a6fan1127

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1. Staffing Ratios Condemn Patients To Inferior Care

   a6fan1127 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Activism

   Staffing ratios must be dictated or the hospitals will continue to provide inadequate care at the expense of nurses. The acuity level of pts nowadays and the pressure to get them out the door and back on the street does not help either. Our sister ho...

2. Starting Nursing at 52 and Nervous

   a6fan1127 replied to eyeball's topic in New Nurse

   Congrats! Welcome to the club of 'old' newbies! I turned 52 in February and got my license in April. I work Med/Surg and must say that my preceptor made the transition a success. My preceptor opened doors for me that on my own I would not have figure...

3. Excelsior Students- how did you pay for it?

   a6fan1127 replied to 84ashley's topic in Online Learning

   Montgomery GIbill.

4. Was I Inappropriate

   a6fan1127 replied to rachelita's topic in General Nursing

   You DID NOT violate HIPPA. Hopefully you learned a lesson about talking to other nurses. The only doctor I have ever remebered is the one who called me a week after a stent placement - he was just my ER doc and didn't even do the procedure! 6 years ...

5. Excelsior Grad - Passed NCLEX

   a6fan1127 replied to a6fan1127's topic in Online Learning

   Erin, I am in Livonia.

6. Excelsior Grad - Passed NCLEX

   a6fan1127 posted a topic in Online Learning

   Hi Everyone, Just found out I passed the NCLEX here in Michigan (paid an extra $8 to find out in 48 hrs!). 75 questions in 1hr 25 min. Graduated Excelsior 18 December 2009 and immediately signed with Kaplan and took their lecture course and computer ...