DDRN4me

I am currently working 5 days a week while in my last semester of my MSN in Nursing Education. Yes, it is a huge time commitment. Plan to study at least 4 hours per credit hour per week. That said, there are many online programs in Nursing Leadership that you can begin now and take slowly course by course. As you gain experience you will also find it helps in your studies. Good luck!

My Students use quizlet for vocab testing and do enjoy it more than traditional flash cards or other study aides. I have never heard of Study Blue but will look into it now!

I am considering Aspen, as well as Regis and a brick and mortar. I currently teach in an LPN program, and love it! I would love to hear feedback from aspen graduates, both pro & con. Thanks!!!

I once had a CFO (who, for some unkown reason was in charge of the nursing department) tell me that we were "a draining, bleeding wound in the budget. " i thanked her and reminded her kindly that without a Nursing department her facility would not exist and she would not have a job.

give it a try... iwork >45 hours a week and get soo bummed that i dont have much time for anything. oh how i miss shopping in the middle of the week; or going out to lunch...or spending a rainy day in my sewing room or a sunny one in my garden!

I have always used humor to attempt to relax the patient a little. most will respond to that. "Sorry I have to ask this bit dont worry i have been a nurse for a long time and not much surprises me anymore" will usually get a chuckle. I have many adolescent males in our facility who need us to check various body parts and functions. with them i use the Iam old I am a grandma line and they usually laugh at me.

I would definitely not put anything in the spacer. not only is it an infection risk it is also a choking hazared. the "catch the cloud" idea is a good one. I usually just demonstrate taking a "big monster breath" and holding it in. they get it after a couple of times. No huge reward as this is part of their medical treatment and may be for a long time; they need to get used to it as such.

It is not the supplies that are the issue. Again; these are not NURSING issues. I know my staff has enough to do caring for the sick kids ..and if it is a medical issue, then by all means come to us. I hate to think another child who really needs us ends up waiting while we are tending to unnecessary needs.

have to agree with ericsolon... tread slowly and lightly with this friend. 8 weeks is ridiculous for a d&c. sounds like this person needs some mh counseling. she is overwhelmed and scared. you need to set firm limits NOW with her. (ie; i am available at x day and time; sorry but i have a job etc that i must take care of) dont feel guilty or let her make you feel guilty ( i am sooo bad at that!) let her know that you care but cannot be a primary caregiver... sometimes being honest and upfront is just what people need from you. good luck. sending prayers her way. mary

All i can say to you after many years of experience is learn patience. You are not just learning how to make beds and do peri care etc... you are learning PATIENT care and compassion. if those are missing then you might as well make widgets. yes it can be boring. yes you can do that. yes it is frustrating to not do the "real" nursing stuff. but savor this opportunity to meet your patients and learn how to develop a rapport with them .talk to them. learn from those CNAs who probably have been doing this forever and know their patients well. bedside manner cant be learned in a lab or a book. you learn it from experiences like this. good luck... dont worry it will be challenging soon enough!

I have been to a couple for the ceus... there were several representatives from companies i would have considered working for if i didnt have a job; a couple of them did call me after i signed their guest book. worth a shot to "scope out" the area you are interested in. inmho:wink2:

oh, it could have been me writing this. Kids are not an issue ..staff are !! they want everything from cough drops to safety pins to spatulas...hello we are not your personal supplier!!!

Funny, I am leaving for Syracuse in the am..my nana lives just outside the city and is turning 100 on monday!!:redpinkheif you are looking for a decent place to go there is an Irish pub called Colemans that my family loves~~

my great grandma used to say you eat a peck of dirt before you die!! i would rather i wear my scrubs to the store than the person who cleans the floors.....or the toilets....etc

i think what our local hospice does is ask the families to consider donations to hospice in the pts memory. I personally am not offended; hospice is a vital service that is difficult to completely fund with insurance or Medicare.