Hello Everyone~
I will soon be starting a SNE position on a oncology unit at a large hospital. This will be my first actual nursing experience and I'm very anxious to start because I am firm believer in the power of hands-on experience. This will be a unique experience because my grandmother actually stayed on this unit and it was during time that I [...]

The other day I was working in the Peds ER. I had a toddler getting an IV bolus after 3 days of vomitting. I checked the IV when I initiated the fluids. The patient was to be discharged after the bolus completed (only took about an hour). I came back when the bolus was one to disconnect it, remove the line, and give discharge papers.

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Hello. I am a student nurse about to graduate w/ my BSN in April.

I am interested in the NICU, PICU or newborn nursery. I am having difficulty deciding where to work. Any suggestions? I'd like to stay in Texas, but I also would like to get out of my comfort zone, try something new, and go elsewhere. I've done most of my [...]

Are there any RN's out there who have had a home birth and a hospital birth and what are your views on them, I am an obstetric RN whos interested in other RN's views on this....

my question is raised after watching ricki lake's documentary of The Business of Being Born" any one watch this video

any comments or concerns are well appreciated!

Tiffany

im about to graduate next spring and was wondering how often ERs and psych hospitals hire graduate nurses? Those are the 2 most interesting areas of nursing for me, but i've heard from my friends that have alreay graduated that new nurses typically dont get those positions...we end up on a med surg floor for about a year or 2. Theres nothing wrong with that, [...]

My sister is now a manager of my department and now i have to report to a director instead of a manager whom I do not get along with well. I also feel, with my sister being my departments manager, if I will never have the opportunity to move up the clinical ladder.

I'd like to know from the great folks at RealityRn if you know if,during a job interview with the Nursing Director of the unit, he/she would consider hiring that brings enthusiasm, passion for his/her career as a new RN and a true desire to work for that particular organization but previously made a novice mistake of accepting an internship program for 3 months that was [...]

I want to finish my degree, but there are SO many online programs out there, that I get overwhelmed trying to figure out which is the best one. So far, I have looked into:

-Kaplan University
-Chamberlain
-University of Phoenix

Has anyone enrolled in any of the above? Which would u recommend?

Is there a better (more cost-effective, less pre-req's required, quicker program, ease, etc) that u [...]

I'm a third year nursing student in PA, doing my clinical rotation @ Mercy Suburban Hospital. I find myself being nervous A LOT in the clinical setting when it comes to med administration. I'm great when it comes to PT communication though...Of course, my instructor has to be there and watch us give meds, but I desperately want to learn how to set up an [...]

I just finished the M6 course at Ft. Lewis, which is the armys LPN course. I am returning home to NC to take my NCLEX, but i dont feel that the army course has adequatly prepared me for it. Anything i can do to help?

James