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  1. Do I want to be a nurse for the wrong reasons?

    liloadro replied to Diane in Ohio's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    DO it! You don't have any "wrong" reasons and you have lots of good ones! Compassion is necessary and wonderful but you sound intelligent and curious. That's the science part of nursing. To truly...

  2. CNA shoes - what kind to get?

    liloadro replied to CNAkt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I really like Klogs. They are expensive but if you go cheap, you'll be buying new shoes every 6 months! They have replaceable insoles. I've had the same pair going for over 1.5 years and no...

  3. At what age did you decide on nursing?

    liloadro replied to Wan2BRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started college at 41! There are many reasons how I ended up there then: no money, no transportation, no motivation when I got out of high school. Later I was a military wife: moved around a lot....

  4. Cataract Surgery

    liloadro replied to psalm's topic in General Nursing

  5. CNA to boost chances for Nursing School??

    liloadro replied to NewPath2Follow's topic in Nursing Career

    I think taking a job as a CNA would be really beneficial to you. You might not get the "full effect" just taking the course. I know around here anyway, the course is offered to people they will...

  6. BSN RN & Certifications not allowed on my badge: I am outraged!

    liloadro replied to Simba2241's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work at hires RNs. They pay the same regardless of ADN or BSN. They are expected to do the same job. As was explained to me when I decided to go ADN or BSN: BSN prepares you more for...

  7. CNA, RN....Which One?

    liloadro replied to my3whys's topic in General Nursing

    What RN Cardiac said is all right on. If you have interest but don't really know what to do - a great idea is to take a job as a CNA, for many reasons. 1. You can see what nursing is about and whether...

  8. How do you feel when you pass/fail Nclex/Hesi/ATI?

    liloadro replied to KAYBDT6's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Re: moonischasingme1 Ditto!!! It really WAS that big an accomplishment - which I probably didn't let myself realize until it was

  9. How do you feel when you pass/fail Nclex/Hesi/ATI?

    liloadro replied to KAYBDT6's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    THe HESI and ATi stuff was just more testing. I didn't really worry about that. I was extremely ecstatic when I saw I passed the NCLEX and the reason for that was that when I finished doing the NCLEX...

  10. new grad resigned after 6 months but wants to work again :S

    liloadro replied to penny77's topic in General Nursing

    You lasted longer than I did! I also felt very overwhelmed and incompetent. I worked on an ortho/neuro/surgical unit. Everyone kept telling me I, too, was doing a great job - which I think they...

  11. Nurses in Dental settings

    liloadro posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I'm curious to know if anyone out there, past or present, has worked as an RN in a dental setting. I'm aware of nurses in specialty offices such as Oral Surgery and Periodontics. I'd like to know...

  12. Nurses in Dental settings

    liloadro replied to liloadro's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Thanks for your reply. I have more ?? for you. What meds were you using for sedation and did you have a CRNA on staff or was it the OS directing sedation? What monitoring was going on during...

  13. How many new grads changed jobs within 1 year

    liloadro replied to ThanksForAllTheFish!'s topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in May '08 and accepted a position in the local hospital's ortho/neuro/surgical unit. I lasted only as long as the orientation. I was completely overwhelmed, unsupervised and dumped...