AuroraRN

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1. RNs Performing Housekeeping Duties!

   AuroraRN replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I wouldn't work in a facility that expected me to mop the floors!!! Oh, and I wouldn't clean the shower either! I barely have time to take a break myself than to do other's jobs for them! As some before me have said, once you take on another's ...

2. ADN to BSN

   AuroraRN replied to ratchet41's topic in General Nursing

   I think that it is well worth the time and effort if you are wanting to branch out into other areas of nursing. For example, many case management jobs would prefer that the applicants have a BSN (this is the case in my institution, I can't say anythi...

3. I Hate Nursing School

   AuroraRN replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

   I must say that I have a "dislike" for nursing school as well. Although I know in the end I will be better off, it's still hard to convince myself of that right now. And, I have always found school very stressful. But for some reason I just keep goin...

4. Speaking of pregnant nurses...

   AuroraRN replied to stella123 rn's topic in General Nursing

   The only patients I know that you should avoid are those receiving chemotherapy or who have recently received chemotherapy. This can be toxic to both you and your baby. Pregnant nurses should not work on an oncology unit for this reason. Just be care...

5. Taking NCLEX

   AuroraRN replied to pmanrnbflo's topic in General Nursing

   If you have studied and know the content well you should do fine. Just try to get enough sleep the night before the exam. And don't worry if your's cuts off at the minimum number, it usually means you have scored so well that you do not need to go an...

6. We don't have enough nurses!

   AuroraRN replied to StudentRN@NIC's topic in General Nursing

   Many people who are nurses may not actively practice. So although there are nurses, they have chosen for one reason or another to leave the field. Also, with the high patient loads and increased stress, many "bedside" nurses choose to leave that are ...

7. shortest notice ever given at a job

   AuroraRN replied to blueyes2004's topic in General Nursing

   I always give at least 4 weeks notice. You could say that I do not want to "burn my bridges". I live in a very small town and the options are very, very few, so I must make sure that I will be able to go back to those places if necessary. You never ...

8. BSN's deliver safer care than ADN's??

   AuroraRN replied to sbic56's topic in Activism

   I will begin by saying that I have only been a nurse for about five years. I have been going to school almost continually for this entire five year period. I first received an ADN, then a BSN, now working on MSN (to be done in December). I must say t...

9. Stress & Nursing School

   AuroraRN replied to RN-BamaStudent's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a student for quite some time. I first obtained and ADN degree at a local community college, then a BSN from a university, and now I am still going to school for graduate studies. So, therefore, I have been highly stressed for the last 4 ...

10. Patients We Love to Hate

    AuroraRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that these type of patients have such unhappy lives that they want to spread the "joy" to others. That makes me feel better anyways. And anyways, some people are never happy now matter how much we give them of ourselves.

11. Was this really routine? On partial birth abortions

    AuroraRN replied to geekgolightly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just want to make one statement about the hypocrisies that occur around us. We are allowed to make decisions about the life and death of our unborn children, yet we are not allowed to end our own life with medical help when we are in great pain, n...

12. RN to BSN

    AuroraRN replied to warhawk's topic in Alabama

    Warhawk, I thought I would let you know about the school I just graduated from (RN-BSN). The University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great school to attend. I began my BSN program in Fall 2002 and completed it in Summer 2003 (I'm now in the MSN pro...

13. I'm just so proud to be here!

    AuroraRN replied to eltrip's topic in Tennessee

    So, is anyone from middle TN?? I work in an ICU unit in a very small town. Has anyone ever heard of Lawrenceburg, TN?? Anyways, I have just started working in this ICU for the first time. Wish me luck!! Hope to meet many other TN RN's. I do have one ...