horatschki

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1. What punishment should this nurse get?

   horatschki replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

   I understand "most" people adjust to night shift, but what about the other's that are in a position in which the facility dictates they work 2 weeks of days and 2 weeks of nights on a continuous basis? Talk about brain dead. This was the case at a ve...

2. What punishment should this nurse get?

   horatschki replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

   I think it is sadly unfortunate, let alone in a nursing shortage crisis, that we can not make minor exceptions for our hard-working, often stressed-out, sleep-deprived nurses of this country and bend a rule!! This was a harmless incident that definat...

3. Is this new grad a nut or what? Opinions please !

   horatschki replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

   Dutchgirl, Sounds as if the new grad with the 4.0 is extremely "book smart" but perhaps slower in catching on to the "hands-on" tasks. Maybe she lacks confidence from lack of experience. Coming from a BSN program I had less hands on experience th...

4. U of Pheonx Online?

   horatschki replied to fergus51's topic in Post Graduate

   I agree NicuMom. The UOP is accredited NLN and very soon to be CCNE accredited. CCNE(Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education) is the highest form of accreditation that 70% of Campuses/Universities across the country hold. In my opinion, UOP is...

5. U of Pheonx Online?

   horatschki replied to fergus51's topic in Post Graduate

   Ok, I understand. Good luck to you in Nursing school.

6. U of Pheonx Online?

   horatschki replied to fergus51's topic in Post Graduate

   Hi. Im new to the site and noticed you are in the UOP MSN program. I am just filling out the paperwork for MSN/MHA degree with UOP. Can you pleeaaase give me the scoop on how UOP works from a real user perspective, what you like and don't like abo...

7. U of Pheonx Online?

   horatschki replied to fergus51's topic in Post Graduate

   I just received a quote from UOP for MSN degree. It is $465 per credit. A class typically is worth 3 credits = $1395. Total cost for a dual MSN/MHA is 18 classes, 51 credit hours = $23,715.00. I do know costs vary per degree, masters vs. undergra...

8. Online MSN programs

   horatschki replied to annlet's topic in Online Learning

   Wanted to let you know I am also searching for an online MSN program. I did check out Walden but would be weary of any school that is not fully accredited. I am uncertain if Walden has received accreditation as of this time. I have been basically che...