olivia60

olivia60 has 8 years experience and specializes in Inpatient & family practice.

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1. Taking 20 credit hours?

   olivia60 replied to Kaylle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Don't do it! Learn your material

2. LPN'S are not going anywhere!

   olivia60 replied to lucrecole2009's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   Getting help on the tuition for furthering your education is a must and a

3. Internship programs for critical care nursing?

   olivia60 replied to JoseQuinones's topic in Critical Care

   That is an excellent idea Jose. With a shortage of skilled workers in nursing but also other professions, the internship would stand as the go between the knowledge and the clinic. What has happened...

4. Why would nurses voluntarily sign up at for profit schools?

   olivia60 replied to RNdynamic's topic in School, College Programs

   Well, the High School's in the early sixties were pretty darn good. However, I have never been informed that I may have learning disabilities. That would be a

5. Why would nurses voluntarily sign up at for profit schools?

   olivia60 replied to RNdynamic's topic in School, College Programs

   Well I can hardly move after reading that. The best Registered Nurses I ever knew were all C students. For that matter so were the LVN's those many years back. The schools never went by GPA's back...

6. Why would nurses voluntarily sign up at for profit schools?

   olivia60 replied to RNdynamic's topic in School, College Programs

   What about taking individual courses that move too fast at the college levels? I have a couple of classes that I understand but they move too fast for me so I don't do well on the tests. I am...

7. Other Jobs That a Nurse Can Do?

   olivia60 replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

   That is exactly what it is. Your adventure. Now is the time you can do the second most wanted desire in your life. You were a nurse so that was your first, now what was it you also thought you...

8. Other Jobs That a Nurse Can Do?

   olivia60 replied to westieluv's topic in Nursing Career

   If you have either an AS or a BS degree you can get into Health Information Management or get certified as a medical coder, your background in nursing is going to take you a long way for this field....

9. Can old prereqs be used to bridge program?

   olivia60 replied to msJoJo's topic in LPN to RN

   This issue of schools refusing prerequisites is becoming a big topic in the student loan debt. It seems that they are going to start determining just why the student loan debt is so high and checking...

10. What are you doing summer break?

    olivia60 replied to missmollie's topic in General Students

    Well I know what I am going to do. Catch up on my lost sleep and go out for a change. Get to know my neighbors who never see me and probably think I am a shut in. In a way, I guess I

11. Can old prereqs be used to bridge program?

    olivia60 replied to msJoJo's topic in LPN to RN

    Yes, I have. I was an LVN for about 8 years, but had to give it up due to not being able to find evening care for my 3 children. I did not realize that they had the bridge programs open anymore. The...

12. Still on my soapbox

    olivia60 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Well I was watching Nurse Jackie last night and the episode had a computer holding medications and nurses having to push a pin number to get patient's meds. Are computers going to take over nursing...

13. Still on my soapbox

    olivia60 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    There are no Medical Assistants in the hospitals here

14. Still on my soapbox

    olivia60 replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    What are MA's? Are they medical personel that are licensed for just giving meds? I live in New Mexico and I have not seen that yet but I have heard of

15. Failed nursing first time, no CUNY would take me back. What to do next?

    olivia60 replied to Lerochka's topic in New York Nursing

    Do all the registered nursing programs in the US have the same classes and grading standards? Is there a any chance to get in with a say 2.7