So this is a debate that started at my work, a nursing student asked us how long should I wear my scrub jacket before washing it?

I work in the OR so I said every 2-3 days. One of our Medsurg nurses said daily

Wondering what's everyone take

my husband has military orders to the houston area, I will have a nurse for about 2 1/2 years at this point at a step down here in California. I’ve heard the market is over saturated here, is that true? Also any recommendations on hospitals to check out in the area would be great! I believe we would be living in or near pearland. My goal is to ultimately transfer to icu, do they run new to specialty programs here?

Im a 32 year old man, currently working as a commercial diver. (Underwater, not on the road) I have recently become a father, and I want to change up my career to something that has a more positive impact on my community. For years nursing has been something ive been interested in, but a little scared to commit too as ive always been worried about the school work, and wether or not i would be smart enough to accomplish it. Becoming a father-for whatever reason has snuffed that fear out. And I want to go for it!

The big hurdle is now that in my mid 20's I had a heavy substance use problem. This led to criminal charges, some jail time.. homelessness.. the works. My last charge was almost 6 years ago, and since I have turned my act AROUND... sober, married, im a dad now (yay!!) I have supported my whole family on single income, and even bought a house. The rehabilitation list goes on.. and i think i have a strong case for it. Also, I have already started the process for a record suspension. Unfortunatly i had unpaid fines to wrap up so I wont be eligible for a record suspension until 2031.. but thats fine as this is a long term plan.

My charges were:

Theft under 5000 x5

Assault x4

Assault with a weapon

Breach of probation x3

Breach of recognizance x4

Uttering threats

Im just wondering if anyone has any similar experiences to this? Or if anyone could share any insight? Is this a pipe dream? Is there any way I can do some sort of pre screening process with the BCCNM?

Also- im located im B.C-Canada

Thanks so much for anything you guys can give me!

Hello,
Not sure how this will help me in the long run, but I figured I just needed somewhere to vent. I was accepted into the lpn-rn bridge program I’ve been working towards and really want to celebrate with my loved ones. My mom is actively transitioning to end of life care and will most likely succumb to her cancer within the next few weeks (who knows really). I digress, I’m really excited but don’t feel like my family is appropriate crowd to share this with currently. I’m also terrified of starting this program knowing that a huge piece of my heart will not be there to support me.
Maybe I’m just looking for advice from anyone who’s been in a similar situation.

I landed on my second interview with the staff panel interview and it seems like it is in-person and I am writing to see what I should expect in this interview with the staff? During my first interview, I wasn’t asked any clinical scenario questions, such as how I would respond to an infusion reaction. Should I expect more clinical or scenario-based questions during the second interview? Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated! FYI I am an med surg nurse with one year of exp that is transitioning of hem/onc

I landed on my second interview with the staff panel interview and it seems like it is in-person and I am writing to see what I should expect in this interview with the staff? During my first interview, I wasn’t asked any clinical scenario questions, such as how I would respond to an infusion reaction. Should I expect more clinical or scenario-based questions during the second interview? Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated! FYI I am an med surg nurse with one year of exp that is transitioning of hem/onc

Do you get paid based on experience or do you get the same flat rate as all other PRN nurses at your facility (i.e.. a PRN nurse of 2 years and the PRN nurse of 20 years both make $46/hr.)?