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Do school nurses dispense Ritalin to children? If so, do you have a personal conflict with dispensing it to children whom you may think do not need it? From what I have read and experienced, it seems like kids are overmedicated for ADHD, and I just...

There appears to be some strange relationship between accounting and nursing, because many people on this board are leaving jobs as accountants to become nurses. I know someone who actually went in the opposite direction-leaving nursing for accounti...

Stitchie, I laughed out loud when I read the part about the fax machine, because the exact same thing happened to me while working a temp job after being laid off. After several unsuccessful interviews, the final straw was when, during a lunch inte...

If a nursing student works in a hospital throughout school as an aide or patient care tech, does he/she have a better chance of being hired on at that same hospital as an RN straight into day shift?

I was thinking of doing this once I'm finally able to start my nursing classes. What are the duties of a patient care tech or aide? nurseRN2B, I wish you the best of luck in your decision. I can understand how you would be torn, but to me the best ...

I think what you have on your hands is what experts are now calling a "workplace bully". Maybe you should just flat out ask her why she feels the need to degrade you in front of patients. Why does she get satisfaction out of doing that, when it jus...

A similar thing happened to me this semester (also my first semester), and I was told by an advisor to keep checking the schedule over the next few months, because people will drop "like flies" before school starts. I was told by another student to ...

hello all, i had planned on starting nursing school in a year for my adn but have just found out about an msn bridge program for which i may qualify. i already have my bs in psychology, and this program would allow me to get out of school in the sam...

RNPATL, you're right, I have no idea what a typical day will be like for me as a nurse, and I would take offense to having trash duty added to my list of responsibilities if I didn't even have time to perform the basic necessities of the job. The po...

I have only heard of bridge programs that take about 3 years to get your MSN. I don't think there are any that take only one year. Also, doesn't getting non-profit consumer credit counseling give you a ding on your credit report? Seems like I have ...

I haven't even started nursing school yet but hold the idea that my job as a nurse will be to fulfill the patient's needs, and if the trash is nasty and overflowing, then I will empty it as a courtesy to the patient. The thought that I may have to e...

That's what I thought--my degree is in Psychology as well, and I wasn't able to find a good paying job with it. I got a job right out of college doing data entry making $10 an hour. Do administrative assistants make better money there than $10 an h...

I called a local facility and asked how I would go about shadowing a nurse, and they said that I couldn't due to HIPPA laws. I only called the one facility, though, so maybe you should call several in your area, ask for the human resources departmen...

What are your degrees in?

My only concern is that I won't even like nursing or won't be good at it, and will not realize this until after I've spent thousands of dollars for my MSN. Plus, the only university in this area that offers a bridge program is Vanderbilt, and it wou...

If I were in that situation, I would put off school until I could pay off some of that debt. Or at least go for the ADN while working as much as possible to keep my head above water, especially considering that you're currently living off of credit ...

What type of education/experience is required to become a patient educator? I looked it up on the internet but wasn't able to find anything. I'm sure there is some type of certification you need to obtain, but do you generally have to be an RN, and...

I have a B.S. in Psychology and am going for my ADN with the logic that if I want to pursue a BSN in the future, most any facility that I work at will reimburse me for the tuition. I don't want to fork out a lot of money for a second B.S. degree and...

I spoke with a hospital here in Nashville that will pay you during training to be a patient care tech. Your pay goes up once you're done with the training, which is 7 weeks long, and you get benefits from day one. If you've already completed your f...

"Give a man a fish, and he will eat it for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he will eat forever." Although technically you can't "teach" them, but if you constantly give quick, easy answers to their questions, they won't learn anything. Except that ...

My husband's nickname for me is Kelli Lou, and my favorite number is 3, so there ya go!

That's awesome, mjlrn97! You must've really worked hard to already be a quarter of the way to your goal in just a couple months. You're an inspiration to me, and I'm sure the rest of us, no matter how much or little weight we want to lose.

I started this thread a while back and got these answers: https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50292 My husband LOVES his wedding band because he's never worn jewelry, and titanium isn't at all flashy. Also, he gets a kick out of spinning i...

Alnamvet, can you please go into more detail about the community health care course you're referring to? I have a BS in Psychology and am curious about options other than pursuing an ADN. Thanks!

I will be in the same situation as you but, after reading all of these posts, will probably wait at least until I'm just about done before we start trying (and I'm sure my husband will agree, but we will discuss it more when the time comes and keep p...