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difficulty getting access to contraceptives have an over-whelmingly negative impact on women. this ruling is unfair and discriminatory against women IMHO. a very wise woman once said that if men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament; and...

it's at a big hospital approx 25min from my home. it's a medical unit, so i'm not sure if that means like MICU or med-surg and i don't even care! it's a shot at a real salaried job! i haven't had one of those since may of 02 when my first daughter wa...

I've posted on this site a few times, but mostly spend my time lurking. It's a great site and I've really enjoyed the insights I've gained from reading the stories and comments you have all posted. I posted one time, when I was about to start nursin...

hey, if you do your preceptorship there you will have a good shot at getting a job offer, but they make you sign a contract promising to work for them for 2 years. they also want you to begin working towards a BSN if you don't already hold one. i don...

hi i'm a brand new grad here (graduated aug 3!). i was also the first in my class to take the nclex. so now i'm a licensed RN, who is desperate for a job (i'm a single mom of 3). i really LOVE critical care nursing. i did my preceptorship at a small ...

i did a twelve hour shift last night as a part of my final semester preceptorship. there were two young girls who were also there from a private college. while i was charting, i overheard them quizzing each other on nclex questions. i was amazed at ...

what is a "shift count"? is this refering to the narc count? a new clinical instructor mentioned this term in this context: Shift counts should be obtained upon receiving the morning report. N/G suction, foleys, IV's, chest tubes, etc. is calculated ...

don't let a crappy program, keep you from pursuing nursing if that is what you really want. this advice is for me as much as for you, LOL!! i'm starting my final semster. it's a summer semester so at this point 9 more weeks, i have to complete 90hr ...

once you start working, a little bad breath will be the least of your concerns.

learn to do drug calculations, learn the cranial nerves, find out the modules you'll be covering in fundamentals and start on your reading. start to familiarize yourself with drug catatgories.

get a calculations with confidence book and learn how to do medication calculations and learn the cranial nerves.

seems either everyone claims to be a nurse, or people are trying to make nurses invisible. i read that in the ninties, some hospitals were trying to stop RNs from wear tags that said RN. they wanted everyone to have the same generic title like 'care...

so, i've almost done it. i'll be starting my 5th and final semester in a few weeks and i'm terrified about everything. so much is hanging on this, i've worked so hard, and my kids have sacrificed so much for 2 yrs and i'm so scared i will fail. i'm s...

i'm a single mom of 3 currently in my 4th semester at the jefferson campus, i have a few bits of advice: do all of your prerecs before starting the nursing program. the nursing program is very tough when you are only doing nursing courses, i really d...

hey, i'm 4th semester at the jefferson campus. my semester was the first that had to take the teas, before that is was just points. that was a bummer. i was taking micro at the time and some of the material was covered the week after the test. i gue...

i'm in my 4th semester of a five semester ADN program. i find that the most difficult and stressful issues for me with nursing school has been arranging child care. i have to pay alot of money to motivate someone to be at on time at the weird hours a...

thanks for all the comments. its such an emotional issue and it's been so hard to make sure my kids are well cared for in the short-run while i'm in school so i can provide for them in the long run. the thought of my son being distraught or getting h...

first of all, if you really want to be a nurse you HAVE TO IMPROVE YOUR SELF ESTEEM! as a nurse, you will have to advocate for your patient. this means that at times you will have to follow your instinct and stand up to people who won't listen to you...

white scrubs that are designed to be completely unflattering and impracticle. they basically make us stand out like a sore thumb and squelch any sense of pride or confidence when you are wearing them (all thats missing IMHO is a dunce hat and the wor...

lol!! i'll be 46 and starting my second career when i graduate in august. i thought that the post surely had to do with being an older new nurse.

How can you not have a pediatrician for your child? That chaps my hide worse than any, I guess. A minute clinic is not a pedi office, yet you'd be amazed at how many people drag the kiddos in here, expecting immunizations, well-child care, etc. ...

i wanted to say that i'm glad to see that you are putting some real thought into the choice to go into this branch of nursing. as a nursing student and a mother who had 3 babies who all spent time in the NICU there are ALOT of my classmates who want ...

i have one piece of advise: don't mention this to your clinical instructor. they may think that you are asking for an easy assignment and will find someone who is a veritable geiser of vomit to be your clinical assignment. the reality is that in nu...

thanks so much for the input. 7pm-7am sounds like it would be best. i might look into 6pm-6am too.

if all goes according to plan i'll be gradualting in august and hope to be immediatly working after that (fingers crossed!). i'll love to work in ICU or cardiac care unit but the reality is i will gratefully accept whatever position is offered to me....