Juwon

I hear so many complaints about Long Term Care Nursing such as the patient load, having to take shortcuts in order to leave on time, and feeling like a pill pusher, etc, I was wondering does any nurses enjoy LTC nursing? It seems like LTC is like a s...

I would say that it depends on the job market in your area. Personally, in my area LPNs and RN new grads can find work relatively quickly. You can make a nice buck as a LPN while going back to school to get your RN. Me personally, i have applied to b...

I understand how u feel. I'm not a nurse but i hear this from family and friends who are nurses. The higher ups view nurses as a dime a dozen and when they feel they can suck one dry with the impossible patient loads and other tasks, they simply repl...

I think 3-11 is the best shift in terms of learning. You get familiar with admits, discharges and more skillful with med passes in the LTC on this shift. I think that 11-7 is a little more relaxed because it is not as chaotic as the 3-11 shift. If yo...

I think you already know the answer to that question, based off your other posts, and post periods about California and nurses

I agree with litchi, go to a cheap community college and take all of your pre-reqs and then transfer to a university to get your bachelor's degree, preferably a state school since they tend to be cheaper. You will save a ton of money this way. Some p...

I think physician assistant school is a nice alternative to nursing. Great pay, collaborate with doctors and nurses alike, plus they are in demand. You can get a bachelors, masters or an associates as a physician assistant.....yes u can go from Assoc...

Lol telling it like it is. If i see another question regarding employment in Cali I'm gonna go crazy. OP, Cali have a surplus of nurses, EMTs, Paramedics, etc. They also have one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. If you want to go to ...

The more knowledge is always better, but they do have wilderness emergency medical tech programs that are like a semester long. Its pretty interesting and intense. Shows you what to do in rural areas when you don't have lots of equipment and resource...

Even more, not trying to center around money, but i have never known of a medical assistant to clear over six figures a year, but i do know LPNs who have done so, usually average 60 to 70 thousand a year though. Medical assistants pay usually suck a...

Just curious, how long did it take you to find your first nursing job after graduating and passing the NCLEX licensure exam?

Thanks, but i was just looking at how things have changed over the years when nurses were in dire need and were hired asap, but now jobs are simply scarce for the most part

I know a few lpns that refuses to work bedside. They have years of experience and work long term as a wound care nurse, infection control nurse, MDS, or QA

Hands down lpn, I am not biased. More opportunities, more room for advancement, better pay. There is a variety of jobs for lpns. You can work hospital if some still hire but that's few and far between, nursing home, rehab facilities, home care, hospi...

Chicago suburbs, LPN starting pay is $27.75 and they are always hiring for nurses, due to the location, 30 minutes from the city, but the facility is in a nice area.

yeah that makes total sense that they are looking for her rationales in handing various types of problems.... Anyways, hope you got the job OP.

Not a nurse but from a EMT standpoint you would treat the fever first then abdominal pain and then leg pain last. Leg is last because a fracture is not a life threatening condition....wow you had a skpe interview, that's different.

Couldnt have said it any better. Most new grads feel they are entitled to a hospital position, as if it is the only way to go. You have to go into other areas of nursing in order to gain experience if you cant land that hospital position. Most ltc fa...

Not a nurse but from a EMT standpoint you would treat the fever first then abdominal pain and then leg pain last. Leg is last because a fracture is not a life threatening condition....wow you had a skpe interview, that's different.

you started working real early. they must was in dire need of help!

From what I learned in emt school, they are different. A nonrebreather mask has a third, one way valve on the top of the mask to constrict the patient from rebreathing their own air. This is important because a hypoxic patient needs high concentrated...

Any nurses working in their dream specialty? I know lots of nurses want to work acute care, mainly OB, neonatal ICU, Peds, ICU, and ER. For the nurses that are in their dream specialty, is it how you envisioned it would be?

Yes you can, and on some hospital floors, the med/surg and Tele patients are mixed together.

in my opinion, you cant so much blame the children. Parents need to do their jobs as well and raise their children and actually teach them right from wrong. I am glad I got a mother who preaches to me about when you are getting ready to engage in any...

Depends on the facility. I know for a fact that ADN nurses can take charge of the floor. I Personally know of nurses with a few months of experience out of school functioning as the charge nurse on their floor. As for the DON position, I always seen ...