Hello All, After reading the success that N.S. nurses using this strategy I am thinking this would be our last hope at my hospital to finally get management to take the nurse's issues seriously? The...
Annie, A few things come to mind: 1: have you read the course outline that you were given at the start of the semester? , this should really be retitled as "what is going to be test material" 2. stop...
You must get past the shy part of personality and get on with the job. Your wife must have given you some indication of what nurses do on a daily basis. You must be comfortable with female/male...
I am 42 and I have been in a nursing related field for 20years. I spent the first 14 years as a nurse's aide/orderly and completed the RN program in 2003. I went into a f/t program which is not...
Hello alll, Having been out for a year now I would have to agree with Fergus that med/surg is always a good choice for a new grad since there seems to be casual and pt positions available. It is a...
Hello I am a new grad RN on a telemetry unit and that is all I have worked since graduating in June of 2003 I have taken the CC1 course and learned alot from my collegues. It is really a good floor...
Dalton Mcguinty is proposing that public service workers ie nurses, doctors teacher etc. temper their wage demands to help pay down the debt the liberals inherited from the tories. Ofcourse some of...
Ransome, Fergus51 is giving you some excellent advice and I will add my experience of preparing for the RN exam. I did use the guide and I think I averaged around 75% on the tests but I also used...
Hello All, While a I agree my response may have been detailed I felt that was what was needed in this situation. Tnkrbell will never be able to develop critical thinking skills if she doesn't...
TnkrBll, Let me just say I share your pain when it comes to care plans, I remeber as a student (not that long ago) that they gave me some troulbe as well. To give some advice that might help you is:...
As a new grad and being 40 myself look at it this way; your going to be 40 anyway it is up to you if you want the education at 40 or continue with what you are doing now.
Hello All, During my medicine rotation I asked my instructor and other RN's questions when I required help or guidence with something. However, there were nurses who wanted us to ask them questions...
Hello All, I am curious to know what experienced Med/Surg nurses do when it comes to assigning pt. rooms. By that I mean where do you put the most critically ill ones, the ones that require complex...
Hello All, Yes I had an assignment to do based on certain criteria, and the assignment was completed before I posted. I was comparing my rationale to that of more experienced nurses which is...
It's little wonder men do well in this profession, by the time all of the women get finished cutting each other to pieces, we look good by default. PS we appreciate all your doing for us.
Hi Everyone: At my college they are considering taking 30 students and fast tracking them through a 6 semester program (3yrs) by having them complete the program in 5 semesters. (using addtional...
Hi Everyone: At my college they are considering taking 30 students and fast tracking them through a 6 semester program (3yrs) by having them complete the program in 5 semesters. (using addtional...
I started the nursing program at 37 and Im enjoying it. I will be forty in 3 years when I finish. I think of it this way I WILL BE 40 IN THREE YEARS EVEN IF I DON'T FINISH THE PROGRAM. THIS WAY I WILL...
Yes I have been called a doctor by many elderly patients as Im sloshing pee and wiping butts. I don't think its much to worry about though, when they give me a new JAG and their salary then it will...