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I started at FMC in December and I'm already done! First of all the pay sucks. I took a rediculous pay cut($4) because I wanted to learn dialysis and I felt that after I finished RN school the experienced would pay off. (wanted to learn a specialty s...

okay. I was just offered a position at a chronic dialysis center. I was so excited because i thought it would be a cool specialty to learn:D. I plan on being done with RN school in a couple of months and i thought previous experience would help incre...

Thanks. Believe it or not I'm more sad than sour because as hard as it was to learn the ropes, I liked dialysis. Where I am, FMC owns almost every clinic and those not owned by them wont train. How can I learn now without going back?! I wonder if a h...

Can someone give pointers on how to perform a successful stick. Sometimes I feel like I got to be in the vein because I see the needle right on top of it but no flash occurs. I also know that the stick is real superficial and not to go too deep. Perh...

I have returned to school for my BSN. After that I would like to go for CRNA. I know it is probably rough. Is it true that you cant work at all?! I cant be unemployed for 30 months. Has anyone attended Union University in Jackson, TN or UT College of...

Hey guys, I have too much going on with my kids right now and I really need some flexibility as I believe family comes first. (BUT WE GOTTA EAT!) I'm an LPN with med surg, home health, hospice and seven years coding experience prior to nursing. Is th...

Thanks a bunch for input. Do you know any organizations I could contact? I am in TN.

thx for input. Good luck with school. You should be burned out after all those years though. I dont plan on doing anything that long. Attention span is too short.

hey. I just left hospice not to long ago. And I agree with the other nurses that it is unusual to see pts once every other week. Are the the sup over the LPN case manager that has that actual caseload? Thats how it was were i came from. The RN did su...

Just got into hospice and I was wondering if anyone knew of any resources I could look into that might help me when interacting with caregivers and the patient.

I would love to learn how to place PICC lines once I finish my BSN. But I was wondering is there a minimum amount of experience you must have as an RN before you seeK training and do have to have alot of hospital experience because I hated working th...

Thats what I want to do. Get on with a team thats willing to teach me. Its not in my scope. Im an LPN- BSN student.

thx momdogz. I figured that was the best place but I just didn't know if I could get hired after a course and get further training while on the team or what. I dont want to have to start out as a unit nurse or something. All I want to do in a hospit...

I am thinking about enrolling in EC but I am turned off when I hear about 6-9 month waits to take the CPNE. Is this true?

Thanks. I have already taken AP I, II, English I, II, psych I. II, human growth and development, oral communication, and nutrition. I know I need micro and sociology. Can you think of anything else EC requires for the BSN that I can take while I wa...

Thanks to all who replied. I really needed the support. Im just taking a day at a time and I will try to suck in as much info as I can to become better. Anyone have advice on how to communicate more effectively with an interdisciplinary team during...

I have been a nurse for a year now and i still have not gained confidence as a nurse. First of all i feel cheated because the program i went through was terrible and i dont feel i got the best education. Second, it seems like everything intervention...