ryaninmtv

ryaninmtv ADN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN

Case Management, Life Care Planning

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  1. MSN WGU Job Opportunities

    I got my MSN through WGU, BSN through a brick and mortar school. Both degrees are well
  2. Warning - excelsior students

    I don't know that anyone ever failed for not washing hands (I didn't see it) but there is a very specific way to do each and every task assigned in the module. I remember the stress was palpable...
  3. Warning - excelsior students

    I graduated from EC in 2002 and can assure you it is not the easy way out. The tests were not easy and the CPNE was brutal. However, it is a great alternative especially if you work full time and...
  4. Never would hire an LNCC

    I have training/certification in case management and life care planning. We do a ton of litigation consulting and have never considered getting certified as legal nurse consultants. I don't know that...
  5. What Inspired Your Choice of Nursing Specialty?

    I was always better at the theory than the practice (A's on the classroom stuff B-C on the clinicals). I did work in the hospital for a while but serendipitously got hired in a case management/risk...
  6. Questions about exam

    I remember it was about eight weeks to get my results which seemed like the longest eight weeks in the world. If you pass, they send you a priority mail letter with your score, certificate, and a...
  7. CPUR or CPUM

    I'm a CCM and CPUR as well. Both are extremely helpful. CPUR seems to be more insurance based (working in insurance, that's a good thing) while the CCM was more practice based. If you are working in...
  8. Male nurses who cook

    That looks awesome. Mix with a nice Chardonnay and I think the evening may be well in hand.
  9. Two newbie questions

    When I was in nursing school, we practiced vital signs and did IM, SQ, and IV starts on each other. The IM and SQ injections were done with sterile water and saline respectively. The IV start was...
  10. Nurses who Hunt and Fish

    Saw multiple turkeys the other day strutting with their friends the deer. I explained to my wife why they traveled together and she didn't believe me. Yes dear, the turkeys really do eat the corn...
  11. Male nurses who cook

    I'm a guy nurse (or a nurse who's a guy) and I love to cook. More main course kind of things as I'm not too hot with pastries or desserts. I work as a case manager and wind up talking about food...
  12. Would you go for your PA?

    I'm a dude and have no desire to be a PA. I might consider going back and becoming an NP but don't feel the PA thing. The main reason is that I am a NURSE, not a doctor wannabe. Maybe we should...
  13. How many of you are LPNs vs. RN/BSNs???

    RN- LPN for 14 years. Back in BSN program. Go the RN route. Much greater scope of
  14. Roll Call

    Hi there- Another man-nurse in Ohio. RN, Case manager with background in ICU. My favorite question- How long have you been a male-nurse? Uh, since I got my license.
  15. LPN Case Managers???????

    I worked as an LPN case manager for about eight years. I went back and got my RN and continue doing workers compensation case management. The biggest differences for me is I obtained my CCM as an RN...
  16. Any opinions on United Health Group?

    A nurse I worked with was a CM with United Health Care here in Ohio. Had nothing but good to say about them. Apparently, they had an awesome benefit package. Hope this
  17. The Pope and The Rabbi

    That was beautiful!!!
  18. Are my testicles black?

    :rotfl: Absolutely freakin' beautiful
  19. RN or LPN???

    One other note- in Ohio, you have to be a graduate of an approved LPN school to take the LPN boards. No waiver for first year RN
  20. RN or LPN???

    I was an LPN for 13 years prior to becoming an RN. Decide what your goals are. The roles are very different. An LPN is a trained bedside nurse and a very necessary part of the nursing team. If...
  21. RN insurances

    As a licensed professional, your employer could easily leave you to "twist in the wind" should an action be brought against you. It is not uncommon for plantiff's attorneys to name both the facility...
  22. Watching a coworker fall in love with a psych pt

    In Ohio, this is bad, bad, bad. The nurse is to form a therapeutic relationship with the patient. Any physical or emotional involvement compromises this relationship and is a breach of professional...
  23. Took Nclex today, got 75 questions

    I got 75 when I took the boards (and passed). Generally, it means you did quite well. It could mean that you did catestrophically bad but we'll assume that is not the case
  24. I get nervous when I see a doc with a press kit that is larger than his training CV. This guy seems like a major a-hole. I loved the mea culpa letter response. Blessings to all you wonderful CRNAs...
  25. fart joke

    Any fart joke is a good fart