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pearslreview.com is another site with unlimited CEUs and certification exam preparation for $69 per year Our hospital has a subscription and provides it free-of-charge for 400 nurses. All we have to do is register through our hospital's education d...

How do you recommend best preparing for the Med-Surg Certification exam?

I had a non-nursing BS degree in Biology (pre-med) and began pursuing a nursing degree in an ADN program. 'Was in the 3rd semester of clinicals when my education was interrupted with family illness that took all of my attention... (had to move out-of...

My perspective is a bit different. I'm married to a physician, was accepted into medical school myself in the mid-70's, and after weighing the pros/cons of a 2-physican marriage and the sacrifices it would require to get there and maintain it, decli...

I'm an RN with a BSN and work at Lexington Medical Center. 'Great place to work, but I don't think they are keen on hiring LPNs any longer. Some of the LPNs who have been there for a long time actually now work as nurse techs. I think there are a ...

When I was in nursing school, I was unaware of a student who was cheating in our class, but apparently she was rotating throughout the room and copying off of others' exams. I always made A's and she ended up next to me for a few weeks. A couple of...

I'm now a 54 yr old RN, BSN with 2 yrs experience and love working as a med-surg nurse in acute care. I'd earned a BS in Biology in 1977, married a med student, raised 4 children, and returned to school @ at 47 to earn an assoc nursing degree. In t...

Regarding the Medelita scrubs...... How do they fit? do they run large, roomy.... or small? I find the Dickies brand to be on the small size and the Cherokee brand on the roomy size. Landau seem to run "true to size" in my opinion. I tend to buy...

I'm a new nurse who is presently working 12 hr night shifts on a busy general post-op surgical floor. (Soon moving to days, however!!!) I feel so very overwhelmed/dumbfounded :bugeyes:at times and have days when I feel plain stupid.... like I don't...

Everything I'm reading here about home health describes what I really think I'd enjoy in nursing (except the paperwork). On my hospital surgical floor, I most enjoy spending time with patients and teaching them how to do their own dressing changes, ...

I just want to say "thank you" for making yourself open and vulnerable by being a truly compassionate nurse. May God restore a sense of wholeness to you as you realize that anything you feel you've lost through self-sacrifice has ultimately been a g...

Thanks to all! This has been a valuable and timely discussion for me, too. I'm a 52 yr old nurse who graduated with a BSN last May (07), but delayed working due to family illnesses/deaths. I began a med-surg internship in the fall and was hired on...

Mouse_42, In 1995, the General Assembly of SC, through the SC Commisison on Higher Education, mandated a college course transfer agreement between the state's technical schools and its 4 yr public instutions of higher education. They passed ACT 13...

Jnette, How log have you been in HH? I really do think that's where I'll more than likely find my niche. I hate all of this racing about in the hospital, although I'm grateful for the "hands-on" nursing skill experience I'm gaining on the floor. ...

Mouse_42 PS...... 'Just wanted to also mention that I work with some great nurses from both MTC and Clemson!!!! In fact..... I did the summer nurse fellows program with a couple of impressive Clemson students. ALso... to mention other options: Th...

Hey Mouse_42, Where did you do your undergrad work? I live in Lexington, SC but grew up in Greenville. I have a BS in Biology from 1977 and returned to Midlands Tech in 2003 to begin the ADN program. 'Had to re-take anatomy/physiology and micro co...

I completed a med-surg internship at Lexington MEdical Center (.... just outside of Columbia), and am now working on the general surgical floor. The internship was 12 weeks long and my nurse manager gave me an additional 4 weeks of orientation after...

Hoolahan, I just researched "home health" and came upon this thread you started. THANKS! I'm an "Old" new grad at 52 who longs to spend time with patients and came into nursing b/c I enjoy patient education, etc. I'm discouraged working on a hec...

Interesting.... I'm a 52 yr old "new grad" with my 2nd college degree (BSN), earned 30 years after earning a BS in Biology in 1977. I decided to go into nursing so I could spend time with patients, etc. but found the only jobs really open to "new g...

just ordered my first set of cargo pants and matching top from SMART S.C.R.U.B.S. Wasn't sure if they ran big or not, however... so I went ahead and ordered both small and medium sizes in pants, since they claim "easy return" policy, even including a...

llg, Thanks for sharing from your experience in the field. You well summed up the necessary attributes needed for hospital work. I didn't fully realize what I was getting into and have to admit that this has been a rather humbling experience. I t...

I'm a new night-shifter. 'Just started in Dec. I'm also sleeping fitfully on my nights off. I do 12 hour shifts, working on a non-stop surgical floor. I rarely sit down all night... even to take bathroom break. People are calling for pain meds c...

I think it's definitely worth joining. You can always drop it later, if you don't want to continue. It's an international honor society for nurses graduating in the top of their class and with honorable character, etc. Not all nurses are aware of ...

I work on a busy surgical floor with lots of dressing changes, drips, drains, etc. With all of the gadgets and supplies we have to carry with us from room to room (flushes, alcohol wipes, blunts, marker, pen, scissors, etc.), I've found the extra po...

Trinh, I'm not sure I answered your question in my 1st reply. Our hospital divides "medical" floors from "surgical" floors. My med-surg internship involved spending half of it on a medical floor and half on a surgical floor. I took the job offer ...