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  1. Should I apply at a former job?

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    I want to work at a hospital where I once worked at almost 8 years ago when I was an LPN. I was very young at that time and in a new city. I didn't stay there long because my roomate situation didn't...

  2. having trouble with deciding on what I should do

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Why than you very much ladies. I know that I have some soul searching to do. I think I am afraid of this: I will be almost 33 when I enter the NP program. If I stay in this town, I will probably...

  3. his gray hair is tunrning reddish orange - doctors have no idea why

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    he has hemochromotosis (high iron level). in fact, his iron level at the time of diagnosis was close to 7,000; the highest that any of the doctors have ever heard of. a year later, he is down to 3000...

  4. oral care on confused patients??

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a confused patient with a thick layer of white gunk on his tongue and he bites when mouthcare is attempted. He has late stages of Alz. Family has been present during this, but he doesn't seem...

  5. I can't believe this!!!

    raindrop posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am trying to figure out what to do with my life. I love teaching, so I have been thinking of getting a MSN in Ed as soon as I am done with my ADN to BSN program in a few months. I have 5 years of...

  6. what should I do? Need major help with a terrible situation that I am in with my prof

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am in a class with a very strict professor. I put my hear and soul into a paper, and ended up getting a D on it. She told all of us that we need to utilize the writing center at out university,...

  7. Can you help me (a student) formulate objectives

    raindrop posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am going to shadow a nurse educator and I need to come up with 2 objectives for this experience. The reason that I want to shadow her are: To find out what it is like to prepare for clinicals. To...

  8. a few AF q's

    raindrop posted a topic in Government, Military

    I haven't talked with anyone from the AF just yet. I am in the beginning stages of research, and there are a few questions that I can't find answers to, so I'm hoping one of you will be able to...

  9. Please help me with this paper

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I am a little down in the dumps. I have this paper that is due next week and I don't know how to write this paper. I went to the writing center, and they didn't have any ideas on how to...

  10. Please help me with this paper

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I have the APA book and I plan on having the writing center review it before I turn it in. I think I will be fine with the format, if I can only figure out what to

  11. Can anyone help me, please!!

    raindrop posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am in a BSN program and I expressed to my intructor that I would like to go to NP school within a year after I graduate with the BSN. I am currently a RN, ADN. She arranged for me to shadow a NP,...

  12. Just some questions for you NP's ;-)

    raindrop posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello, I am trying to figure out what route my life needs to take. I am having a difficult time deciding on whether to apply for a MSN in clinical leadership, or a NP program. I want to do both,...

  13. Just some questions for you NP's ;-)

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I know what direction to take, thanks to all of your responses. I am all about the FUTURE, and come to find out, NPGilly was absolutely correct when she stated that...

  14. Having a hard time deciding what on to do with my life

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a city person 100% even though I am from a rural area. I lived in a major city, 4 hours away from my hometown, until this past spring. I moved back home because I accepted a top-notch gov. job...

  15. New grad RN to take first job in subacute -yay or nay?

    raindrop replied to iRN86's topic in General Nursing

    Take what you can get. I worked in a LTC years ago when I was an LPN. I graduated 5 years ago with a RN and had an interview with a hospital 4 hours after I applied. Those days are over. Take it,...

  16. Having a hard time deciding what on to do with my life

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Life is about decisions, decisions, decisions. I am old enough to understand that I have to look out for myself, just as he did when he dumped me. The way he dumped me was brutal. He said some very...

  17. Having a hard time deciding what on to do with my life

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I feel ridiculous for unwinding like this on a forum, but I'm really conflicted. I LOVE this univeristy. It is extremely organized, the classes are very small, my advisor is the best and she'll be my...

  18. what is med/surg like after doing long term care?

    raindrop replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    Two different worlds and I"ve done both. GO for M/S! Once you get used to the hospital enviroment, I think you'll be much happier. But do expect to dislkike m/s for about a year. It is stressful...

  19. Is my recruiter taking me for a ride??

    raindrop posted a topic in Travel

    So I'm done with the dreadful assignment that I posted about a couple months ago. Actually, it got to be much better after one of the nurses that I had the most trouble with got suspeneded (for a lot...

  20. decisions, decisions about nursing and education....any advice??

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Well, life has been a roller coaster the past few months. I quit a job that I loved in Chicago because I was offered a much better job in my hometown, which is a few hours away from chicago. At...

  21. For those of you that have taken Hessi...

    raindrop posted a topic in General Students

    ....The lecture/clinical part of the semester is OVER with. I now have 5 days to prepare for HESSI. I have to get at least a 850 on it in order to graduate. The heat is on! Any tips for Hessi would be...

  22. wow, i didnt think that it was a big deal!

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    I phone interviewed with a travel agency. I worked for them a couple years ago and left on 'ehhh' terms. I did complete 3 travel assignments with them, and then I went per diem. When I went per...

  23. Ahh, drama. Please help me out!

    raindrop posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok Ladies and Gents, I feel so goofy posting this, but here I go. A week ago I put in my resignation at work. Oh man, my manager was a total snot face about it. I expected her to be that way...

  24. Ahh, drama. Please help me out!

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, I thought that was a jab to me. I just found this out last night about my manager - anytime someone puts a transfer in, she hits the ceiling. She goes on a power trip and will hold that person...

  25. Ahh, drama. Please help me out!

    raindrop replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Wait a minute here, how am I not acting like an adult? I am doing everything the right way. It is not my fault that I have been put in the situation. I have a FEDERAL job lined up. The FEDERAL job...