Changed career to nursing at 56

Hello everyone,

I will be graduating from nursing school next year when I will be 57, with my ultimate goal of becoming a traveling R.N. since I lived overseas for many years and love to travel. I have a previous B.A. in Liberal Arts and spent the la

Travel nursing

Just accepted an assignment on 17W at NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, NY to begin as a traveler on May 4th! This will be my very first traveling assignment ever and it's a 13 week contract that I'm pretty excited and nervous about. If anyb

Piedmont Geriatric Hospital?

Anyone know about Piedmont Geriratric Hospital in Virginia?

I know it is a Behavioral Institution.

What would like for someone fairly new only with 4 months of experience on med surg floor?

Retention/turnover rate?

Patient to Nurse Ratio?

Overall, is

Select Specialty Facilties

Hello all,

I am located in Denver and have been working with the chronically ill pediatric population in the home care setting. I have (a potential) job interview/offer at a Select Specialty Facility. I know there are other threads on this topic, but

Pediatric Home Health Questions

Hello, I am a recen graduate trying to find my "niche" and Im afraid I never will. I'm am
an LPN and have been working in a past acute rehab facility. I have 15 patients to see on a daily basis with treatments, medications, accuchecks, ins

do you drink coffee during your shift?

Kind of a silly question, but I've been wondering for some time now. do you have enough time, is there a rule preventing it, do you try to limit fluid intake because you don't have enough time to go to the bathroom? I probably drink 3-4 coffees dur

Do I Have a Legal Leg to Stand On?

Recently, I interviewed for a hospital job that I had been striving to get for years. The interview went great and I was offered a position within a week pending a background check. Well, fast forward to the end of month (I got the offer at the begin

RN or Surgical tech?

Hello,
Can anyone give me some insight? I was accepted to both an ADN nursing and surgical tech programs for the fall. I am trying to decide which would be worth the dedication? Anyone work in both fields and share their experience? I would love to w

Career change insights?

Hey!

I'm thinking of a career change after having some time out with agency nursing and some travelling.

I'm looking into health visiting and school nursing...Is anyone in any of these professions and have any advice, information, experience, sto

Can I succeed

Hello. I am currently in school taking pre-req's for nursing. I have this huge fear I won't succeed because I have to work fulltime in order to pay my bills. I work in a doctors office and have no idea where I would work as I go to school and still