeon handled me the bottle of pain meds and (I swear) said "Take 1 every 4 hours."...

  11. 6 months in and not sure if this is what I should be doing

    llg replied to shalu93's topic in Nursing Career

    What you describe sounds perfectly normal to me. You're in a tough situation, still adjusting to a new career, not having a lot of social support nearby, etc. You say you "like what you do."...

  12. Going back to school...but idk what for?

    llg replied to Egesse's topic in Nursing Career

    People who are burned out ... and/or who burned out early in their careers ... do not generally make the best teachers. The people who make the best teachers are the nurses who thrived as a staff...

  13. Decision Fatigue-the Struggle is Real

    llg replied to Maureen Bonatch MSN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't often read the articles posted here ... and almost never comment on them. But I am now -- because I think this is an important topic very relevant to many of us nurses. It certainly is an...

  14. Taking out a loan to pay for childcare during nursing school?

    llg replied to LavenderDream's topic in General Students

    What is your relationship with the father? Are you married? Perhaps he can increase his income by picking up some extra work -- starting now to save up the money for when you will need it. Or...

  15. As a PA, how can I be better for the nurses in the ER?

    llg replied to Warningsign's topic in Emergency

    It sounds to me as if the problem is that you and the nurses aren't "playing on the same team." Each "side" needs to move closer to the other and understand each other's perspective -- and work...

  16. Survey Monkey Employer Surveys.

    llg replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I've done a qualitative research on Survey Monkey -- asked open-ended questions and analyzed the responses as text. It was VERY difficult and took forever. Survey Monkey doesn't have great tools...

  17. Disorderly conduct charge

    llg replied to baileej16's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If it shows up on a criminal background check, you may be required to submit copies of the court record of the case. So, any lie will be discovered. As painful as the truth may be for you to...

  18. MSN/FNP or MSN/Ed?

    llg replied to Wonky215's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There is a major faculty shortage -- and it is expected to continue for quite a while. So if you really want to work for a school of nursing and teach, there should be a fair number of opportunities...

  19. Licensed practical..what?

    llg replied to nursienurse18's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Exactly. No matter what level of education you have or get, there will always be some people who have more ... or who have accomplished more in their careers than you have. And there will always...

  20. Nursing Schools declined 56,000 qualified applicants in 2017

    llg replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    I'm also skeptical about the numbers who are supposedly "turned away." I suspect that some of those people applied to multiple schools and got accepted somewhere else. If all the researchers are...

  21. Loss of all personal freedom.

    llg replied to Runnerlives's topic in General Nursing

    No, I never said that. You are extrapolating my words to an extreme point of exaggeration. Not all of the employer's standards need to be directly related to the patients' immediate safety -- and...

  22. Loss of all personal freedom.

    llg replied to Runnerlives's topic in General Nursing

    For some jobs, such limitations are reasonable. For example -- the job of playing a Disney princess at one of their theme parks. An old fat guy (or old fat woman like me) needs to accept the fact...

  23. Loss of all personal freedom.

    llg replied to Runnerlives's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate your approach to this discussion. It's a complicated issue and there are many aspects of the topic that are not clear cut. I don't totally disagree with you. Employees' behavior...

  24. Loss of all personal freedom.

    llg replied to Runnerlives's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to "like" this post a million times -- but that's not possible. So I am quoting it and saying that I think it is perhaps the best post I have ever read. Thank

  25. Loss of all personal freedom.

    llg replied to Runnerlives's topic in General Nursing

    We don't sacrifice "all personal freedom" when we enter health care. We voluntarily choose to enter a profession in which we are responsible for other people's lives -- knowing that there will be...