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cfrimer

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  1. Maintaining MA RN licensure without clinical practice?

    cfrimer replied to cfrimer's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Thanks for your reply. The short answer to why I am leaving is that I am basically burned out. Not enough time to spend in the way I want to spend it with patients. (Or rather, I AM spending the time,...

  2. Maintaining MA RN licensure without clinical practice?

    cfrimer posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I am currently practicing as an APRN doing full-time clinical work as an NP in MA. I am thinking about leaving clinical practice though, and am interviewing for non-clinical non-patient care types of...

  3. Cover letter for NP seeking RN position

    cfrimer posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am currently working as an NP (due for first ANCC renewal next year), and am looking to change gears and leave the NP role behind. There is a job as an RN care manager that I am thinking of...

  4. Self sufficient???? When????

    cfrimer replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, I'm so glad I looked into this thread! I'm still in nursing school (final semester), and my second day of clinical was yesterday. I'm feeling totally ignorant and incompetent at this point, like...

  5. New Nursing Student

    cfrimer replied to USCUAmber's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I second Daytonite. I am just finishing my first semester of an accelerated program, and I was so nervous in the months before classes started. I had to ban myself from reading this site, because I...

  6. Second Career Nurses (30+ years old)

    cfrimer replied to duxallinarow's topic in General Nursing

    I am switching to nursing because I wanted a better reason to get out of bed in the morning than meeting business objectives and contributing to the shareholders' net worth. I want to spend the time...

  7. Psyc. clinical

    cfrimer replied to LaxNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I just finished my first day of psych (geri unit), and it was a very positive experience for me -- of course, not happy, since the patients are all in so much mental pain, but positive in that I felt...

  8. Never thought you'd be a nurse?

    cfrimer replied to reese19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hlfpnt, that's a wonderful story! It must have been amazing and meaningful for both you and your daughter to be in school together. She must have been so proud of you acheiving your dream at long...

  9. HELP Everyone says I can't be a Nurse!

    cfrimer replied to mydee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Romie has great advice! I have a similar problem with some of my family, in that they always take the defeatist viewpoint. The thing is, that viewpoint has nothing to do with YOU and everything to...

  10. Direct Entry GRE, GPA

    cfrimer replied to BlueJune's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I don't think you have anything to worry about. The GRE is just one part of your application, first of all -- and honestly, I think it's a relatively small part, ie, many Direct Entry programs don't...

  11. Never thought you'd be a nurse?

    cfrimer replied to reese19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Like many others, I too had never thought about nursing. I studied Neuroscience in college, briefly entertained and then dismissed the thoughts of either a PhD (couldn't stomach animal research) or...

  12. American thinking of working in London

    cfrimer replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in International Nursing

    Hi there, I haven't yet started nursing school (I'm in the US), but had harbored fantasies of being able to work in the UK upon graduating. Looks like maybe my fantasies are over! But what about...

  13. Things that make you go... ehhh errmm ack!

    cfrimer replied to xt1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is my exact fear too. I'm starting my nursing program in September. My biggest worry is vomit. I can't even watch fake vomiting on TV. Even the SOUND of someone vomiting in another room makes...

  14. Best way to deal with rudeness?

    cfrimer replied to Gods child's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love this! It's direct without being rude in return, and it leaves the person room to correct his or her ways without losing too much

  15. What would you do?

    cfrimer replied to nurse2btracy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Tracy, I don't think this sounds out of line at all. It certainly can't hurt to give it a try! I withdrew from a class myself and was ultra paranoid to be sure that the withdrawal request was...

  16. Who else is excited about starting grad school?!!

    cfrimer replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm excited too! I start in the fall, but I'm leaving my current job at the end of next week (!!) to finish up my prereqs over the summer. Scared to lose my income and go back to a student...

  17. Jobs worked to get through school

    cfrimer replied to nursethelma's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't started yet, but after I leave my FT job as a medical writer, I'm going to keep my "second" job in a used bookstore (great for studying!) and try to increase my freelance writing/editing...

  18. Nursing school-please help!

    cfrimer replied to froggyb79's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Fb, I can't answer your question about whether or not it really matters where you get your degree, since I'm only about to start a direct-entry NP program in the fall... However, when I was trying...

  19. Essays

    cfrimer replied to DAMomma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wrote my essay on the path that I took in making the decision to become a nurse. (NP, actually; I start school in the fall! Woo hoo) Since it was a career change for me, I detailed the ways in...

  20. How many of you did an Externship?

    cfrimer replied to Katydidit34's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've seen some mentions of externships here and there and was wondering if someone could explain just what an externship is?? I'd heard of INternships before, but externship is a new one to me!...

  21. nursing student w/ questions

    cfrimer replied to tessrose03's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A broad way to think about it is the type of environment in which you want to practice. Do you envision yourself in a hospital setting or in a community setting (doc office, clinic, home health)?...

  22. Direct-Entry Masters Program Pre-Requisites (Mass)

    cfrimer replied to pachouly's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi there, I was recently where you are now! It can seem so confusing, I know. One word of caution about micro and A&P is that many schools require these classes to have a lab component. If...

  23. male nurses in OB

    cfrimer replied to newnurse33's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, I don't know why it wouldn't be ok for a male to be an OB or GYN. Of course, if a patient isn't comfortable with a male dr or nurse, she should be able to request a female. As a female...

  24. Going back to NW Ohio

    cfrimer replied to renerian's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Congrats, Elizabeth! I hope the ER agrees with

  25. How many schools did everyone apply to?

    cfrimer replied to NHRNmomof3's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think 6 sounds like a lot, too. I applied to 3, which was plenty (although I was thinking of a fourth...). I sent in only the required number of recommendation letters and it all turned out ok,...