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  1. Crowd funding: Yay or Nay?

    bluemorningglory replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I really this is a zombie thread but I wanted to chime in. I was recently diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer with mets to liver, lungs and lymph nodes. A dear friend started a go fund me page on my...

  2. WDYT? Sticking up for myself or...

    bluemorningglory posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a CNA with over five years of hospital experience as a float. I have been on all floors except OB/PEDS. I currently work in an OR but am looking to change my hours and get back into a more...

  3. WDYT? Sticking up for myself or...

    bluemorningglory replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    Now wait a minute..I was happy to shadow and was very motivated to be in OB that day. Again, I was completely new to OB. I was not miffed at all that they asked me to help move the bed. In fact, I was...

  4. WDYT? Sticking up for myself or...

    bluemorningglory replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    Ok...but consider this scenario. I was present during a csection during my last shadow. Great, get to learn something new. After the patient was on the table, I was asked to help push the bed out of...

  5. Nurses forced to work as aides

    bluemorningglory replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Sigh. First of all, it is RNs, not "RN's". Leave it to the uneducated aide to correct the college grad on her grammar. That said, when this happens, you get to to more hands on patient care aka...

  6. Call Lights

    bluemorningglory posted a topic in General Nursing

    How can people let these go? Really? I have noticed certain staff members (not going to specify aide or nurse as I do not want to start that fight)who will sit and gab and not answer a incessantly...

  7. Bullying at work, far commute... what to do??

    bluemorningglory replied to NS81's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I only read the OP quickly but as someone who has btdt, lose the boyfriend. "Supportive" does not equal you as a

  8. Switching career path..advice appreciated

    bluemorningglory posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a PCA and have been employed by the same hospital for nearly three years. Started on the cardiac floor and have been in the float pool for nearly two years now(psych,ED,med/surg, ICU, cardiac). I...

  9. Lawrence Memorial Hospital/Regis College FALL 2012

    bluemorningglory replied to frible001's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Congrats..how difficult was it to get into the

  10. WWYD?

    bluemorningglory posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Let's say you went to CNA school and while you were there you met a student. This student is middleaged and lives with family. He admits (without any source of remorse) that he shoved his preteen...

  11. I'd like some advice. I'm 42yrs old and i've been an LPN 7yrs.

    bluemorningglory replied to Nurse__Mary's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You could get the best of both worlds by choosing a post close to a large city...like Fort Lewis or Fort

  12. New PCNA, need a nurses input/advice

    bluemorningglory replied to ChipNurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Male aides are gold because they can

  13. New PCNA, need a nurses input/advice

    bluemorningglory replied to ChipNurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Talk to me about the other

  14. New PCNA, need a nurses input/advice

    bluemorningglory replied to ChipNurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You have to document your VS asap. Unless they are documented they never happenedAgain take your breaks. Since you have done without them you might never get them back. Are you at least getting paid...

  15. New PCNA, need a nurses input/advice

    bluemorningglory replied to ChipNurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Can you walk through a typical

  16. New PCNA, need a nurses input/advice

    bluemorningglory replied to ChipNurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So they are trying to scare you. Dont let them. 4-Only you can answer this one...when you are at work are you there as an aide or as a future nurse. If it's the former, good. Latter, step back and...

  17. New PCNA, need a nurses input/advice

    bluemorningglory replied to ChipNurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ok a few things. I am going to assume you are a sole aide on busy postop ortho floor. 1-Vitals are key and should be your main focus. Get in there, get em and get out. Docs hound nurses for these....

  18. New PCNA, need a nurses input/advice

    bluemorningglory replied to ChipNurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am a PCA. Are these RNs answering lights when you are doing

  19. why not go for RN?

    bluemorningglory replied to minnymi's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hmm....well..let's see...there are not all that many open RN programs around here..BSN or ADN..in my area. I personally know of people who have an awesome GPA, references, work experience, etc. and...

  20. Please help me figure out next steps...

    bluemorningglory posted a topic in General Nursing

    I mentioned earlier that I was considering a for profit LPN school. I am in my late thirties and want very much to ultimately be an RN. Here is what I have figured out: LPN program pros: will be an...

  21. What advice would you give me?

    bluemorningglory posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am a 38 year old CNA. I became one in 2009 and got a hospital job right away. I like my work and have done well here. I want to take the next step. There is a for profit school called Intercoast...

  22. What advice would you give me?

    bluemorningglory replied to bluemorningglory's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I could do gen eds for a year but, again, acceptance into a cheaper RN program is not guaranteed. What if I do gen eds and can't do anything with

  23. need advice from LD/OB nurses

    bluemorningglory replied to sweetTnurse2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    CNAs are rarely if ever seen in OB. RNs run the show there. Perhaps becoming an OB tech might be of interest to

  24. mandatory reporting

    bluemorningglory replied to farmgirlie9's topic in General Nursing

    What is the

  25. DOD Nursing?

    bluemorningglory posted a topic in Government, Military

    I am interested in becoming an RN and then working for the DOD...not as a military RN with rank but for the DOD. Can anyone tell me about her experience with the