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  1. What are the things in your first year of nursing that you wish you had but didn't?

    Mudwoman replied to TrinaCNA's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, we have a small locker to keep our personal items in. I keep a couple of reference books in mine. A drug reference book that I used post-it tabs for the main medications that I use. A...

  2. Am I too old to just be starting?

    Mudwoman replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    Oh My! You are just a baby. I didn't start until I was in my late 30's doing pre-reqs. I was so worried that time was running out, I just settled for getting my LVN and I didn't graduate from LVN...

  3. States accepting EC education

    Mudwoman replied to bailey52501's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Arkansas accepts EC grads. Cost of living is cheap here too. Some of the larger cities pay better than the rural areas, but the larger cities have a higher cost of living. I moved here from Texas...

  4. Need Excelsior CPNE Advice Please!!!

    Mudwoman replied to JAndrew's topic in Excelsior College

    Time yourself on everything. Know how long it takes you to do the simulated labs. Know how long it takes you to do the care plan and how long it takes you to write out a simulated documentation on...

  5. I hate nursing

    Mudwoman replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    My mother was a nurse and I SWORE growing up that I would NEVER go into nursing. Talk about hating something. However, at the age of 40, and after a traumatic event in my life, I thought I would do...

  6. Correctional Nursing Salary

    Mudwoman replied to NurseNikki5's topic in Correctional

    I can't speak for this company in Maine specifically, but I can tell you about CMS in general from my own experience. The work in the prisons will vary from prison to prison. Generally, the work is...

  7. Nursing Shortage????

    Mudwoman replied to neurorn6's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a rural area where there is a town of 35K about 35 miles away and a large city about 100 miles away. We have 3 hospitals. A large Catholic Non-profit, a medium For-profit and a small...

  8. 8:1 pt load, foreign nurses, let's import more to maintain profits, keep costs down!!

    Mudwoman replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the floors at our hospital do team nursing. Our floor fought for a change and in April of this year we started doing Total Care with a 5:1 ratio, all RN's. Plus a charge nurse and we were to...

  9. Forced to resign, looking for new job

    Mudwoman replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is not like it used to be. It is getting harder and harder. Being on disability, have you looked into other areas that you could use your nursing experience such as some type of nurse...

  10. what did you learn in the real world that you wish you learned in nursing school?

    Mudwoman replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Take a phlebotomy class before you go to work. The clinicals you are doing in class and on the floors are absolutely NOTHING like what you will experience once you start to work. Those care plans are...

  11. I really want to be a nurse, but......?

    Mudwoman replied to futurenurse1710's topic in General Nursing

    Go be a CNA/PCT at a hospital for 6 months. If you still love it, go for it. We need all the nurses we can

  12. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

    Mudwoman replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    I am one of those nurses that tries to answer call lights when I can and help my PCT (CNA) with baths on the total care patients. However, I'm also one of those nurses that ends up staying late to...

  13. For all those headed for the CPNE

    Mudwoman posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I passed this test last year with no repeats. Here are my recommendations Read that first sentence in each of the areas of care in the CPNE study guide. That tells you that you need to have the...

  14. Need Excelsior CPNE Advice Please!!!

    Mudwoman replied to JAndrew's topic in Excelsior College

    One thing to point out is that what you may do for a particular area of care is not necessarily what you document for that area of care. My own grid had mneumonics for both what to do and what to...

  15. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    Mudwoman replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Thanks. I nurse in Arkansas and I sent an email telling Georgia they should reconsider. Hope it makes a difference. I'm a May 2007 ASA graduate. Charlee Kimball

  16. Precepting new BSN grad/having trouble

    Mudwoman posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am an older nurse and a designated preceptor. I had a new BSN RN grad yesterday and for the first time ever, I had problems. Mostly I'm looking for feedback so that I can correct anything I did that...

  17. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    Mudwoman replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah: That would only leave 2-3 docs for patients in our town. Here is another..... Never refer a family member to a doctor who yells at a nurse and calls her stupid for an order, done by the...

  18. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    Mudwoman replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    One of the first questions I get from the Patient or Patient's family is "When is the doctor coming?" Then I say "I don't know". Then the doctor does come and to save time, he/she never goes into...

  19. former lurker, now newbie with question on EC courses...

    Mudwoman replied to nunurse08's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I got everything done except for Lifespan before the CPNE. I found that studying for CPNE took all my time and attention. After I did the CPNE, I then did Lifespan while I was waiting for the update...

  20. Give advice for new nursing students!!

    Mudwoman replied to cherubhipster's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated a while ago, but still remember those days! My schedule was to get home from classes and get on the treadmill for 45 minutes. Then quick shower, comfy clothes, and fix dinner. After...

  21. I am an Excelsior Student again!

    Mudwoman replied to Melody007_FNP-C's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi Melody! I'm doing the BSN through EC. Just finished Professional Socialization with an "A". I'd be glad to correspond anytime with you.

  22. Advice for new RN

    Mudwoman replied to PurrRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There will be so much to learn that I recommend that you get a small notebook that will fit in your pocket and you can jot things down to refer to later if needed. Example: what do you do for patients...

  23. CPNE Workshop

    Mudwoman replied to nberry255's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I highly recommend Tina's in San Jose. Her workshop is 4 days long now and you get lots of practice in a realistic setting. She does a wonderful job on nmeumonics to help you. I did the EC...

  24. Precepting new BSN grad/having trouble

    Mudwoman replied to Mudwoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you all for your replies! I ended up with this nurse because the person that was supposed to be orienting her had a death in the family. I was already orienting someone that day ( a jewel of a...

  25. Precepting new BSN grad/having trouble

    Mudwoman replied to Mudwoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Chloe, I have tears in my eyes that this was done to you. I am so devastated when I hear that new grads have these kind of experiences. I hope that you will try again. Believe me when I say that...