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llg PhD, RN

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  1. How do you do it?

    llg replied to KStudentNurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing is to learn how to use time off well. Make sure you are using your vacation time -- and not just saving it up for "some day." You need breaks to keep your sanity. Also be sure to...

  2. MSN versus DNP versus pHD

    llg replied to crmathew's topic in General Nursing

    One thing concerns me is that you say you want to teach peds ... but yet you work in a NICU. Those are 2 different specialties. Before you go back to school for any degree and try to focus on...

  3. Question for NM's/ Mother baby nurses

    llg replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    Unless it is appropriately researched/tested/approved, etc. smart people wills avoid giving it out to patients. If something were to go wrong and someone got hurt, the legal liability would be too...

  4. Why are so many nurses against unions?

    llg replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I have always been "on the fence about nurses and unionization." My personal preference is to work for an employer that treats its staff well enough so that a union is not needed. I have seen...

  5. Nurses leaving the field?

    llg replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the people I have seen who leave nursing in the middle of the lives came back to nursing after a while. They found that the grass wasn't as green elsewhere as they thought. Most of the...

  6. How do you track CEs?

    llg replied to Curious on Nursing's topic in General Nursing

    I keep the hard copies in a folder in a file drawer -- old fashioned -- but cheap and easy. And it means I preserve the hard copies in case I ever get audited and need proof of attendance. My...

  7. do you gain or lose weight while working

    llg replied to Valsabatini's topic in General Nursing

    I gain when I work because I eat a more junk there. At home, I eat healthier, get more exercise, and better

  8. Why does this feel like a break-up?

    llg replied to love&loss's topic in General Nursing

    While I agree with you reasoning about the situation, Libby ... I would probably make a different decision than you seem to imply. I would take the new position BECAUSE her current one is...

  9. The every year Snow thread

    llg replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I applaud all of you who are planning ahead. It's so frustrating when co-workers make no plans and then become "no shows" -- dumping the burden of taking care of the patients onto their colleagues....

  10. Student Loan Debt

    llg replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

    There is certainly no guarantee that a school that is prestigious overall will have a good nursing program -- but some nursing programs actually are better than others -- and some of those better...

  11. Student Loan Debt

    llg replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

    The huge loans are becoming MORE common ... but they are not yet common. I just read a statistic (from a reliable source, but I can't remember the citation) that the average debt is around $35K....

  12. The sloppy image of nurses today

    llg replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yeah ... that line made me go

  13. Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    llg replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    As a whipped cream lover, that was my first thought.

  14. Fitness Nursing

    llg replied to pedsnurse112's topic in General Nursing

    We have a Nurse Practitioner who runs our employee wellness

  15. 3 on, 4 off vs 6 on, 8 off

    llg replied to sjalv's topic in General Nursing

    Most people don't get that much sleep in between 12's. Your situation sounds a bit better than that of most people. Research shows that people working those kinds of hours tend to make more...

  16. Questions and feelings on nursing

    llg replied to jenna1394's topic in General Nursing

    The type of job you seem to want (8 hours, no holidays, weekends, etc.) do exist in nursing. However, there is a lot of competition for those jobs and it is rare that a new graduate gets such a job....

  17. 3 on, 4 off vs 6 on, 8 off

    llg replied to sjalv's topic in General Nursing

    Assuming they are 10 or 12 hours shifts ... I believe that by the time you get to your 4th shift on, your professional performance will suffer -- as well as you general well-being as a person. If...

  18. Mother whispered this to her child after injury...

    llg replied to smilenursesmile's topic in Nurses Rock

    I don't like it. I am a woman who has been a feminist for over 40 years and I am VERY pro-nursing. But I never like to try to elevate myself, other women, or nursing by putting other people down....

  19. Nursing Peer Review Board Information Wanted

    llg replied to staceyp413's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm... if it were my care being evaluated (as to whether or not I followed policy properly), I'd be frightened. But good luck with your project. I hope some people who have worked with such a board...

  20. Capstone Ideas

    llg replied to JudithMonpas's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I suggest you pick a couple of possible topics that interest you. Then go to the library (or to your school's online library) and do a quickie search of key words relevant to those topics. See how...

  21. Nursing Peer Review Board Information Wanted

    llg replied to staceyp413's topic in General Nursing

    Is this going to be some kind of "disciplinary board?" That sounds frightening to me. I would want to stay as far away from such a board as possible. Or am I mis-interpreting your

  22. The Right Decision

    llg replied to purplegal's topic in Nursing Career

    You've made the right decision. And you were very lucky to have a manager that treated you fairly. He/she is giving you a chance to land on your feet in a position better-suited to your current...

  23. Advantage of 2 year BSN programs over 15 month ADN program

    llg replied to Beginningstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Research shows that there are better patient outcomes in hospitals with higher percentages of BSN's. That doesn't mean that every BSN nurse is better than all nurses with ADN's. It just means...

  24. Medical Model v. Nursing Model

    llg replied to Rmena's topic in General Nursing

    1. The medical model focuses most on curing the disease -- and the pathology underlying it. 2. The nursing model focuses most on providing care for the person who has a disease (or injury). Nursing...

  25. $0.02 from an aspiring nurse

    llg replied to smartassmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I would vote "No." For nursing to advance as a profession and discipline, nursing education needs to be grounded in educational institutions. The old model of employer-based education is not...