Can having absence seizures prevent becoming a nurse anesthetist

I am currently a nurse and am looking into higher education career paths. Anesthesia is a particular interest of mine, but I have concerns on whether my absence seizures will prevent me from becoming one. When I take my medication they are controlled

Accelerated BSN Programs

Hello All,
I am in need of some help and advice. I recently was dismissed from a Nursing program due to two failures (a C in Pathophysiology and a C- in Fundamentals). This was a new Nursing program at my school that had just started the same semest

As an RN would you ever take a job as...

As a registered nurse would you ever take a job as an LPN? I'm not asking IF you can take a job as an LPN (legally and all that), I'm just asking if there are any RNs out there that would. I'm an RN and I have a potential job offer at a surgery cl

New LPN at LTC completely overwhelmed

Hi guys! I just need some advice and encouragement maybe. I'm a new LPN at LTC facility. I've been there for 1.5 months already, and I feel absolutely terrified. I had 8 shifts of orientation on 2-10 shift. Now I'm by myself with 35 residents on 2

Becoming a Working Nurse Mom

3 This is a post about motherhood, or maybe about being a working mom, or maybe about changing my nursing career to fit the needs of my family and me. Maybe it's a post about everything, about how lots of things in life get intertwined in strange an

VA interview

HI every one I am an LVN and I recently went for interview at the VA. Does any body knows how long will take for them to call. What is the next step?

Surgical/Operating Room Nurse Program school in CA?

I just passed NCLEX, which I still can't believe, and thinking of going through ORN program. There used to be ORN program in El Camino College in Torrance, CA but I just talked with the nursing department and they told me that they no longer offer i

Differentials make a difference

28 I was checking out my online pay stubb. Last year I made over $7,000 from differentials, nights and weekends. It says I made over $4,000 in overtime too. I don't remember picking up a lot of extra hours last year, in fact, as I recall, my New Yea

VENT!!

I'm 10 months into my first nursing job (subacute rehab in a nursing home) and am nearing my limit of patience!! I've been aggressively applying starting at 6 months, but with no luck so far other than a couple of failed interviews.

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BSN vs other degree

Just wanted to gather feedback from others. Every nurse has specific interests - mine is leaning toward public health and research. However, I have a great interest in obtaining a MPH. So, going from RN to MPH might be a good idea vs RN to BSN. Any t