CNA's are not interchangeable with LPN's. LPN's & RN's are professional, licensed nurses. CNA's are nursing assistants who may or may not be registered with the state in which they work. Contact...
roser13 replied to startingover2016's topic in General Nursing
Seriously? There is no case for anything here. A bunch of 2nd/3rd-hand he-said-she-said does not equal a lawsuit. Sheesh! Everyone's so easily offended these days and so quick to claim...
I'd be interested in hearing from your wife. You mention your plans for her, but what does she want? Why isn't she here asking questions about nursing? "I just keep reading that you have to have your...
About 15 years ago is when I remember it starting to become unsafe for nurses to wear badges with their last names displayed. Patients who wouldn't dream of calling doctors on their personal home...
roser13 replied to RescueNinja123's topic in General Nursing
You are most definitely misunderstanding Extra Pickles' post. OP wants to obliterate his/her license, as if it never existed. If one could indeed do that, then one would certainly be required to...
Well said! I'm thrilled to work in a facility that keeps it simple for the patients: I'm a nurse, an advance-practice nurse, a doctor, an aide, or a respiratory tech, etc., etc. More than that is...
Please don't bite the hand that is attempting to feed you. Technically, it is you who has missed the point. Going to one's higher-ups does not = legally required reporting. No matter how "hard" your...
roser13 replied to startingover2016's topic in General Nursing
Your opinions/memories are no more or or less valid than your former manager's opinions/memories. And neither of them matter. You were not offered an interview. No discrimination. The
Could someone please list another profession that insists on listing each and every educational level attained, as opposed to a simple listing of the highest professional level attained? Nurses are...
It's all relative. What is a strain for you and your family is SOP for another. The desire/drive/motivation to be a nurse is totally an individual thing that cannot be compared to anyone else....