A CNA/RN Student's Lament

I have been working as a CNA for 3 years on a busy med/surg floor, and the things I have seen so far have frightened me to where I didn't even know if I wanted to even do nursing anymore. I started working as a CNA with no experience, so everything

Nursing Student : Back Injury

I've asked a similar question quite a few months ago, but I'm hoping to get a few more responses. I have sustained a back injury, Spondylolisthesis, and I am due to start my sophomore year of Nursing school in the fall. I did not get the back issue

My 1000th post.

9 It's been creeping up on me, just like my old age. This is my 1000th post. I want to thank you all for the entertainment, this site is interesting, educational, and funny.

I've learned a lot, from the inspirational, to the enlightening, to the u

Home Health Rant

I've been doing hh about 2 years now. The job is easy but the family has 5 kids. The youngest is all over the place looking and staring. For some reason, he seems like he wants me to play with him but I'm not here for that. I'm here to take care o

CEN studying

I've been a nurse in the OR for 2 years. I was a paramedic for 10 years prior to that. I'd like to get my CEN so I can have a better chance on getting into the ER (I've bern trying for 2 years to get into the ER but where I live it's diff to get

I am pregnant and I am about to start my new job.

I just found that I am less than a month pregnant and honestly, I didn't know this during the interview process. In fact, I had tested myself for home pregnancy test twice before searching for jobs just to prevent this kind of situation.

I'm reall

BIMH Milton

Hello my fellow nurses,

I need your help in telling me whether the salary sounds right. I have 6 years of nursing experience under my belt; i was offered a per-diem position at Beth Isreal Deaconess hospital Milton at $30.42 this is extremely low. Is

I need answers please

Can a hospital give you mental health records to the board of nursing? No, your medical records are private and protected by HIPAA. If you don't mind, why do you ask?

Comment: Nope.

All Children's Hospital Pediatric RN Residency 08/15

Hi All!

Has anybody applied and heard back about the Pediatric RN Residency Program at All Children's Hospital (August 2015 cohort)? The Interview Event is supposed to be June 4, but I haven't heard anything- and it's 6 days away! They said they w

What next?

I graduated May 2014 with a BSN Got a job at a large teaching hospital 6 months later. I was there about 2 months. I was always anxious and my preceptor and my manger reminded me almost daily that I wasn't doing good enough because I wasn't showing