NurseRobbi

NurseRobbi has 7 years experience and specializes in Critical Care, Med/Surg, Cardiac Tele.

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1. Time to call a duck a duck?

   NurseRobbi replied to eriksoln's topic in Professionalism

   This thread is getting old. I worked hard to get where I am. I worked all the way through nursing school, my BSN program and still working full time while in a masters program. With each step of my education I have become more professional. I didn't ...

2. Time to call a duck a duck?

   NurseRobbi replied to eriksoln's topic in Professionalism

   I can't think of too many laborers that make 100 thousand a year, or spend several years in college to receive the education required to do their jobs, so I must respectfully disagree. Nursing is a profession. At all levels. I believe the reason we ...

3. I'm a current college student, and I would really love some advice from a nurse

   NurseRobbi replied to borinick1492's topic in Career Support

   alright,just a thought- even though I know you don't want to go more than 4 years, prepare yourself because almost nobody finishes nursing school in 4 years! By the time you take your prereq's and get into a program (which can take years) and THEN co...

4. I called in today, no I mean ..I called Out! / huh??

   NurseRobbi replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

   Here in Northern California we tend to say that we"called in" as in called in sick.To be "called off" means to be called and told not to come to work because of low census or whatever. Calling out?? I don't think I've heard of that except when offeri...

5. LVN to RN bridge program. Has anyone here done it?

   NurseRobbi replied to mr.hustle's topic in LPN-RN

   I completed my 30 unit option program in May 2005. Colleges that offer a 30 unit option don't usually advertise that heavily so I am not suprised that the websites don't mention them. I did not wait AT ALL to get in. ADN and BSN programs are horribly...

6. LVN to RN bridge program. Has anyone here done it?

   NurseRobbi replied to mr.hustle's topic in LPN-RN

   those classes (that you took) would probably be prerequisites to the program, but you would have to check to find out if they were acceptable. The classes that I tested out of were nursing classes. If I remember correctly, I believe I tested out of p...

7. LVN to RN bridge program. Has anyone here done it?

   NurseRobbi replied to mr.hustle's topic in LPN-RN

   my experience with the 30 unit option has been mostly positive. It didn't require as many of the redundant prereq's and I was able to complete it quickly. Many of the 30 units I was able to test out of so I didn't have to take the actual classes. On ...

8. LVN to RN bridge program. Has anyone here done it?

   NurseRobbi replied to mr.hustle's topic in LPN-RN

   I became an LVN in 2003, spent a year taking prereq's while working full time night shift, then spent a year in a 30 unit option LVN to RN upgrade program that is available here in California. I completed that program and passed boards in 2005. I wen...