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  1. RNs in LTC

    ldkrn replied to surfnbeagle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a per diem nurse at a veteran's home, and as far as I can see, the management positions are reserved for RNs (DON, ADON, staff development, unit managers, shift supervisors) but as far as floor...

  2. Breach of my confidentiality by unknown nurse-advice PLEASE!

    ldkrn replied to jackson's topic in General Nursing

    It would be a lot of energy expended to try and find out who this faceless nurse may be, if in fact it was a nurse or other healthcare professional at all, and what actually was said about you to your...

  3. new grad RN- want to quit nursing

    ldkrn replied to sax_journey's topic in General Nursing

    We all go through something like this every day. Although I am an experienced nurse, I'm relatively new at my job as a nursing instructor so in a sense I'm a new grad all over again. I would find a...

  4. what is the youngest mi that you have seen

    ldkrn replied to kcrnsue's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, when I was in the CCU, a 24 year old female, nine months pregnant, rolled in in the midst of a huge anterior wall MI. The cath showed she had a totally occluded left main. She was balloon...

  5. ARE THERE ANY NURSES OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY "ENJOY" or HAPPY WITH THEIR JOB.

    ldkrn replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 17 years, and no, I haven't loved every minute of it. I do love the flexibility and self-reliance one gets by being a nurse. I started out in the CCU, moved to home care (my...

  6. Slandered at work by another nurse...need advice asap

    ldkrn replied to rosieseattle's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...what an unpleasant situation. I'm not sure I'd want to continue working at a facility that allows a person like this to run unchecked, even if I was in the right. You say you're employed by a...

  7. old skills that we do not use anymore

    ldkrn replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    Here is an article concerning this practice, which hasn't been recommended for many years although still is routinely used in many settings. Lots of good references as well....

  8. Acceptance of online BSN (from ADN) degree by employers...

    ldkrn replied to IamRN's topic in General Nursing

    this is the wave of the future! for basic nursing education, of course you need the face-to-face lab and clinical time, but after that, distance education is really beginning to catch on! i don't...

  9. What do you like/dislike about being a nurse ?

    ldkrn replied to mandi88202's topic in General Nursing

    i like the multiple options nursing gives you, especially if you're a bsn graduate. you wouldn't have this flexibility even in medicine. in 17+ years, i've done icu, long term care, home health...

  10. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    ldkrn replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I'm always amazed at how virulent some responses can get when we talk about any of our allied health brethren and compare 'them" to "us"...at the least provocation as well. We sometimes sound like the...

  11. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    ldkrn replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Well, maybe "doesn't know the difference" is too strong...a lot of offices do prefer to use MAs if given the choice. MA programs are designed to train folks to do clinical and administrative work in...

  12. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    ldkrn replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors don't know the difference. Neither do the patients, since MAs can do a lot of things office nurses used to do. BTW, a lot of MA programs are two-year AAS degrees, just like a lot of nursing...