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Congrats to you for finding your passion in nursing!! I think too many people don't realize that psychiatric nursing comes with its own valuable set of skills.

I did a very brief search to see if I could find TN's scope of practice for LPN's but was unable to find anything. If you are doubtful of whether or not you are legally able to mix the IV meds please contact your BON. Also check to see what your empl...

Well, one day when/if she's a nurse I'm sure she'll have a patient throw something at her when all she'll be trying to do is address their needs, that's just how Karma works.

I completely agree with you. It seems that are society has come to a point where death just simply is unacceptable as opposed to be being a part of life. Sadly I'm sure there is some hospital executive somewhere who believes that to allow a patient ...

Whoa... what? So all you have to do to get someone fired is to literally cry witch? What century are we living in again?? Sorry... that just really saddens me that in this day and age that someone would get fired for something like that.

I agree. I think I'm at higher risk of developing an infection from exposure during patient care versus having a closed container drink at the nurse's station, hmmm maybe if I gloved and gowned before having a swig of my diet Dr. Pepper JCAHO would b...

A nurse in white? That's the most unprofessional thing I've ever heard of Some rules were made to be stupid, others like the "No drinks at the nurses' station" one are due to infection control although many people don't follow it. I'm sorry you'r...

Having issues with anxiety does not make you a weak person, nursing is a high stress profession and high stress professions are prone to contributing to anxiety. Keep in mind medicine is just one facet of treating and controlling anxiety, it is not t...

I agree that you should see your doctor since your anxiety is starting to interfere with your everyday life. I've had issues with this ever since I began nursing and when the anxiety is at work sometimes it can be a good thing, it puts you on high al...

Go to work, do your job, and go home and live your life, turning your workplace into a chaotic soap opera for your own enjoyment because you are miserable with your life is NOT okay. No, I don't want to hear about your special connection with the bab...

While there are areas of nursing that doesn't have a lot of "bowel care" involved i.e. office nursing, etc. it would be a shame to limit yourself to one particular specialty just to avoid administering an enema or changing a brief. Just remember whe...

Awesome idea, thanks for sharing! I have an anti-stress kit that I use at home that includes a glass of wine, a cigarette, and a trashy romance novel, the stress just melts away! :)

Some of these managers need to be doused in water to see if they'll melt.

I would truly advise caution about letting your interviewers know that you have Asperger syndrome simply due to the fact that even in healthcare and even nurses have petty prejudices. This is a personal matter, and unless you feel comfortable telling...

I remember a time of never being bored with nursing, how easy it was to gain experience in various settings and specialties and to continuously be stimulated with new and different information, situations, types of patients, challenges, heartbreaks,...

Nothing makes me feel better when lots of changes are occurring (new job, new home, etc.) or if not enough changes are occurring than to change my hair around. Been blonde, red, went back to my natural light brown color for a while and couple months ...

I think too often some health care workers forget that we should treat every patient the way we would want ourselves or a loved one treated. You're right, you have been through hell and I am happy to hear that you are recovering. Thank you for sharin...

Nothing in her post indicates that she disrespects them, just that she feels frustrated at times while taking care of the more difficult patients. Sorry, I just don't understand the point of disrespecting the OP when all she's doing is expressing a v...

Haha I love that

My issues didn't begin with nursing school, but as others have posted the stress certainly didn't help. I've been treated for Bipolar disorder for several years now and only until recently did I find a drug combo that worked. While I was in LPN schoo...

This is just so disturbing all the way around. I know in many facilities on nights 1 nurse will have 60 patients, can't help but wonder if all these cuts take place how many patients 1 nurse will have, 120? More importantly, our elderly are getting t...

No, they don't. Everywhere that I've worked you just called the Doc, got an order for a sitter. If we were lucky the house supe had someone to provide us, if not then someone from our floor got pulled to sit in there and we just worked even shorter. ...

What a nightmare!

Haha, I'll second that

First of all, you're never going to have to lay hands on someone and assess their energy field when you get out in clinicals and on the job. Second of all, I don't think it's any crazier for someone to believe their "chakras are jammed" than for some...