Help! Student deciding between CNL-MSN or just BSN

I am almost a senior in college, and unfortunately I discovered my passion for nursing in the fall semester of my Junior year when most people would already be starting the nursing school curriculum for a BSN. I am a Health Promotions major with almo

Pain relief without fostering addiction

2 How can we, as nurses, encourage adequate pain relief, yet help our patients avoid the pitfalls of addiction? Let's face it, many people get their first encounter with narcotics after surgery. Some have a hard time weaning themselves off of them a

Auditting nursing facilities

i interviewed for a job at this company called "protocols of quality care". For this job I would Contract with a company that owns and manages assisted living facilties. I would go into assigned facilties and monitor, audit, check for any n

What to do

My story feels like to large to tell. I graduated on December 12 and got a job at a community hospital in the ER on dec 15. Everything was going well until they brought me from the 7 am -7pm shift to the 3pm-3am shift. To beging with I never felt wel

Has anyone worked at UTMC Knoxville recently?

I have worked as a RN for almost two years and I am interested in working in the CVICU at UT. Has anyone worked at UT in the last couple of years?

Online schools accepting Excelsior credits

I am looking around for a fast paced online RN to BSN program. I am interested in Chamberlain or WGU but am worried they don't accept A&P and Micro from Excelsior College. Anyone out there move from EC to Chamberlain, WGU or elsewhere for their

Chicago

Hey everyone!

I am a nursing student and I graduate in May. I live in Ohio but really want to move to Chicago ASAP. I was hoping for advice on the best plan of action. Should I stay where I am and get experience first or try to move? I would like to

Need Help!

Hello everyone,
I started coming to this website few weeks ago when I first started my first job in a nursing home. I am currently in an ADN program and will graduate this may with my RN. After first year in our program we had option to take more cla

Pseudoseizures and screening for sexual abuse

Just wondering if this is common practice in anybody's workplace. I read that there is a fairly high incidence between the two. Pseudoseizures are seen as symptom of a form of conversion disorder where patients express their psychological distress,

Deliberate sabotage?

6 Recently, our "manager" has been deliberately going behind people to remove a "mandatory object" after rooms have been set up for days to see if the staff is checking the room every shift. It could be taking the 02 connection se