To The Beginning

We appreciate you for sharing your very personal, very astounding story. Your words reveal that you are well-grounded, goal-oriented, and wise beyond your years.

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To take the job or not?

I'm currently a Nursing Supervisor in a prison infirmary. I work NOCS, 6p to 6a and while I enjoy working nights, I hate that I work both weekend nights when my husband's days off are Friday and Saturday. We also have children so it affects them as

Having moral courage- my soap box speech

16 Fellow nurses, I was very moved by the "Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses" thread. It was timely for me. I have been struggling with my own moral issue and wanted to share that process with you.

Unlike the author of the thread cited abov

how to tell P wave from T wave on EKG?

Good morning all,

Taking a very intense program to transition to the RN role in the next 6 weeks and a big part of this is EKG. We did cover some of this in school but not extensively and it may sound funny but I am having a hard time differing betw

UT Southwestern

I got hired at UT Southwestern Medical Center as RN. Just want to know how is the work condition at this facility "Work condition". Could you be more specific in your question? What are you asking?

Balancing Act

1 Most of us are juggling work, school, kids, and spouses. We have fulfilling professions that are also lots of hard work, responsibility, and stress. There are lots of creative ways a person can chose to deal with stress. I enjoy peace and quiet, us

Interventional Radiology

Hi everyone, I just took my NCLEX Saturday and waiting for the results. I start my job at my town's hospital in the interventional radiology dept. Feb 25th. Can anyone give me insight on what to expect and their experiences? Thanks!!

Low GPA and need help with a track plan!

So I messed up in school for the first two years, due to personal issues and I'm now a Junior. I've always been set on nursing, and I still am! Now I'm having a hard time getting into nursing school due to my 2.87 gpa, and 2.46 science gpa. I did

Night shift and family time?

I've just taken a full time job as a CNA on the 11p-7a shift. I will be working 5 nights a week, 8 hour shifts. I am worried I will never see my husband. He leaves at 5 am and comes home at 3-4 pm and works 5-6 days a week (changes a lot because he

How to get back the love for bedside

I don't know if it's just me but it seems as time progresses I get more and more annoyed with bedside nursing. Everything irritates me and I just don't find it exciting anymore. I dont feel like I once did as a brand new nurse. Most of the time I