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  1. how do you balance work and school?

    LookForward posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Im starting grad school part time this fall while working full time. I was wondering how you keep your "life's balance" amidst two types of pressures. On my days off, I like to paint...and I was...

  2. breakdown at work

    LookForward posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    working for almost a year..told myself will never cry at work...ive had good days and bad, but today was one of those that pushed me to the edge...I broke down in front of a colleague, and I guess...

  3. comparing myself to co-workers

    LookForward posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know I shouldn't really compare myself with others....ive been working for almost a year now, and I feel like im not even at par with some of the newer nurses...Nursing seems to come natural to...

  4. Pain and the diabetic foot

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    Some books and websites stated that diabetic foot ulcers are not painful due to neuropathy. But I wonder maybe they experience pain at times still, especially during and after debridement? How about...

  5. new grad...and embarrassed

    LookForward posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    sometimes there are good shifts..and sometimes i mess up during report where all the incoming nurses listen..a couple of times already i made mistakes (in terms of orders and miscommunication) and...

  6. Reality shock

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    on my fourth week on my own, i had to work 12 hour shift 3 days straight for the first time... it hasnt been the best week. i stuck myself after injecting a patient who has hepatitis...2 days later, i...

  7. overwhelmed

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    orientation at work is almost over...so far i manage to do things on time during the shift, but something always happens towards the end that of the shift so that i am 1-2 hours more on the floor.......

  8. overwhelmed

    LookForward replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    im just so stunned...i give my best and find out it's not really

  9. on forgetting...

    LookForward posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    On my 2nd/3rd week on the floor. there's so much to remember...it's been quite frustrating. i forget even though i wrote some things down already..im embarrassed when my preceptor asks me a question...

  10. "The Graduate"

    LookForward posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    so i am one of the many new grads (or casualties) of the poor job market. Guess I just need to vent. I got my BSN with honors, et cetera, but now I am wondering why I worked so hard for these...

  11. should i even bother with nursing

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    im an rn-bsn student and havent really worked. today i was doing a clinical rotation. I walked into a patients room, and i guess one could tell right away i was a 'new nurse' by the manner I carried...

  12. should i even bother with nursing

    LookForward replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    "internalize and magnify"

  13. Im here to complain. you can too:)

    LookForward replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    I hate how slow i am improving. I wish I could be an awesome nurse

  14. should i even bother with nursing

    LookForward replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the responses. Im sensitive and tend to internalize everything around me. Sometimes, I lose this awareness. Thank you. I learned from this

  15. frustrated with my clinical skills

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am currently an RN-BSN student in my senior year. I have two months RN experience on a med-surg, was a nursing assistant and nurse extern in an ICU. However, I am still awkward on the clinical...

  16. American RN interested in Canada

    LookForward posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi, Im thinking of moving to Canada. Does anyone know the steps/requisites I must take? Also, what is the average salary of an RN in Canada (its about 60,000 here in the US). How is it like being a...

  17. acute care NP

    LookForward posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What do an acute care NPs do? How different is their role from an educator on a critical care floor, and how are the

  18. questions

    LookForward posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i have an AAS in Nursing, and am currently in an rn to bsn program on campus. I would just like to know what a typical day is like as a CRNA and...what courses do you recommend taking while still in...

  19. To experienced nurses...

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    After graduating with an AAS in Nursing, my aunt told me to consider medical school. She's been a nurse for more than 2 decades, working in several floors like ICU and medsurgical. She told me that at...

  20. Torn between Nursing and Medicine

    LookForward replied to Loux's topic in Nursing Career

    Im guessing you really want to be a doctor, but your financial state make this dream questionable....If that is the case, see if you can garner funds/scholarships. The military/navy/army provides...

  21. RN-BSN outcome??

    LookForward replied to N1colina's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    more eligible to apply to magnet hospitals, but competition remains fierce. You can also apply to grad schools. Pay is only slightly

  22. RN-BSN programs in NJ/NY

    LookForward posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated last december and am considering starting the RN-BSN program in september. Some schools i consider are William Paterson, TCNJ, Ramapo and NYU...Has anyone gone to these schools and how was...

  23. New graduate "again" after RN-BSN

    LookForward replied to kaliRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty much on the same boat..I am now in a rn-bsn program full time. But all my classes are on campus. As matter of fact, I am currently dorming. I called a hospital regarding my situation. I was...

  24. Thoughts from an RN, returning to the floor after 9 years...

    LookForward replied to Tina, RN's topic in General Nursing

    hey thank you for sharing...at 21 i worked as a staff nurse on a med-surg floor. but a couple of months into the job, i decided to head back to school for the bsn. im really an anxious type of...

  25. How do you prepare for class?

    LookForward replied to mell260's topic in General Students

    Yes, I read ahead. In addition to the textbook chapter, I also leaf through the notes the professor printed out before lecture