Rose_Queen BSN, MSN, RN

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    RN, ADN being obsolete

    Exactly! Nursing seems to be one of the few professions where we don't consider that as a
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    RN, ADN being obsolete

    Member's posting history is ... interesting. Member should rethink sources on a lot of
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    Periop 101 Final Exam Advice? (2018 / 2017?)

    Test questions can come from anywhere within the resources provided. Be sure to follow your student resources, which is where you will find study guides. The exam is 114 questions, 80% required to...
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    30 unit option

    What are your plans in the future? This is an unusual way to become an RN, and there are likely to be many states that won't endorse your license due to not actually completing an RN program. Consider...
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    Healthcare Enviroment; IRL or no?

    If you search bullying here on AN, you will find a wealth of information that will answer your
  6. NYC is a competitive job market for new grads. 3 months is actually not that long. However, you would be wise to expand your job hunt outside the hospital. Nursing experience somewhere beats no...
  7. Human nature is to complain rather than to compliment. That is why you will find the negative posts tend to outweigh the positive posts. Plus, coming here to a semi-anonymous message board and venting...
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    RN, ADN being obsolete

    Experience means higher salary. New grad means lower salary. Bean counters run the
  9. Anesthesia does have a high risk of diversion. However, that, or lack of sleep or burn out is no excuse to do what he did. He attacked a fellow human being. The only time I see that being acceptable...
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    Influenza vaccine

    You will only find a preservative in multi-dose vials. Please provide a source that they are neurotoxins. Frequently Asked Questions about Thimerosal Thimerosal | Concerns | Vaccine Safety | CDC...
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    RN, ADN being obsolete

    Not necessarily. My BSN program (small private college) costs, current day, around $36,000 for all 4 years. In contrast, the local ADN program costs $36,000 for ONE year. At a single program?...
  12. I second this. My facility does not post anywhere but our own website unless the position is vacant for 6 months- and we still have to fight to get them to post on other
  13. None of our PACU job postings state PALS is required, because it isn't a requirement to be hired. However, it is a requirement to complete PALS prior to the end of orientation and to maintain it...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Yay! Saved by the fact I had to "borrow" equipment from the OR, meaning I had to change into OR scrubs and... my pink shoes. I have pink flowers on my socks
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    Med error...need to vent!/suppoet

    The thing about med errors is that pretty much every single nurse has made one. Some may not realize it- fortunately, as in your case, there was no harm to the patient. What is important is that you...
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    Turnover Times

    The thing with turnover is that surgeon believe turnover is from the time they walk out of a room and then make incision on the next patient. Many of them are clueless as to what happens in between....
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    Denied Nursing School.... Again

    If OP has struggled in the past, OP will need to have a plan to overcome any obstacles that come up. Perhaps the past truly is in the past, perhaps it is
  18. Whether you will have assistance or not in locating a preceptor will depend on the school. The program I attended did not actively provide preceptors, but did provide a list of facilities that had...
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    Compact law

    More info on compact licensure. Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) |
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    Compact law

    New York is not an eNLC state and therefore a NY license is only good to use in NY. In order to obtain a compact license, your legal residence must be in a compact state. Should you move to another...
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    What Does A Graduate Nurse Do?

    Verify what your state allows. The GN temporary practice permit (or whatever different states may call it) is an antiquated system that was intended to allow graduates to work while waiting to take...
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    Patient sent a friend request

    Don't cross the boundary. You can simply let the friend request sit
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    Jobs as a CVOR nurse

    Look into AORN- they have a cardiovascular group in the message board OR
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    Is nursing still a satisfying profession?

    What you will find is that people are more vocal about the things that don't make them happy than about the things that do make the happy- that's simply human nature. Many view AN as a place to vent...
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    What Does A Graduate Nurse Do?

    **Pet peeve misconception alert!** The GN does not work under the license of the RN. The only person who works under a license is the person who is named on it. The GN works under their own temporary...