chocoholic999

I have taught fundamentals at a community college for 8+ years. The preparedness of incoming students is dwindling by the year...students who can't read, write, or do basic math. I don't mean they can't read well, or quickly. I mean they can't read. ...

I meant that the ANA doesn’t differentiate between CIs and other nurses.

Well that is quite a different story from this original poster’s but glad it worked out for you.

Study groups. This will give you multiple viewpoints on what to study and multiple ways of looking at information. Also--when you do NCLEX style questions, be sure to look at why you got the answer wrong instead of just looking at the right answer. E...

Well you are getting a lot of strokes and comfort from posters telling you the school was over-reactive, punitive, and "stupid" and that you should basically blame youth and excitement on the fact that you violated a school policy and a condition of ...

I went to nursing school as a single mom of 3, youngest was 4 at the time, but I had help from my parents and the older two grew up quick and had to help with the preschooler. I used to take my books and the kids to the park and let them run for hour...

I am trying so hard to understand your point but without capitals, appropriate punctuation and restriction of double negatives I am not able to understand. Could you please repost your position?

Sorry, but some of us ARE collecting sign-on bonuses. Lump-sum bonuses and hourly bonuses that had me at $75/hour at some jobs. Plus, recruitment fees of $1000-$2000 per nurse for referrals. Gift cards just for showing up to interviews. It's all ab...

Holy cow where do you people live? I am a nursing instructor for ADNs. Every single graduate is employed, most (60%) have a job secured before graduation, and they are working in their first choice area (ED, ICU, med surg specialty or clinics.) One o...

What I want: 1. work in the best facility possible 2. receive care in the best facility possible so yes, I would be fine with receiving care from my employing organization. My experience has been that when your employer CANT provide the service (doe...

My husband is 50 and retired (military). He spends literally every day golfing. When I come home from home from 12 hours short staffed I smile and nod sympathetically while he WAAAHS about the party in front of him taking too long on the 10th hole. S...

I volunteered a bit in South Africa and this is what I was able to piece together: professional nurses' title is "Sister"-even the men. I don't know if this is everywhere in S.A., but in the rural clinic where I volunteered there was a man called "s...

Nurse Aiken published a study about this years ago: http://dpeaflcio.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2003-1-The-Aiken-Study.pdf basically, 4 patients is a safe med/surg patient load. Beyond that it gets deadly. Every time I was assigned 5 or more pat...

Recurrent nightmare of a co-worker wandering around unit asking if "anyone knows where we keep the gun" because the doctor's order said "make sure patient gets shot in a.m." Told co-worker about it. She never looked at me the same again.

Please look at historical facts and data from the 1918 flu. It was not the elderly and infirm who died from the flu...it was the young and healthy.

Hiring,orienting, and educating a new grad nurse can cost upward of $60,000 to an employer, so yes, they want a return on their investment so that every new grad doesn't jump the med/surg ship and go to L&D, ICU. ED, or whatever specialty they ac...

Well....I for one wear white dresses. You can still buy them at most uniform shops and on line. Far from looking old-fashioned, they are "retro". Not a day goes by that I am not complimented on the "look". I am a tall woman too so have to size up or ...

I have lost plenty of controlled substances...Percocet rolled under a counter, vial of morphine dropped and broke, PCA leaked dilaudid on the floor, wasted Ativan without a witness. Noted in PYXIS, told my charge, end of story. Never had any repercu...

Enough with this "I don't work off the clock" and "my time is my business." Nursing is a profession, not a job...therefore you are a nurse 24/7. In my state (Washington) cannabis is 100% legal for adults, but most employers have a policy against it f...

If you are going to bail on this newish job for which you are still orienting, it would be a kindness to do it sooner rather than later. Lots of nurses decide during orientation that the job is not for them--for a variety of reasons. It doesn't make ...

OMG "fishy mint" I just spit coffee everywhere!

Neezy, sounds like you are experiencing "compassion fatigue" where you get to the point where you DON'T CARE, you just go through the motions to get the job done. This is a very dangerous place for both nurse and patient. It concerns me that you ment...