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  1. Freaking out..?

    ImLovingIt replied to BedtimeEnforcerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Define "everything out there." Do you mean everything in a hospital except the ED and med/surg? Or have you tried outside the hospital

  2. Psychologist thinking of late in life career change....advice?

    ImLovingIt replied to live4ward's topic in General Nursing

    In some areas, an associates degree will not be enough to get a job in a hospital. However, I did an associates degree and then did WGU's rn-to-BSN program in 6 months. Working the floor is hard...

  3. Dating a former patient

    ImLovingIt replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. My place has the same policy. 2 years before you can socialize with a former

  4. Dating a former patient

    ImLovingIt replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    So, a former mental health patient you took care of less than a year ago figured out your name and how to contact you, you agreed to meet and what appears to be a very short time frame, you decided...

  5. Calling off :-(

    ImLovingIt replied to gaby19's topic in General Nursing

    Does your hospital give out your contact information to everyone else in case someone needs a replacement? I would be livid if my employer was so cavalier about disclosing my

  6. I've made a few mistakes working as a tech... does this mean I'll be a bad nurse?

    ImLovingIt replied to lostandfounds's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to put the call light by someone who came back from surgery tonight. I'm a nurse with 2 years experience. It happens. You fix it and move

  7. Job offer then ghosted

    ImLovingIt replied to Newgrad&8678's topic in General Nursing

    If it was as easy as you describe to get a job offer in a nursing home, chances are pretty good you can easily get other offers. If they are treating you like this now, it's only going to get worse....

  8. School Advice

    ImLovingIt replied to mteague10's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to the schools you are interested in. You will need to take several prerequisite classes, so you will likely be 18 by the time you will be in

  9. Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    ImLovingIt replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmmm.....waking 5-6 patients up. That means taking 5-6 patients to the bathroom and a couple pain pills. No problem. Then, add the bed alarms, telephone calls, beeping IVs and other...

  10. CDC Guidelines for "catch up" Hep B vaccines

    ImLovingIt replied to Hematocrit13's topic in General Nursing

    See page 20 of https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5516.pdf#page18 Basically, recommended is 0, 1, 6 but the minimum is 1-2: 4 weeks, 2-3: 8 weeks, and 1-3: 16 weeks. I read it to say that as long as...

  11. Nursing to Medical School

    ImLovingIt replied to doctor2bM97's topic in General Nursing

    First, if you want to raise your GPA, the most impressive thing you can do is take graduate level classes. Taking undergrad classes isn't going to be as impressive. Second, nursing school tends to...

  12. Hostpitals no longer hiring for ADN?

    ImLovingIt replied to sauce'dough's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    $80K is way too much. I completed my ADN from a community college for less than $15K (I think it was less than $10K) and then got my BSN from WGU for less than $3500. Also, I looked up Arizona...

  13. Dry Skin Relief

    ImLovingIt posted a topic in General Nursing

    After just a couple months on the floor, I've developed dry, red, and itchy skin. What have you used to soothe your skin? I'm looking for suggestions! The lotion aisle has so many

  14. HOW CAN I COMPETE??

    ImLovingIt replied to jdpowerfitness's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And whatever you do, don't go to an overpriced for-profit nursing school. Medical school is expensive. Spend your money on that, not nursing

  15. WGU will not accept me

    ImLovingIt replied to jenam2you's topic in Western Governors University

    I got a job in a TCU, finished my BSN in under 4 months and applied (and eventually got) an acute care job the day I finished. I am sure I could have finished my BSN in half the time if I needed to....

  16. New grad nurse having nightmares and insomnia

    ImLovingIt replied to poopylala's topic in Health, Stress Management

    A couple things that may help: 1. An eye mask and/or ear plugs. I used an eye mask for the first time recently. I had been restless, anxious and couldn't stop thinking about work. With my first use, I...

  17. BSN nurses, how much did your schooling cost you?

    ImLovingIt replied to lmjsierra's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    ADN, 3 semesters at ~$2800 per semester plus about $1000 for books BSN, 1 term at ~$4000 including books I got laid off, so the state paid for my first two semesters (and books) of my ADN as part of...

  18. The problem with Some new nurses

    ImLovingIt replied to princesscoronado's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My employer instructed the nurses to not do "CNA work" because the overtime for the nurses was out of control. They started getting all over us if we stayed 1 minute late. Fast forward 2 months...we...

  19. What is the draw to nursing these days

    ImLovingIt replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I went into it thinking (a) good wages; (b) job security; and © relatively little cost (time and money) to entry. I list my job, which I hated, and "fell into" nursing because I just wanted...

  20. Hate It

    ImLovingIt posted a topic in General Students

    How do you know when it's time to just throw in the towel? I hate nursing school. I'm in my first semester of actual nursing classes. Academically, I am doing fantastic. My grades are not an issue...

  21. Hate It

    ImLovingIt replied to ImLovingIt's topic in General Students

    My prior career was a lawyer. I think I'm good with thankless people. That was my life. I hate suits. I hate sitting in an office all day. I enjoy my time with the patients. Unfortunately, I don't...

  22. Hate It

    ImLovingIt replied to ImLovingIt's topic in General Students

    Wow. Thank you so much for your responses! I am not a CNA. Our school doesn't let us do direct cares in clinicals, so I haven't done any of that stuff yet. If I don't drop out, I plan on taking a...

  23. Gero Project-Legal

    ImLovingIt replied to atbnurse's topic in General Students

    I think role playing would be a great way to jazz up your presentation. A powerpoint just lists the elements of an advanced directive, but a family/nurse/patient interaction regarding end of life...