Kristiernbsn

It's not about how someone would "feel" or how I "feel". There's a federal law that prohibits employment discrimination because of age. As far as driving goes, 16-25 year olds are a higher risk group driving than the older drivers group. Just like a...

Honestly? Probably both. I moved in with my parents at 56 when I went through my divorce and started back to school. They wanted to add me to their car insurance, and I agreed to pay the difference. Turned out that adding me LOWERED their premiums b...

It scares me because you think it's ok to discriminate against a group of people based on an arbitrary factor like age. And that you don't seem to know that the Constitution prohibits age discrimination. Whether you have the power to hire and fire is...

That's the LAW!! If you require competency testing for 65 year olds, you have to require it for 21 year olds. That you don't understand that is a little bit scary.

Physicians and nurses and drivers can be incompetent at any age. Starting to require competency testing at a particular age is against the law, people. The lumping together of any group based on the age, skin color, or religious beliefs, and making s...

Well actually that's not true. 100 years ago, most people weren't expected to live much past 50, and before we understood the value of nutrition and exercise cognitive decline was very real and prevalent in one's 40s. I'm a very young 56 now, most pe...

Wow. I'm going to be 63 when I finally earn my DNP and become a midwife. It's been my dream my entire adult life, prevented only by a controlling ex husband and my own personal doubt. I am sharper than I was in my 20's. I'm actually not even the olde...

I dont know how old you are, but I am 56 and I am not that old!! 60 is not that old. I'm in my senior year of a BSN program, having chosen to return to school after being a stay at home mom for 25 years. I got my LPN first, then started the BSN progr...

I spent 35 years living on my (now) ex-husband's money, staying home, raising kids. We had one car, he drove it. I had to ask him for money if I needed anything. Since the divorce, I have put myself through a LPN program and now I'm on the last year ...

I'm a nurse now, but way back when, I worked at our county hospital as a health educator. The week I started, a building collapsed, crushing and killing over 100 people and injuring more than twice that many. It was all hands on deck and I was assign...

I recently wrote a letter to my representative in congress, Kevin Yoder. From his letter back to me: "As you may know, Representative Janice Schakowsky introduced H.R. 1602 on March 25, 2015. If enacted, this bill would require hospitals to comply w...

I don't know why you use headlines that are divisive and start the education argument all over again. We're all nurses -- LPNs too!! We all make a contribution to our patients. Yes, there's an initiative to make 80% of nurses BSNs by 2020, and many h...

Withdrawal from a substance is a medical problem, no different from any other medical problem. Would you say "she won't die from it" when talking about c diff? Or severe gastroenteritis? To toss it off with "she won't die from it" is heartless bec...

Withdrawal symptoms can last months or years after acute withdrawal. That's what makes addiction so hard to treat. Acute withdrawal symptoms will sneak up on the addict even years later, and the irrational thoughts are almost impossible to push away...

As someone who knows this from up close and personal, the worst is not over. It's only getting started. "She won't die from detox" is a heartless thing to say, as heroin withdrawal can come with all kinds of complications including severe dehydration...

"I hope I don't find JCAH waiting for me when I answer it..."

"I had to borrow it from a doctor, but don't worry--I borrowed it from Dr. Mom, and this won't hurt a bit!"

Google nursing jobs from home. There are lots of them. Be resourceful! Don't expect someone to do the work for you.

Why are you talking about it? Are you teaching a class? Are you telling your husband about your hard day at work? Are you in Grand Rounds? Are you sharing war stories at the nurse's station during a shift? Context is everything.

You are a blessing to your patients. My favorite part of nursing is the "difficult " patient-- the one no one else wants. I consider it a personal challenge to find a way to connect with and "soothe the beast" in him. That's what we do, not pick and...

That's not emotionally draining lol (note:Sarcasm) I have a suggestion- how about doing home visits on new moms who need breastfeeding support? Nurse lactation consultant sounds like something you could do with a little bit of training. Good luck! Li...

Absolutely right! Don't even discuss it at school! You may be doing very well, but that doesn't mean that people who know your history will see it that way and support you. Nursing school is very competitive, and if people know your history, they can...

Take it. You are giving this new job far more loyalty than they would ever give you. They'll find someone else. Seriously.

So true! I did a clinical rotation in a long term care facility where the CNAs were getting AccuChecks at 0600, along with vitals. The CMA would use those levels to dose the insulin, which for some crazy reason I never figured out, wasn't given until...

I'm not sure who you're talking to, but I am talking about real patients. Practicing on mannequins doesn't prepare you for anything except checking off for a grade. I'm curious what you mean "stretched thin with nursing students". Do you mean too ma...