spenmom

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1. Resume help for returning to bedside care

   spenmom posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Hi Everyone! I've been out of direct care-type nursing for the past several years, not by choice, only because of location- living internationally. Instead, I've worked for pharm companies as a...

2. Touro's Entry Level Masters Program ?

   spenmom replied to Shar81's topic in Nevada Nursing

   Good luck in your decision on a school! Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. However, once you get in, get through, etc., hopefully the economy will be looking up and jobs will be easier to be found....

3. Touro's Entry Level Masters Program ?

   spenmom replied to Shar81's topic in Nevada Nursing

   Good luck with your nursing school endeavors!!! And good luck with Touro!!! The ELM program was false advertising at its most egregious. In fact, there was only one class who ever graduated who fell...

4. Preceptor becomes villain

   spenmom replied to chilly2008's topic in California Nursing

   I haven't had a preceptor (long story...promise made by the school, but yet another one broken). Anyway, I have noticed that on certain units that I have rotated through, there is a definite toxic...

5. Promotional Items that suck

   spenmom replied to boomer 233's topic in General Nursing

   A @$%(@% nail file? Don't they know that nurses keep short nails on purpose to prevent the spread of bacteria? DUH?! I would have had no use for it. Now, refillable pens, scissors that can be used...

6. Debate- End of Life

   spenmom replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with many of you that it is a deeply individual decision. What puzzles me, however, is many of the politicians (and people) of this country talk ad nauseum about the sanctity of life, about...

7. family plans on suing hospital, i'm nervous as hell.

   spenmom replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

   You know what's sad, is that this was a case that was not going to have a happy ending. So, what is the point of possibly ruining lives and careers? For a few thousand dollars? I will never...

8. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

   spenmom replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

   1. The next time you say something outrageously rude to me, or speak to me with a command, I will reply "yes massa." 2. No, I am not impressed at how your arms look in your scrub top, so quit showing...

9. Am I Nurse Material?

   spenmom replied to Hopefull nurse's topic in Louisiana Nursing

   RN Hopefull/RN to BE Doesn't it help to know how many of us have been in your shoes? I also had a degree I felt was useless (unless I wanted to work for the CIA or FBI--no thanks), a job I tolerated,...

10. Nursing instructor that reads powerpoint word for word

    spenmom replied to mwdw04's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    To the original poster, I completely feel your pain/frustration/irritation. I have had instructors throughout nursing school do this, and even worse, take PowerPoints that came with the textbooks,...

11. Student Bullying

    spenmom replied to rambleandwrite's topic in General Students

    I think I can speak for Ramble and Write when I say that this school seems to be a law unto themselves. For example, there have been many proven instances of student cheating, and those students are...

12. Student Bullying

    spenmom replied to rambleandwrite's topic in General Students

    Ramble and write---****-- we had a similar incident at our school, with a similar outcome. The interesting thing is that the student who did the threatening was called in to something like...

13. What factors are important when nursing someone with depression

    spenmom replied to davidthenurse's topic in General Students

    You will encounter patients with depression, diagnosed and undiagnosed, throughout your nursing career. It's important to understand that someone who is depressed and not compensated by his/her...

14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    spenmom replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some of the stories related make me laugh out loud, and some of them make me realize I'm glad the filter between my mouth and my brain still occasionally works. When I was a new nurse, however, I had...

15. How do you know you've done enough

    spenmom replied to artistnurse's topic in General Students

    Something that really helps me in taking exams is to practice NCLEX questions. Some textbooks have an online portion where each chapter has 10 or so NCLEX questions with answers and rationale for...