non-acute care experience

So I am still searching out for jobs. I have applied to multiple positions in multiple places in and out of state. But now I am realizing that leaving my area is just not realistic. My mom and brother need me.

I have continued to apply to places but

Office Nursing

Hi, hoping to get some words of wisdom. I have been a nurse for years. I have experience in hospital and nursing home but not in the past 16 years. The last 12 years I have worked adult day and private duty home care. So now I have an opportunity to

Dementia Patients

As a CNA how does one work with NON DIRECTABLE Dementia patients? What are the tricks? It mostly depends on what you need to do with them.Maybe educate yourself just by reading online, blogs or research or articles about caring for a person with demen

About U.S. vacation time..

2 The U.S. taken another beating in the other thread re our societal and corporate attitudes re vacation/personal time off.

I feel like a bit of a fraud to join in that pity party.

I didn't get much the first year back to work but after 1 yr I ear

All about NCLEX

Hi! I am trying to register awhile ago for an examination in NCLEX - Registered Nurse in Ontario. I just realized that registering for an exam in NCLEX, you will need to choose in which specific area or board of nursing you want to acquire the licens

Nursing/Waitress Fail

1 Hi, So I have been struggling with this fear for a while now. I have been wanting to be a nurse for about a year and a half now. I feel so passionate about it and I am taking going to start to take my pre reqs over the summer. I'm so excited! But.

If you can't pass the NCLEX after three attempts....LVN license only!

3 I just read in another thread that some Boards of nursing are allowing multiple attempts at taking the NCLEX exam. Is this true? If so, this is ridiculous! If we are trying to elevate the profession by requiring a minimum BSN to practice, then why

Army Civilian Nurse

Hi there! I currently was informally offered a Civilian LPN job with the Army in Colorado. We did not get to talk much about pay being the person I interviewed with is not able to formally offer the job or pay scale until a background check is comple

vent!!! OR admission

1 Pt just had a huge surgery with a 1.5L bloodloss
comes to the SICU w/ an accessed dialysis permacath and a #20
no a-line, no #18, nothing.....
oh and the CRNA made sure they zapped him with some neo to get through the elevator and hallways
of cours

IELTS Near Expiry While Waiting For Decision Letter

My IELTS is about to expire on the 28th of April 2015 and my pack 2 has been on the decision queue since February and the DL has not been released yet. What should I do? I am getting really anxious right now.