Guttercat ASN, RN

Is this for real? I've never heard of such a situation. I'm finding it difficult to believe. Get out of there.

I do not carry a smartphone. I carry an old-school flip-phone. Problem avoided. I can still receive texts while at work, but that's it.

On my last license-renewal cycle, my college classes counted. But they are now old enough that they will not carry over. I was about to sign up with Nurse dot com...but it refused to allow me access to their CE content unless I provided personal info...

That's a good point. Thanks.

Why in god's name do they *need* our license numbers? Pfffft.

Was just looking for this thread about a month ago. Thanks, Chisca.

It's Pick on Doctor Day! :) I have a high regard for physicians, well, most of them, but it sure can be fun to poke fun at them. Our hospital had a notorious, frequent flyer patient with multiple medical issues, and as we found out, this patient's pr...

Do we not all hope for peace and rest and silence on our days off? We work in a field that tests our mental resilience to intense and incessant sensory input for hours. This is my afternoon off. I was looking forward to some peace before I head back ...

Run away.

Hire a Mariachi band to play at on his lawn at 6 AM.

I'm an old nurse and still feel inadequate on some level every day. The good news is that eventually you will feel adequate in your inadequacies. Meaning you will know yourself, your limits, your strengths and weaknesses, and slide into that zone whe...

Wish I could help you. I don't really like to talk about it except in the broadest of terms. Short marriage. I got out. Nice man, pleasant, even-tempered, and in no way controlling or obsessive during the dating phase. True colors came out three week...

(I've been an RN for quite some time, so this may be a generational issue.) The other day I was entering the elevator at work with several other people. A male visitor boarded the elevator at the same time, but stepped back abruptly and gave me the n...

Because it goes well with freshly cooked meat.

Question back at you: why would anyone want to go into nursing admin who is not a nurse in the first place? If you are looking at administration roles within the medical field, you can get a degree in healthcare admin. like an MHA. If healthcare inte...

On the other hand, an MBA + RN can open a lot of doors within healthcare. Something to think about.

Eeeewww. This thread is making me all sorts of itchy scratchy. :)

Online would be great, but. I am attempting to apply online, but I cannot seem to even print the college transcript requisition forms from BreEze. I have tried two different (both are very up-to-date) computers aand printers, and so far the form simp...

Has anyone recently (with the last month or so) tried applying for endorsement on-line through BreEze? Holy nightmare. I have been trying--without luck--to enter my previous colleges, and also to print the requisition form for transcripts. I have att...

You have multiple people telling you that if your end-goal is to become an RN, then skip the MA. People that have years and years of experience. Maybe you don't want to hear what we're telling you. I know it is difficult to put a lot of effort into ...

^^^This. Growing up is hard to do.

Nursing school is not a high school musical. This is about your future as a professional; not worrying about which table you'll be sitting at in the lunchroom. Leave that sophomoric silliness behind, where it should be. Put your nose down, open you...

Wait. Just a couple of hours ago you stated that you were going to go the NP route as opposed to PA because of autonomy. But now it's PA and not NP? Huh? >scratches head I get it. A degree path is a tough choice, and so much is on the line. Good l...

Just as aside, I think a couple of posts have been a bit harsh on the guy. He's 22 (for the love of God, his brain hasn't even finished developing yet), and just finding his way. A lot of finding your way is in looking at the big picture with puzzle ...