TDub MSN, EdD

I'm working hospice now and I have seen that too! It really shakes you up, doesn't it? Edit: I replied to the person who described a "glow" on the face of a pt that died; a minister. Sorry for misplacement and formatting. I'm not very techno savvy.

I have seen this as a hospice nurse. It's uncanny in the original sense of the word. I also had a nun at the sisterhouse look THROUGH me, get really excited, say "Oh, it's YOU!" and then lie back to die a few hours later.

Do not not not do it. I am a Christian and never say anything about unless I am asked directly or my student says something directly and privately. Not everyone is a Christian and many people feel any attempt at sharing faith is hard-core proselytizi...

One caveat: If you want to be an MSN in Maternal/child health, you had better know your Pathophys backwards and forwards. OB conditions can mask serious diseases you will need to be able to catch. Just sayin'

Well now that I've graduated, I find teaching jobs that are FT/pay anywhere near a living wage are few and far between. I'm looking to network and have given up on getting a decent job in academia. Anyone have any leads in the private sector? I have ...

Peed on by a dead man... hmmm, I'd say you are in the front runners for grossest.

My mother said "Boliver Shagnasty" or if a person was really big, "Man Mountain Dean".

We have to explain pelvic rest means "nothing in there, nothing ON there and especially no orgasms' No orgasms for the threat of pre-term labour.

To find Christ in every person I meet.

Man, I shoulda proofed that last post-sorry for the spelling errors.

I had probelems with students doing inappropriate things and then saying "I never read/heard/knew that." I had a sheet made up with important data, all the things lk washington mentioned and had them sign and date it, saying they had read and underst...

I would have really wanted to yell, "Oh my gosh, a snake!" and proceed to whack the bejebus out of it.

Exactly-better 'n her, anyway!

These stories have made me feel less alone and a little braver... I am currently waiting for results on a sinus bx. I cracked a tooth; when it was pulled the dentist discovered a growth on the root that had destroyed an area of my upper jaw and perfo...

God bless you, Viva. If I am ever sick, I hope I have a nurse like you.

Go for it! We always have room for one more good nurse.

And this is why I love being a hospice nurse. Truly a privilege.

On that note, anyone know anything about graduating with an MSN, (but not a CNS) and where to go to complete CNS training?

I agree going for the CNS with emphasis in education is the wisest choice. I am finishing a master's in nursing education and to my horror found halfway through a mere nurse educator is not considered an Advanced Practice Nurse. I felt like the prove...

Some of the best advice I got in nursing school was "You don't have to like all your patients." I was so grateful I could have kissed that professor! You can care deeply about doing a good job, being there for the patient, caring about them as a hum...

Me too! I was completely confused at the end of Gladiator when Russel Crowe is lying on the ground and they start to haul his "dead" body away... He's got a HUGE visible pulse in his neck hammering away! I didn't get that he was dead until after the...

Mission Impossible during codes...that's a riot! There's one I sing all the time by Rufus Wainwright: My phone's on vibrate for you God knows what all these new drugs do I guess to have no more fears But still I always end up in tears So call me Ca...

Pace yourself. I would seriously urge you to have much more than a year of nursing before you go back to get a master's. You need 5 years at least in different paths, investigating different areas and getting some hard core experience before trying t...

Wow, I like that! I think of "nurse" more as lying in the frame of "nurturer" or "one who intervenes on your behalf" the same as counselor, gardener, coach, soldier, marshall or leader. None of those are gender associated. Men and women do all of tho...

I'm in an online program and I can tell you right now it is a ton of homework and reading. Unless you go without sleep I don't see how you could do all the reading properly and get the assignments in on time. Now this is just me, so you may be more ...