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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 nights. Why is that? Is that a particular reason? ...
  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 new job. Is it a 'must' to give my current nurse m...
  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 who otherwise might consider nursing as their 2nd or...
  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 need university education." My parents would have...
  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 entry level to practice - people right out of high ...
  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 my job by asking her to give me a good reference,...
  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 lot.
  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 LTC!
  9. Wound Care Frustration

    wow unbelievable. Thank god.. that never happened to me...
  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, even though I don't think I will make a good nurse he...
  11. I also think 8 months are okay enough to leave.
  12. What's the big thing about "1 year?"

    What if the training period was less than two weeks?
  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 :monkeydance:
  14. Nursing as a service industry

    I totally agree with Lindarn's points as well...!!
  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 desirable job for a new graduate. I work on an are...
  16. A New Twist on a Familiar Complaint: Toxic EMPLOYEES

    "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 considering about changing jobs?
  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. MDs PTs, OTs, pharmacists, SLPs....). Maybe it's not...
  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 particular pt. But one day, poop was all over the...
  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 each other and she told me with a very concerned fa...
  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 suggest. But in a real world that usually won't work. ...
  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 become an NP or CNS (ie, I would like to pursue a g...
  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 heavily focused on nursing theory/ philosophy than other...
  23. Career advice for a new grad

    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 say.... being in a hospital makes me nervous. I am ...
  24. CRNE results?

    Congrats to AnonymousCanadian and gentle02!! :balloons: :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 hard for four years, and we don't need all that." ...