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  1. Advice on Career Decision

    grandkids4 replied to Tessa88PN's topic in General Nursing

    whatever you choose. do it because you want to. I will tell you, you can get alot of experience in a doctor's office. If you get a great doctor to work with. Being an LPN, you may even be incharge of...

  2. Foley Catheters and Doctors

    grandkids4 replied to Otterina's topic in General Nursing

    I have never seen a doctor put in a foley unless it is something complicated like an enlarged prostate of domething like that. They don't really hurt if they are put in right, but can be...

  3. who is tired?

    grandkids4 replied to shellpsychrn's topic in General Students

    I agree with daytonite. Do anything other than school or nursing. It will prepare you for the real world. We all have to do that as nurses too. On our days off think about nothing nursing. The ice...

  4. NCLEX PN shut off @ 85 questions

    grandkids4 replied to ***Blessed***'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    my prayers are with you. You might have done better than you

  5. Stay with nursing or move on to another career?

    grandkids4 replied to avsmch's topic in General Nursing

    I agree as the others, nursings school is not like working as nurse. There are so many fields of nursing, more than any other profession. Look into everything. You have just a short time left. Hang in...

  6. Mental health days...

    grandkids4 replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    Do not feel guilty. I haven't met a nurse yet who hasn't needed one. It is also safer for your pts too. You have to take care of you before you're any good to anyone else. Nurses have very stressful...

  7. Kaplan Review?

    grandkids4 replied to MaeWest84's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I highly recommend it. It perpares you so well. Not just with the contents but how to take the test, how to figure out things that you may not know well. I am not a good test taker, but did excellent...

  8. do you ever felt like nursing is not for you?

    grandkids4 replied to 2008el's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing has changed over the 30yrs I have been in it. I agree with what everyone above me has said, but I want to add something. we all want to spend more time with our pts, what matters more is what...

  9. Nurses Smoking

    grandkids4 replied to JENNLEE's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. No one is perfect, and we all have habits that are hard to break. Nurses can still teach pts what is right, without judging others.I never took up the habits, but I have habits that aren't...

  10. Flu Vaccine

    grandkids4 replied to CapNurse09's topic in General Nursing

    i always get one. It's better to be safe than

  11. nurse jobs with autonomy

    grandkids4 replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also a school nurse, and I am it. I have done every kind of nurseing there is and this is it for me. We live in a very small town in Tx, and alot of the parents are young, poor and uneducated....

  12. Can anyone other than nurses draw from lines?

    grandkids4 replied to Jetskisgurl's topic in General Nursing

    I just googled it and it is only RN's.But check the nurse practice act in your state. I have worked in several states and they some are different. I worked in a rural hospital once, and they expected...

  13. Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

    grandkids4 replied to EricJRN's topic in Excelsior College

    Graduated in 2001. Was an LVN since 1975. Worked med/ surg. My favorite was ortho/neuro. Worked PACU in surgical center, endocscopy, and just about every dept known to man. I now work as a school...

  14. christmas card exchange 2008

    grandkids4 replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    I am new to allnurses.com. How do I sign up for the Christmas card

  15. Help!

    grandkids4 replied to wattri's topic in General Nursing

    I would contact the board of nursing in your state and ask them if they have names of courses in your area that you can take. Usually you don't have to go thru nursing school again, just a special...

  16. Is one year of med/surg necessary?

    grandkids4 replied to Lpn1997's topic in General Nursing

    I have done both, clinic and hospital nursing. My suggestion for every new grad would be to start on a med/surg unit. After a year of that experiience you can do almost anything. You never know what...

  17. online nursing

    grandkids4 replied to nightshiftnut's topic in General Nursing

    I was an LVN with 20+ years of experience and went to Excelsior College ( in NY). Is was so great. they have all the resources you can imagine. There is always someone there to hlep you. I did that...

  18. MRSA Precautions in the Grade School Setting

    grandkids4 replied to Jolie's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently an elementary school nurse, and had a student last year with MRSA. The school nurse needs to find out the details from parents, then teach the staff about the in and out. I also...

  19. Safe, Dangerous, or Irrelevant?

    grandkids4 replied to GomerPyle's topic in General Nursing

    :redbeathe:saint:At most hospitals when you are a new grad, they put you with a preceptor for about 6 weeks. Between you and your preceptor they usually assign less pts so you can learn and get the...

  20. where do you buy your scrubs???

    grandkids4 replied to Tippy-ta-ta's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I get mine mostly from Uniform Advantage. You can pick tops up from $6.99 and they are great. I have been making my tops lately. It is inexpensive when you can material for 2 dollars a yard. I like...

  21. Needle Safety Devices?

    grandkids4 replied to RNBelle's topic in General Nursing

    I am not surprised. a couple years ago I worked in a rural hospital in area, where my husband was stationed. I made $14. an hour and after my first week, they said when I do a night shift (we rotated...

  22. I have a ? for a school paper.

    grandkids4 replied to futurenurrse's topic in General Nursing

    We are also the main line of communication from the pt to the doctor. They depend on us to catch things before they go bad. Such a drastic blood result, or changes in their condition. Without us they...

  23. I really want to be a nurse, but......?

    grandkids4 replied to futurenurse1710's topic in General Nursing

    I always wanted to be a nurse. That is the only thing. I have been one for 33 years. There are times I didn't like certain jobs I had. There is such a variety in nursing if you get burned out (which...