penelopejane

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1. Online BSN/MSN in nursing programs? Are these really legit?

   penelopejane replied to EmileeMc's topic in General Nursing

   California State Dominguez Hills offers a program and it is legit. Check out the website all the information is there. It's also cheaper than University of Phoenix

2. piggybacked to death

   penelopejane replied to RNAnna's topic in Med-Surg

   Most hospitals have a policy and procedural manual that states their specific policy regarding this and other issues. Don't be put in the middle, look up the policy, copy it and follow the policy regarding this issue. This keeps you out of the line...

3. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

   penelopejane replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   When parents tell their children that the "shot" won't hurt at all. Or when they don't tell them they are getting a "shot". Or...when they say that if they don't behave and take their medicine the nurse is going to give them a big shot. I absolutely ...

4. Help! I'm freaking out!!

   penelopejane replied to brazuca's topic in General Students

   If you have done as well as you stated with your prereqs. Then you will have no problem with the Nursing Program. This is from experience. Don't worry.

5. helping a nurse with drug use/job

   penelopejane replied to kkind4's topic in General Nursing

   I've seen nurses on antidepressants that are basically walking around in a fog and seem far more impaired that ones that I have worked with that take pain medication in a responsible manner. Maybe this needs to be reevaluated and also take a look at...

6. RN vs. BSN

   penelopejane replied to shingo333's topic in California

   Califonia State Dominguez Hills has a program that can be done in modules to obtain your BSN after you have completed your RN. This way you can go to work and do it at your own pace, a lot of on line class and you may use some of your work time as c...