Stalirris

I'm so sorry the OP is going through this. I, too, feel that marriage vows are forever, especially with children involved, but you only get one life and it's short. In any situation in my 16 years of marriage, with 3 kids, my main priorities have ...

If you're thinking of making a huge career choice like this than you need to shadow people. Shadow a CRNA a few days. If it's NP than shadow an NP. You'll learn so much just doing that a couple days. It's worth it to find out first hand instead o...

This same thing happened to my sister. I wonder if you're going to the same college? The PD and the Dean were best friends. The PD was the one of the main instructors, too. Lawsuits were filed for multiple years in a row against this school from st...

There are too many niches to let this get you down. You could keep struggling or go down another path. Why not try dialysis? or an urgent care center? or hospice? or work outside of the clinical setting, altogether, and try insurance or telephonic n...

Our system just went through it's 3rd Magnet survey. We are still waiting to hear if we passed. Magnet means nothing to the patients. They don't know what it is even though we've been designated for such a long time. At this point, I barely know wha...

Ironically in my experience, these types of nurses, who want their reports spoon fed to them, are the ones that need the most help on the unit to get things done, never get their charting done on time and are nurses I wouldn't want taking care of me ...

Why don't you try the NA meetings? Get involved in setting up or cleaning up. Become the treasurer of your home group as a service. Go to coffee afterwards instead of going home right away. Force yourself to at least read one of the openers. Mak...

You should go on ASAP. Look into RN-BSN programs that you are interested in. Take the core courses or CLEP out of whatever you can. CLEP is a money saver! Don't stop now. Before you know it 20 years will have passed and you're stuck. You can't ...

My LPN school had an arraingment with the community college nearby. I entered ADN school as soon as the paperwork cleared, before I had even sat for my LPN test, back when it was the bubble test on paper. I'm glad I did. I worked while I was going...

This is so true. I agree. Too many judgey people here with bad information. The other problem is that Dilaudid is effective for 3-4 hours and Benadryl for 5-6 hours. So you're just not going to ever give them both meds because you feels it's uns...

I'm confused as to why a school would "force out" students in their 40s. I also do not understand the "hazing." I don't think continuous grilling of students to ensure safe practice is hazing. I think it's appropriate. CRNA schools have their pi...

I am about to graduate from a RN-BSN online program. I was a LPN at the start, and then quickly matriculated into an ASN program at the local community college when I was in my 20s. I am in my mid-40s now, and my RN-BSN has been a slow process due ...

Interesting thread. I've worked in multiple ICU's 16 years (Trauma, CT, General, CCU) and Medical Tele for 6 years prior to that. I don't think finding a uncooperative receiving RN unique to ICU or MS/Tele. We all have 'rhymes with witch' peers. ...

Keeping abreast of current literature, in my field of specialty, and going to Critical Care/Trauma conferences is the practice of following/learning best EBP. Why else waste my time doing it? I have done it all my career because I want to provide t...

I personally feel it is morally reprehensible these institutions are strong arming nurses, who have worked for them for 10 to 20 years and are just years away from retiring, to take on more debt. I work at a Magnet hospital, in a Gold Beacon ICU, an...

This hornet's nest gets stirred up often and I don't see an end to it soon. I am disturbed by the division it causes within our ranks. I blame poor leadership at the national level. There is no clear plan for the future. I have been an LPN (for a ye...

Read through all the posts, too. Thanks for the links. The evidence for better nurse/pt ratios is out there for institutions to read but they pick and chose what they want. Right now they think it's better to push for BSNs everywhere due to cherry...

There is an app for that...Micromedex. You can download it in your smartphone. Pressing your hospital to buy a membership and making it available on the intranet is even better. My hospital has a link in the intranet for it. You can check IV comp...

The focus of hospitals is less patient driven then ever. It's all about the bottom line and bizarre, off the wall, items. I work at a large Magnet hospital and they insist everything they do is "evidenced based practice" and then don't provide the ...

I've been an RN for 22 years, with a ADN. I have my CCRN and 17 years under my belt as a ICU nurse. I am almost done my RN-BSN program, but ALWAYS with the intent to leave the bedside. I'm tired of cleaning up poop off the floor and diarrhea down t...