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  1. From mechanic to nurse?

    firstinfamily replied to the_mechanic's topic in General Nursing

    Not that I would want to derail your plans, but my husband was an airplane mechanic when we first met, he went into avionics and almost immediately was moved up in the company. What about...

  2. Do I Create My Own Niche?

    firstinfamily replied to Nugget's topic in General Nursing

    Mental Health for the military would most likely meet most of your needs as there is a tremendous mental health as well as physical medical health needs for this population. I am sure Canada's...

  3. Will multiple degrees at the same level help me?

    firstinfamily replied to mhy12784's topic in General Nursing

    I like your comment stating that engineering is the backbone of this country. That is so true. I have never considered this aspect of nursing, yet I find the problems with our current systems all...

  4. family issues

    firstinfamily replied to canoehead's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Wow, what a challenge for you and your sister, your family. I have had sick family but not sick siblings and I do believe there is a unique difference. You say you both were not close as sisters,...

  5. Advice in looking for another RN job as a new RN

    firstinfamily replied to thevez's topic in Nursing Career

    You could ask your manager if there are some projects she would like to pursue. Perhaps there is some pt education program she would like to put together, or ask you nurse educator for a project....

  6. My First Night Shift in a Long Time...

    firstinfamily replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    I try to prepare for my first night back by staying up late and sleeping in as long as I can. My problem is that once I am awake I am awake and usually cannot get back to sleep, so I might be dragged...

  7. Will multiple degrees at the same level help me?

    firstinfamily replied to mhy12784's topic in General Nursing

    But that piece of paper can make all the difference!! It seems like you would currently have multiple opportunities with your Business and Nursing degrees combined. Advance Practice Nurses are...

  8. Need advice- whats good or bad about working second shift!

    firstinfamily replied to bruiised's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked 3-11 it was part time, I had worked mostly nights previous to this. 3-11 was a very busy shift, it seemed I was always putting out fires left by day shift, and trying to get everything...

  9. Scoliosis Screening

    firstinfamily replied to jggardin's topic in General Nursing

    One of the reasons I voted yes was that early intervention for scoilosis can make a huge impact on the growth and development of the child. Having taken care of adults both young and elderly who did...

  10. Appointed as a shift supervisor to represent ED in Education and Research

    firstinfamily replied to TalarossaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of someone being assigned a position without having a discussion with their manager, so this is a little new to me. You should be given a guide or some type of description for this...

  11. What fascinates you?

    firstinfamily replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I am absolutely fascinated by the brain and the heart. It is amazing to me that when I was in nursing school we were taught that infants born with a septal defect never get beyond childhood. Yet,...

  12. Need opinions

    firstinfamily replied to blams2004's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is there a way your co-worker can bring up the document to see if she used quotation marks?? If she was truly quoting the pt and she/he used quotation marks in her/his charting she/he did absolutely...

  13. Has anyone mistaken you for a punching bag at work?

    firstinfamily replied to mariebailey's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, lets take this a step further and ask---Why are nurses verbally, physically abused by family members and/or patients? Yes, sometimes it is the dementia patient that does not know what they are...

  14. A possitive tb test

    firstinfamily replied to libra32's topic in General Nursing

    A positive PPD may mean you have just been exposed to TB, a CXR will show if it is active or not. You would have to go through treatment if the CXR shows active TB. This would hold up your...

  15. How do I remember algebraic equations?

    firstinfamily replied to tbird88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    tbird, I learned the algebra by doing the equations over and over, I was finally able to decipher which formula to use with what problems etc. There are most likely some web sites that give help with...

  16. Preceptorship

    firstinfamily replied to RNstudentMom's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to AN StudentMom. I am probably not the best one to answer this question as the preceptorships were not part of my program eons ago. I wonder why your instructor referred you for the...

  17. PRN med order question

    firstinfamily replied to sassyann85's topic in Patient Medications

    It sounds like the MD is trying to wean the pt from the ativan. I would also call to clarify and ask if the PRN dose could be reduced to 0.5mg instead of 1mg. If the goal is to wean the pt, then...

  18. blue tubex injector

    firstinfamily replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    I have recently returned to acute care and was actually surprised to see the clear carpujets still being used. The blue ones I remember were smaller than these regular size carpujets and there use to...

  19. Another clinical day

    firstinfamily replied to NurseGirl525's topic in General Students

    Just another thought, it does take skills to learn how to nurse people. It takes intuition and a mix of psych/emotional willingness to be able to see the special side of others and give them...

  20. Another clinical day

    firstinfamily replied to NurseGirl525's topic in General Students

    Having the honor to witness such a beautiful relationship is a gift. Because of what we do, we see these types of relationships very rarely but there are some out there. Usually we see more abusive...

  21. Help greatly needed

    firstinfamily replied to missERRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds like you want to be in an environment where you have more interaction with the pts. ER is about stabilizing the patients and getting them transferred to the next level of care. Various...

  22. Is it legal for my supervisor to ask me to alter my charting?

    firstinfamily replied to LilRNonthePrairie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are several words of wisdom here. My understanding of altering documentation is that there is a time limit on which to do this. For most facilities it is within 24 hours. YOu can document a...

  23. Last Rally before Death

    firstinfamily replied to Ldgray's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen this type of behavior in terminal patients many times. Each case is individual and it is hard to predict how long he may actually have. He is most likely feeling better and wants to do...

  24. Holiday Scheduling - how to make it fair

    firstinfamily replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    My facility follows about the same as RNsRWe where a "holiday package" is assigned to each nurse. There are 3 packages, A, B, C. The holidays are split up among these packages and nurses assigned...

  25. Medical Technology or nursing

    firstinfamily replied to ___mononoke's topic in Nursing Career

    Have you looked at ultrasound? My daughter finished ultrasound college about 2 months ago, she is sitting for her registries before really looking for jobs. It has better hours than nursing, and...