Wrangler156

I am a new grad RN, graduated in December, passed NCLEX in Feb 1st try 75 questions (so happy I did that I was a nervous wreck!) Started my job as an RN that week after the license came through I was already working as an intern. I thought oh night ...

hi all! I need some advice on where to go with this. This is my VERY FIRST concept care map/plan. my patient is an older patient in end of life care. He was put in end of life care b/c of he had bilateral stroke, Atrial fibrillation w/ RVR, Aspirati...

Hello All, I am trying to decide if I should go straight into school after my RN to get my DNP, or if I should work for 1-2 years as a RN then go get my DNP? Anyone have any opinions on FNP vs DNP? I want to be on top, I do not want to be at the ...

In my experience, the nurses that pump while at work leave every 45min to 1 hr to pump for 30min and I am left watching thier patients for more than half of their shift, so I can understand why the traveler is upset.

I wish I could be of more help, but I do not have a lot of management experience! My current goal is to finish up NP school (5months) I went part time while working as a RN so it has taken a little over 2 years. I really do hope you find something t...

I recently started working at urgent care PRN, they clean out ears there of course. A lot more people than you would think come in "clogged up ears". My concern is this... the nurses RNs and LPNs get an order to flush out the ear with hydrogen peroxi...

agreed, if I can help the male nurse protect his license why can't they return the same favor? males can just as well sue female nurses as well.

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female nurse here who works in day surgery, I completely understand where the OP is coming from, I have to do swabs, foleys, take care of vasectomy patients, care for post op male patients who have had their genitals repaired, etc. The minute a fema...

I shouldn't care but I do, some nurses where I work have BSN-RN on their badge and others have RN, what I think is crazy is I was hired on with a BSN-RN, another colleague just got their BSN and they issued them a new badge with BSN-RN, while mine st...

My advice is like most others, resign now before they make it worse for you or make you ineligible for rehire. So sorry this is happening!

I am in the NE TN region, hospital pay for new grads in my area is 17.70/hr now, it was 18.60/hr when I graduated in 2014, in private practice RN pay ranges from starting 16/hr-17/hr. The hospital pay is base pay without any diffs, such as night shi...

So since everyone except for maybe 2 or 3 people were completely rude and downright mean I just want to let all of you know that I am in my 2nd year of NP school, thriving, and working a day shift job that I absolutely love, I work with great people ...

I just spent $444 for books for the first 2 classes of my MSN program....... I couldn't afford the books if I was full time. One book for Patho New edition OF COURSE was $211. My favorite is when the university has their own "special" edition.

I will always remember a patient I had that was so very sweet, he was one of my oncology patients, when I left my unit he was so sincere he was truly sad I was leaving. I still wonder how he is doing, he was on the upswing when I left and I can only...

I love this response this is very very truthful.... Bedside nursing in the hospital nurses get treated like slaves and are expected to do 100 different things with only 2 hands and not the adequate supplies. I left bedside nursing at just 6 months i...

I understand what you are saying, I hated my nursing job in the hospital. I am now in ambulatory surgery and it is 10X better than the hospital. I was a new nurse in the hospital for about 6 months I gave it my 6 months hated every second of it and l...

thank you I hope I can find a job that makes me happy as well.

Since I am the wife and my husband works long day shifts as well, I end up working my 3 night shifts occasional 4 night shifts and have to come home cook dinner, wash clothes, wash dishes, etc and it takes me a full 2 days to recover from the night s...

it makes him sad that I am so sad to leave him, but it also makes him somewhat good knowing I miss him so much. We have never been apart up until this and it is causing harm to my health and his neither one of us sleep when I am working. I understan...

A few comments here are making me feel attacked to be completely honest, then a few are helpful as well. Yes this is my first " actual" job I had an internship and externship while in nursing school that lasted about 7 months prior to accepting my f...

HELP!! With only 4 weeks in the semester left and 1 exam left plus the final I need help..... The first 2 exams I did great had a middle B on both. We have 2 teachers, 1 in awesome will call her Beth, and the other one is newish and doesn't really t...

Hey everyone, I graduate with my BSN in December '14 good Lord willing! I am almost there!! I am in need of opinions/thoughts/facts about MSHA vs Wellmont. I am closer to holston valley medical center, but if Johnson city medical center is better I w...

Hello all you wonderful nurses out there!! I am a 4th semester BSN nursing student, graduate in December (yipiee!!) I have a question that I thought who better to answer this question but experienced Nurses! Today I did my clinical rotation thro...

I agree with you it is not something I will always be able to do, and honestly that day was the only time I have been able to do such a thing and maybe that is why it affected me the way that it did who knows. Thank you very much for your comment h...