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  1. Failure is an Option: A New Grad Story

    jewel53 replied to elixRN's topic in General Students

    "It hurt my feelings that people didn't like me, but it hurt even more to think that if I couldn't even keep a stupid clinic job, how was I gonna keep an acute care job? It was worse than if they had...

  2. Just got accepted, what now?

    jewel53 replied to cbazze9709's topic in General Students

    Psych up NOW by reminding yourself that this is what you have been looking forward to so that your mind and attitude are prepared to persevere despite all challenges you will be facing. When I...

  3. RANT: Fed up with nursing!

    jewel53 replied to shellebelle212's topic in General Students

    In my state of Indiana, it appears the majority of RN openings are for "experienced". With regard to LPNs or LVNs, they have been "phased out" of the majority of hospitals. I never understood why,...

  4. I am about to graduate and I feel like I know nothing!

    jewel53 replied to lakencassady's topic in General Students

    At this point, "keeping up" may well be related to a need for learning organization and prioritization of tasks related to the care needs of each patient. This is something that must come with time,...

  5. I am about to graduate and I feel like I know nothing!

    jewel53 replied to lakencassady's topic in General Students

    Take it from an RN who has been in the field for many years -- Your level of confidence and overall knowledge will increase with time. However, please appreciate the fact that you will never be a...

  6. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    jewel53 replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    I graduated from nursing school 40 years ago with the perception that RNs who worked in outpatient clinics or MD offices did so because they were the ones who were too stupid or incapable of working...

  7. Memories & Insights of a 1974 Diploma RN Grad

    jewel53 posted a topic in General Nursing

    It has been suggested that I share an article I have composed about my nursing education and experience over the past 40 years. Due to its length, I am posting parts 1 & 2. If interest is...

  8. Nurses Notes: Guidelines On What Not To Chart

    jewel53 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One thing that raises a potential red flag for me as a legal nurse consultant is documentation that may be viewed as "defensive" documentation that appears to place blame on the patient. For example,...

  9. Diploma nurses are worthless?!

    jewel53 replied to stephdRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As a Diploma RN with 40 years of experience, I would put the hands-on experience gained within my nursing education beside that of any BSN program. Your interview experience was an insult to the...

  10. What the heck have I gotten myself into??

    jewel53 replied to rng2013's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It appears the more things change the more they stay the same. Just one week after graduation from nursing school in 1974 I was assigned as the permanent 3pm 11:30pm shift charge nurse for a 40 bed...

  11. Is nursing worth it?

    jewel53 replied to 2016New's topic in General Students

    During my first year of nursing school (43 years ago) I experienced many of the symptoms you describe. I do not know if you are just beginning or are well into nursing school. Personally, I had more...

  12. Nursing school when there is no true RN shortage?

    jewel53 replied to rnhope2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just a note about where we have come FROM with regard to pay for RNs - In 1974 (my nursing school graduation year), federal minimum wage was $2.00 per hour. My first job immediately out of nursing...

  13. Becoming discouraged about becoming a nurse?

    jewel53 replied to RainbowHead's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Were some of the issues listed here created as a result of the wider range of responsibility desired by the nursing profession as a whole? RNs have yelled loud and long for respect from physicians,...

  14. Trouble in clinical. Prioritizing. Help

    jewel53 replied to bella14k's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    After being an RN for 40 years I can tell you that NO question is stupid if you do not know the answer and not knowing the answer will potentially cause harm to your patient! As a Diploma grad, we...

  15. "Always pick the toughest patient"

    jewel53 replied to twss2323's topic in General Students

    You actually get to CHOOSE the patient's you care for during clinicals? Boy, am I out of touch! My instructors assigned patients with the assignment posted on the unit by 6pm the night before....

  16. Nursing School Uniforms And Their Fate After School

    jewel53 replied to RunBabyRN's topic in General Students

    Upon graduation from nursing school in 1974 (ancient, I know) I was going to (literally) set fire to all six of my student uniforms. My mother would not permit it. She required that I retain at...

  17. So my family does not approve me to go into nursing..

    jewel53 replied to Enlightenedx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will never forget what my grandmother told me more than 40 years ago when I informed her of my decision to become a nurse. She said "If you want to be a nurse. Then be a nurse. Nursing was what I...

  18. What should we doing by last clinical?

    jewel53 replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    As an Old Diploma RN, we finished nursing school having performed (on patients) virtually every nursing activity you mentioned. The old "See one. Do one. Teach one." method of learning had its...