nikkley

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1. Rant:How NOT to be a nurse

   nikkley replied to crnahole's topic in Relations

   This is so sad and actually a huge reason for why I decided to go into nursing. My son spent the first 9 months of his life in a hospital and sadly, that's when I learned the hard way what is behind the scenes of a hospital. I was so thankful for the...

2. Truthful advice for new grads "hunting" for their first job

   nikkley replied to orsrt05's topic in Job Hunt

   Op, you sound angry.

3. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

   nikkley replied to tokmom's topic in Online Learning

   "If I have reservations this isn't for me?" Of course I have reservations. I don't know much about online schools and have had friends graduate in the past with UOP degrees who weren't taken seriously. But that was several years ago so I don't know h...

4. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

   nikkley replied to tokmom's topic in Online Learning

   Can someone help me figure out the answer to this question: Does it look bad in anyway to have received your ADN and then transferred to an online school to finish your BSN vs a "regular" college? Does it hurt your chances in anyway on getting a job...

5. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

   nikkley replied to Bell13's topic in New Nurse

   Are most of you 2 year grads or 4 year?

6. Starting Nursing school

   nikkley posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi all, I'm a little older and have decided to go back to school for my nursing degree. I'm almost 33. I'm really scared as I have been away from school for a loooong time. Do all of the nurses love their jobs? What would you change if you could? I'm...

7. new RN:bullied +depressed=time to quit.

   nikkley replied to irishlynn5's topic in Career Support

   Are you in NY? Bullying and the things you are describing are absolutely not ok. And the fact you have gone to your manager about it and nothing was done, is awful. Older nurses don't get a free pass to be ******* and bullies just because they're co...