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My aunt called ealier today to tell me that my uncle is in his last hr-days. He is dying of metastic lung ca. He was barely dx in nov and we didnt expect it to go this fast. In fact I just saw him a week ago and he was up watching tv and we were t...

at 10pm, "What time is it?" at 10:05 "What time is it?" at 10:10 "What time is it?" q 5 min all night long "What time is it?"

I am thinking about getting slowly back into hospital nursing as I have been a stay at home mom for 4 yrs. It seems every hospital I have called all ask if I have ACLS, Pals, NRP, or certifided in critical care. I am not any of the above. I never ...

I always get so sad when I read pro-choice vs por life arguments.First of all I agree with the post that stated that we should be equally appalled at abortion done at any stage. That said, I want to point out that I am PRO-CHOICE, sort of. I believe...

Ok now I am not looking for which is better BSN vs Adn agument. So dont throw darts at me for posting this. I am currently a stay at home mom, I am looking into getting my BSN while I am at home, I already have my ADN. The tuition has gone up 20%...

Thanks for the replies! In answer to some of the qwuestions raised...I do not want to go back to bedside nursing or at least not stay in for to much longer. I dont think my back can take it any longer and truthfully I was burned out with it when I ...

"Romantism in the popular literature that has been suggested documents and fuels the fires of stupidity" Edward.IL did you just insults ALL the suggestions we just made? Or am I just to stupid to even ask? The books you suggested are nursing school ...

I read NURSES The Human Touch a while back and it captures the real attitudes of nurses. Talks about everything from patient care, to administrators, dealing with doctors, and burn out. Its written by Michael Brown, but its actually taken from int...

As some of you might remember I am trying to get back into nursing after a 4 yr rest (June Cleaver thing) I cannot do the 12 hr shifts the hospitals here demand. That would be too much time in daycare for the little one. The nursing homes have a 6...

:chuckle ...hey wait a minute, i never made that much...

I havent seen those numbers yet. Please post them...it ought to be worth a good laugh...or a good cry.

WOW, great pics! Love the pyramids. Imagine that., looking out your window and actually seeing a part of the ancient world. Wow you are well traveled. Look forward to more posts!

A Dr ordered SCD stockings on a post-op pt on a particularly hectic day. When he came up to check on her 30 min later the stockings still hadnt come up to the floor. He was furious demending to know who was responsible and that he didnt want that...

Hi there, well I want to ask you all if you think this is the new trend or something new. I have been out of nursin for 4 yrs now and 2 weeks ago I went on my first interview in yrs. The interview went fine and the Dr. said I was the best qualified...

babyRn you should have told her"Let me go check the MAR and see if it is time to scratch your a**!" I once had an elderly lady ask me not to let the rude nurse in to her room anymore as she was not letting her sleep. When I ask her which rude nurse...

Why is it when a nurse even mentions money we are made to feel like hookers but no one has a problem when they call their doctors office and the first question you are asked is not "what is wrong with you?" but "what insurace do you have?" And yet ...

And in my acceptance speech "I promise to end world hunger and bring world peace!"

BATHING SUIT segment????? Oh great! Another thing to worry about! LOL!

Thanx for your replies! I never looked at it from the point of me "interviewing" them. I just figured if I wanted the job I would put up with whatever came at me. I guess I just figured with the nursing shortage I wouldnt have to compete for a job....

Happy New Year to you all! I'm new here and am planning on returning to nursing after a 4yr break. I DONT want to go back to the hospital environment! Reading all your posts on the daily grind on the floor reminded me why I wanted to change career...

Thanks for your input! So what did you have to study to prepare for the tests? Do those CLEP study guides actually help or do you still have to read large textbooks? Just knowing it is possible makes me want to go for it!

I would recommend nursing to someone I knew personally if I thought they might actually like it. To many people go in for the wrong reasons and get burned out very quickly. Its long hrs, low pay, not much respect or support from Dr's or administrat...