mother_matters

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1. Shadowing a Hospice Nurse

   mother_matters replied to Runninwoo's topic in Hospice

   Hi Runninwoo. What part of the country are you in? I would recommend contacting local hospices in your area and explain exactly what you told us to see if they would let you shadow with one of their nurses. Is the nursing school you attended near ...

2. CHPN certification

   mother_matters replied to Elle23's topic in Hospice

   I also took the test two weeks ago and passed (phew!). I agree with others who said that you're not sure if you passed or failed when you hit the finish button. The version of the test that I took had much more emphasis on chemo symptom management ...

3. Travel Time

   mother_matters replied to amble26's topic in Home Health

   For my first and last visits of the day, a previous employer would pay me for the mileage that was above and beyond the distance for me to travel from my house to the office (and vice versa). For example: my house was ten miles from our office. If ...

4. Ensuring the delivery of high quality care in hospice setting

   mother_matters replied to Ahmedkhan's topic in Hospice

   Fantastic news, Ahmedkhan! Looking forward to sharing in your hospice journey with you!

5. Can an LPN take the CHPN exam?

   mother_matters replied to tscoggan's topic in Hospice

   It looks like there is a different certification for LPNs: CHPLN. According to the accreditation site, in order to sit for the CHPLN exam, you need to have an unrestricted practical/vocational license in the US/territories and also have 2 years of ...

6. Ensuring the delivery of high quality care in hospice setting

   mother_matters replied to Ahmedkhan's topic in Hospice

   Whoa---that's intense! Sounds like you have a great plan. I would also make it a point to emphasize the importance of family centered care. In hospice, I've found that the family members need as much support and education as the patient---sometime...

7. Marymount Accelerated Fall 2011

   mother_matters replied to Mamz1's topic in Virginia

   I graduated from the MU accelerated BSN program in May '11 and have a ton of publisher's study guides that I would love to pass on (no charge) to an incoming student. I found these study guides really helpful to prepare for exams (and sometimes real...

8. Pre nursing vs nursing which one is more difficult?

   mother_matters replied to European's topic in General Students

   Completely agree. I'm prior military (enlisted and officer) and I am really struck by the similarities between nursing school and basic training/officer training. Much like boot camp didn't resemble day-to-day life in the military, I'm optimistic t...

9. Pre nursing vs nursing which one is more difficult?

   mother_matters replied to European's topic in General Students

   i'm in my second semester of an accelerated bsn program and the biggest lesson that i've learned so far is not to sacrifice sleep. i have made a serious commitment to getting 7 hours of sleep every night, regardless of how insane things become (whic...

10. UMB Spring 2010 Applicants (BSN or CNL)

    mother_matters replied to mother_matters's topic in Maryland

    CNL package arrived in the mail today (and I was one of the ones who was just notified a few days ago). At this point, I'm 99% sure that I'm' going to go with the Accelerated BSN program at Marymount instead. This has been a gut-wrenching decision ...

11. UMB Spring 2010 Applicants (BSN or CNL)

    mother_matters replied to mother_matters's topic in Maryland

    Here is a link for the Med Calc book that was recommended to me (I've also seen this same one for sale at the Baltimore campus and at the Shady Grove bookstore): http://www.lww.com/product/?978-0-7817-5854-3 I have a friend who works for the publishe...

12. UMB Spring 2010 Applicants (BSN or CNL)

    mother_matters replied to mother_matters's topic in Maryland

    Just got the call---I've been accepted into the CNL program. Now I have some serious soul searching to do but am grateful to finally have the ball back in my court.

13. University of Maryland Spring 2010

    mother_matters replied to RosesArePink's topic in Maryland

    Thought we could all use some comic relief today (see YouTube link below for Footloose--Nursing School Style). These student nurses have WAY more rhythm than I do---glad that wasn't a prerequisite for nursing school!

14. University of Maryland Spring 2010

    mother_matters replied to RosesArePink's topic in Maryland

    Haha, Grey Lady. There are a few of us on this thread who have training in hand-to-hand combat. Let us know if you would like for us to come and pose as applicants sitting in the audience to ensure your safety!!! It's the least we could do since you'...

15. UMB Spring 2010 Applicants (BSN or CNL)

    mother_matters replied to mother_matters's topic in Maryland

    This is starting to feel like a really bad boyfriend relationship. I feel so dirty and empty inside every time I check my status on SURFS but I just can't get past the seductive appeal of UMB's national rankings, their state-of-the-art simulators, th...