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  1. Got the new nurse blues...

    lisa41rn replied to mysterybe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad I found your comments as they very much match how I'm feeling. I've been out of nursing for eight years and have been working hard to get back into it. I've taken an 11-7 position in a...

  2. Taking Bp's - Help!!

    lisa41rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been out of nursing for many years and as stupid as this sounds, I'm having a hard time taking BP's!! I have a great stethoscope, a new BP cuff, but the sounds are barely audible. I can hear...

  3. Graduated 2 years ago, had baby, just now looking for a job

    lisa41rn replied to Meerkat's topic in Nursing Career

    Please know you're not alone!! I'm in an RN re-entry program now. It's given at a local hospital and is three months long. Two months of classroom time (two days/week) and one month of clinicals...

  4. Need Advice From Experienced Renal Rn's

    lisa41rn posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I've been out of school for eight years and just got a job with a nursing home. Basically, I adopted my third child, brought them up, did some medical transcripion before finally getting my first...

  5. Started new job...help!!

    lisa41rn replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby (and everyone): Thanks for your advice!! I appreciate it. Today was better. I made sure I wasn't with the head nurse who could run away! I did more than yesterday, but being in a nursing...

  6. Started new job...help!!

    lisa41rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Help!! I just started a new job after eight years of being away from nursing. I went to a nursing home where the pay is better than hospitals in the area. I worked with a nursing mgr today and it was...

  7. Need Advice from Experienced RNs!!

    lisa41rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 5/97 but never worked as an RN. After school I adopted my daughter and chose to stay home with her and do transcription work for a couple years. While I don't regret it, it really has...

  8. Need Advice from Experienced RNs!!

    lisa41rn replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    The re-entry course is at a large hospital which has the sickest patients in the state. I can go elsewhere for a job if I want, but if you stay for six months in that hospital you're paid the class...