Returning to the hospitals

My first job was on an acute med floor. I was there for 1 yr. Then I went into home health, for 4 years. Now I'm at a long term/rehab facility for 1 yr. I want back into the hospital setting. Which will be in the near future. I definitely need to fr

any LVN jobs that deal more with computers/records/paperwork?

Are there any LVN jobs that require mostly computer or records and less with patient face to face contact? For example medical record technicians? By the way where can I go to school for medical record technicians? Whats your experence?We've employed

Sharing unorthodox treatments - Where to draw the line?

Dear Fellow Nurses,

All during school we are taught to "think outside of the box". We are taught to use alternative approaches such as meditation or imagery for pain management. It is also engrained in us to respect, embrace, and enable our

Has anyone taken statistics I?

I'm taking a regular stats course this semester, not intro to stats. I heard stats is pretty easy. Just wondering if everyone had the same experience..

I'm also gonna be taking it with microbio. Is micro easier or harder than A&P? depends on yo

Cost of Nurse Residency Program

Hi! I just graduated in December with my BSN. I applied to a Nurse Residency Program but was wondering if the cost is an average amount for a program with no guaranteed job at the end. It is a 12 week program that will certify you in BLS, IV, Glucome

Coma scale

How many of you do a Glasgow coma scale on every patient at least once a shift? I am not talking about someone who has had a CVA I am talking about a walkie talkie person in for betapace loading, or a patient for afib or amy other thing. I am still t

How to become an effecient nursing director ???

Hi! I will be starting a new career next week as a director of skilled nursing services in a 120 bed capacity facility. It will be my first time doing it but i have previous experience as a supervisor. The roles are surely different. I want to be suc

RN Kansas/Missouri Pay?

Hi! My husband, daughter and I will be moving to Kansas City this summer from Arizona. My husband is originally from there and we chose to move back since we can have a much better life there. I was wondering what current RN's make in both Kansas an

Im just going to come out and say it..

24 I like my job.

I love the patient care part of it.

There have not been enough bad apples to discourage me.

My coworkers are great despite being human.

My bosses work every bit as hard as I do if not more.



There's your positivity pollution fo

Transition from Floor RN to Mgmt

2 So, I am new to this community although I have read threads here for a few years. I have been an RN for +/- 3 years, and have moved up fairly quickly. I have advanced our clinical ladder (2x, and have a project in mind for a third advancement which