Accepted into UB Nursing School

So I finally got accepted into a nursing program! I'll be starting the traditional nursing program at the University at Buffalo in the Fall 2015. I am excited!

I just want to know if anyone on here can give me any helpful tips or advice for a new n

New offer today-not sure what to do

I've been an RN for 3 years now. First 1.5 years was spent in the ER and the last 1.5 years has been in critical care at a different hospital. After spending a full year in critical care, I realized it just isn't the best match for me.

I get burne

Where is wooh?

1 Do any of you know what's happened to wooh? Last post was in September. I sent a PM checking in, but this is another member who has stood out to me and has vanished. I noticed that too. Great posts from wooh. I wonder what's up?

Comment: On her

Chemeketa Nursing Program 2015

Hey! I thought I would start a thread for those who applied for Chemeketa's program this year in hopes to begin Fall 2015. I just did my essay this afternoon I know it's rare to get in your first try, and I would need full points on my essay to ev

So sick of this Nurses eat the young crap.

16 Every time I log on here see such a thread. Well let me see. My hospital has recently decided to hire only new grads or people who were new grads and worked in nursing homes etc. I have been amazed at the attitudes. Some signed contracts and got s

To the nurse who held my hand

Thank you.

Comment: `snif` What a beautiful tribute to a wonderful nurse. I'm glad she was there when you needed her most.

Comment: So glad someone touched you and helped you when you needed a kind hand to hold. We forget sometimes we also need

Of your patient load..

..how would you divide your patients between the kind of patients you went to school for, the unreasonable and rude, the poor self care and not going to change, and the hopeless but family are in denial types? (Am I missing a major category?)

I think

wounds and arguments

so my sister who is a first year nurse asks me for advice periodically, this time she asked me it ended in one of our great "who is the right nurse" bickering haha. so we need a little clarification here.
first to start she has a venous wo

Circular Logic in Nursing

8 So, as a night shift LPN at my facility, one of our duties is to perform 24 chart checks for new orders. This being a large 500+ bed facility, one nurse might find himself responsible for upwards of 80 chart checks depending on staffing. So it can

What is a good resource for learning medical Spanish?

Hello allnurses team!


I am currently located in a hospital with a large Spanish speaking population. I have been getting by on some of my rudimentary Spanish but need some more skills.

Is there a book, CD, program that any of you could recommend? I h