TempleChic

I am an RN working in pain management for about 1 year. The pay is comparable to the hospital. I am primarily in the procedure room with the Dr. We do procedures and our policy indicates that an RN must be in the procedure room. However, I also pre-op patients, recover patients, answer phone calls, and check in patients in the clinic. I also do alot of "detective work". LOL I guess that comes with the job. I will warn you, it is easy to get burned out. You are seeing a wide variety of patients. Some who are in chronic pain and others who may or may not be. I hope this helps.

Hi everyone! I graduate nursing school in about 1 month. I am currently doing my preceptorship. I am having difficulty in assessing lung sounds. I THINK I know the difference between clear vs. adventitious; however, I cannot differentiate among the differences. Can anyone offer any advice? Thanks, Frustrated student nurse.......

Thank you for your response. Let me start off by saying that I TRULY meant to say ACCEPTED rather than excepted. OOPS! Regarding the Pell Grant, I am told I will not qualify for that because that grant is based on my income from 2003 which does not qualify me for the grant. UGH! My school does not offer student loans. Is there an outside source I can go to?

I am currently enrolled at West Central Tech. I will be applying to get into their LPN program for this fall as I have completed my Prerequisites. Assuming I am excepted, I will have to quit my job as I work 8-5, M-F. I am now questioning whether or not I will be able to do this. I am a single mother with a mortgage, car note and other bills. I contacted financial aid to see what options where available to me. The lady was of little or no help to me. Can anybody please give me some direction. Do I need to give up my dream of being a nurse? Is there any financial aid options available to me? Are there any schools that offer evening training??? Please help.