Nurse Magnolia BSN, RN

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Thoughts from a brand new dialysis nurse

Nurse Magnolia replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

Update: I have now finished 4 weeks at Davita. I still like it ? . I have learned so much and I'm really getting to know the patients - although that kind of stinks because I am going to switch...
Capella University vs Western Governors University (WGU) - What is Your Experience?

Nurse Magnolia replied to rn2bbsn's topic in School, College Programs

I think the RN to BSN was fine for what I needed it to be. However the program was very much a teach yourself program. I did fine, but the program was not challenging. I finished in 4 months. I just...
Are you yelled at a lot?

Nurse Magnolia posted a topic in Operating Room

Long story condensed...I am newish nurse (1 year) with a psych nursing background. I decided psych wasn't the kind of nursing I wanted to do and decided to branch out. I quickly received an offer...
Starting new job this week - nervous!

Nurse Magnolia replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

I agree that there must be OR nurses with those qualities....but for the unit in which I interviewed, I was specifically told that "empathetic and overly caring nurses don't do well in our unit"....
Capella University vs Western Governors University (WGU) - What is Your Experience?

Nurse Magnolia replied to rn2bbsn's topic in School, College Programs

Well I have an IT degree so I had calculus. But it’s not required. I’m not sure what math is required for Capella. It would say on the requirements. I think it’s just a college level
Capella University vs Western Governors University (WGU) - What is Your Experience?

Nurse Magnolia replied to rn2bbsn's topic in School, College Programs

I didn’t take a math at Capella. I transferred in my math from other college classes. I only had to take the 8 nursing classes, no
Are you yelled at a lot?

Nurse Magnolia replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in Operating Room

I ended up declining the job offer. They threw in a 2 year contract with the offer because of PeriOp 101 and the certification class they provide. I wasn't willing to do a contract, especially at a...
School with new program but finds preceptor? Or established program that doesn't.

Nurse Magnolia posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

I have the opportunity to go to an established school online for PMHNP. It's a brick and mortar school with lots of positive reviews on the school for this program. This program is 2.5 years and is...
Stop Hating on Psych Nurses

Nurse Magnolia replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

I was a psych nurse for the last 10 months and it is true that other units have no idea what we do and don't hold us in much esteem.....until they are calling crisis responses for little old ladies...
ADN vs BSN Nurses' Competency

Nurse Magnolia replied to StudentNurseMNUS's topic in General Nursing

No...no you won’t. A nurse who thinks she knows everything and lacks interpersonal skills, empathy, compassion and the ability to communicate therapeutically is not a good
ADN vs BSN Nurses' Competency

Nurse Magnolia replied to StudentNurseMNUS's topic in General Nursing

I was saying where you went to school wasn’t adding up. But since you brought it up, you pretty much Have two years of pre reqs and two years of nursing. Or are you basing all of this generalization...
ADN vs BSN Nurses' Competency

Nurse Magnolia replied to StudentNurseMNUS's topic in General Nursing

Mmmhmm, OK. But you told me to look that you got accepted as a freshman in 2018. That’s where you said you got accepted so....again nothing adds
ADN vs BSN Nurses' Competency

Nurse Magnolia replied to StudentNurseMNUS's topic in General Nursing

You said in your first post that you just finished your first semester in nursing. Things aren’t adding up. And if you have 2.5 semesters of clinical you should have been in a hospital by now....
ADN vs BSN Nurses' Competency

Nurse Magnolia replied to StudentNurseMNUS's topic in General Nursing

Wait....so when you say you just finished your first semester in nursing, you actually mean that you are a JUNIOR and just took your first nursing course....this making you have TWO years of nursing...
ADN vs BSN Nurses' Competency

Nurse Magnolia replied to StudentNurseMNUS's topic in General Nursing

1 hour ago, Nurse Magnolia said:My school requires us to introduce ourselves as BSN students because they said we should be proud of our further education and competency. And we are only allowed to...
ADN vs BSN Nurses' Competency

Nurse Magnolia replied to StudentNurseMNUS's topic in General Nursing

And here's where your education has not caught up to your ego. The first study was about students' PERCEPTIONS of the difference between ADN and BSN - so opinions....which mean nothing in...
ADN vs BSN Nurses' Competency

Nurse Magnolia replied to StudentNurseMNUS's topic in General Nursing

And all we are saying is you are wrong and there is no evidence to support this. You have a broader education.....it is NOT in patient care knowledge. A BSN is great. No one is “bashing” BSN’s....
ADN vs BSN Nurses' Competency

Nurse Magnolia replied to StudentNurseMNUS's topic in General Nursing

16 minutes ago, emilyjoy19 said: Your school is doing you NO FAVORS by instilling this elitist and divisive attitude. Of course your school has to tell you how much better your degree is so that they...
ADN vs BSN Nurses' Competency

Nurse Magnolia replied to StudentNurseMNUS's topic in General Nursing

Based on the beginning of your paragraph, it's clear that you don't actually believe the sentence at the end of your paragraph. BSN nurses are NO MORE COMPETENT at graduation than ADN nurses. Hear...
ADN vs BSN Nurses' Competency

Nurse Magnolia replied to StudentNurseMNUS's topic in General Nursing

I've read this thread with interest. As someone who has 3 bachelor's degrees now, let me tell you, a bachelors degree in and of itself is not a golden ticket. I am a second (third?) career nurse and...
Age vs Years Nursing

Nurse Magnolia replied to Erika Patterson's topic in General Nursing

I just turned 48 yesterday and I've been a nurse one year as of last week. Clearly, second career. First was in IT and then community mental
Are you yelled at a lot?

Nurse Magnolia replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in Operating Room

Thank you for this advice. Because of Covid, I cannot shadow. That's been the case everywhere I've been interviewing. In fact, I didn't get to shadow for the dialysis job I am supposed to start...
Capella University vs Western Governors University (WGU) - What is Your Experience?

Nurse Magnolia replied to rn2bbsn's topic in School, College Programs

Yes I did. I ended up starting in October, and I finished my 8 BSN classes in February. It took me almost exactly 4 months to complete while working full time. There is a lot of work and a lot of...
Capella University vs Western Governors University (WGU) - What is Your Experience?

Nurse Magnolia replied to rn2bbsn's topic in School, College Programs

I can't answer this part specifically, but I know several nurses who did or are doing the capella program. If you have another degree you will most likely only need to take the 8 core classes. My...
Take job in dialysis or OR?

Nurse Magnolia replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

I just received in the mail the 3 workbooks totalling over 600 pages of information that I will learn in orientation! Holy Moley! Glad they appear so organized with orientation. I'm looking forward...

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