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  1. Will my age keep me from a good nursing career?

    hidesert replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in Virginia Nursing

    PS - I also totally believe that life experiences make us better nurses: being a mom, having worked in the food industry and gaming industry, having worked in a doctor's office as an assistant and...

  2. Will my age keep me from a good nursing career?

    hidesert replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I graduated at 49, got my BSN at 55 and start my MSN at 57 (this fall) prob for an ANP degree, by then I will have 5 degrees. I love school, obviously, and I love being a nurse. What I do see is that...

  3. How To Get A Patient To Take Pain Meds When Needed...

    hidesert replied to sharpeimom's topic in Pain Management

    toradol is great stuff, sort of a compromise betw tylenol and narcotics, in my mind, anyway. i worked in oncology and critical care for seven years and now at the va, and veterans for the most part...

  4. Community College? You must be stupid.

    hidesert replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    It seems that a discussion about the quality of a CC nursing degree is difficult to separate from the ADN/BSN controversy. Otherwise how would we rate the ADN degree; to what would we compare it

  5. Community College? You must be stupid.

    hidesert replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    "In being able to take into account the "big picture" instead of being task oriented, given the same patient and same resources, what exactly gets done by the BSN trained nurse that doesn't get done...

  6. Community College? You must be stupid.

    hidesert replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    UM, that may be true of some ADNs, but not even half, in my experience. It prob relates to their previous work/life experience and their age. Most RNs I know are able to think globally and...

  7. Community College? You must be stupid.

    hidesert replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    When I got my RN, I went to CC for time/cost and they also had a higher pass rate on NCLEX than the university, and they did for several years. (I have not looked recently.) I worked in a doctor's...

  8. Will my age keep me from a good nursing career?

    hidesert replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Here is my advice- keep at it. I was 50 when I got my RN. Most pts and families (and some doctors) just assume I have been a nurse forever. ALso all the pre nursing life experiences I've had made me a...

  9. At what age did you decide on nursing?

    hidesert replied to Wan2BRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wanted to go for most of my life, with a few side trips (one in the medical field) took 16 yrs to do prereqs and went to school at 46. KEEP going, if you want it you will get there. Cannot believe I...

  10. You know you're Old School when...

    hidesert replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I love hearing all this, I was not a nurse yet, but I AM that

  11. Seems to be quite the trend...

    hidesert replied to AmandaS<3's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am an RN (was not a CNA first) and have worked with some of the best CNAs in the world. They worked their butts off and I always thank them. When I was an apprentice nurse, I deferred to them...

  12. Can RNs really make this much?

    hidesert replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    A friend in nursing school who graduated a year after I did, went to a very large city to work in a university medical center & after coming in there with just one year of med-surg floor...

  13. Can RNs really make this much?

    hidesert replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I did research on this after getting out of school. This was about 4-5 yrs ago, and the pay scales in the US ranged from $22/hr to around $40 per hr, a huge difference for a new grad. (The lower...

  14. Who Draws blood from a-lines??

    hidesert replied to bran1101's topic in MICU, SICU

    I am kind of with you and GIRLvsRN on this one. I would not want a tech drawing from my art line either, and where I work it is only RNs and

  15. Does allnurses.com make you a better nurse?

    hidesert replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, I learn something every time I am on the site. I have been a nurse 5 years and I got into the site while in nursing school. I LOVE it, and it is nice to see all the encouragement given to...

  16. Did I cause my patient to die faster?

    hidesert replied to lou_tango's topic in General Nursing

    As an oncology nurse for three years and ICU for three more, I agree with the statement that a patient who is dying dies "when he is ready." Turning a patient however can sort of cause this to happen,...

  17. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    hidesert replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    RRT can be your best friends, esp in ICU -

  18. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    hidesert replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    Yes this is great advice, it happens to everyone. And sometimes after you vent and put it all into perspective, the things that bug us when we are tired or have a really sick pt are just not that...

  19. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    hidesert replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for this tip, I did not know

  20. QUESTION: Who have you TOLD about allnurses.com to ? ? ?

    hidesert replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    good luck to you in your attempts to get into nursing school. I LOVE being a nurse. I waited until my son was in HS since I am a single mom, and the desire just got stronger all those yrs. I am soooo...

  21. QUESTION: Who have you TOLD about allnurses.com to ? ? ?

    hidesert replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I found this from a friend in nursing school and have looked up lots of things, topics, ideas and feedback on this site. I tell all my nursing student friends. They are open to new info, maybe more...

  22. Am I too old to go to nursing school and into a nursing career?

    hidesert replied to is58tooold's topic in General Nursing

    No You are NOT too old!!! I love that I did this even in my late 40s. I was a single mom and once I finally got here, I love it. There are benefits (pts and families automatically assume you know what...

  23. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    hidesert replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 2yrs and your list is fabulous. Reminders for even little old me, who recently transferred from onc to ICU. Thanks so much.

  24. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    hidesert replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    The previous posts seem to have just about everything covered. The only thing I can add is don't say "OOPS!" in front of the patient. This may have been said somewhere but please don't "dis"...

  25. Does anyone love their job?

    hidesert replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing