9kidsmomRN

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  1. 80% BSN by 2020: Where Are We Now?

    9kidsmomRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I also went back for a useless BSN. “We will take your work history into account and give you credit,” the university said. Not so. I went through the same classes as everyone else in my cohort,...

  2. How often should healthcare workers be tested for COVID?

    9kidsmomRN replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’m not sure what that means I work with nurses who have been tested 5-7 times due to various complaints/symptoms. I have never called in sick-nor have I had any symptoms, so I have not been...

  3. Have you ever received an award for nursing?

    9kidsmomRN replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    So funny! The same was suspected of a nurse I know who got a lot of Daisies! Our hospital also has hero awards. But patients/families have to donate money to the hospital in order to nominate a...

  4. Quit While in Orientation (New grad)

    9kidsmomRN replied to SillyFever's topic in General Nursing

    Or like “metropolol ”? learn to read people. At least SOUND like you know what you’re talking

  5. Clinical Advice Needed

    9kidsmomRN replied to violet_2's topic in General Students

    I feel your pain. I,too, was painfully shy. At the beginning I would stand outside my patient’s room for a moment to psych myself up to go in and introduce myself. I felt like no one would want a...

  6. Are LVN/LPN programs a waste of time? BSN ultimate goal.

    9kidsmomRN replied to Nurseguysf's topic in General Students

    In north central Wisconsin some of the students in the ADN program( already CNAs) “spin off” and sit for their LPN(LVN) Exam. If they pass, our hospital typically keeps them on, allows them to...

  7. Group chats and cheating?

    9kidsmomRN replied to Emeraldstorm's topic in General Students

    I try topick my battles and only combat those that could potentially harm others. In the end, by cheating on quizzes, the only people that these students are hurting are themselves. I would...

  8. Quit While in Orientation (New grad)

    9kidsmomRN replied to SillyFever's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. Huge amounts of time and money (preceptors/educators/nurse residency classes) are spent by hospitals especially in the ICUs training people who decide they don’t want to be there...

  9. New grad burnout

    9kidsmomRN replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    When I changed jobs something similar happened to me. I was a “nice person” and didn’t complain. I always got the ETOH withdrawals, difficult family situations, the abusive patients. Finally I...

  10. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    9kidsmomRN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I did all of that as an ADN back in the 90s. I still don’t see any difference in roles at the bedside between BSN and ADN nurses. At my hospital they require BSN for managers and educators, but...

  11. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    9kidsmomRN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes having more knowledge/ experience actually hurts you in testing. The NCLEX is looking for you to answer according to the textbook not based on what you would/can do in the real world. For...

  12. Clinical ladder change

    9kidsmomRN replied to Mini2544's topic in General Nursing

    To achieve magnet one requirement was to have 80% BSN by 2020. Our hospital was not going to achieve that- we are rural and only have an ADN program locally, so for that and other reasons, declined to...

  13. ICU or IMCU for first job?

    9kidsmomRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I am confused, too. How can your perspective employer “charge “ you 10k for leaving early? Is there a sign on bonus that you will have to repay if you leave early? If you don’t think that you...

  14. Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in South Africa: Another Tuskegee? #Black Lives Matter Around the World

    9kidsmomRN replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Look also at the “vaccination” trials done in India. Bill Gates and his foundation have propagated atrocities there as well as in Africa on unsuspecting people groups. We must be very careful of...

  15. Massive Shortage of ICU Trained Nurses During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Need for Cross Training

    9kidsmomRN replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our hospital “upskilled” nurses to meet the anticipated surge in ICU patients related to COVID, but 2 classes and one 12 hour shift shadowing an ICU nurse does not an ICU nurse make. I don’t...

  16. What is your minimum base pay on Covid-19 unit???

    9kidsmomRN replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wonder when admin will pitch in and actually do pt care? We are so short staffed—contract staff let go and chronically full (rebound business from delayed “elective” procedures and surgeries)...

  17. Texas Hospital making nurses resign or take care of COVID patients

    9kidsmomRN replied to Rex Sanchez's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Where I work in Wisconsin, we stopped all elective surgeries and procedures and started early “upskilling “ people who work med/surg areas and cath lab/OR staff to reenter the bedside and critical...