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  1. Collecting urine sample

    My first job in nursing, although it was short, was long term care, and I worked only nights. What made me wonder was that when urine C+S needs to be done, days and evening shifts leave that work for...
  2. I actually posted this in Nursing Career Advice forum, but no response so far. So I will post this here again. Hope this is ok.:wink2: I just have a question regarding references when applying for a...
  3. A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    Yeah I totally agree that ADN programs are much more affordable especially for adults with families. My point was that although increasing entry to practice requirements may result in losing people...
  4. A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    Well, I don't know it's reasoning, but if one grows up in an environment where university education is the minimum expectation from your parents, one can't say that "I want to do nursing that does not...
  5. A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    I don't agree with the point that if BSN is required for entry to practice, many people won't choose nursing. I think there is another pool of people who want to choose nursing if BSN is the minimum...
  6. reference from NM

    I just have a question regarding references when applying for a new job. Is it a 'must' to give my current nurse manager's contact info as a reference? If I tell my manager that I am trying to change...
  7. night nurse who leaves everything undone..

    I agree with allantiques4me. It's wrong to assume that a previous shift nurse did not do catheterization just because the amount of urine you obtained was a
  8. Giving Baths At Night. Agree Or Disagree?

    The people who created this idea must be people who have never worked a single night shift in
  9. Wound Care Frustration

    wow unbelievable. Thank god.. that never happened to
  10. Anxiety with facing first cor/code blue

    That's exactly what constantly worries me too.... I don't work in a typical hospital setting so the chances of code blues are very low here. And that's why I am very reluctant to leave this place,...
  11. I also think 8 months are okay enough to
  12. What's the big thing about "1 year?"

    What if the training period was less than two
  13. Anyone here in a "nursing couple"?

    My boyfriend is an RN too I am still a newbie, and he is a nurse with a couple of years of experience, which is so good because I can ask tons of stupid questions
  14. Nursing as a service industry

    I totally agree with Lindarn's points as
  15. I have been a nurse for less than a year, and unfortunately I don't like my current job... Even worse, this is my second job already I am not working on a med-surg that many would suggest as a more...
  16. "Says, "I would NEVER quit my job here, I love the residents too much" even as they're filling out applications" But then, are we supposed to say or express some kind of desire to leave when we are...
  17. Entry-MSN: Discuss Please?

    In my area, there is no entry-msn programs, so I haven't actually met a nurse like that... However I think it's good in that nursing educational preparation is quite equal to other professions (ie....
  18. In my floor where I worked before, it was usually day shift's job. I worked nights, and there was a particular nurse who wanted us to give supp to a certain pt at 6 am. It mostly worked well with that...
  19. Post-traumatic nurse disorder ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    Recently in my dream, I was just starting my night shift, and the manager that I worked with in my first nursing job and who I liked a lot visited my facility for some kind of meeting. We said hi to...
  20. I would look for another job and leave that place without any further hesitation. It's not even worth trying to straighten things out by talking to the manager, although that's the way textbooks...
  21. Staff nurse with MSN

    Hi all, I have been an RN for less than a year, and I have been thinking about going back to school for my MSN since I graduated. I want to choose a program option that is not for people who want to...
  22. Staff nurse with MSN

    Yeah, that's why I was wondering if I could get into a master's program with my purpose statement that is not really related to these things... Actually I am considering a program that is more...
  23. Hi all, Just wanted to get some advice on my nursing career. I am a new RN, just got my BSN in June. My problem is that basically I am not that good at clinical part of nursing. I don't know how to...
  24. CRNE results?

    Congrats to AnonymousCanadian and gentle02!! :balloons: :balloons:
  25. That's what I exactly thought like until 2 to 3 months before the exam. When my classmates talked about taking a review class or something like that in January, I thought, 'hey we have studied really...