Good Morning! Today is the day my three weeks of summer break ends and I am back to the books! I am starting Mom/Baby today and feeling both nervous and excited! I took Mom/Baby in my LPN program so I have some experience with the concepts and clinical setting. Read More
Author: Megan Weaver Culbertson, BSN, RN
Happy Friday! I am currently a LPN and full time RN student in an Advanced Placement Nursing Program. Over the past few years I have realized many people don’t know how a program like this works, so I thought I would share some information about the Advanced Placement Nursing Program.Read More
I love nursing. I became a nurse because I wanted to help people. I hoped to be a ray of light in people’s darkest time. I imagined helping the sick become well again. Aiding the dying to the other side with peace and dignity.Read More
Happy Friday! I hope everyone has had a great week!Read More
The day is here! Today, Florence Nightingale’s birthday, nurses are taking to the steps of the nation’s capital to make our voices heard and advocate for our patients and our profession! I can’t think of a better way to honor one of the founders of modern nursing!Read More
Student Nurse Day was actually Sunday May 8, but I couldn’t let Nurses Week 2016 go by without sending some love to all my fellow nursing students! I currently wear both hats, nurse (LPN) and nursing student (RN).Read More
Nurses are the heart of healthcare. We walk side by side with our patients to provide hope and comfort in their darkest time. Skillfully we administer medication, treatments, assessments, and monitor a patient’s total care. We are there when life is brought into this world and when souls leave this world. Read More
Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a wonderful week! I enjoyed having the week off, but it is back to work for me this weekend! Wrapping up the week with another Friday Favorites post!Read More
- ICU nurses are taking FOUR patients.
- Telemetry nurses are taking EIGHT patients.
- Medical/Surgical Nurses are taking TEN patients.
- Psychiatric Nurses are taking TWELVE patients
This is not a joke! These are real numbers I am hearing from real nurses, and it has to stop! Read More
I hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine consisted of working one thirteen hour and one fourteen hour shift! I had taken time off while I was in psych (I’m float pool/PRN at my job) so it was nice to see my work friends and get back into the groove of the nurse life! I now have five full days off that require no classes, work, studying, homework, clinical, or clinical paperwork!Read More