AlannaCT BSN, RN

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1. Considering the field

   AlannaCT replied to BirkieGirl's topic in Addictions

   All I can tell you is I love love love this field and would never consider leaving. I have worked the triage intake area many years and am now the nurse manager. Addiction nursing is so much more than the title. Not only do we treat a population tha...

2. how hard is it to break into addiction nursing?

   AlannaCT replied to heynow1313's topic in Addictions

   I also agree with youDL66. I also have no idea how for profit centers work, and have worked in a nonprofit substance abuse facility for many years. I cannot disagree with Buyer Beware more regarding our facility. I have used my assessment skills more...

3. Methadone worse than heroin....ideas?

   AlannaCT replied to Maevish's topic in Addictions

   Very well said AussieRN36! And I couldn't agree more. I work in as an addiction nurse and one of the biggest obsticals to care is all the mis-information and myths about methadone treatment out there. How can any person expect an addict to 'just stop...

4. Why I'm leaving nursing

   AlannaCT replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   Agree with you. Nurses have got to get out of this mentality that nursing is only 'hospital med/surg'.

5. Why I'm leaving nursing

   AlannaCT replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   I am sorry you are leaving nursing. Many areas of nusing are as you say, but many areas are not. I work as an RN in the specialty of psychiatric addiction nursing and absolutely love it. When I 1st started working here we did have some long time nur...

6. Why Do You Want To Be A Nurse?

   AlannaCT replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

   I just wanted a job where I could work half the amount of hours I used to work full time and make the same amount of money. I also liked the aspect that you could do agency, travel, and home care, where you set your hours and take the jobs you want.

7. ADN or BSN Please give me your opinon!! (Mom with a 1 year old)

   AlannaCT replied to lpalmeida's topic in Pre-Nursing

   An ADN and a BSN do the same science courses, the same prerequisites and the same clinical times and clinical skills. The only difference is that the BSN opens more doors for you, and you take more community health, global health courses, etc...but a...

8. FURIOUS at RNs at school

   AlannaCT replied to 2bRNifitkillsme's topic in General Students

   Hmm, I am not sure were you live, but in my area, the northeast, all the hospitals want are BSNs and will not hire diploma grads or A.S. grads unless they already have BA. or BS. It is the new reality of nursing with the whole nursing profession movi...

9. FURIOUS at RNs at school

   AlannaCT replied to 2bRNifitkillsme's topic in General Students

   Sorry to hear about your trouble, but have you ever heard the term: Nurses eat their young? well, get used to it because it's real and it's out there, most nurses will be glad to throw other nurses under the bus. If you doubt me go to any library and...

10. St. Vincents anyone?

    AlannaCT replied to erilynnvlez's topic in Connecticut

    Hi everyone, I just finished St. V's this past spring, (now an RN), and wanted to give you all my 2 cents about the program. This fall, 2012 there was a large increase in tuition and the passing grade was raised in the general ed classes from a C+ to...

11. I JUST PASSED NCLEX! First try...75 questions!

    AlannaCT replied to Newbiestudent18's topic in NCLEX

    WOOT congrats! Hope it works for me as I took both the Kaplan & the Hurst reviews too. My nursing school grades were all A's and I received 70+ for all my Qbank type practice tests. I left the nclex feeling like I must have failed, but after read...

12. When to start studying for nclex-rn, i graduate summer 2013..start now?

    AlannaCT replied to northmississippi's topic in NCLEX

    I started studying for nclex from my second nursing course forward. lol. I was constantly doing nclex questions, from nclex prep books, online, textbook online study materials, school nclex computer materials, Hesi exit exams, etc.... I also did bot...

13. NCLEX Kaplan Practice Scores

    AlannaCT replied to Inori's topic in NCLEX

    Hi, I took the mandatory Kaplan review required to get my diploma from my college and the Hurst online review on my own. The kaplan was great for the decision tree experience and the Hurst was wonderful for the core content review. Just took my nclex...