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?? how about the people who decide to go to nursing school as a second career?? are there special programs for others

southernbee, that is a terrible story, and what makes it worse is that it could happen to anyone, we are so vunerable

sometimes when you are new you do over react hopefully things will come out ok in the end by the way what caused the opening for new head nurse?? maybe they told her it was because of doctor complaints and she is scared out of her gourd

i don't believe that the family of the deceased were open to humor at that time however your mgr over reacted and to state that she could make things rough for you was wrong - be extra careful that you are on the same page...i have seen a don make o...

fibro is dx by sx and ruling out anything else...the pain varies from discomfort to intense

beautiful article

this is such a sticky wicket, privacy is essential to trust but stafff needs to know which patient is not capable of making a checking out with out doctors orders there are patients that are not on isolation but then they stress the good handwashing ...

the BON will require you to have the up dated name on your license so your resume will also reflect this change

no, not at this point, i believe that we should encourage the further education of the lpns but making money available for tutuition and by making loans for expenses during school available the lpn schools now in exsistance could further the educatio...

this job seems like a bad fit for anyone...don't take it unless there is absolutely nothing else available 'change agents' are usually resented and wind up being blamed for anything and everything maybe there is a different floor or different facilit...

i guess that every advancement has an option for being negative as well as postive

the pay in this area is comparable with the civilian hospitals and the benefits are much better, rn get one month vacation pay retirement benefits sick time lpn get a increasing scale of vacation pay but i am not sure what it is there opportunities ...

i have been in the middle of two docs who didn't communicate with each other nursing sometimes feels like you are walking on eggshells, take a big breath and put it behind you

people like to write articles which stir everything up but really do not accomplish much as far as being thought provoking nurses have to learn so much as new things are introduced, they have to have ceus that are required by facilities and bon to be...

the way i read the op she is currently a lvn and is going to school for rn, she was asking about the procedure of switching from lvn status to rn in same facility it would seem to me that she could talk with hr and see if she can be hired as an rn on...

pedi, you have to deal with families who are so amprehensive, and children looking up at you with such trustful eyes

there are two sides to every argument if a nurse is working in a hospital and is pulled d/t a call in in the abortion clinic if she believed that this is the murder of another human being why would she be required to assist she did not hire on to thi...

ii agree with the others that when you think 'PUTTING HIM AWAY' this will make it more difficult for you make well thought out decision people in this stage [esp men] get aggressive toward their care-giver and your g-mother is probably not able to ha...

it depends on the patients dx..sometimes it is needed but in most cases it is not

i knew this woman who had joined the peace corp and while she was on duty in africa there was a epidemic [don't remember what it was] but she was pressed into duty as an aid she said it was the most horrid experience that a young person from here us...

i know this isn't any comfort but these people don't go away, next year this person with a differant name and face will be ranting and raving about the same thing it is easier on the ulcers to try and not let stuff sink in anymore than you can help i...

i have seen one on one care vey few times in the ltc one was where the resident had raped another resident she was not really able to identify him and he was probably not competent to stand trial so they had him on one on one till he could be shippe...

i have seen this done in non-profit faciities but in state/federal jobs i know that they have to advertize one woman at the va hospital applied for an advanced job and was denied because of a type of gerrymander work requirement very cleverly worded ...

i don't know about the particulars on this i remember reading somewhere that you can go to medical school at a younger age than you can go to nursing schools

stunt, i have to agree with you, i never felt that the corporation was in a control mode when they offered the vaccines i felt that this was for the protection of me and my family [by extension] pehaps it is the older nurses who have in fact been in ...