Robin Verde ADN, BSN, RN

Robin Verde has 5 years experience as a ADN, BSN, RN and specializes in Med-Surg newbie.

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   Plus Size Scrubs

   Robin Verde replied to 40isthenew30's topic in Uniform/Gear

   That's awful! Poor customer service is a big no for me. I also spoke to another plus-ish sized nurse, she said that her Grey's Anatomy scrubs fell apart fast.
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   Second degree / career change

   Robin Verde replied to Nutritionturnednurse_tn's topic in ADN/BSN

   I have to agree. I want to say that a BSN is important because for any hospital that wants magnet status they need a certain amount of nurses that are BSN educated. They don't want to hire non-BSNs because then the nurse is forced to pay for it on...
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   Plus Size Scrubs

   Robin Verde replied to 40isthenew30's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I'm plus sized also and I have to have Navy scrubs for work. I have had success with 3 brands (I wear size 3x). Epic, which I believe is the store brand of ScrubPro. HH Works which I also bought at ScrubPro in-store (they are also online). And a ...
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   Second degree / career change

   Robin Verde replied to Nutritionturnednurse_tn's topic in ADN/BSN

   Not sure if this is helpful but, I had 2 degrees in non-nursing fields. When I decided to go into nursing, I had to take all of my nursing related pre-reqs (biology, etc). I thought that if I got my ADN at a CC and then passed the NCLEX I could get ...
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   What is your "thing" and how do you deal with it?

   Robin Verde replied to Robin Verde's topic in General Nursing

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   What is your "thing" and how do you deal with it?

   Robin Verde replied to Robin Verde's topic in General Nursing

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   What school did you complete your RN to BSN ?

   Robin Verde replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in New Jersey

   University of Texas at Arlington online.
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   New Grad Nurse and Overwhelmed

   Robin Verde replied to Wizkid3726's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse in a hospital for exactly 3 days. I have 4 degrees and I constantly feel like a complete idiot every time I step on the floor. My preceptors are extremely nice but firm. The entire floor has been nothing but helpful, from doctor...
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   What is your "thing" and how do you deal with it?

   Robin Verde posted a topic in General Nursing

   One of my nursing instructors once told me that every nurse has their one "thing" that makes them completely gag and want to vomit??. Hers happened to be emptying colostomy bags. She dealt with it by using peppermint or lavender essential oils in h...
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    Unfair Clinical Evaluations

    Robin Verde replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    That's exactly how it was when I went to nursing school. We were assigned to shadow a nurse but if we had questions, had to give meds, had to do anything the nurse asked that we didn't know how to do, we went right to our clinical instructor.
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    Please help! Simple UTA Capstone question

    Robin Verde replied to Nicole889's topic in Texas (UTA)

    Not sure if this helps, but you were correct in your thoughts that the key points should come from your module assignments even if they are only reading. For example, these are the first few sentences of some key points for module 1 and 2 - these ar...
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    Seeking Advice in Philadelphia!

    Robin Verde replied to davidinphiladelphia's topic in Pennsylvania

    Hi! Not sure if this helps, but, like you, I already had two non-nursing degrees one in Computer Science and MIS, so I didn't have any biology courses at all. I took all of my pre-requisites and got my ADN at the local community college (With books...
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    Is it doable to work full time while in UTA'S accelerate RN-BSN program?

    Robin Verde replied to napswithcats's topic in Texas (UTA)

    I went through UTA's online RN-BSN program while working full-time. It wasn't a problem at all. It was harder to get my ADN at community college then take the NCLEX to get my license.
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    HELP! New grad ADN w no experience.

    Robin Verde replied to aarnigo's topic in Job Hunt

    After I got my ADN, passed the NCLEX on my first try and got licensed in both PA and NJ, I went to a job fair. Not one employer would take my resume (greater Philadelphia/Southern NJ area), not sure how it is in other markets. I took an online RN-B...
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    RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

    Robin Verde replied to Mia Yap's topic in New Jersey

    Hi! I graduated in 2013 with an ADN. The school/professors recommend that you don't work full-time because of the amount of work involved. However, I had no choice but to work full-time because I needed health benefits that I couldn't get working p...