naja

naja has 7 years experience and specializes in med-surg, ob,er.

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1. On-line RN-BSN or MSN programs

   naja replied to KIttyRN712's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Kitty RN712 I have the same question. I am an associate degree RN with a baccalaureate in business management, I would like to bridge to a Masters program.

2. New grad just got fired

   naja replied to rn2day's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, lots of good advise from all of our fellow nurses. I have been a preceptor for many years. I have worked with very prepared new grads, and some that should have repeated their last semester of clinicals, but I always felt it was my duty to be up...

3. Differences between Medical Assistants and Registered Nurses?

   naja replied to MA2006's topic in General Nursing

   Depending on the program, a medical assistant is taught a variety of skills. I'm currently an instructor in a MA program and the program is very well rounded, including clinical skills, phlebotomy, ekg, ethics and law, pharmacology, medical terminolo...

4. What exactly is a "pinning ceremony"??

   naja replied to blueberry21's topic in General Students

   The pinning ceremony is the right of passage from being a "student nurse" to being a graduate nurse. My school had a separate pinning and graduation from the college. Your pin represents the program or college you attendend. I found it to be very ...

5. ADN to BSN Question

   naja replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Students

   I'm cofused, are you a grad of a nursing program? It is my understanding that you need to have graduated fromn some sort of program, college in order to apply to be seated to take this test.

6. The War with the Floors

   naja replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

   At our community hospital bed control calls with the bed assignment, then ER call to tell us they are tubing report and then the patient arrives approximately 15 minutes later.

7. Acls?

   naja replied to tx2007's topic in General Students

   Absolutely, you will need it if and when you ever want to do ER or critical care. Just keep up with the recerts