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For what it is worth - I found this in a blog written by a comic strip artist/comedy writer. I share it for your consideration. For me, it explained things I have seen, felt and heard in a more clear light than I have understood previously. I think,...

A tactic I have used if I see no visible signs of significant pain/discomfort (including my somatic/gut response regarding their position in bed or chair: I have asked "How are you feeling?" and after their reply, if meds not quickly indicated, often...

Just for the record, I am a retired US Army Veteran (1965-2000) RVN and DS. I was a Hospital Chaplain (Yes I was not authorized a weapon - yes I hated it, I felt unprotected) (and Nursing Student - yeah, they razzed me, but I learned important stuff)...

I find myself seconding what each of the previous posters have said. One must go into Hospice with eyes and ears open. I have been fortunate to have been a part of 3 good (patient focused) hospice agencies in two states. I know of others not so. I ha...

Well - in this one instance, I was making a visit to a patient in one of the more "difficult" facilities I visited - yup - with the State Surveyor in tow. A couple of the NH staff did not make the connection and began giving me a hard time about me s...

(Quote)Originally Posted by leslie :-D View Post you'd think that all of us would get that... but tell that to the gazillion, filthy, feces-crusted foley caths i've seen. leslie Double bad imagery for which I have two words: Write Up ! ...

Bottom Line: Nursing School and the resulting exams, including the NCLEX-RN, are not about school. They are about other peoples' Lives. Become the Nurse you want to attend you. Medicine, even Engineering and Architecture, Building Trades and Auto Me...

If I recall correctly, for my class graduating Spring '93, not only were we the last class to take the NCLEX-RN on paper - 390 questions of which 300 were NCLEX-RN questions for licensure, and the remaining 90 were questions which were being tested a...

This is from one who is now retired (PTL) (from several career paths, including nursing, which I blended into one that fit me), and in looking back, as others have said, yes, schools can misuse the exit Exam. However, the Exit Exam might be known no...

CONGRATULATIONS!

Hey Squid. I did forget to tell you that my BSN-RN was my Fourth College degree. I carry all of it and use all of it, even in retirement. Hoist anchor! All Ahead Full. Belay the naysayers' crud - they will need you someday . . . . :-)

Hey, Squid ! (I am Army(Ret.) Don't let anyone tell you what you cannot do! I started nursing school at age 50 and didn't bow out (retire) until age 68. Only you can set your limits. All those things you mentioned that you have been told why you cann...

You were set up to fail, as has been stated. I speak from experience as an agency nurse who had only promised to be there (LTC) for 3 days. Each 3-11 shift had less coverage than the night before. Had I taken the 4th night, as asked, I would have bee...

My response to these folks: "I have learned by comparing the two professions (and I did consider Medical School in 1980), Medicine and Nursing, that Doctors do not take care of people, Nurses do. Doctors are focused on combating disease and repairin...

I was 62 when I looked at MSN-NP from Univ. Phoenix. It said you can do this in 5 years (and $15K). I thought what would I do with that at age 67? When I got to age 67 - I saw how much I could have been doing ! Yup: coulda-shoulda-woulda! Don't put ...

As they say: Age is a function of mind over matter - if you don't mind, it doesn't matter. I was 50 when I started nursing school, almost 69 when I finally retired. Recognize you are probably more dedicated than some younger folks, but your physical...

In Flight school, my instructors were much harder on us than they knew the Check Pilots were going to be. Why? They said, 1. We want to make sure you can pass the check ride - makes us look good . . . 2. We want you to get in the habit of trying to ...

Regarding the problem of seeing no value to the Community Nursing classes - I expect I will have to speak for the minority of us who found our way into Homecare Nursing. Perhaps beginning Nursing school at age 50 affected my choice as well. For reaso...