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Is nursing a science? The second letter in the degree on my wall seems to think so. However, I have been expanding my horizons and have found those that don't seem to believe the same. I am currently applying to higher degree programs, including a ...

Me too! Come to think of it, I did have a tough internal struggle justifying my nursing leadership course being in any category. I had a professor who taught the merits of non-contact therapeutic touch therapy. Ugh! But, have you ever looked at a c...

An article passed my way last night written by an East Carolina University student arguing about the availability of birth control in the student health center. http://theeastcarolinian.com/?p=1138 What was really disturbing wasn't thebile spewed tow...

He doesn't really get across his point, which I think was that dispensing BC is somehow wrong. The problem 99.9% of people have is not what he is saying but HOW he is saying it. Read the article. It is eye widening.

I've been seeing on some blogs covering this story a disturbing trend. While the misogyny is rampant, there seem to be some that are taking things too far. The proper response isn't going after men in nursing or even men. Nobody here is doing that ...

In southern Florida, the HCA's have a great program for new grads and nurses wanting to go into a new critical care area they aren't trained for. Two months in the classroom and two with a preceptor in your new area (ER, ICU, Peds, OB, etc.) Try JF...

I was first licensed as an RN in OR. My first job in 2008 downsized me after just a few months and I was unemployed for 6 months. I took stopgap jobs here and there, but ended up full time staff in a dream job in South Florida. (Oh, and we're hiri...

Very well put. I hope the NPH insulin preceptee is doing okay. That kind of thing can shake a new grad pretty badly. I'm not precepting anyone yet, but I'm planning to get started in the next year. I'll keep a link to this article before I get my ...

I'm trying to see what this article is trying to get across. I'm hoping it isn't a lesson in ignoring someone's advanced directives because of a fluke. BTW. When you said he "had literally came back from the dead," I think you mean he "figuratively...

HCA facilities here in South Florida hire new grads into 14 week specialty programs (ER, Peds, ICU, etc). As for "internship" positions, I'm not sure I've seen any in awhile.

Yes, and the difficulty I had in trying to become an OB nurse had nothing to do with my gender... I was raised in a delivery room (mom is FNP/CNM) and have assisted on hundreds of deliveries and in various cases had to deliver a few of them by myself...

Your gender, in my experience, gives you the edge to get the job over another female candidate. Getting the interview, is what your resume and CV is for. After that, I've seen gender work wonders. However, we are a science based field, so our indiv...

Whoops, I think I misread your bio, then. What was the "S" in "BSN" for again? I would never deny anyone their opinion. However, without evidence, it is going to be a pretty weak opinion in the minds of what is supposed to be evidenced based practi...

There are advantages once you get the job, but I haven't seen anything in the hiring. It depends on the manager you are talking with. Considering most managers come from the specialty they are managing, it seems to follow that you will get a fair s...

Is there a source citation of the harm from flu vaccines? Nursing is also a science, so I would like to see a reputable science journal tell me: 1) the vaccine is very harmful (with exceptions to those with very specific allergies) 2) the harm from ...

My hospital system runs a course for several of their facilities in the area. New grads going into certain areas (ICU, ER, CCU, etc) take the course before going into their assigned area. And it is all paid time! The course includes certification i...

I actually dread taking my pets into the vet because I've now heard vet techs on both coasts starting to introduce themselves as "a nurse". Vet tech is a hard job, but it isn't a nurse. I don't treat animals and I don't know how; vet techs don't kno...

If it is a medical concern, I think you are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you put it to them that way, they may feel compelled to make a reasonable accommodation (mask).

I was raised by a Certified Nurse Midwife (large part of why I became a nurse) and working in her office and helping with deliveries before I could drive. Before starting nursing school, I had a long talk with my mom about wanting to be an OB nurse....

If there are jobs, I could move in a heartbeat! Anyone know how hard getting endorsed in CA is?

Keep trying, man. I heard from a buddy today who just graduated by law school who said that law firms are getting 3-5 applications for every paralegal position! I'm hoping, like you, things turn around soon. I can see you use writing to get you thr...

From a different person's perspective, you might be doing it wrong. If that is what it means to you, great! But it doesn't mean the same thing to everyone.life lesson> Before nursing school, I worked at a place "where the magic happens" in Central...

You know of travel nursing agencies that would take a new grad? Please, please, please share! The places I see have 18 months experience requirements.

Skilled Nursing Facility (Don't worry, I'm pretty NOOB and the experienced nurses had to learn what a Sniff was the first time they heard it too!)

I know about an instructor at a huge school in my area that was the same way. She insisted the a male student was clumsy and that men had no business being in nursing (she even told him so in front of the other students and RNs at the clinical site)...