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1. nurse diploma

   wildcat replied to sakeena's topic in General Nursing

   You know I remember the guy from Saturday Night Live, John Lovetts. I also remember a character of his that always told outlandish stories. He used to say "yeah thats the ticket." "Yeah, we all had 4.0's out of a 4.0 scale, Yeah that's the ticket....

2. New Grads: What would help you most???

   wildcat replied to MollyJ's topic in New Nurse

   Mentors are great people to have and use. The proble with mentor programs is that sometimes the best person to be a mentor is not the mentor. I think it takes a special type of person to be a mentor. The characteristics of a mentor are not learned...

3. personality tests???

   wildcat replied to c fiser's topic in Job Hunt

   Bluesboyj. I'm not sure if you are directing your comments toward me or the topic in general. Either way it's fine by me. However, I do want to make sure my position is known. Personality test are not and should not be the only assesment done to de...

4. personality tests???

   wildcat replied to c fiser's topic in Job Hunt

   Molly, your questions are very valid. The purpose of asking the questions whether they are opinion or third person references, etc. is to assertain the subjects personality type and tendencies. For example, seven different qustions on a test might ...

5. nurse diploma

   wildcat replied to sakeena's topic in General Nursing

   ok sparrow, I looked up the only hospital in your area and it has less than a 100 beds. Hmmm hiring the cream of the crop are we? The facts need to be faced. Diploma nurses are better nurses right after they are licensed. The reason they are bett...

6. new grad RN's in the ER

   wildcat replied to jenny lynn's topic in Flight

   So you want to be an ER RN? Every nursing job requires certain skills and a inclination. My recomendation is interview with the organizations your want to work for. They will give you a good idea whether you are a good candidate to be an ER RN. ...

7. personality tests???

   wildcat replied to c fiser's topic in Job Hunt

   IT IS VERY LEGAL. On the "survey" you took I'm sure your signature was required and that your signature verified that you took the "survey" of your own free will.

8. Why the Prejudice against LPNs

   wildcat replied to prozac1853's topic in LPN/LVN

   Truth be know not as many people are becoming RN's. That is one reason that LPN's have become so popular, because they can preform the more remedial procedures. This coupled with managed health care cutting back on the university educated staff is ...

9. personality tests???

   wildcat replied to c fiser's topic in Job Hunt

   Personality tests are as common as reference checks. While I was an undergrad working on my BSN I took a course in Behavioral Research(as part of my BA in Psychology). First off you did not "fail" the test. The test merely assesed your personality...

10. nurse diploma

    wildcat replied to sakeena's topic in General Nursing

    ok everyone, let's get the facts straight. The difference betwen an ADN and a BSN is the amount of education. A BSN has two years of liberal arts education consisteing of prepratory courses (anatomy, physiology, cellular biology, microbiology, gene...

11. Why the Prejudice against LPNs

    wildcat replied to prozac1853's topic in LPN/LVN

    Ok the next thing I'm going to hear is that RN's and BSN's can perform procedures that MD's are responsible for. WHATEVER, the medical system we work in has been designed for a reason. If your a RN or BSN do your job. If your a LPN or CNA do your j...