OldNurseEducator

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  1. Fired. Will I ever work again?

    OldNurseEducator replied to Jack43's topic in General Nursing

    What a very sad story! It has happened to me also...and the economy has made this problem worse. This is a "employer's market" so to speak...they can fire anyone they want for any stupid reason...

  2. Excited to be precepting a male nurse to PP

    OldNurseEducator replied to pearljammer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Several years ago I had a make student doing his OB rotation. He was with me (as his instructor) on PP. I always let the patient decide whether or not they want a student nurse, especially a male...

  3. How soon we forget.

    OldNurseEducator replied to eriksoln's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Health care costs are terribly inflated. The almighty dollar is the answer to everything. Nurses may worry about patients, doctors may worry about patients, but hospitals and insurance companies are...

  4. RN Supervisor tips please.

    OldNurseEducator replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    You should have a lot of confidence that you can do this job, because the person who hired you thought you are qualified for this position!

  5. Junior In High School interested in the field of nursing

    OldNurseEducator replied to hcm1217's topic in Nursing Career

    kim 5/08: While I appreciate most of your post, and I am glad you have "many opportunities" open to you, don't fool this child with stories about lots of job opportunities. New grads in 2011 are not...

  6. Senior in high school, dreaming to be a nurse!

    OldNurseEducator replied to dolphincatch's topic in General Nursing

    There is no way to tell what the nursing field will be like in 2 or 4 or 6 years. It will depend on the economy. Right now, the cost of health care is terribly expensive and getting worse every day....

  7. Junior In High School interested in the field of nursing

    OldNurseEducator replied to hcm1217's topic in Nursing Career

    Why notr ask if you can shadow some nurses at your local hospital? You will do all types of nursing as a student in your clinical experience. So you don't have to decide now. Good

  8. Senior in high school, dreaming to be a nurse!

    OldNurseEducator replied to dolphincatch's topic in General Nursing

    "kooky korky" is right about no jobs out there...all over the country this is so sad but true. Hopefully, though, by the time you are a licensed RN, you will get a job, if this stupid down economy...

  9. Is nursing a good career?!

    OldNurseEducator replied to Mrs. Sparkle Pants's topic in General Nursing

    If you dislike nursingthat much, get out of it. Just

  10. Theraputic Privilege: An Ethical Dilemma

    OldNurseEducator replied to Bhebe55's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me as if the doc cancelled the procedure because he knew he wouldn't get consent from the patient without the patient knowing the possible diagnosis. The doc disagreed with the wife's...

  11. I had an epiphany today

    OldNurseEducator replied to nurse2033's topic in General Nursing

    Great post,

  12. baby not keen on breast and jiterry..what to do

    OldNurseEducator replied to raynienatasha's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good posts. :yeah:I am not A nicu/OB/Peds nurse...but all BF Moms need patience and caring. BF takes time and patience. I will never forget the OB nurse who helped me to get my son latched nearly 33...

  13. What would you do if you were me?

    OldNurseEducator replied to Burlshoe114's topic in General Nursing

    Such good posts! :yeah:Do what you can to volunteer, but take the

  14. If you could do it all over.....

    OldNurseEducator replied to GeminiRN2007's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would probably have gone into nursing 38 years ago as I did. Nursing has been good to me. But nursing is changing...working very short-staffed, poor pay, poor hours, etc....I don't think I want that...

  15. Doctors office job..think I made a mistake...

    OldNurseEducator replied to Marshall1's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    IMO, if you chose to stay at the doctor's office for any length of time, you will lose all your nursing skills and your ability to get a hospital job! Why would you want to be bored? Just my

  16. wearing makeup to work?

    OldNurseEducator replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    Do as you see

  17. There is no possible way to study for the NCLEX-PN

    OldNurseEducator replied to bree*'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The OP said that she really was lazy in school. She admitted it. I was just saying as her mother would that she will study harder and take nursing education more seriously when she goes for her RN...

  18. Aspiring L&D nurse has a question!

    OldNurseEducator replied to sunNY718's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I never meant to imply, if that was my post you were referring to, that LPN's are being phased out. It's just that they cannot usually work inspecialty areas like

  19. vancomycin in end of life?

    OldNurseEducator replied to rainbowsandsunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You did nothing wrong...I question the fact that this hospice patient is being given ATBs. What is that doc

  20. staying in shape as a nurse?

    OldNurseEducator replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I try to walk on my treadmill 35 minutes each morning. When the weather is good, walk outside, around the block, or in the parking lot. Take your food for the day with you. This requires planning and...

  21. needing some advice, what would you do?

    OldNurseEducator replied to dixiebelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, SteelcityRN...do what you want to do.

  22. There is no possible way to study for the NCLEX-PN

    OldNurseEducator replied to bree*'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That when you go for your RN you put more into

  23. What do you think of the nursing schools that churn out graduates in a instant...?

    OldNurseEducator replied to tatempole's topic in General Nursing

    After several years of teaching in a PN program, I can tell you that it is extremely fast-paced and requires a lot of study. Anyone that doesn't respect an LPN for what he/she has accomplished is just...

  24. There is no possible way to study for the NCLEX-PN

    OldNurseEducator replied to bree*'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Lesson

  25. There is no possible way to study for the NCLEX-PN

    OldNurseEducator replied to bree*'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't let test anxiety get the best of you! Have confidence. You know WAY more than you think you do. Good luck. Let us know what happend.