WhyO

Hi there, If you aren't at all people oriented then i think the absolute last place you should look at is Nursing Education or Nursing Management... perhaps you are thinking administration? . Most levels of nursing deal with people in some form or another but some (i.e. quality control, insurance ect) do not deal as directly w/ patient care. It is good that you are aware of your personality positives and negatives; it will help you decide what your future in nursing will be.

Std's are not the only way you can get PID!!! I had a miscarriage in the 2 years ago in the 4th month, gave birth then a month later started to hemmorhage majorly!! I had to have an emergency D&C r/t some "left over" placenta in the uterus... 2 days later I had severe pain and fever (thought I had appendix problems) turned out I had a raging PID all through my abdomen because of the D&C. A big ole dose of antibiotics cleared it up, but now I am terrified to get pregnant again because of the scarring to tubes and possible ectopic pregnancy. Any introduction to foriegn flora can cause an infection...

we use scanners/emars. time consuming but we HAVE to do it. very difficult in an emergency situation because you spend ALOT of time going back in later, but works out alright for non bad situations. Can say I don't like it that much, but after you do it a thousand times, it isn't that huge of a deal... .

I asked a doc this the other day and he said that there is a shortage of the testing materials. He said our lab/hospital is out and i think it has something to do with the vaccine as well...sorry i can't remember the exact reason.

HI I never went to anyone and asked them if they would be "My Mentor", it just happened. I have several nurses who just naturally fell into that role because of their knowledge, willingness to pass it on and because they seemed to care about me too! I have so much to thank them for. I have now been a nurse for almost five years and these nurses are STILL there for me-- The really great part is when someone says to you in the future "you are one of my mentors and... " ! I almost passed out when one of the baby nurses said that to me. It was such an honor. Good luck! WhyO

Glad to see you found this site! These nurses have really taught me a few things and I have found it so wonderful to have such a great support system and the vast expanse of different nursing experiences out there. Perhaps you could share your experience in more depth with us... for example, were there orders for the diprovan? Was this a standing order? What happened? You are in our thoughts, WhyO

Hi, just stop worrying about the whole debate. When you graduate, you will have your own ideas and theories regarding the subject. This is an ongoing ongoing ongoing theme. I personally recommend getting as much collegiate education that you can when you can get it. You may not get another opportunity. No, this doesn't mean that there is a better "nursing education"-- I personally do not know what any other programs offer except the one that I went through myself, & I get sick and tired of nurses fighting about this. I don't know exactly what LPNs or ADN's learn in school, so I really can't voice an opinion on whether they are "better" than a BSN ... but I also don't think they know exactly what my education entailed either!!! I never get into this debate at work and this is the first time on the boards that I have even entered into the debate, but I can tell you that I SELDOM even tell people I have a BSN because of all the negative attitudes that different "degreed" nurses give me... I chose to get my BSN and that should not have negative consequences. I really don't care if someone else decided to get their LPN or ADN or PRN or whatever they decided to go for, and would love to stop being harrassed because of my educational choices. Whatever YOU choose to do is fine because in the end it is YOUR life... do what your gut tells you to do... Good luck in your decision! GETTING INTO HER FIREPROOF SUIT--->>WhyO:eek:

I don't think you should write this off yet either! It is true that you will have to do ADL's through nursing school and Cna training... All of us who work with direct patient care do it daily and I will be the first to fess up that it is not the most fun I have or look forward to HOWEVER it needs to be done (think of yourself, kids, mom, dad, bro, ect in that situation). There are many different realms of nursing which do not require as much, if any, ADL-cares, for example: school nursing, community health nursing, psyche nursing (at least our psych unit), quality control nursing, employee health nursing, nursing instructor/professors, & nursing informatics & implementing ect) . There are also different aspects of the depth of ADL care that you will do in hospital settings... the LTF do a lot of assisting patients in the manner that you speak, but there is surgical nursing, ER nursing ect where the level of ADL care is lower. I floated to the LTC unit in my hospital a few weeks ago (i am an ICU nurse) and couldn't wait till my shift was over... the only thing I can say is that LT nurses are GODDESSES! I got through the day just fine, but decided that I definitely didn't have the patience to do that type of nursing every day. I don't believe it is because I was a terrible person or terrible nurse because I had those feelings, but that type of nursing is not for me at this point in my life... that could change in the future! there is all types of nurses and nursing out there, don't sell your self short yet, explore your options! But as a reminder, think how much that person & family will value you when you have done a few extras with a patient when it comes to patient cares!

WOW, this is a laugh... can you imagine being married to a doctor???? eeeewwwww icky icky icky! I am soooo disturbed by that thought! I do think that the above post that discussed the understanding of the long hours, ect might be an advantage, and there are nurses married to doctors but REALLY how many? I also find this a bit offensive--but I guess it is a stereotype that we all live under...

Hi all, looks like this state's postings are as slow as Wyoming's ... My family and I are looking at Montana as well, however we don't have as far to go as we are your neighbors down south. I would also like some information about nursing (smaller hospital here )but have experience in: ICU/med/surgical/tele/urology/ortho because all med and surg were on one unit when I started. I have experience in all those fields and now am in the ICU... We are looking at Great Falls, Billings, Missoula (cost of living a bit high there from what we gathered as is Bozeman), & Kalispell. Nutty, Montana is a vast state and you will have to research a bit to find out about seasons ect. , there are definitely four seasons, however the lengths will vary just like here in WY. I currently live in Laramie which has very high elevation and approx 8 months of cold winter, mild summers ect, but travel 100 miles in any direction and you will have a completely different climate... for example in the Kalispell , Mt area they grow PEACHES!! Cherries!! Now for a wyoming girl, this is IMPRESSIVE...hell we grow corn, wheat, and sagebrush, bears and wolves...But say in the Miles City/Baker/Ekalaka area it is a completely different climate than the western areas... too big to have a good judgment unless someone knows the general area you are interested in... Now saying all that and rereading my amazing run on sentences (sorry) Nutty and I want to hear from you Montana Nurses!!!! Hoping none of my old nursing professors are not reading this post and wondering how i even got though writing 101! hehe

our policy is to have saline between units of blood and it makes sense with the whole cross match however if I had a patient with a reaction I WOULD NOT run the saline in, I would stop the infusion immediately and flush the saline lock. I personally would not want the blood left in the entire line before the saline to run into the patient. So that part of the rationale seems dubious to me, but I certainly don't know everything and could be completely wrong... someone please straighten us out on this issue!! thanks

I live a mightly long way from PA so won't make the show... I am very glad to see your post on this because I am very interested in Nursing Uniforms for the future because I really don't like scrubs all that much. I would really like to have workwear that looks nice on my figure and doesn't make patients have to guess if i am from radiology, the kitchen, the environmental service department, the lab, the Information Technology department or WOW, their nurse... I have been researching on the internet extensively what the future (hopefully near future) of uniforms/workwear will be but have come up empty handed... so the search goes on... does anyone know any clothes designers? let me know if any of you have any ideas... thanks

Great to see this here... I have always been taught that if you have a very hy potensive pt (especially symptomatic) you dump them into trendelenburg and go from there. We have a new MD (just done with residency) who says there is no clinical evidence which supports this, however I SWEAR it helps (at least the numbers--grin). Obviously if it is a patient with intracranial issues you would not do this or make a clinical decision either way. I would LOVE to hear what you come up with--please post it! thanks

I have gained weight over the adult years (33 years old) I would really like to try to tell my self that it was my birthcontrol methods but really it was my lifestyle... i am working on it...

forgot. I agree with icy about the patch can look a little worn after a few days but to me, the alternative is ME looking a little worn after 18 years.

The patch is WONDERFUL!!!! For me it is so great and believe me, I have tried them all. I have done birth control pills, Norplant, Depo with less than a great experience. I love Ortho because I don't forget the ONE TIME PER WEEK (only once with no detrimental effects). I don't have headaches or other wierd side effects either (yeah). I weigh 160 lbs and it says if you weight over 200 lbs it may not be as effective. I did have some problems at first making them stay stuck, but I always wear mine on my hip/butt area. If one comes off, I just restick the next weeks patch and my doctor or pharmacy gives me a spare... no biggie. I have used it for 1.5 year and think it is so GREAT. If I don,t want my period one month because of an important event, then I just use the next patch for the next month (though don't make a habit out of it) which is condoned by my MD. I cannot tell you how this has made my life better! Good luck on your decision.

I hear radiology techs make more money.