MN-Nurse

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  1. Night shift work

    MN-Nurse replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Stepping stone for many of us. Almost all the new grads hired at my hospital start at day/night or straight night positions. I started in a Day/Night position where I work two weeks of days then...

  2. Are shy and quiet people not allowed to be nurses?

    MN-Nurse replied to sunnyskies2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The very first day of my nursing program, we were asked to learn something about the person sitting next to us, then stand up and introduce them to the class. One of my classmates was so shy, she...

  3. Im 24 and I want to be a nurse badly but my age discourages me!

    MN-Nurse replied to M.C.P's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I received my nursing degree at age

  4. Religion, culture and nursing

    MN-Nurse replied to raebabelvn's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    "Also, what religion are you?" Secular Humanist, in other words: none. "Are there certain procedures or practices in nursing and/or medicine that offend you or restrict the care you provide?" No....

  5. Nursing or Occupational Therapy?

    MN-Nurse replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Nursing

    Do what you dig, but depending on where you work, OT can be a pretty high stress job. The ones I've seen working in nursing home rehab and acute care settings definitely don't have it

  6. how important is GPA?

    MN-Nurse replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    The importance of GPA is inversely proportional to experience. New grad with no experience? GPA is a strong factor. 10 years experience at varying jobs with assorted certifications? They probably...

  7. Nursing: Culture of inclusion, or culture of exclusion?

    MN-Nurse replied to CapricaNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nurses are human, with behaviors and attitudes covering the entire spectrum available to said

  8. What career did you have before nursing?

    MN-Nurse replied to julibyrd's topic in General Nursing

    Engineering. 15 years. Started at 40, finished at 44. One class at a time until you get into a program will take 5+ years start to finish depending on how many prereqs you have to

  9. For all the nurses on this site!

    MN-Nurse replied to katielam616's topic in General Nursing

    I recently told a colleague I love having a job where I can make more money by spending more time taking care of

  10. Failing, and it'sall my fault

    MN-Nurse replied to Ayala's topic in General Students

    There was a girl in my program who really struggled in our first year of an ADN program. She struggled in lab and clinical and had a lot of anxiety. The instructors were wondering if they should cut...

  11. Failing, and it'sall my fault

    MN-Nurse replied to Ayala's topic in General Students

    I think giving it your very best effort is all you can do. No matter the outcome, you will know you tried your

  12. Another one, or two, bite the dust!!!

    MN-Nurse replied to clandestine-approach's topic in General Students

    Hey I just broke a few bottles, ground up the glass and mixed it with some rock salt. Figured you might like some to rub into the wounds of your failed

  13. do nurses get employer sponsored pensionplan?

    MN-Nurse replied to lily1289's topic in General Nursing

    They are rare, but they exist. My union contract has one but the hospitals have been trying to get rid of it every time a contract is

  14. For all the nurses on this site!

    MN-Nurse replied to katielam616's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe in any gods, but I agree with the spirit of your

  15. ethics of holy water and Islam

    MN-Nurse replied to Carlos Casteneda's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'd flush the patient's tube with the "holy

  16. high school student working on cna applying to college

    MN-Nurse replied to danifuturenurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Having a CNA cert is a requirement to get into most programs in my state. I don't know if it will help you get into nursing school or not, but working as a CNA will definitely help you during...

  17. Admissions during change of shift

    MN-Nurse replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    The right thing to do is to communicate with the charge nurse and the other staff RNs to create a plan for admitting a patient during a hectic time. It may make sense for the oncoming nurse to take...

  18. Are nurses forced to assist abortions?

    MN-Nurse replied to lookingintoRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm fairly convinced this post, and many others like it, are trolls planted by anti-abortion

  19. swabbing off iv ports or saline locks before hooking up fluids

    MN-Nurse replied to tjnurse67's topic in General Nursing

    I understand where you are coming from, but I don't understand why people who screw up at work go around posting about it on public

  20. Are men respected by Doctors and colleagues in this field.

    MN-Nurse replied to BigDiesel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whoever wrote the movie, "Tin Cup" will never know how many teachable moments he

  21. what units of chemistry needed in nursing?

    MN-Nurse replied to poodloo28's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Learn all of it. This may be difficult to believe, but attacking new and difficult concepts and figuring out ways to get some sort of grasp on the material will be extremely important skills you can...

  22. Are men respected by Doctors and colleagues in this field.

    MN-Nurse replied to BigDiesel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They appear to treat me with respect - a great deal of it actually. - whether they do or

  23. not what i thought it would be like

    MN-Nurse replied to caring1cna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I started at a nursing home I always fretted about how "slow" I was. I soon realized I was the slowest one because I was the only one doing my gol danged job. That's OK, I kept outworking those...

  24. Do nurses get holidays off?

    MN-Nurse replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    Who knows, you may find yourself working with people who are more than willing to trade shifts and take the bonus pay for working your holiday. (Like me.) Sometimes people ask, "Why do you work so...

  25. Is Home care a good choice for New Grad?

    MN-Nurse replied to Infermero's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in home care as an aide and I have many classmates who work in home care as RNs now. Nothing I experienced nor anything they are experiencing is anything like what the above poster...