CeilingCat ASN, RN

You want to be a nurse but you're stopping at LPN rather than RN because you see RNs as being overworked and underappreciated. LPNs work just as hard, and in some jobs they're just as underappreciated. So I am confused at why you're frustrated at...

Pedophiles are drawn to kids. Unless you're 12 (or look to be age 12), the pedophilia should not be an issue. Personally I'd be more scared of the man with a history of violent rapes of adult women.... but that's just me. (Not that pedophilia is...

I stopped carrying so much crap. Half the things on your list either are available on the floor or I simply don't use often enough to carry with me. Generally all I need is a stethoscope, pen, flash lite, bandage scissors, and a little notepad. ...

Part of the problem is students are still using their (overpriced) school bookstore. Maybe they rent because they don't know they can afford to buy? My college bookstore (now sub'd out to Barnes and Noble) charges max suggested retail price. I go ...

Is this realistic when LTC facilities put one R.N. in charge of an entire wing? You have time to sit and enjoy the stories of each of your patients while you have meds to give, nurses' aids to supervise, problems to solve, documentation to do, doc...

One thing I am sure of : finish nursing school before you even consider having kids. I've watched classmates drop out because of either medical complications/c-section or because they can't handle the stress in addition to all the stress their bod...

I don't know the school or criteria for the letter, so it's hard for me to guess what they're looking for. I might go through and remove sentences that weren't absolutely necessary, because at a glance it seems awfully long. If it were me, I'd ...

I never deleted it. But rule #1 of social networking sites: NEVER post anything you don't want your boss, recruiter, or mom to read. I think keeping it is a good thing: it forces you to think before you type.

What a wonderful post. Pregnancy can be the absolute best (or worst) thing that happens to a couple. I wish our culture somehow communicated better about pregnancy. I meet women who think it's always rainbows-and-sunshine, thanks to wonderful Ame...

As long as it's done tastefully, I don't see why not. But remember - people who aren't necessarily on your Friends list may still hear about it. NEVER post something you might be embarrassed by or might regret in any way. If you're mentioning l...

I struggled with a program where there are 8+ instructors. Every one of them does things differently, has different expectations, has different "right" answers, and even occasionally they contradict each other. There is only one lecture class they...

That's the J&J commercial, isn't it? It makes me want to throw soiled peri pads at the screen, I get so annoyed! I don't know why but I felt it was annoying and perhaps even insulting. I felt confused. I was not sure what they were selling - ...

If you walk into the room with the mindset that you belong there & are there to help the patient, the patient will pick up on it. I think you're focusing too much on the negative. You're a nursing student, and that's the only important thing....

It might be illegal for them to ask during an interview. But in a job where you must be physically able to do the work, you may fail the physical temporarily. At the very least they'll not be happy to hear their brand-new employee is already pla...

Google it. There is a free online sample somewhere online. It tests your general knowledge: reading, writing, basic math, basic sciences - at high school level. It's something you can do better on if you brush up on your skills, but it's not somet...

The #1 rule of FB, blogging, or any other public internet site: Never post anything you are not comfortable with the entire world knowing. You really don't know who is a friend of a friend on FB or who is using a misleading name online - don't a...

I love to laugh. People take things so seriously, and that's when they get stressed out. So I end up spending a few minutes each day online looking at the latest funny things. I love internet memes. If you Google "ceiling cat is watching" you'l...

Have you talked to the head of the department, face to face? What reason do they give that the English you took can not be used? Was it a problem transferring the credit, the wrong level of English, or some other thing? I would meet with him/he...

Her laziness WILL come back to bite her. Either she won't make it through the class or boards due to poor exam grades. She can't have her friend take the Boards for her. If she can't even write a paper on her own, my feeling is that she won't m...

It's a lazy teacher's way of getting through a class without doing much. Seems like none of them understand the concept that PowerPoint is just to highlight main topics or show a diagram -- all my instructors also use them to read from, line by li...

Whatever you, tread lightly. Some people who choose to eat certain ethnic diets may have a different body odor than the usual American, and be perceived as "stinky" just because it's different. I have a good nose for body chemistry; I can even sme...

I think she gets the selfish person of the year award. In a world where HIV+ positive babies sit unwanted in orphanages, why would anyone WANT to create another one?? How does she know her baby won't be HIV+? Why would ANYONE want to intentionall...

I am student so feel free to ignore my thoughts. But as I did my clinical rotation through facilities, I was shocked how crappy my Magnet hospital experience was. Maybe I had higher expectations, I don't know? Some of my experiences during my 2 r...

First off, kudos to you for being brave and talking about this. In our society, simply admitting one is overweight can feel like hanging a target on your back. To the people who tell you not to do it - ignore them! Only YOU know if you're physica...

In my school, you might as well hang a target on your back for the rest of your time there. My instructors don't take kindly to corrections, especially when it's done in class or in front of others. They're the experts (and who cares if harms pt ...