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My bosses recently stated that we should call back and give them an answer. This attitude angers me so much with it's presumption on my unpaid time that I no longer feel any guilt ignoring them completely. I've started utilizing the "Do not Disturb" ...

There is a difference between the germs you encounter and those in other public places. Health care facilities breed resistant strains of common bacteria. The problem is not the likelihood you'll get sick more often but that if you did contract somet...

I'm a new graduate and looking for my first nursing job. It's likely that it might be in LTC. Fingers crossed over a position as night charge nurse I'm being considered for!I'm excited by the opportunity but also nervous because I don't have vast LTC...

Good Luck!

I'm not sure what semester you are in but it sounds like you might need to adjust expectations. Most schools build up to doing more at clinicals over time but preceptorships are more comparable to nursing. In clinicals you're usually expected to lear...

Hygiene Queen you just made me snort water out of my nose!

I'm in a similar situation. I've decided to wait at least a year (maybe 2, if I find a job that I want to stay at and will offer reimbursement after a longer period). My family and I need a break from the school chaos. I've also heard that my first y...

I just finished my 3rd semester out of 5, so now I'm 3/5ths a nurse! I'm so excited that I'm more than half way to being a registered nurse. Anyone else 3/5ths a nurse and proud? : )

I was freaked out about the idea of my son going to childcare, me to clinicals and all the illnesses he would be exposed to. Also I was worried about what I'd do about school/childcare when he "inevitably" got sick. I've finished 3 semesters and he h...

Congratulations! Be proud of your hardwork and your grade on AN and everywhere else. You did good girl!

Although my program's a good one, it always seems a disorganized too. It drives me crazy! Last minute assignments thrown up on blackboard, classes at times not listed as class time announced a couple of days ahead of time. Like the other posters have...

I don't really have an any answers for you. That's a tough spot to be in. You just have to pick the route that you think is the right one and then give it all you've got to make it work. Whatever you decide, don't think of yourself as selfish. If you...

I wrote that a year ago. I was about to start my Nursing Program and feverishly looking for any and all advice on here. I was a little skeptical as someone who normally would read everything assigned before lecture but I made this thread a favorite, ...

Thanks! I was just having one of those days. I have them a lot in nursing school but usually I'm able to commiserate with my classmates at Starbucks as we contemplate why we are killing ourselves to feel inadequate. : ) Noone really know the answer,...

Rant: Is feeling "not good enough" in Nursing school good? Or at least normal? More often than I'd like I find myself feeling like I just don't know enough, or remember enough in nursing school. It wears me down. I'd really like more days where I fe...

I'm not really interested in debating the job market for new grads. I know that in many areas it's difficult right now. My point was that most on here seem to assume that is the case everywhere but there are areas that doesn't hold true (at least yet...

Very interesting, thanks for posting Nursel56!

I disagree. It's important to have your first job be a good experience. Nursing jobs aren't incredibly hard to come by everywhere. Even if jobs are difficult to find in your area you want to make good choices especially this early in your job history...

BSN's have spent the extra hour to gain extra knowledge. I think it's admirable and commendable. In many cases, the extra couse work and college experience does help them to gain a broader prospective and therefore enable better critical thinking. I...

I babysit whenever possible. It's flexible and I can bring my own kids and utilize the time I'd be spending taking care of them anyway to make a little extra cash. If I get to babysit at night even better because I can study while the baby sleeps and...

That's the same kind we must have too. I think they're just poorly made! I have 2 different sizes and neither fit well & they both fall down despite the fact that one pair is kind of snug. I wear a long tank/Cami under mine and tuck it in. It hel...

The pic you posted is correct. know it's been a long time since you posted this but I wanted to put the correct information out there for anyone using this site as a study aid and finding this thread by search (like me )

I'm a nursing student and found this thread searching for study materials. My Med surg book says "if the appendix has ruptured and there is evidence of peritonitis or an abscess, conservative treatment consisting of antibiotic therapy and parenteral ...

We learned...sort of. We covered them briefly in health assessment and then again in 3rd semester med surg. I think it's part of our state mandated curriculum. We didn't spend much time on them. We mostly just played around with them looking in each ...