Brown Mackie Ks Location

I am currently looking to enroll in bmc LPN / RN program an graduating 16' or before. I already have a few LPN classes under my belt from concorde in kcmo so my 12 months will be cut down. I talked to a register at bmc an my classes will transfer. I

How did you decide on your specialty?

Hey everyone I am a nursing student and when decided to become a nurse I thought I would want to go into the ever popular critical care or L&D. Now that I have had clinical experience in surgery , med/surg and a few other areas I realize that I

New grad nurses in the Midwest

Hello! I am finishing up my BSN degree at Tuskegee University in Alabama. I am originally from Michigan. I want to find work as soon as I pass my NCLEX and go straight into a MSN program; however, choosing the right location where a great MSN program

am/pm rotations - how to execute

Hi all:

I am a new grad and just accepted a job at a very good hospital in my preferred specialty. Very happy, but anxious about the am/pm rotations (they start all new grads on this type of schedule). I am older (44) and concerned about how well I w

for everyone to answer

What is your area/specialty of nursing and what makes you choose to work in that specialty? What do you love about it? What do you hate about it? There are so many threads on this topic on AN. You can go to the yellow bar at the top of the page, hit t

Pregnancy and Xray Exposure

Hi my fellow nurses,

I am an OR nurse that sometimes has to be in a room with C-Arm due to on call and weekend situations. Last shift I had to pick to be in a room with cement or Xray.( I know worse or more worse). So I opted for the Xray room due t

Long term care advice/salary

Hi all,
I will be pinned as an RN this May, and am thinking about what my future holds. Since day one, I've always wanted to work in an unpopular area of nursing- Long Term Care. My mom worked in long term care for 20 years, and enjoyed it. I have a

Need insight !!!

I'm a nurse Lpn working in Virginia ..short story my license was investigated by the state for whatever reason don't know why but they did a drug test which turned out negative ..the called other facilities end result it was determined to be undete

First Med Surg clinical?

What was everyone's first Med Surg clinical like? What were you able to do and how do you think I should prepare for it? I've only had Fundamentals clinical (at a nursing home) and honestly we did nothing there. I got an email from my instructor th

Substance abuse career

I recently graduated with an ADN. I really want to go into substance abuse counseling/treatment of some kind. My community college offers a two year substance abuse degree which I have most of the prerequisites done through nursing school. They also