heartnursern

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1. Women Drug/Alcohol Rehab

   heartnursern replied to arg928's topic in Addictions

   I would love to work in a place like this. Being a recovering addict, I understand the "insanity" from a personal perspective, and women, especially women with children, are stigmatized the most. To be able to help them WANT change, in a dignified em...

2. Life as a Nurse

   heartnursern replied to mushymash's topic in General Nursing

   your article makes me feel sad. it seems that you describe classic burn-out. we all feel this way sometimes, i believe. too me this is a strong indicator that you might benefit from a change in specialties. i hope that our profession becomes more gr...

3. I am still me

   heartnursern replied to blessedmomma247's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Blessed, Thank you for your story. Well written and heart wrenching. It is good to hear what it is really like from the other side. I went through similar treatment when my mom was ill, watching her be treated like a commodity in a bed. Thank yo...

4. What will you do after floor nursing?

   heartnursern replied to Blouis's topic in General Nursing

   There is an alternative to floor...teaching

5. Giving Nursing Students a Taste of NICU

   heartnursern replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU

   I am really gratified to hear nurses and students alike sounding so positive about mentorship. We surely need more of this in nursing education. The NICU is a highly specialized care environment, and I never had to do a rotation there. OB was as clos...

6. Nursing or Teaching

   heartnursern replied to Blush000's topic in General Nursing

   There is also the consideration...become a nurse if you are passionate enough about that. There are schools that will allow you to slide right into a MS program, with education minor...whalla...teacher of nurses (teacher of CNA's, teacher of Health A...

7. What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

   heartnursern replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

   A $25 gift certificate....Yep...That's it. and a letter reminding us to be GRATEFUL for our jobs