madame_morphine

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1. Free CEUS

   madame_morphine replied to pixie34dust's topic in Nursing Career

   I have done quite a few on medline university. Yes, most of them are one hour, but they are free and they have a lot of different subject areas. I love wound care and the are 3 full pages of wound...

2. I want to leave nursing!

   madame_morphine replied to madame_morphine's topic in Nursing Career

   I am still working part time in home health. I wouldn't say it's something that I really enjoy. I'm doing it because it's paying my bills right now. The thing is that I don't enjoy patient care...

3. I want to leave nursing!

   madame_morphine posted a topic in Nursing Career

   I have been a nurse for over 5 years. I started as an LPN and continued on to get my RN. I really wanted to specialize, and not only can I not afford certification, there are no jobs in my area....

4. Non-bedside nursing jobs- what's out there?

   madame_morphine posted a topic in Nursing Career

   I've been working 3 jobs and I'm exhausted (mentally and physically). I do both LTC and home health. I'm to the point where I'm ready to leave bedside nursing altogether. Anyone know what's out there...

5. What's harder, nursing school or the education program to be a teacher?

   madame_morphine replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

   I started out in education. Decided I couldn't deal with 30 screaming kids and got into nursing instead. Nursing was much harder. In education, it was a more general, well rounded knowledge. In...

6. Is it OK to say no to a nurse?

   madame_morphine replied to MsPebbles's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I am an RN and I'm always asking my STNAs to do little things for me. Vitals, stool samples....whatever. My aides are what keep me going! If she knew someone needed a bedpan, why couldn't she have at...

7. How Long Did It Take To Have A Good Grasp of MDS/RNAC Job?

   madame_morphine replied to MichelletheRN's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   I am curious about your situation. I have an interview coming up for an MDS position. I was told that the position was split between MDS and floor hours. Not sure that this is the greatest idea,...

8. Best nursing associations to belong to?

   madame_morphine replied to astratton83's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Hmm... I'm curious, too! I need something that looks good on my resume to help me land a

9. HELP! New grad needs job in COLUMBUS, OH!

   madame_morphine replied to kkad22's topic in Ohio Nursing

   Good luck! I've been looking since last May. The job situation sucks in Ohio right now. I had previous LPN experience, but apparently it doesn't count for anything in the RN world. You might try...