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  1. Stress in Nursing

    chronicTX replied to rmcgrog's topic in General Nursing

    nursing=stress. why do you think they teach us body mechanics, stress management, and all those nursing ethics but for our own survival?

  2. Do you think of "Nursing Education" as a nursing specialty?

    chronicTX replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    ABSOLUTELY!

  3. Do you think of "Nursing Education" as a nursing specialty?

    chronicTX replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    ABSOLUTELY!

  4. learning from mistakes...too many?

    chronicTX replied to miss.bandaid's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    " when the going gets tough, the tough gets going"... always remember that. Like you, I criticize myself too much whenever I make mistakes. It's a never ending struggle to make nurses perfect. One...

  5. face to face with death

    chronicTX replied to Dinith88's topic in General Nursing

    It made me value my existence even more... A dying client of mine says " man can predict the day a new life can be born, but no one could ever predict a man's day of death"... I'm still young, I...

  6. I am afriad to work in a hospital

    chronicTX replied to shalom's topic in General Nursing

    It's a good thing that you joined allnurses. This is your breathing room now! (so I may say!) With regards to your problem, please don't lose hope. Like they said it's not all bad. Remember, you have...

  7. IELTS, TSE: A Regulation? or a Discrimination?...

    chronicTX posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hello everyone, I just don't get it! The TSE (Test for Spoken English) and/or IELTS is required for foreign nurses and other professionals who wish to work in the US. Okay, I understand that for us...

  8. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    chronicTX replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    :kiss exactly! thanks for the vote of

  9. Foreign Nurses from the Philippines

    chronicTX replied to hael171972's topic in Philippines

    Yeah, I think so. Good for you because you're from Canada. It's different for us here. It may be possible, but rare. If they would petition an employee by direct hiring, processing might be a lot...

  10. Foreign Nurses from the Philippines

    chronicTX replied to hael171972's topic in Philippines

    hi neriners, i had the same problems as you do. i also took and passed the cgfns july 2003, passed the toefl on october 2003, waiting for my tse result i took last june 4, and waiting for my att for...

  11. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    chronicTX replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    why not? i am a foreign nurse ( soon to work in a dialysis center somewhere in tx), and it's a great opportunity for us to be recognized as globally competitive nurses. please don't look at us like...

  12. just took nclex

    chronicTX replied to ck1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If most of the items you encountered are difficult, chances are you'll gonna pass. Difficult nclex questions are noted to be a progressing line on your graph. That means the computer is throwing you a...

  13. Leaving nursing

    chronicTX replied to wandering_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't quit! Being fired twice in a row won't make you less of an efficient nurse. You would'nt be a nurse right now if nothing from it interests you, am I correct? Try to figure out what you...

  14. What Would Jesus Do?

    chronicTX replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    :angryfire It's

  15. strange and very difficult situation

    chronicTX replied to freeflo's topic in International Nursing

    hey freeflo, just like you, I'm a foreign nurse wanting to work not in Australia but in the US. We can choose either IELTS or TSE for the required english language test. I haven't taken any of it yet,...

  16. What nursing classes are the most difficult

    chronicTX replied to Kristy_joyz's topic in General Students

    It's med-surg dear. I just don't have enough of what I learned in college. I'm already preparing for nclex and still, MS Nursing is on top of my priorities. I think it has the most extensive scope....

  17. IELTS, TSE: A Regulation? or a Discrimination?...

    chronicTX replied to chronicTX's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    hi caroladybelle, Thank you for this information. I understand that these problems has made us foreign medical proffesionals a little bit pushy. We know we are capable of our responsibilities and...

  18. IELTS, TSE: A Regulation? or a Discrimination?...

    chronicTX replied to chronicTX's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    hello heart queen, TRUE! Thanks for making me understand. I don't feel threatened anymore because I'm very much willing to learn. I had an english instructor for this test (who's from Alabama) who...

  19. INFORMATION RE: PRIORITIZATION, can you share?

    chronicTX posted a topic in General Nursing

    Dear users: I understand that PRIORITIZATION MEASURES are imperative in our practice. Much more, it is often asked in examinations. I'm about to take the NCLEX by July of 2004 and I'm really in urgent...

  20. INFORMATION RE: PRIORITIZATION, can you share?

    chronicTX replied to chronicTX's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the concern. I'm learning so much from the replies on this website. I sure won't forget what you shared

  21. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

    chronicTX replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Hardly. I work in the operating room for an 8-hour shift and the length of time a major or a minor surgery is completed are unpredictable. Most of the time, I get off about an hour or two beyond my...

  22. INFORMATION RE: PRIORITIZATION, can you share?

    chronicTX replied to chronicTX's topic in General Nursing

    Hey suzanne, learning has never been this fun! Thanks so much for the tips... Hope to hear more from you

  23. INFORMATION RE: PRIORITIZATION, can you share?

    chronicTX replied to chronicTX's topic in General Nursing

    Helps a lot steel, I really appreciate

  24. Nurses who smoke

    chronicTX replied to Fivestar22's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    this post is just for your view on this issue, and i am a neutral. i have been a smoker for several years, and i will be graduating from nursing school in the spring. many people including my...