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  1. Nursing Externship.

    ocean waves replied to kv07's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I agree with the writers who suggest a meeting with any career services at your school or applying to work as a student nurse(nursing assistant level) in a hospital or nursing home. When I was...

  2. The one thing I learned this year...

    ocean waves replied to Prettybrowngirl's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I agree with the writer who suggested a constructive path of "taking this person under your wing...and privately talking with this nurse..." about some specific ways to improve his or her care...

  3. Another Vent...About a Frequent Faller!

    ocean waves replied to king_of_the_hill_fan's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello. You wrote that you have been at this facility "3 to 4 weeks", so you are still "learning the land" of this facility. I agree with the writer who suggested that you arrange a meeting with your...

  4. Will I ever be accepted??? HELP

    ocean waves replied to CarolinasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I agree with the writers who suggest a meeting with a nursing advisor at your desired school to learn specific options for admission. As was mentioned, some grad schools have very strict...

  5. Job Offer in Newborn Nursery

    ocean waves replied to jadu1106's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello. Congratulations on your new position! One of my jobs was working in a newborn nursery and I enjoyed it. You asked about "helpful information" regarding newborn nursery and post-partum care....

  6. Any risks of volunteering?

    ocean waves replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I agree with the writer who said "be careful about giving any nursing advice to patients". After retiring from nursing, I enjoyed working part-time in a non-nursing job at a shelter for women...

  7. Peds to Newborn Nursery?

    ocean waves replied to orangestar25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello. If your goal has been to work in the newborn nursery, I agree with the writer who said "go for it" while there is a position open. You asked about the "pros and cons of newborn nursery". I have...

  8. Vent

    ocean waves replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I so appreciate your seasoned comments. You wrote that "...patients and nurses have changed..." and I believe that you are telling it like it is. I am a retired nurse and toward the end of my...

  9. Finished BSN not sure where to go from here help please!

    ocean waves replied to texasbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Hello again. You wrote "...would like the option of leaving bedside care..." and I agree with other writers that some clinical teaching, university teaching, and nursing administration jobs may...

  10. Finished BSN not sure where to go from here help please!

    ocean waves replied to texasbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. First, congratulations on earning your BSN. I agree with the writer who mentioned that there are different requirements for clinical nursing teaching and for college level nursing teaching. One...

  11. Can I start over with my grades?

    ocean waves replied to sincerebliss's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. Some students do "start over" and eventually earn a degree in nursing, however, it would be good for you to begin with a fresh, honest approach to your education and your financial...

  12. Help with finding hospitals!

    ocean waves replied to michellethuy's topic in General Nursing

    Greetings. With the nursing job market tighter now in the USA, I agree with the other writers that it may be wise to narrow down where you want to work and talk with the nurse recruiter or director...

  13. Vent

    ocean waves replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I agree with the other writers that since you say you are a "somewhat new nurse" you may be in a temporary shock phase as you discover the serious time crunch for good nursing care. Many...

  14. What are my chances of getting into the nursing program?

    ocean waves replied to papercrane1180's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello. I agree with the other writers that many students change their majors. Years ago when I was teaching nursing, several students came to my office about counseling for changing their majors to...

  15. Are you working outside nursing? TShare your story!

    ocean waves replied to OhLookItsRalph, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I agree with other writers that some nurses work outside of the nursing field for a variety of reasons. After working as a professional nurse for 35 years, I had significant health changes and...

  16. Wanna Be "RN"

    ocean waves replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. Thanks for sharing your situation. The closest experience to your situation I have had was working with a long term L.P.N. who frequently said things such as "I can do the same things as R.N.'s...

  17. Am I in trouble?

    ocean waves replied to nursiestariray's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. Thanks for sharing your challenging situation. I agree with some of the other writers in these ways: (1) Most important--from your description, your patient seems to be ok; (2) "Cover self "...

  18. help! resigning from an unsafe facility after working only a couple weeks

    ocean waves replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Hello. I understand your comments saying "...do not want to look like a quitter..." and "..quitting immediately will possibly look bad on future applications...". Employers expect professionals to...

  19. How Much Nursing School Debt Are You In?

    ocean waves replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. Have you asked about scholarships at your desired university or at your state board of nursing? In the 1970"s I wrote tons of letters asking about scholarships from various agencies and was...

  20. Random Question

    ocean waves replied to nsu_demon's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. Thanks for raising the question about whether clinical psychologists can prescribe meds! I stand corrected. I asked a pal who has a degree in psychology and he said that proposed political...

  21. wanting to work in the states but dont know how to start organising self.

    ocean waves replied to ruby_red's topic in General Nursing

    Hello to you in Australia! It is good that you are asking questions about work before you move to another country. I agree with the previous writer that the nursing job market in the U.S.A....

  22. How does a new RN get into pediatrics

    ocean waves replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in Pediatric

    Hello. Glad you are interested in pediatric nursing work. You are correct that some employers prefer nurses who have had pediatric experience. You can, however, "slant" your application to play up any...

  23. I feel overwhelmed

    ocean waves replied to littlemammanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. Glad you are sharing this challenging situation. I agree with the other writers that your assigned ratio of one professional nurse for total patient care to 9 special needs pediatric patients...

  24. Liar Liar pants on fire!!!!

    ocean waves replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Hello. I understand your concerns about less than up front comments from private duty home health agencies. A couple of years ago I experienced some of that when I started doing private duty home...

  25. Should I FINALLY follow through with nursing school?

    ocean waves replied to kira0804's topic in General Nursing

    Greetings. Your are brave to share up front comments about your struggles with nursing school. I agree with the gist of some of the other writers that if you have started and stopped nursing school...