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  1. Worth the effort going to nursing school?

    billyboblewis replied to fishcado's topic in Nursing Career

    I dont think your sex and ethnic background have anything to do with it. Personally I dont really think you are that interested in a career or you would just go for it. Myself I never did well in...

  2. I think I committed career suicide

    billyboblewis replied to Ernurse2012's topic in Emergency

    ER has always been one of my favorite places to work.It is where the action is. Life death people.Just relax and go with the

  3. Any reason for me to renew my CNA license after RN license?

    billyboblewis replied to ProudNeWRN's topic in General Nursing

    They hired ten RN's where I work last week many of them fresh

  4. Any reason for me to renew my CNA license after RN license?

    billyboblewis replied to ProudNeWRN's topic in General Nursing

    In many states once you are an RN you may not hold any lower licenses, they become null and void. You are subject to the regulations of your states Board of Nursing and they can give you a quick...

  5. New RN, 3 weeks into orientation, total screw up.

    billyboblewis replied to Nugget's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wonder what has happened to clinicals since I went to nursing school. I luckily went to a diploma school in a hospital and by the time I was in orientation with the same nurses that were there when...

  6. How to find a job?

    billyboblewis replied to trolloc6340's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Excellent article. I believe that anyone reading it and doing what it says will defintely find a

  7. How to find a job?

    billyboblewis replied to trolloc6340's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There is a job for you and it just takes desire to find it. Try to network with anyone you know who is a nurse or works in a hospital. I have overcome severe obstacles and always found jobs. I have a...

  8. No More Prereqs!!!

    billyboblewis replied to jocy_anne's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Glad I went to nursing school when you just had to get accepted in and took all your course at the same time. I guess they figure this is a way to weed out some people though in my class everyone went...

  9. Is it easier to get in if you are already an LPN?

    billyboblewis replied to Limik's topic in LPN to RN

    I was accepted into nursing school and my lpn experince helped me in that matter. Luckily I had advice from senior students not to make a big deal or even ask for advanced standing because it was not...

  10. Should you arrive on time or super early for job interviews?

    billyboblewis replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Super early is an imposition on the people interviewing you as they often have other tasks to take care of. It also makes you look a little bit crazy which is not one of the qualites employers look...

  11. Hospice Care vs Palliative Care

    billyboblewis replied to VickyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have one problem with both of these types of care and the way the agencies providing them do it. They rent out space in LTAC's and other facilities and the patients are cared for as part of the...

  12. I Love My Job!

    billyboblewis replied to flyingchange's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I remember working in the early stages of my career and all the bizarre and upseting things you were exposed to. Life is truly fragile. A 72 year old blind man shot to death by police because he was...

  13. Patients hitting on nurses

    billyboblewis replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Once again, I have been working forever and have had numeorous advances made to me by patients. And you know that getting invloved with a patient is the best way to have your license revoked for life...

  14. 3rd Times the charm?

    billyboblewis replied to Falafel's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just chill out! WHen I took the lpn exam I hadnt even gone to school. State law in NJ just allowed meterans who had been medics and got honorable discharges to take the exam. I had a friend who went...

  15. Jobs for older nurses

    billyboblewis replied to forest4's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    shh I am 66 and just stopped working 12 hour shifts. That happened just by chance as I happened to be in the right place when a case manager job opened up..and guess what **** happens and it is not...

  16. Do you think it is healthy to stay in nursing when it exacerbates anxiety?

    billyboblewis replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If you cand work in nursing taking those meds, I say go for it. I fnd it hard to see how all these people who say they love nursing say they dont like bedside nursing. Taking care of people is what...

  17. How do you handle the drug seekers?

    billyboblewis replied to itsnowornever's topic in Emergency

    I am a RN with 45 years experience, 40 as an RN. I am truly upset by the atitude you get when you go to the ER now. If you dont come in an ambulance or claim to have chest pain you are considered to...

  18. Why is Army medic experience not valued for New Grads applying for ER jobs?

    billyboblewis replied to armyemtbsn's topic in Emergency

    I am sorry that your career is not getting off the way you want.. I was a hospital corpsman and .went into nursing soon after my discharge. I received help from many people in getting where I got in...

  19. "No nurses of color....."

    billyboblewis replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a former carrier sailor and an RN I can say that these are two toally different subjects. Sailors are subject to the UCMJ and are not in a service industry but are serving the Nation and are...

  20. "No nurses of color....."

    billyboblewis replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I find it distturbing that someone would go to that trouble to categorize their patients. I have always had my hands full just providing them with the care they

  21. "No nurses of color....."

    billyboblewis replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry to send a second note but the fact is that people are in fact changing a little at a time. Many institutions in the South that were founded to continue segregation have had to integrate to stay...

  22. "No nurses of color....."

    billyboblewis replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have never had that request and I have worked in the deep rural south for over 30 years. If I did it would genrally honored unless there was no one available. Patients have often asked that me or...

  23. Stupid things that nurses say

    billyboblewis replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Went to er because of severe headache at 11pm. When after several hours in waiting room I was taken to er bed. The nurse came in to greet me and said you are just here for a prescription renewal. I...

  24. Reading Scripture to a Patient (from an Atheist)

    billyboblewis replied to julianp's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Jesus Christ....This apparently is making you question your belief system otherwise you would not even give it a second

  25. Nurse Educator without nursing experience.. (?)

    billyboblewis replied to bsnwnab's topic in Nursing Career

    Did you get a license by any chance. That is not made clear by your letter. Perhaps you can find some tiype of administrative or consultant job in an institution that is big enough to need one....