We get a quick 30 minute break. Nobody takes the little 15 min breaks. In a 12 hour are required to take two 30 min break and 3 tens. We only get one 30 min break and it is constantly interrupted. As a charge nurse, getting a break at all that is uni...
I'm in Washington state. I found out by looking at my BON website for something else and happened to stumble upon the link about approved online schools. I decided to see if mine was accepted, thinking it would be, and was shocked to see that my BSN...
Former GCU grad here and I have a question after reading this thread. Does GCU now require mentors, or hospital affiliations? Do you have to do hours with a preceptor? I ask this, because my state no longer accepts the GCU BSN, but does accept the M...
it is a glucose program for anyone who is diabetic. It is supposed to be better than sliding scale. It attaches to our EPIC program. A nurse takes the accucheck the same time they deliver the meal tray. After 30 min, the carbs are counted and the pat...
Every department is its own specialty. That wasn't aimed at you, OP, but that comment drives me nuts. If you can stick it out for 6 months just to get the background. Even psych pts get sick suddenly. After your six months then leave. Having 7 pts...
No problem for me, because I'm grandfathered in. However, future GCU grads in WA will have to be IN the program now to be grandfathered in. Any future BSN wanna be's will not be recognized. Why? because the GCU BSN program does not have a practicum. ...