what are we going to do?

Things have becme so bad and yet hospitals still expect nurses to get "good patient scores" . They set us up with unrealistic expectations then are surprises when we fail! A lot of ideas/commiseration are being tossed around in this thread:

Huge gap after graduation what to do to keep license current?

Hello. I have many questions. I didn't know where to start, excuse me if I'm not in the right section...

I graduated 2 years ago, nursing has not been in my mind most of the time, due to stressors and a lot of personal things had happened. I am now

Challenging the test

I have been doing nursing work for over 20 yrs., but however i am not certified is there anyway I can challenge the test without taking classes. Last edit by MsTMKing on Jan 29 : Reason: word correction You would need to contact your state's BON an

Can't sleep!

I'm an RN on the night shift, so I work about 3 nights per week but not always consecutively. Regardless of the schedule though, I can't seem to sleep at a regular hour (like 11pm when my husband goes to sleep!). I find myself restless in bed when

West coast university graduates applying for grad school?

I was wondering if anyone on here has graduated from WCU (or knows someone who has) and is applying to a Master's program in nursing. I know they are WASC accredited but I do not know anyone who has graduated from their BSN program or anyone who is

Left while on medical leave

I was working as a new nurse for under a year and needed a medical leave. I was on leave for 2 months and decided it would be best for me not to go back. I resigned. I am now months later having so much trouble landing a job. I had many interviews bu

Anyone had a chart reviewed by a nurse expert?

I was involved in a case (bad outcome) that is being reviewed and I am now supposed to have a phone conversation with the nurse expert who reviewed the chart. Has anyone had to do something like this before? I'm wondering what the motivations for th

I'm considered inexperienced.

I'm really frustrated because job hunting for me is a nightmare right now. I'm trying to look for a job in the acute care area and all of the positions I applied for have been turned down because I'm am inexperienced in acute care nursing. I worke

Uniform Policy

Hello All,
I have a question for all the nurses of the world, and this seems like the most practical way of getting answers. What does the Uniform Policy at your hospital look like?

I have personally worked in a few different facilities, in differe

Area of nursing with greatest amount of vomit

4 Just wondering if there's some particular nursing specialty which deals with more vomit than all others.

Stories are welcome, of course. Hahahahaha!

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