groovy jeff RN

they are all a bunch of ichy girls. its not their fault; just a roll of the genetic dice. do not listen to them and take no alien orders!

i love nursing! however, i've been an rn for 3 years, but just turned 57 and pounding the floor for the next few years seems daunting. i am finishing my bsn next week and have the opportunity to teach some clinicals for a highly respected university ...

why does she say that you shouldn't be a nurse? i have to agree with the last time; you have gotten some screwy advice. if you can handle huge amounts of stress, people poopin & peeing on you, puke, stinky obese folks, have a good back, can stay ...

you are correct in that this shows a pattern of discrimination; however, it is hardly worth the effort to fight it. maleness is not a protected class in the eyes of the eeoc........ but, all is not lost! ask all of the charge nurses, cnas, and the ...

I was a Hospital Corpsman in the Coast Guard back in the mid 70s. I was 19 years old, young, dumb, and bullet proof. Today I am 56 years old and would like to offer a wee bit of advice: If you go in and you like the military or if you are even luke-w...

My secret to success in the workplace is to always be a little early and act crazy; people tend to leave you alone or love you. In this profession you better just let all that crap slide off of you and not get weighed down in it.

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this to shall pass! everyone feels incompetent when they start out on a pcu/tele floor. relax, learn all you can, invest in training/books, learn your strips and meds, you will be fine. you could do one pt now, you just don't know it yet!

it gets easier and don't expect to get comfortable for several months; there is just to much to learn in 12 weeks. if you do not feel comfortable about going on your own after 12 weeks, talk to your director of the unit and see if you can get a coupl...

when your green, you grow and when your ripe, you rot.............

graduated nursing school at the tender age of 54. i love nursing, but it is a ball buster! you also might consider nuclear medicine, dialysis tech, or other hospital related jobs. you think a paper mill smells, wait till you have the pt with c-diff

i like the pt interaction and education aspect of bedside nursing; however ratios are getting worse and my body is getting older!! i'm going to need to make a change in the next year or two; was thinking dialysis??????

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I work prn for an ltac/snf combo in az and make $35/hr. Whoever said it was hard work was telling the truth.

not so much a nursing shortage as much as an experienced nurse shortage. also pre-2007-2008 the shortage was predicted due to the average age of a nurse was 48-50 years old. what they didn't reckon on was the economy.

man i would love that gig!!! 1:3 would be like heaven!!

Hit the "Post Reply" button and look for the paper clip. You can't do it through the "quick reply"

here's mine. Report sheet 061211.doc

Absolutely!! Who are you to judge? I applaud her effort to contribute and move on to a different life?

i really don't quite get this post???? so what? i applaud her, as many of her colleauges probably will choose or fall victim to a darker path. if you are a true professional you wouldn't tell anyone about this lady's past. did this really happen? ...

the one that worked best for me (and i have a ton of them) is "ecg interpretation made incredibly easy" .

please explain to me why/how nursing dx has anything to do with billing? i may be wrong but, in my computerized charting i state bp 80/40 and put pt in trendelenberg, i don't believe that a charge is generated for that nursing intervention, let alon...

Don't feel like the lone ranger!!

i know how that feels! ns only gives you the bare minimum knowledge/skills needed to go forth as an rn, period. the rest is ojt. learn to do good assessments, check your lab values every morning, make sure you get a good report (ask questions, etc), ...

a little bit of serenity goes a long way in my book. all acute care nursing is stressful whether it be acute rehab or icu or tele; however, if there are areas that one feels more comfortable with, that's where they should go. less stress= living long...