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  1. what does a nurse manager/administrator do?

    jallen5 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I am a nursing student and have to give a presentation about nursing managers/administrators. It only has to be a few minutes long, but it is very difficult to find good information about this topic....

  2. Baptist Health in LR AR LPN program?

    jallen5 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am doing prereqs are Harding U in Arkansas and am considering going to the LPN program at Baptist Health so that I can get out in 12 months and start working. I would continue on, but I am unsure...

  3. Drug Guide

    jallen5 replied to Jimmah555's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I tried to go through nursing school with my Mosby, and then when I saw the Davis, I dumped my Mosby fast. Davis is a whole other species of drug book and really has what you want to know for your...

  4. why a separate nursing diagnosis?

    jallen5 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am a pre-nursing student and did my first clinical last week. The patient had a medical diagnosis of hypothermia, hypotension and hypoglycemia. My teacher had me do my care plan on the hypotension...

  5. why a separate nursing diagnosis?

    jallen5 replied to jallen5's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    okay after what I saw today at the hospital in day 2 of clinical, you are 100% right. I learned an important lesson about how serious it is that a nurse be able to think and understand for themselves...

  6. Doctorate in Nursing?

    jallen5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started nursing school, but I already know that I want to get an advanced practice degree, maybe even a doctorate. I would like opinions on which nursing doctorate route is the best and also...

  7. Do Army National Guard nurses get deployed?

    jallen5 posted a topic in Government, Military

    I am very interested in joining the National Guard. The recruiter told me that if I join as an RN that I will not be deployed unless I volunteered to do so. My husband is afraid that the recruiter...

  8. Do Army National Guard nurses get deployed?

    jallen5 replied to jallen5's topic in Government, Military

    I have learned that there are 3 medical units and one is not deployed as a UNIT but individuals can be selected to be deployed. They also said if you don't want to be deployed, don't join. I am...

  9. future nurse and taking care of my parents

    jallen5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am 40 years old and am doing prereqs for nursing school. My husband and I just started actively planning for retirement and I just realized that my parents are broke, in debt and in pretty bad...

  10. future nurse and taking care of my parents

    jallen5 replied to jallen5's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for all of the thoughtful input everyone. I am so grateful for all of

  11. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    jallen5 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a medical transcriptionist, and I hear doctors mess up all the time which can be amusing, but sometimes it is dangerous for patient care. I have a speed-talking ER doc who cannot or will not...

  12. I'm 39 and want to become a nurse.

    jallen5 replied to quinnsite's topic in Male Nursing Students

    when i was in the hospital last month, the LPN that took care of me in the ER (and one of the NICEST caretakers of my stay there) was a dude. He was great. Then on my last day in the hospital, the LPN...

  13. Do you bring your laptop to class/lecture?

    jallen5 replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Students

    I'm only in pre-reqs, but I brought my laptop because the textbook was online and when the teacher would refer to photos that weren't in our book, i was able to quickly find something comparable....

  14. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    jallen5 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    "abominable cabinet!" I am going to laugh about that one for years to come and quote it frequently--no offense to your grandma--it is just so

  15. Funny/Strange things other hospital employees have done????

    jallen5 replied to jessi1106's topic in Nursing Humor

    telling the nurse that his wife just fell, ok? of course you are going to be suspicious, right? But there is no reason to be suspicious, you hear me!!!! You hear me!!! I bet you are going to go...

  16. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    jallen5 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a transcriptionist, too. If I don't type things exactly right, I can lose my job. A dictation is a legal document that has to be perfectly correct so it can withstand in a court of law. When...

  17. Travel nurse? NP? DNP? So many choices! Help!

    jallen5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am just getting into nursing school, but this is a career that I am choosing at age 39 with nearly grown children, and I am overwhelmed at the variety of choices for nurses. I already have an BSA,...

  18. Travel nurse? NP? DNP? So many choices! Help!

    jallen5 replied to jallen5's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reply. The abundance of options is just

  19. 41 and going into NURSING? HELP

    jallen5 replied to lasalp's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'll be 44 when I graduate, too. I had to take algebra in summer school this summer, and I am so glad I did. When I started chemistry class, it was obvious that you really do need the algebra. When...

  20. Blood draws and Starting IVs

    jallen5 replied to untamable07's topic in General Nursing

    The things that I am the most terrified of in nursing school are: 1. Practicing blood draws and IVs on fellow students. 2. Not being confident about doing them in practice. 3. The part of health...

  21. What is your wish for Christmas ?

    jallen5 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    For my daughter not to be in pain anymore. It has been too many months with too much

  22. Nursing STUDENT doesn't mean NURSE!!!!

    jallen5 replied to chnc1024's topic in General Nursing

    I'm only a medical transriptionist right now and even when I started doing this, people would ask me medical questions all the time. People asked me to interpret MRIs, find out about their medicines,...

  23. Nursing caps required at your job?

    jallen5 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    When I announced that I was going to become a nurse, my mother-in-law was immediately captured by the idea of me in a "little white dress with the little white hat and the little white stockings." I...

  24. Will I have to retire at 65, or can I work longer?

    jallen5 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am almost 40 and just starting nursing school. My kids will be leaving the house in a few years, and my hubby and I are thinking that maybe we don't want to retire. I can't say that I have ever...

  25. Will I have to retire at 65, or can I work longer?

    jallen5 replied to jallen5's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much everyone for your encouragement and input. I am very excited about the future and feel so good about choosing