PollywogNP ADN, BSN, MSN, LPN, NP

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Former Faculty, ex Navy Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner in Urgent Care

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    Dismissal From Nursing Program - Is all hope lost?

    PollywogNP replied to Rach1234567's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    She sent email to
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    Dismissal From Nursing Program - Is all hope lost?

    PollywogNP replied to Rach1234567's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not when there are 3 or more applications for each slot or in some programs waiting lists. Minor issues are addressed but cheating and lying on application is grounds for getting kicked out or using...
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    Dismissal From Nursing Program - Is all hope lost?

    PollywogNP replied to Rach1234567's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well you’re the one having trouble getting into another nursing program. I attended 4 nursing programs from LPN, ADN, RN to BSN & MSN in 3 different states. I have also taught in 3 different...
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    Dismissal From Nursing Program - Is all hope lost?

    PollywogNP replied to Rach1234567's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There isn’t a method to search what previous schools have been attended hence requirements to submit previous transcripts & list previous schools attended. If there is I am not aware how one...
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    Dismissal From Nursing Program - Is all hope lost?

    PollywogNP replied to Rach1234567's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nope the fault was the student’s for failing to submit all transcripts as requested on the application to the nursing program. The consequences that followed were hers alone. Also requirements...
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    Dismissal From Nursing Program - Is all hope lost?

    PollywogNP replied to Rach1234567's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So you are being asked, it may show up on transcripts and most programs ask about all classes taken at all universities/classes. I remember one student in my health assessment class using a different...
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    Sneaky Administration

    PollywogNP replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Charge nurse job posted on the Wednesday afternoon before Thanksgiving. 2 nurses from that unit both new grads had been “ interviewed “ and they asked me to apply. Called the manager of that unit...
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    I don't want to be Charge!

    PollywogNP replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Correct! I had over 15 years experience at the time including 3 years active duty Navy nurse, deployed on hospital ship. I understood my job description well. This was also the hospital where I was...
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    NP/PMHNP Work Culture

    PollywogNP replied to Iamchasingdreams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I taught the grad physical assessment course when local university started psych NP Program. One had been a labor & delivery nurse, has gone on to get PhD, teaching at same university and years...
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    I don't want to be Charge!

    PollywogNP replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me also. The day charge (who was a new grad with a little over 1 year experience & was made charge since no one else applied) tried to say that: "all you have to do is make the...
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    Management Progression Assistance

    PollywogNP replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in General Nursing

    More questions: how many beds did this hospital have? Specialized units as in high level NICU? Trauma designation? How many ER & ICU beds? Did you get MSN from Walden or Capella as mentioned...
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    Management Progression Assistance

    PollywogNP replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in General Nursing

    Really 200 hours as a grad student, the fact that you bring up you FIL getting you a job or that you have connections or so you think speaks volumes. As to your own “ merits “, multiple people...
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    Management Progression Assistance

    PollywogNP replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in General Nursing

    The first line of your first post you state you have been a nurse for 11 years, the last 7 teaching. That leaves a total sum of 4 years bedside experience. This is why you are not management material....
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    Management Progression Assistance

    PollywogNP replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in General Nursing

    Officer. CEO, CFO, CQO, CNO, any management/administration position where one person is in charge of a division or
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    Management Progression Assistance

    PollywogNP replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in General Nursing

    True! Also some CNOs have both MBA & MSN in Nursing Administration plus other doctorate in Nursing along with years as RN, years as charge nurse then years as unit manager/ house supervisor etc....
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    Management Progression Assistance

    PollywogNP replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in General Nursing

    What is “c-suite
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    RN as CNA

    PollywogNP replied to 512Runner4lf's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Gee here we go with the NETY! You didn’t like our answers so you resort to this childish behavior. I don’t believe you contacted your BON over this. I think you are misinterpreting verbiage in...
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    RN as CNA

    PollywogNP replied to 512Runner4lf's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is not uncommon to be asked to do the job of CNA especially if floating to a unit that you are not cross trained in. I floated to peds and did feeds, diaper changes/ weights, answered lights,...
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    Oncoming Shift Nurses Complaining about Assignments

    PollywogNP replied to Joanne15's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Where was the on coming shift charge nurse in
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    Nurses, invent what you want.

    PollywogNP replied to x4livin's topic in General Nursing

    Glow in the dark urinals for the pts that can’t find the urinal in a dark
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    NP/PMHNP Work Culture

    PollywogNP replied to Iamchasingdreams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    And then the Direct Entry NP programs where no RN experiences before becoming “advanced practice nurse
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    Positive Varicella Titer Result, Then Negative?

    PollywogNP replied to Kiroppi's topic in General Nursing

    Same for me with HepB, have had the series 3 times with boosters.Titers neg 2016, series repeated with positive titers afterwards, titers this year,
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    Externship preceptor

    PollywogNP replied to Rin nohara's topic in General Nursing

    So you are there as a student nurse? You are a guest and should be treated as a guest.Where is your instructor in this scenario? Where I taught we did not place students with any nurses that didn’t...
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    Positive Varicella Titer Result, Then Negative?

    PollywogNP replied to Kiroppi's topic in General Nursing

    That means you are not protected any longer and will need booster vaccines after which you should get titers done to check antibody
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    Positive Varicella Titer Result, Then Negative?

    PollywogNP replied to Kiroppi's topic in General Nursing

    Just to clarify: 2years ago for school titers were positive. Now (2 years later) second titer is