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GrnTea, I'm studying for the PCCN exam, and this was very helpful.... :)

I gently disagree. 'Put a deadbolt on a door on the outside' is not the same meaning as 'put a deadbolt on an outside door'. And I know what an outside door is. :up: So I do see what you mean, but...

I had an incident in another job once where a person claimed I cursed at them (not the case! never happened! had a witness!) and MY boss wanted me to apologize to this woman. For what? I flat...

And if they didn't wipe the alcohol from the finger before sticking the patient, it might not have been a 400 at all....I usually double check anything that odd by first checking previous sugars...

You're trying too hard to do conversions. It's not a conversion - it's just weight. What she's saying is 4 to 6 liters of fluid weighs about 2 to 3 pounds. (But it also weighs 4 to 6 kilos, because...

Is it totally wrong for me to say I hated kidneys for a long time? It wasn't until I did a year or so in oncology that all that stuff started to make sense for me. I guess we all have our...

More likely you touched someone with it. Or you licked the petri dish and you're not telling. :) (I'm KIDDING!) It's generally spread by close personal contact (this is why little kids spread it so...

You actually gave her a greater experience in my opinion. You can learn a catheter on anyone, but not everyone gives you an opportunity to truly practice your bedside manner in a way that REALLY...

It's called transferring to another school and it's perfectly acceptable. You do this by applying to, say, UNC and let's say they accept all of your initial coursework as transferrable. Then you...

They're not really 'accelerated BSNs' - they're schools that you're transferring to directly into the BSN program as long as you have your general education classes (plus a few nursing specifics)...

I'll go out on a limb and say that most schools are indeed regionally accredited. And a school can hold more than one national accreditation in addition to the ones granted by the Council on Higher...

Then that's reassuring. :) It doesn't mean their RN program is, but at least they're recognized as meeting the standard once they get that seal of approval, so to speak. It's a start, at least.

Phoenix and Walden are accredited. Galen is not. And while the schools you mention are for-profits, they're accredited.

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is a nationally recognized accreditation board that states a particular school meets a certain standard in granting degrees OR in meeting educational...

Being recognized by a BON or a state is not the same thing.

I'm not trying to be a jerk, but why would you go to a non-accredited school? They're not even yet accredited by one of the major national accrediting bodies for institutions of higher education -...

I know this is a student forum, but I lurk everywhere on this board and wanted to share my story. I had separated from the USAF in 2000, gotten my degree while I was in, and then lived overseas...

OMG so glad I'm not the only one. I also wanted to say the answer for the apple question isn't B (red) if you look in my fridge. I only eat Granny Smiths. They're definitely green.

Magnet status: repel as many nurses as possible from ALL poles. **OMG. Cynical much, Carolina? :)

Primary care = "we're broke and need to cut costs" Nursing math: 32 bed unit + 8 RNs - 3 CNAs + (-1 callout) = 7 PO'd RNs/32 equally annoyed pts (+ or - a mean of 2 resignations within 30 days)*....

You need experience before applying to an MSN program; there are RN-MSN programs, but I find it unlikely that 2 years with an ADN will make you competitive for them. You'd be up against ADNs and...

I'm an RN - and a BSN - and I have to say that I think the last sentence in that report is a bit harsh!! I have gotten totally sick of the phrase 'critical thinking'. When I was preparing for...

God bless you. Seriously. Ten minutes in that environment and I'd stop wasting meds and start diverting.

You're very sweet. It's people like you who realize the importance of my chosen profession - you're the patients I care for, and really - you're what matters to me. I don't need a week to...

It's a lot like being in nursing school again and yep, it doesn't feel like there's much being spit out in the way of practice. And I'm just cracking books for it (PCCN). It's a lot of fact cramming...