RN1263

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  1. Is this the right decision?

    RN1263 replied to cancalbloop's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    MY BAD:lol_hitti .....Yep, I misread the original post & thought she was going to lpn school while

  2. What are you sacrificing to go nursing school?

    RN1263 replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Me too!! and I plan to go into psychiatric nursing where I'll fit right

  3. What are you sacrificing to go nursing school?

    RN1263 replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have one semester left! hhhmmm, let me reflect... 1) no wrinkles or grey hairs 3 yrs. ago, but now STRESS is marching across my face & i've started to highlight my hair to hide the grey's! 2)...

  4. Do hospitals and clinics still have student loan forgiveness programs???

    RN1263 replied to user9876's topic in General Nursing

    In northeast ohio, the Cleveland Clinic hospital & their 4 affiliate hospitals (euclid, huron, southpoint, & hillcrest) have tuition reimbursement for new grad R.N.'s. They call it NEAP...

  5. Switching nursing fields

    RN1263 replied to fluffette36's topic in Psychiatric

  6. My first MED ERROR!!!

    RN1263 replied to LUVtxNursing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Look up the post- "Have you ever made a med error?" I posted that thread a few months ago & it got 100 replies!!! Hope it

  7. Why did you choose psych nursing?

    RN1263 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    There are many areas of nursing, so what made you decide psych was the area for you? So far, psych has been one of the only clinicals i liked & enjoyed.....is it that simple? What did it for...

  8. Why did you choose psych nursing?

    RN1263 replied to RN1263's topic in Psychiatric

    no, not that interested in working w/ children. I'd prefer adults, but as a new grad I may have to start in geropsych which I don't know too much about since my psych clinical facility didn't have a...

  9. Why did you choose psych nursing?

    RN1263 replied to RN1263's topic in Psychiatric

    kadokin, Thanks for your reply! Do you work w/ adults, children or elderly? I guess I'm just going to have to try psych when I'm done (in May) & see if it fits

  10. Why is everyone so tight lipped???

    RN1263 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I find that most posts in this area of "psych" nursing are so vague or if a student or new grad asks a question, their posts many times don't get answered?... WHY??? Does ANYONE want to say what their...

  11. Don't be a Psych nurse if.....

    RN1263 replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in Psychiatric

    MeerKat, Thanks for your post! I'm graduating in May w/ my R.N. & would like to try psych, but I will admit "I must be crazy"'s post has made me think.. "Gee, do you have to be a...

  12. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    RN1263 replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm graduating in May w/ my R.N. & in general I had my "reality check" several months ago ...... I'm going to try to SOMEHOW make it work, because I've invested so much time & money into it...

  13. Is this the right decision?

    RN1263 replied to cancalbloop's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    WOW, I didn't realize I made THAT big of a statement???:chair: My point was/is that I have been in school now 3 yrs. for my R.N. (pre-reqs & nursing classes) I have one semester to go and am...

  14. Don't be a Psych nurse if.....

    RN1263 replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in Psychiatric

    Hope "WHAT" is all in

  15. Doctor comebacks

    RN1263 replied to NiceShot's topic in MICU, SICU

    ......:rotfl:

  16. How do I decide on a specialty?

    RN1263 replied to purplegrape's topic in General Nursing

    the other poster is correct about keeping an open mind! i have 6 mos. to go and am fairly certain now that i want to go into psych nursing. if you would've asked me in my first semester i wouldn't...

  17. Is this the right decision?

    RN1263 replied to cancalbloop's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    WOW, that really stinks that they have no openings for you to retake your last semester. I don't understand why though? we have people drop out or fail all the time, but they get right back in the...

  18. no-smoking policies

    RN1263 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    oh, i forgot.....the hospital i do clinical at, that just went smoke free (only for staff), gives the same punishment whether you smell like smoke or smoke on their property....that's nuts! of course,...

  19. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    RN1263 replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you posted. I graduate in May also & it's nice to know I'm not the only one thinking this way. I've told a few other students that I'm thinking of going into psych and either they look at...

  20. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    RN1263 replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    thanks, yeh, med/surg just isn't for me....but, i'm sure some love it. so, i'll leave it at that. i'm going to try psych when i'm done w/ school (i think), it's less task oriented & i really...

  21. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    RN1263 replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i'm 6 mos. from grad. w/ my R.N. & I HATE med/surg! I had clinical today and didn't have time to pee once, let alone eat! Not only that, but I do my best job w/ 2-3 pts. (I'm a student) & it's...

  22. no-smoking policies

    RN1263 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    I smoke & will be trying to quit AGAIN soon. Ohio just passed the smoke free law (not in effect YET) & the hospital my clinical is at just went no smoking outside. Today at the hospital was...

  23. living with a chronic condition

    RN1263 replied to nessa77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    if you only need a few days to get over an attack i would look into your hospitals "leave policy" (paid &/or unpaid), you would probably have to show documentation of your illness though. also,...

  24. Why did you choose psych nursing?

    RN1263 replied to RN1263's topic in Psychiatric

    i wouldn't mind an adrenaline rush here and there to spice things up & keep me on my toes! i use to work in an E.R., we had psych pts. in there alot that we had to fight to get into leather...

  25. living with a chronic condition

    RN1263 replied to nessa77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have multiple sclerosis (15 yrs. now) and i'm in my 3rd sem. of the r.n. program. i'm sure that once i have a nursing job i will eventially tell my employer. i don't work right now, but when i was...