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Has anyone taken any classes from Western Governors University, the RN to BSN program? It looks like a great program, but the classes are not your typical pay per class style. They go by a 6 month period, you pay a fee for that period and can take or...

thank you for that. I too was called by U of P many many times. I told them I was looking at a few different colleges and had not made my decision yet. One college even called me at work one night, and was upset that I asked them not to do that and d...

Hmmmm, Diabetes is not caused by bad choices. When I was 6 and lying in bed in a coma, it was not my choice. Type 2 may be caused by (overweight, no exercise and such) but I still think " caused by bad choices" is not a good choice of wording. Umm...

hey everyone, it's me again the T1 Diabetic. Definately definately do the fingerstick, especially if the Pt is on a S.S. Call the MD, it's an honest mistake. These are the ways we learn.

I LOVE that! lol

This still bothers me. Sorry, but as a Type 1 Diabetic for 38 years, and now a registered nurse, Lantus is not an insulin to hold, it has no peak, it is a basal insulin and works like a regular functioning pancreas. The rapid acting and short acting ...

HI FIREBALL, My first job out of school was with Hopsice. I loved it. I don't think it mattered whether I had M/S experience or not because the RN's I worked with taught me what I needed to know anyway. Well.... I left Hospice and now work on a M/S...

wow, I am just amazed that many of you have had Tele Techs. I have never heard of this. We monitor our own tele's9 sometimes 5-6 at a time), but we have alarms that go off when something is askew. I am imagining the tech is only doing what their job ...

Hello Home Health Nurses, I am from Massachusetts and will give a little info on my experience before I ask my question if that is ok. I worked as a Hospice RN in an inpatient house (which I LOVED), but then got steered in the direction of a nice...

Maasachusetts here. Days: 5 max mostly 4 with most of the D/C's Eves: 5 max with most of the admissions Nights: 6 sometimes 7 we are a tele floor as well charge nurse on eves may or may not have a 4-5 pt assignment, and overnight charge always has ...

don't ever be ashamed or embarrassed to ask questions, That is how we learn. I have benn working for only 1 year on a M/S tele floor and ask questions every day, especially if I have not done a procedure. Many nurses would rather you say... " I've n...

I've had pt's tell me they're allergic to water and can only drink the bottled stuff. hmmm I wonder if their bodies are made out of the bottled water as well.

yes but being a Type 1 diabetic myself, (38 yrs) you do not hold Lantus insulin. It has no peak, if a person without diabetes is sick they're pancreas still produces their basal insulin. Even of they're NPO, my Doc did this to me when I was in the Ho...

Holy cow! Thank god you noticed. As a Type 1 Diabetic I would have been down and out. Thank you for being a responsible Nurse who checks. Diabtes is a quick lecture in school.

I only have a 12 minute drive to work. Would I travel 1.5 hrs for the experience, and or money, yes BUT would I want the aggravation of traffic, delays,etc No. I also would not like the drive home if I was emotionally and/or physically exhausted aft...

LOLOLOLOLOLOL If I can print this and show it, I will.

all I can say is.......AWESOME! I am too.

I have to admit I watch reruns of Gage & Desoto, and Nurse Daisy. " start a line, give d5w, and transport" No gloves, no PPE, lol. You are all wonderful, intelligent, nurses. Thanks for the letter General E. Speaking.

Does anyone else think it is a bad idea to have your last name on a badge? I worked at a place where we had an extremely abusive spouse who cornered most of the staff, and could only visit w/ a police escort. We did not have our last names on our ba...

Why worry about other peoples reasone, sounds like you have a pretty epic story of your own. You know why you want to be a nurse, that's enough. You already hit it on the head, by saying "how" they help people. Good luck, sounds like you will be a gr...

Awesome! I worked as an EMT-B for 8 years, and when I decided to go to nursing school was scoffed at. "you can't do anything without a Dr's orders, (we can we have protocols) you'll be wiping butts all day(we don't have to). but wait, many of those m...

WOW what a great thread! I am considering HH and am happy to see how the days go. I work in a Hospt. med/surg tele floor, but since starting have never felt so stressed, and have been sick more than I ever have been in my whole life. Are any of the H...

Great question, this in fact is why I am reading this specialty. I work 32hrs in a hospt. Tele/med/surg, and am seriously thinking about doing some per diem HH. Also thinking about dropping to 24 hrs. I think staying at the hospt for pt or per diem i...

Tough question, However, being a T1 diabetic myself, I would have called the MD. I was in the hospt for a partial hysterectomy and my PCP held all my insulin because I was NPO, well I finally had to go AMA because my blood sugar went up to 900, and s...

Thanks to everyone who replied. I did not realize there had been numerous discussions about this subject. I was just curious as to tohers opinions on this subject. Thank you to you all.