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  1. Would you let a relationship affect your job advancement?

    Mom2boysRN replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't read all replies. This is my advise... You should never have to hold yourself back or make yourself smaller to keep a relationship. If your relationship will not survive it, then it's not...

  2. Pre-req tutoring-Too much a bad thing?

    Mom2boysRN replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    When I took stats I needed ALOT of help. If you know you need help in certain subjects by all means get it. My nursing school also had tutoring available, not just for pre reqs. You need to...

  3. Future plans versus the unexpected future

    Mom2boysRN replied to BlueHearts53's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ha! Yes, plans are good to have, but life has a way of changing your direction. I am also a second career nurse. My plan was to get in do my year of MS, then go to the ER. I wanted to be a...

  4. Dealing with a dirty old man

    Mom2boysRN replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    I'll just echo what others have said. You will run into patient's that look at you inappropriately, try and look down your scrubs, or say and do other inappropriate things of varying degrees. I...

  5. Go Fund Me for Co-workers?

    Mom2boysRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have donated to a couple of Go Fund Me pages, friends or someone I know of that is having a valid issue that I feel deserves help. I think back to where we had a crisis in our household (this was...

  6. Documenting in car

    Mom2boysRN replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Home Health

    I just jot down some quick notes and then do my charting once I get home. I have a calendar/planner that I track my mileage on. My agency doesn't do anything on paper for the most part. I'm able to...

  7. Ethics help!

    Mom2boysRN replied to KatieFRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do home health so it's a bit different, but I have made suggestions to my patient's on questions I would ask if they were my mom or dad. I try to be careful not to step on the docs toes while still...

  8. Ideal RN position for mother of toddler

    Mom2boysRN replied to guest833402's topic in General Nursing

    Home health. I work as much or as little as I want. When my kids were younger and they had something going on at their school I would plan a break in my day so I could go to it. Mostly daytime...

  9. Potential problem/issue

    Mom2boysRN replied to Djfrank70's topic in General Nursing

    We have agency parameters that we all have to follow. The only exception is if the doctor wants a different set of

  10. Nursing School Leading to NP or OT? If you had to do it all over?

    Mom2boysRN replied to injured1's topic in General Nursing

    I almost went into OT, but chose nursing instead. Due to having a previous degree the amount of time it would have taken would have been about the same for schooling. If I had it to do over again I...

  11. Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

    Mom2boysRN replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't sure. I just knew I wanted nothing to do with

  12. Feeling discouraged :(

    Mom2boysRN replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    I've never been a math person. We had a class you could take before even applying to nursing school that covered "nurse math". After completing that class I had no issues with the math needed for...

  13. As EpiPen Prices Skyrocket, Nurses Suggesting Patients Use Syringes

    Mom2boysRN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Patient Medications

    One other reason this is not a viable option is that children aren't always with their parents. My son is old enough he is out with his friends, with his coach, or other lay people. I could handle...

  14. Treat the Patient, not the Monitor.....Really?

    Mom2boysRN replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    I love that saying. I take it as saying slow down, don't just look at the monitor, actually look at the patient before deciding interventions. When talking about this saying I use this example...

  15. How do you use your flexible schedule?

    Mom2boysRN replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Home Health

    I make my schedule work for me. I schedule around doctor's appointments, break in the middle of the day to attend events at my kid's school, or whatever. I like to start as early as possible so I...

  16. Starting school at older age! :(

    Mom2boysRN replied to Lessh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was in my mid 30s when I started nursing school. In 3 years you'll still be 28, so will you be a 28 year old nurse, or still be in your current job? If your goal is to become a nurse then to

  17. EpiPens....who knew?

    Mom2boysRN replied to roser13's topic in Patient Medications

    We buy 2 epi pen 2 packs per year. They are incredibly expensive. It's difficult to always store your epi pens under ideal circumstances between recess at school and sports I know ours aren't...

  18. Oasis training

    Mom2boysRN replied to tvlrrn's topic in General Nursing

    Oasis is the form used for admission, discharge, recertifications, etc in home health. There are classes on oasis, but the only nurses that I know that have taken those (I've heard they're quite...

  19. What job has most teaching of the patient?

    Mom2boysRN replied to ebart03's topic in General Nursing

    A huge component of home health is

  20. Nursing school as a single parent

    Mom2boysRN replied to Aklizzy46's topic in General Nursing

    Things that should be considered... Do you know your mom well enough to know that you can live with her? Is your mom someone that you would want spending a lot of time with your daughter? Are there...

  21. Should I stop doing Prereqs attend LPN school?

    Mom2boysRN replied to FutureNurseBlackwell's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At the school I went to we were able to take the NCLEX PN after finishing our first year of the ADN progam. If that's an option you could do that so that you can start working as a

  22. being a home health nurse if you have allergies and asthma?

    Mom2boysRN replied to hmlawrence0729's topic in Home Health

    It could be difficult. Many patient's homes are kept clean and are animal free. Some don't look like they have been cleaned in years, if ever. Some people are very heavy smokers, have many animals,...

  23. RN to Teacher

    Mom2boysRN replied to missnurse92x's topic in General Nursing

    Former teacher here. Check into what requirements are to substitute teach in your area. In the state where I taught you only needed 65 credits in college to be able to sub. You may be able to be a...

  24. Do you go to work with parabens on you?

    Mom2boysRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    I'll give a serious answer... though I did enjoy the answers so far! I use my normal products before work as far as shampoo, conditioner, hair spray, and deodorant are concerned. My hair is pulled...

  25. Prejudice Teacher

    Mom2boysRN replied to Valsabatini's topic in General Students

    I had a teacher like this in the 1990s before anyone gave a rat's hoo haa if you were offended. He was Chinese also and he was very anti christian and made that very clear all semester, it was a...