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  1. Anyone who was a secretary now a nurse?

    elliejayRN replied to LovesGreyhounds's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have an associate degree in legal secretarial science, many of my credits from this degree actually transferred to prereqs to help with my nursing degree. I've meet other nurses with degress,...

  2. SHould I just go straight to the RN program????

    elliejayRN replied to confused0101's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Sweetheart, excuse me, that's thick skin...Grin smile a lot and never tell anyone what you really think, if they don't have a suggestion box, mums the

  3. SHould I just go straight to the RN program????

    elliejayRN replied to confused0101's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    If you asked before starting LVN school, I would have told you to go for RN!!! I remember taking the NCLEX with as a GN sitting in the room with GVN thinking how fortuante, I will never have to sit...

  4. A few well-timed vacations...

    elliejayRN replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Medication for pain good, pain bad!!!-perhaps you could write this somewhere. Get the families involved and let them complain to management, customer service is

  5. Stressing out!! Need some answers!! PLEASE HELP

    elliejayRN replied to Hopeful8626's topic in General Nursing

    I passed in 75 questions under two hours, I still had anxiety, because I thought I failed and the computer just got frustrated and kicked me out. Trust me though, nothing compares to anxiety you feel...

  6. Change has hit... and it ain't good.....

    elliejayRN replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that sounds like your organization, as mine we all get a pretty heavy load. What gets me is certain nurses routinely get all there work done. They're surfing the net, reading the newspaper and...

  7. RN-Attention Deficit Disorder-Nonhyperactive

    elliejayRN posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm a new nurse with AD/HD. I began working as an RN and judged harshly on my inablility to get the paperwork done quickly. If you have AD/HD what ways have you used to get your assessments charted,...

  8. Glen Beck's hospital experience

    elliejayRN replied to emmycRN's topic in Nursing News

    StacieRN, you certainly put him in his place! With all that knowledge though, offering assistance if pt. is struggling or comforting anxiety perhaps could have squashed this incident all together!...

  9. 4 Years for A ADN?!

    elliejayRN replied to pumpkin1984's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I just finished in May with my ASN/ADN and I'm still kicking myself. It's taken me a longtime too (2003-2007) and I had a previous degree. My suggesstion, do all you prereqs. on the com. college level...

  10. What are the worst reasons to get into nursing?

    elliejayRN replied to mayana's topic in General Nursing

    caring for people is a big part you didn't mention? what do you think? go for it if its in your heart to do. Depending on where you work, you might not sit down for 8-12 hours, except for...

  11. Mulitcultural Nursing- pts and nurses views wanted

    elliejayRN replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    My experience has been the more educated the quicker the stereotype where you're banished without a hope and prayer for being seen as a person. Institutional racism insure that utopia of multicultural...

  12. Glen Beck's hospital experience

    elliejayRN replied to emmycRN's topic in Nursing News

    Beck really seemed to be most unhappy with the 250-300 male nurse. I'm frankly as surprised as he that he was treated in that manner. He expressed concern about breathing and was anxious; he was...

  13. Mulitcultural Nursing- pts and nurses views wanted

    elliejayRN replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    It's just that it pretty much lumped all black people as being poor as Koolaid is a matter of economics, not really actually being a preference over more nutrional drinks. Understand, basically a...

  14. Mulitcultural Nursing- pts and nurses views wanted

    elliejayRN replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, that same chart is hanging prominently in the nutrition office in one of the major hospitals in northern va area. When I saw it for the first time, I just dismissed the entire chart. I figured if...

  15. Mulitcultural Nursing- pts and nurses views wanted

    elliejayRN replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    . multiculturalism-(http://plato.stanford.edu/search/searcher.py?query=multiculturalism) there are countless people from different cultures arriving in this country all the time. my gosh, the many...

  16. Who's leaving nursing?

    elliejayRN replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    Leaving I can't get in!!! I'm so addicted to the smiles, and the thrill of seeing people get better and I helped!! I could do without the political mumble jumble though. For those who will not get...

  17. Who's doing Kaplan now????

    elliejayRN replied to ava'smomRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used Kaplan I thought it was the most like the NCLEX. Many of my classmates didn't and they didn't do so well, including those 4.0's. Oh, you will be using the decision tree during the NCLEX, so...

  18. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    elliejayRN replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't correct your assistant nursing manager! Just bite that tongue off if you have too, let someone more seasoned correct her. There is nothing like a PO ANM!:angryfire Oh, she's shoving a foley...

  19. 1st med error!

    elliejayRN replied to LVN_LPN_2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, it happens to the best of us. Everyone has been there and done that if they say they haven't their a bold faced liar or incompetent and don't know when their giving wrong meds. I applaud the...

  20. Anyone call way after their shift to tell just one more thing? :)

    elliejayRN replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, I couldn't go to sleep unless I

  21. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

    elliejayRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I'm a new nurse and I've only worked long term in a hospital for nearly 10 years in which they were constantly fighting off the union. Great healthcare system, nurses are really spoiled, then I...

  22. Need to know - best websites to look for RN job

    elliejayRN replied to Kurious RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Monster.com and some of the nursing magazines are really great resources too. Check in the nursing administrative offices, nursing labs, medical library, etc., for these magazine freebies with plenty...

  23. quit first RN job after 3 months?

    elliejayRN replied to Cinnamongirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Night shifts are tough, they aren't for everyone! Whatever you do make sure the job you jump into next is actually better for you. Don't jump from the frying pan into the fire. For me, I love night...

  24. Lazy employees, what do you do?

    elliejayRN replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    Document, document, if this person is causing you an issue. If not, look the other way. Don't call attention to yourself because if you do, you'll be cleaning out your locker and that slacker will...

  25. Racism in Nursing

    elliejayRN replied to lpnnursingstudent33's topic in General Nursing

    Careful, Careful, honeybunch, we really haven't gotten over the field vs the house (you know what yet!) Get out of nursing, no we need more diversity in nursing, right? That healthcare racial...