I'm proud to be a NURSE!!

5 We've endured years of education and of clinical preparation, endless hours of studying, passed the very challenging exam, the NCLEX, and landed our first job. We are NURSES!!! Sometimes we just cannot contain our pride and enthusiasm. Our family

needle stick infection/transmission pathway

Whenever the subject comes up (needle sticks & odds of being infected), I never read anything specific about the kind of needle involved... and I'm trying to get a better understanding of how sticking yourself after giving a subQ injection can g

Herzing University

I've have seen a lot of post about the Herzing Program but my questions aren't answered yet.

I am currently trying to enroll in the MPLS Herzing University Campus but still undecided if its a good college to get into. Does it matter where you go t

Level 1 Trauma vs Level 2

I am a graduate nurse applying for jobs and I really want to work in the Surgical/trauma ICU. I was wondering if there was any real difference between working at a level 1 or a level 2? Is one better than the other? or do you see more interesting cas

CHOP Nurse Aide jobs

I just applied to the BSNExpress program at Villanova for entry in May 2016. I am looking for some kind of patient care tech or nurse aide job for the year in between. I have applied numerous times at CHOP and have had no luck, despite having being a

UMSL accelerated program (St.Louis)

Hello everyone!

Has anyone completed this program? Or are you currently in the program? I am considering the accelerated option. I haven't heard from the advisors on information about the program.

Any bad/good experiences? How are the semesters? Is

Feeling sad and anxious before night shift

I have a position that I really like and I enjoy all my co-workers. There's really nothing I don't like about my job other than the shift. I had oriented on PM shift and never had these feelings. Now that I'm on NOC shift, I feel sad and anxious e

How old is too old to pursue an MSN?

3 I am a 62-yr old psychiatric RN employed full-time. It has always been a dream of mine to pursue a psychiatric nurse practitioner degree (MSN, not DNP). I realize this may be wildly impractical, and that if I succeed in obtaining it, I might only b

Hiring process of St. Elias

hi everyone, i am just wondering if anyone knows what is the hiring process in St. elias specialty hospital here in anchorage alaska, i applied thru online application a month ago and got called for interview, everything went smoothly its been 3 days

Pre-employment evaluations/tests

I am moving soon and looking at jobs in my new area. I've come across performance evaluations and medication exams (most notably at the UC Health System in California). I'm curious what kind of things are actually tested when you apply to this kind