husker_rn RN

husker_rn is a RN and specializes in med-surg 5 years geriatrics 12 years.

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1. Submit a School Review and Qualify to Win $100!

   husker_rn replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   Please add Clarkson College of Allied Health in Omaha, Nebraska to your

2. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

   husker_rn replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   One big difference you overlook....those nurses in prestigious jobs have physicians, specialists, available within minutes. LTC nurses don't have that luxury...you had better know what you are...

3. Georgia joining the eNLC or NLC? What's the difference and how will it affect my licensing

   husker_rn replied to trinurse94's topic in General Nursing

   Very true. I graduated with my BSN in Nebraska but took boards in Montana. Arranged testing before I moved to Montana. Same test no matter where you take

4. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

   husker_rn replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses week...you mean healthcare week ?? You mean someone appreciates their staff ? Absolutely nothing; however our pharmacy sent a fax that said thank

5. Am I too old????

   husker_rn replied to Roxy Simms's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I was 39 when I started. Got my BSN 42. Now at 67 still nursing and loving it. If that is your dream go for

6. Waiting for Clarkson!!!!

   husker_rn replied to confusedstudent_88's topic in General Nursing

   Good luck from an old Clarkson grad

7. Nurses Week/Hospital Week

   husker_rn replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

   We have hospital week and we had nurse's day last Wednesday. i sure fell appreciated

8. Jean Watson Caring Science

   husker_rn replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   My school used Watson's carative factors too. It did encourage us to look at our patients as people and not just disease processes; and to realize our priorities were not necessarily those of the...

9. Do LTC nurse-resident ratios reflect how society feels about the elderly?

   husker_rn replied to ehooper80's topic in General Nursing

   Seems like we are good at lip service about caring for kids and the elderly but unfortunately we seem to fall short on actually delivering many

10. HELP...2 wks left of orientation and I'm still SO slow!!!

    husker_rn replied to Kim, HHRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Make yourself a to-do list and follow it; make sure you prioritize things on the list. And THE most important piece of advice I can give you is to learn to do it right, then learn to do it

11. what is the shortest amount of time you've lasted at a nursing job?

    husker_rn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    3 weeks. Hired at a SNF that sounded good...but wasn't. Phones turned off because of unpaid bills, no supplies for the same reason. I could go on; I gave my notice 3 days after I started. Never...

12. what can I read about dealing with death and family of the dying

    husker_rn replied to Grnrn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Took a class on death and dying in nursing school and read several of Kubler-Ross' books. They were very

13. How far did you or are commuting to and from work/school?

    husker_rn replied to luckystudentnurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I drove 85 miles, one way, 5 days a week for 4 years including summers to earn my degree. Now I wonder how I did it but at the time I just did what I had to do to get where I wanted to go. Now I...

14. What color do you wear?

    husker_rn replied to Lorien_LPN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Eggplant, dark purple here. I am sick of it; anyone in any color scrubs is thought to be a nurse by most of my

15. What on earth did nursing students do before the internet and msg boards??

    husker_rn replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    llg made a really great observation. I am a pre-computer, msg board nurse. We did indeed work together. My class consisted of 17 students. We didn't all like each other but we helped each other...