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1. Please Help

   gggggg replied to bnehls's topic in General Nursing

   I applied to an ADN program and an accelerated BSN program and got accepted to both--I did the accelerated BSN because I would finish a whole year sooner and being able to start nursing a year earlier more than made up for not being able to work much...

2. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

   gggggg replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Relations

   Well, this didn't happen at work but made me think of this thread-- I was at church this morning getting the choir ready to warm up for the service, in the sanctuary (I'm a church musician as well as a nurse). One of the choir members is coming up an...

3. Share Your Experience in Accelerated BSN program

   gggggg replied to coopsc1's topic in Male Students

   I worked 12-18 hours a week during the fall and spring semesters of my accelerated BSN program--I graduated with honors but it was completely exhausting and I do NOT recommend working if you have ANY other way of making it work! It was EXTREMELY diff...

4. Overflow nurse?

   gggggg replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

   Where I work you are hired for a specific unit--if you are hired as "overflow" you only stay on that unit once your training/orientation is finished if there are openings on the unit at that time. I graduated this spring and was hired with a guarante...

5. Tips for new nurses to protect license

   gggggg replied to willdgate's topic in New Nurse

   If you have a charge nurse verifying orders on your patient, make sure to check the charts during your shift also--don't assume they will tell you when new orders come up! I learned this really quick when giving report to the next shift and being ask...

6. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

   gggggg replied to szccdw's topic in ADN/BSN

   I work with lots of fabulous nurses that have associates degrees or diplomas; I have a BSN and learn from them every day. I also work with LPNs that I can say the same of. I think about 75% of the non-BSN nurses I work with would leave nursing before...

7. what exactly is a medical - neuro unit?

   gggggg replied to badtz143's topic in Med-Surg

   I work on a med-surg neuro unit. We get all the neurosurgery post-ops (mostly spinal surgery) as well as some stroke patients and others coming out of the neuro ICU unit. We also get a good number of MVA and trauma patients, and beyond that we get wh...