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Hi to all! I have a few questions as I am actively seeking a MSN program in nursing. My ultimate goal for my career is to become a nurse educator; I would like to be able to teach at the college level at some point whether it is in a clinical setting...

I took my NCLEX-RN this morning at 8 am...so far I have a good pop-up but feel like I got a lot of questions wrong. I guess we will know on Thursday!

Maybe you should hold off on the pregnancy while you get accustomed to a new job & make sure everything else is line like your insurance and vacation time?

Hi all..I have a kind of insignificant question but it is one that is important to me. I am halfway through my BSN program (woohoo) and currently working as an LPN. I am also currently planning a wedding that will take place approximately two weeks a...

Congratulations to all of you. Thank you so much for your replies. Very inspirational. :)

I was just wondering if any current nurse educators could give me an idea of how long you worked as a floor/charge nurse before going into your role as a nurse educator. Was it a goal from the beginning of your school career, or did you realize after...

She must have had a reason to suspect that you were carrying your cell phone. In my program if you are found to have your cell phone in clinical it is grounds for immediate expulsion as you may be violating patients rights through video or picture. E...

I'm registered for Fall of 2010. My Patho & Fundamentals clinical teacher are the same. I looked on ratemyprofessors (I know, not the most reliable source) and her reviews are horrendous. I understand that students that don't do well in the class...

Technically yes, the school can require whatever they want. They have to sign you off to take your state boards so if they say you require a 90% on the predictor..well, then you won't get your paperwork submitted until you have that 90%. To be perfec...

Same as a chem major.

At my school the sequence is: -Fall: A&P I, Organic Chem and Nursing History -Spring: A&P II, Microbiology and Human Growth and Development --we take 17-18 credits per semester. Its not as terrible as it sounds.

I just wanted to find out if other per diem nurses had set hours. In other words, do you work whenever you want days and nights? Or does the facility you work for require you to work only days or only nights?

Remember that nurses have must be self directed in their profession. If you are unsure of an order or are even uncomfortable with an order YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO QUESTION IT. If I was being observed I would have stated "I am uncomfortable administerin...

The reason I am asking is because when I accepted my position I was looking for something part time on the 3-11 shift. My facility ended up hiring me per diem, obviously because they didn't want to pay me benefits or vacation. Since then I have been ...

I think the more important lesson is to never trust anyone else but yourself. Unless you see it with your own two eyes somebody else could have made a mistake. As soon as you administer that medication it is YOUR responsibility regardless of who said...

Ask them why they feel that way. Some people have a weird way of telling you that you made a mistake. Your a student nurse..you will make some mistakes but you must learn from them. If my teacher ever told me that I would have been very discouraged t...

Most nursing schools have excellent online databases that have subscriptions to all kinds of nursing research magazines. Call your school and find out if you are unsure of this. Good luck.

People make stupid replies when they are too ignorant to find out really what we do. Maybe someday when she's in a hospital bed she'll learn what nursing is really about. Until then..be proud--having the ability to care for another human being in the...

Nobody said they couldn't work in New York, but there is no denying that hospitals in most areas are not hiring LPNs. And as stated directly from the BON "The provision of IV therapy by an LPN must be under the direct supervision of an RN who is assi...

I wish that I knew the following 1) Days and nights are spent studying 2) Clinical is no comparison to being on your own 3) You will learn who your best friends/family are when they go out of their way to help accomodate you or just take you out whe...

Do not let anyone make you feel badly about the decisions that you make for your own life. YOU get to decide, YOU get to make your own choices and YOU should be so proud of yourself for accomplishing everything that you are. I too, am an LPN. I heard...

One thing that has to be said is that you absolutely CANNOT force people to obtain immunizations that they do not want to receive. Our job is to educate patients on issues concering their health not force things down their throats. One of the biggest...

Honestly I truly believe that the only thing that makes that nervousness go away is experience. It takes time to feel comfortable in your nursing skills and having someone watch over you is never comforting. Also be reminded that nursing instructors ...

First- Try as hard as you can in the future to stay up with the reading so your not focusing on playing catch up while your time would be better spent reviewing for your exam. For example, it may be in your best interest in the future to make a readi...

That all depends on where your working & your assigned tasks..tell us more and maybe we can give you some more help although all jobs are different everywhere..