leighgwin

Hello everyone! I am writing a research paper for RN school in which we need to determine the best ways to collect blood cultures and how to teach nurses these techniques. What I would also like to highlight is the way nurses prefer to learn. If you could, please just tell me how you prefer to learn in the current job you hold or in general. Do you prefer online learning, classes, simulations, etc. Any input you have would be so appreciated! Thank you!

Ha! You're daughter's comment made me laugh! :)

Thank you for your response! I have thought working nights might be a good option for me so I could still be in a hospital setting & not gone all the time. Kudos to you for going without sleep those days!! I bet that was tough after some long nights!!!

Thank you for your response! I have thought about this option and it may be something we try when I finish school. My husband is a big help but works kind of an odd schedule so I'm the main caregiver.

I have been an LPN for seven years and will be starting my last year of school in January to complete my RN. I have a 3 year old daughter who is just my favorite thing in the world. Since I had her I have only worked in a part-time, non clinical role to accommodate my class schedule and allow me to have as much time with her as possible. As I get nearer the beginning of RN school and clinicals and all that entails, I'm feeling so nervous about how to be a mom and a full time RN student! On top of that, I'm just missing working as a "real" nurse. I want to go be with patients and do everything a nurse does, but not as much as I want to be with my little one on holidays and weekends. I feel like I've lost a ton of nursing skills in the last 3 years and I'm so nervous I won't be able to hack it in nursing school or out on the floor as an RN! I've always said that I'll work in a very flexible, no holidays, no weekends, no 12 hour shift type of job until my child is older but will I even be able to go back into a hospital setting at that point? Can you tell my mind is racing?! So my question is, can you have both? A career that fulfills you and not feel like you're missing your child's life at the same time? How do you all deal with this? Thanks in advance!