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I've always been paid for the time I spend on this type of training or education. I simply submit my hours to my direct supervisor as if they were expecting them. Never been an issue.

What's worse on your resume? An unemployed gap, or working a unit for six months? Nobody knows. Are you willing to bet your lost wages on it? How do you know what kind of nursing you'd hate if you haven't actually... been a nurse yet? I had similar ...

Unfortunately, many nurses do not have the art of professionalism down and have to learn the hard way. If you've said your piece, let it be. I wouldn't touch this person's career with a ten foot pole!

For those of you who work out or have a gym membership... when do you fit it in? I found that I could easily fit in 4-5 workouts/week when I was working in the clinic 8-6, but now that I'm back on the floor 6-6:30, I'm wondering how to work it out. A...

Hey all! I'm in the process of applying for an RN-BSN program and out of curiosity, would love to hear what kind of position those of you with BSNs currently hold (please don't respond if you have higher degrees). Management? Research? Community/pu...

OMG I love this. I'm orienting to the ED soon and this is... validating.

Have you tried taking meds before entering situations where you might be sensitive?? I almost passed out observing my first surgery (a c-section) and had to excuse myself. I laughed about it later and moved on. You just have to know yourself, keep tr...

Oooo... LORDY. I am literally right on the other side of this right now. Took a clinic job in the facility I'm in to get off the floor and night shift and it was NOT a good fit. I was not challenged by the clinic environment at all. I came back to t...

Yes!! Perfect responses. I'm so grateful to be transitioning to a team of people who I know and work well with already, and can't wait to learn, learn, learn. Thank you all so much! ^_^

Hey all! I'm getting ready to orient in the ER at the critical access facility I've been working as a floor nurse in for the last 18 months (my first job as a new grad...) and my team and I are pretty excited to get started. Besides studying for and...

Did you really expect to come here and get people telling you to hold your career back for a relationship you're staying in because you're worried about what other people will think??

Roll your eyes in the break room. Be a duck... and let it roll off your back. Our first responsibility is to the patient. If the patient is apologizing for their family, you can bet there are other factors at play that have NOTHING to do with you. T...

Everything that @Rose_Queen said holds water. I just want to add that where I am located (western South Dakota), it's almost pointless to get a BSN as a floor nurse. It's not even a prerequisite for many management positions. Lots of people all over ...

On the other hand, there are LPNs in the field who have a big chip on their shoulder and feel like they shouldn't have to do anything extra when there's an RN around, like call the provider, hang IV ABX, note orders, etc., and who use their own perce...

I second looking into your local NA chapter to get involved with lobbying efforts on the state level and attending committee hearings on nursing sponsored issues. LOTS of policy affects nursing practice and public health and this is one of the best w...

Your state should have their own nurses' association that lobbies on issues in the state legislature. This is a GREAT way to get involved on issues that actually affect your local communities and use your leverage as a nurse with your lawmakers.

Yes! I'm so glad to see this post on AllNurses. I have served as a community health worker, doula, and childbirth educator before coming into nursing, as well as being extremely rural thus forcing my business into the online space. There is a LOT to ...

HILARIOUS. As someone who has studied clinical herbalism, trained in aromatherapy (as an esthetician), and is passionate about integrative and C+A medicine, this is a HUGE pet peeve of mine. Everyone's a health coach! Except... you're not. This is o...

I didn't put this in the "criminal record" forum, but feel free to move if need be. :) I live in a very rural area and have been considering several jobs that would require me to use the facility's vehicle. The rub is that I had a suspended license...

Hey y'all. :) At the risk of being balled out by the seasoned nurses here, I need some support. I've been working on the floor at a 25-bed critical access facility for eight months. My patients are mostly swing bed patients, rarely under 60, and are...

I'm a doula (and a RN who has never worked NICU, full disclosure) and I would find this extremely inappropriate for even our role- as professionals who tend to have a much more intimate relationship with the family than nursing. Even if I were asked ...

I find it super ironic that everyone on here defending nursing as an inherently holistic field has such a negative perspective on alternative medicine. I can only assume that these sorts of attitudes and perspectives are being used as filters (whethe...

I've worked with a few RNs who act like they're allergic to physical labor and it. is. TERRIBLE. Those are the nurses who are secretly loathed by everyone who has to work with them. I, for one, take a lot of pride in knowing that my aides don't have...

Hmm... I wouldn't guess that there is going to be a way to sneak this by the BON, considering that (at least under my impression, anyway) the things they *specifically* look for are shoplifting/theft and abuse/neglect. How are you supposed to be trus...

Let me preface this by saying... I adore and respect my aides. I know I could not do my job without them. I was an aide before becoming a nurse and it was HARD (and rewarding and I loved my patients/residents). Okay. Now that we all understand that ...