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I was a student nurse doing my senior preceptorship on a peds floor. A 15 yo boy was admitted to the floor after having a major surgery for a broken arm. He was still groggy from anesthesia, I asked him "orientation" questions, like "do you know wh...

Mine is pretty simple as well. I've got 4 kids. I was trying to set up a yahoo email address and everything I tried was taken. So I came up with mariahas4kids and said "take that yahoo!"

MRSA isn't as scary as a lot of people make it out to be. It is a staph infection that is resistant to 'cillins. A huge population of people have it in their nose. Everyone has staph in their nose (it likes to live in moist, warm places) If the p...

I just got accepted into Gonzaga University's RN-MSN FNP online program. I was told that this the last class for this program because after this it is moving to a DNP program to comply with the mandate that all nurse practitioners have a doctorate...

I am confused, are you currently a nurse? Most nurse practitioner programs require at least 2 years experiance as an RN before accepting you into their program. Have you considered PA school?

I am applying for an RN-MSN, FNP program. This is the last year they are having this program because of the FNP program going from a Master's level to a doctorate level. When my husband and I had the discussion whether I go back to school or not, m...

I found out that I have "niched" myself out of the job market. When I went to nursing school it was for the purpose of becoming a NICU or ped's nurse. I passed my LPN NCLEX and the local hospital doesn't hire LPN's, I didn't want to work LTC, so I ...

It's very easy. My PCP has known me since before nursing school. When I was crying and raging and decided that I needed anti-depressants (again) I made an appointment, explained my symptoms and he asked me what anti-depressant did I think I needed....

Don't get caught up in grades. Learn the lessons but do not freak if you got a B instead of an A. "C's and B's get degrees" was our class motto when someone would gripe about not getting an A. LAUGH often and a lot. Take assignments that scare yo...

I am in the same boat, except I haven't even got a phone call! I keep hoping the job market loosens up soon. I've applied several times to all kinds of nursing jobs in every hospital in the Portland/Vancouver area. blech

Morphine is a wonderful drug for pallative pain control. I've not seen orders like this, and would be interested in what the orders were once pain control was achieved. Our hospice standing orders are up to 15 mg per hour subcutaneous morphine. We...

Being a nurse in a prison is certainly an eye opener. I've had patients not go to work and sign up for sick call for a cold, upset stomach, headache, sore throat...They are usually feeling much better by the time they are called down for sick call. ...

It is basically fill out forms and send money. I am dual licensed in OR and WA too! Except I live in WA and got licensed in OR to find more jobs. Close to 150 applications in the Portland/Vancouver area and no interviews yet. Good Luck!

I have to admit that it isn't as cute as the "Nurse Nightenbear" that was out a few years ago. Boy I wish I had one of those now.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you all nurses that work in nursing homes/long term care. You truly are angels. I know I am not one who can work there. When we did our clinicals at the nursing home I came home every day and cried. Thank you, for taki...

I swear I am going to get DNR tattooed on my chest and NO FEEDING TUBE tattooed over my stomach. My mom and dad just made me their health care power of attorney and I swore no tubes, no machines for them too. It's good to have communication.

I don't think you can get your RN online. There is a LOT of clinicals involved. Most programs (all, that I have seen) will let you do RN to BSN on line, but not to get your initial RN. Good Luck.

Landau eased fit (not the ones with the sewn in crease) are very comfy. They come in Tall and Petite and you can get them online. I would go to a uniform store, try on pants and when you find ones that fit, get all the info and buy them online.

I have a medic alert watch. i am going to get a bracelet or a necklace too because as a nurse in scrubs it is easily thought of a "cutsie nurse watch" with an emblem on it. It has happened, twice. I had a couple anaphylactic reactions and not one...

In my opinion....I would rather work for the federal government rather than the state right now. You never hear of the feds laying off people or implementing pay cuts because of budget issues, and I know that CA is in a world of hurt with their budg...

Yes, guilty of most. Vein palpation, signing notes for my kids with initials and "RN". My kids laugh at my "pat down" when I don't wear my scrubs and I am looking for my keys, pens, phone. I check hand sanitizers at stores and if they are not at l...

What a fun polarizing subject. We certainly have a "love-hate" relationship with scrubs/shoes/stethascopes/pens (and hats!). I am all for being able to quickly identify the nurse vs housekeeping vs doctors and anyone else that wears scrubs. Heck, eve...

Landau usually carrys tall scrubs, some sites, (trying to remember.....) offer custom hems/hemming. Good luck. I feel for you. I'm always looking for tall scubs that fit well.

I've seen this in hospice. He was 90, she was 88. They got married when he was 15 and she was 13. She came into Hospice first, non-responsive. He came in every day and spent hours at her bedside. They spent their 75th wedding anniversary in Hospi...