naggytabby BSN, RN

naggytabby is a BSN, RN and specializes in Educator.

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1. RN with a non-nursing bachelors wants to become a CNM

   naggytabby replied to laleft's topic in Career Support

   you could apply to : yale, baystate medical center, umdnj at the very least. all require an rn and a bachelors degree. columbia is phasing out their accelerated program for individuals with an rn already (not the etp program). my thought: go through ...

2. Experience to Enter CNM Program

   naggytabby replied to MUOStudentNurse's topic in CNM

   i attend a highly ranked cnm program with an excellent pass rate. the class is composed of students with and without rn experience- and historically yes, they DO find jobs. i have experience as an rn and i agree with sebagolaurel.

3. question for those who are nurse midwives (or anyone)

   naggytabby replied to yangkchoua's topic in General Nursing

   cnm's have their own license. states differ in their requirements re: collaborative physician. for LOTS of information, go right to the source: http://www.midwife.org - this is the website of the american college of nurse midwives good luck!

4. RN Rates in Philadelphia area Poll

   naggytabby replied to Bindy's topic in Pennsylvania

   Bindy, I am not clear how answering your poll will empower us or save us from working as 'missionaries'. is this for you or are you working with a PAC on behalf of PA nurses?? thanks

5. NCSBN learningext.com

   naggytabby replied to precy's topic in NCLEX

   i did not like it and found it was not like the nclex (not my exam anyway)

6. My NCLEX experience...

   naggytabby replied to pendragon1980's topic in NCLEX

   let me assume that PA= Pennsylvania- start looking on Friday/Monday. the soonest they post is 2 business days after- but one of my friends didn't get her results for over a week. good luck!!

7. Piercings

   naggytabby replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

   i have titanium screws in my knee and have had multiple mris since then without any problem

8. From PA to RN

   naggytabby replied to SilentfadesRPA's topic in General Nursing

   ahem. I know someone who went that route- moi. Specifically to become a CNM as there are only rare routes to catching babies as a PA. Went into a BSN/MSN program (to go back to school and spend that $ I wanted a degree, not just an RN although I was...

9. Needle Stick :-(

   naggytabby replied to loridoo's topic in General Nursing

   it's not uncommon. you'll probably have to do the series again and then another titer 2 months after you finish the series. there is a small percentage (about 7-10%) who don't develop antibodies. if you go through a second series and don't develop ab...

10. No Math???? Did I fail??

    naggytabby replied to cleo_06's topic in NCLEX

    from what i understand, math ( ie medication calculations) are considered a lower level of difficulty. no math for me either- passed

11. Birthing question

    naggytabby replied to stnurse2008's topic in NICU

    i have never heard of this. have been to LOTS of home births. please explain thanks :-)

12. Center City Philadelphia NCLEX testing sites???

    naggytabby replied to panugato's topic in Pennsylvania

    the site is in wayne, king of prussia area. the folks who work there are kind and compassionate. well worth the drive (of course there aren't many sites right in philly so... but the people make it worth the drive)

13. Needlestick with HIV exposure

    naggytabby replied to veegeern's topic in General Nursing

    i posted on another thread about my experience with a needlestick (hiv, hep b and c) a few years ago. hang in there. everything you feel is normal and expected. glad you got 4 days off- all my results were negative by the way. the percentage of hcw...

14. must you pass NCLEX first?

    naggytabby replied to jb2u's topic in New Nurse

    it's my understanding that working as a GN (graduate who has not passed nclex and is granted a temporary license as a graduate nurse) is dictated first by the state- in some states you cannot practice as a GN, regardless. in some states where working...

15. JCAHO coming in September...need ideas to get staff ready

    naggytabby replied to tuttlebug's topic in General Nursing

    this takes time but it worked very very well: make up a small booklet with the info that jcaho asks- inlcuding acronyms like RACE, PASS; where do our biohazards go; where is this and that manual?; hwat committees do we have- it's well worth it. every...