Jan 10 - Jan 16 Hottest New Topics

• Factory Worker One Day ... Nurse The Next?
• Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?
• Why Should I Be A Nurse If It's So Awful?
• A Question to Nurses and Nursing Students.. HELP ME!
• The "I HATE IT WHEN..." thread for students!!
• Older Nursing Students
• The Single Best Advice You've Gotten/Gave
• What's The Deal With Columbus State Admission?

Factory Worker One Day ... Nurse The Next? by helikias

I live in Ohio, something strange is happening. All the trade schools, community colleges and even some universities are push, push, pushing displaced factory and auto workers into nursing due to (you guessed it) "guaranteed employment, plenty of jobs etc." (yeah, RIGHT!) There's practically an LPN or RN evening/weekend program on every corner, and all the websites show a guy (God forbid they show a female nurse) who lost his job in the auto plant last week in scrubs...

Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN? by smartnurse1982

I'm an RN. I work for a well known national home care agency. Somehow payroll mixed up our paychecks; I got her (she is an LPN ) hourly rate of pay on my paycheck and she got mine. I found out she was making $23.00 an hour but I am making $21.00, and we both work on the same cases, so the acuity level of the clients is the same. She has been with this particular office for 2 years. I been with this office for 5 months. How do i approach the clinical manager about how unfair that is?

Why Should I Be A Nurse If It's So Awful? by dudette10

I've been reading allnurses.com for about six months. Started posting today. I've read over and over and over about nurses in tears--not due to patients, but due to other nurses. This is disheartening, and as one who is starting school full of the enthusiasm and idealism that is the norm for student nurses, I'm truly beginning to question whether or not I will have wasted a LOT of money and my time, only to find the work environment so horrible. A sincere question: if this profession has a work environment that is extremely hostile more often than not, why should I become a nurse then?

A Question to Nurses and Nursing Students.. HELP ME! by Hannah1991

I am a high school senior. I have pretty much known my whole life that I was made to be a RN. I've just ran into a sticky situation. I get kind of grossed out with blood and veins and wounds. How can I get over this? Now please don't try to tell me "Nursing is just not for you kid". I've tried telling myself that but something in my heart just tells me that Nursing is where I need to go. I'd appreciate any advice you all could give me.

The "I HATE IT WHEN..." thread for students!! by shescoolie

I thought it would be fun to start a thread dedicated to the things we hate that happen to us as students! Let's try not to focus on the annoying classmates we have but rather things like:

I HATE IT WHEN...

Older Nursing Students by MarieD

I am finishing up pre-reqs and applying to an RN program for the fall - I wonder how many of you are out there that are non traditional nursing students - I have a feeling I may be the oldest nursing student on this site.

The Single Best Advice You've Gotten/Gave by HumorHeals22

What was the best piece of advice you've received or gave to someone just starting out nursing school? I would have to say the best advice I have gotten is to stay organized. What one tip, suggestion, or advice did you find to be true in your nursing school endevor?

What's The Deal With Columbus State Admission? by foreverLaur

I called the school and asked: "So, If I apply during the July 2010 application period and meet all the requirements, I'll definitely get to start in March of 2011?" Their answer? YES OF COURSE YOU WILL! Is the waitlist gone at CSCC or is the nursing school misleading me? I don't want to hold out and stay in Columbus an extra year only to be disappointed and realize I could have started at Tri-C sooner...