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  1. Advice re: Phd?
    Hi, I am currently in a PhD program (large state university). I completed my qualitative methods class in April. LOVED it. Lots of reading, practicing some of the methods (non-participant...
    May 30
    Forum: Post Graduate Nursing Student: MSN/DNP/DNSc/PhD
  2. Can you recommend an OB textbook?
    Take a look at Murray & McKinney. It is a Saunders/Elsevier text. It is neither too simple or too complex. There are case studies in the on-line student resources. I've used it for several years.
    Dec 7, '12
    Forum: Nursing Educators / Faculty
  3. When should I take GRE?
    Highly recommend preparing for it. I spent several months (not every day) preparing and did very well the first time. If you are good at math, you won't have to prepare much for that...
    Nov 5, '12
    Forum: Advanced Practice Nursing
  4. I want to be a nurse with a 9-5 job w/ weekends and holidays off
    I have done the staff nurse thing. Loved working nights and didn't really care about working weekends and holidays. Of course, I was much younger, single, and childless then. Now, I'm a Nurse...
    Nov 2, '12
    Forum: About A Nurse - Nursing Cartoon Series
  5. Online PhD Nursing Education
    Have you looked at the Nursing Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)? If you are interested in staying employed as nurse faculty, it is definitely something worth looking into. I'm currently a part-time PhD...
    Sep 5, '12
    Forum: Post Graduate Nursing Student: MSN/DNP/DNSc/PhD
  6. All of a sudden an ASN is no good anymore
    All of a sudden, OP? I graduated with my undergrad (BSN) degree in 1983. They were talking about "phasing out" ADN as entry level way back then.....30 years ago! It is an old debate, nothing new...
    Aug 31, '12
    Forum: Registered Nurses: Diploma / ADN / BSN
  7. Fall 2012 Graduate  School roll call !!!!
    1. University of Kentucky. 2. PhD. 3. Full time faculty at another University 4. School part-time. ...
    May 26, '12
    Forum: Post Graduate Nursing Student: MSN/DNP/DNSc/PhD
  8. How is the job market for nursing where you live?
    And it's "rather undesirable" because???
    May 26, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  9. Nurse Educator Certification
    Agree. This is not a certification you get to get a job. A Masters Degree in Nursing is required as is at least 2 years full-time educator experience (if your MSN is in Nursing Education); other...
    May 16, '12
    Forum: Nursing Educators / Faculty
  10. New grad......cant find a job
    Trust me....there are positions (the website always looks like that). I'm an educator and ALL of our new (as yet unlicensed grads) have signed papers for (RN) job offers. Our grads (University of...
    May 15, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  11. New grad......cant find a job
    Anywhere in Eastern Kentucky....Ashland (Kings Daugters Medical Center), Hazard (Hazard ARH), Paintsville (Paul B. Hall), Prestonsburg (Highlands Medical Center), Pikeville (Pikeville Medical...
    May 15, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  12. New grad......cant find a job
    Eastern Kentucky
    May 15, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  13. I Love being a Christian Nurse
    You do realize it was posted in the Nursing and SPIRITUALITY forum? Should that forum be torn apart as well?
    Apr 16, '12
    Forum: Nursing and Spirituality
  14. I Love being a Christian Nurse
    If you're not a Christian nurse, why read and respond to this thread? Just. Let. It. Go. Live and let live. To each his own. That pretty much sums up how I would (not) respond to a thread titled...
    Apr 13, '12
    Forum: Nursing and Spirituality
  15. University refuses to accept credits from neighboring ADN program
    I agree. It has everything to do with accreditation. STILL....doesn't sound right that they already have them as students (and about to graduate) and then tell them. That stinks.
    Apr 11, '12
    Forum: Nursing Educators / Faculty
  16. Eating Placenta????
    I've heard of it......I find it a tad "cannibalistic". To each his own, though.
    Apr 2, '12
    Forum: Ob/Gyn Nursing
  17. What is it about turning 50 that makes you obsessed with your bowels?
    Hmmm...I'm 52....and not really sure when last BM occurred! Am I the exception to the rule?
    Mar 30, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  18. How hard is it really to get a 4.0 in Nursing school
    It depends on the school. It has been years, more than 10, since any nursing major has earned a 4.0 where I work. It's because of 1 class, and yes, I have mentioned this in a nursing faculty...
    Mar 21, '12
    Forum: Registered Nurses: Diploma / ADN / BSN
  19. missed NCLEX date anythign I can do?
    No, this is a standardized test to protect the public.
    Mar 18, '12
    Forum: NCLEX Discussion Forum
  20. Nursing exams - testing your patience
    I've got grades (from today's exam) to post right now! But instead, I'm wasting time on Allnurses! How ironic that this was the first thing I saw.
    Feb 27, '12
    Forum: About A Nursing Student - Nursing Cartoon Series
  21. Classmate Reported Our Instructors to the BON
    No, I haven't experienced this, but the Board of Nursing is unlikely to do much (if anything) over a student complaint about a test! The Board is more interested in the success of the nursing...
    Feb 8, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  22. RIDICULOUS RULES!
    Our University has an academic amnesty procedure for cases like yours. There are procedures the requesting student must follow, but it frequently is granted in their favor as long as their reason(s)...
    Feb 3, '12
    Forum: Pre-Nursing Student
  23. Nationally credited schools vs non nationally credited schools.
    First of all, it is not true that you can't work if you graduate from a non-accredited (NLN or AACN accreditation) school in another state. If you pass the NCLEX you can work (provided you get...
    Jan 17, '12
    Forum: Registered Nurses: Diploma / ADN / BSN
  24. First semester math question..
    The question is about grains, not grams. A grain equals 60 mg, so 1/6 grain is 10 mg. since your med is 10 mg/mL your answer is 1 mL
    Jan 11, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  25. Sesame Street Breastfeeding: Moms Push To Bring Nursing Back To TV Show
    Now, THIS is the post that deserves 10,000 "likes"!!
    Jan 11, '12
    Forum: Ob/Gyn Nursing