Rose_Queen BSN, MSN, RN

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    VHA application

    Hello, @Shan82, we have moved your post to the government/military forum for best
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    Stanford New Grad March 2022

    Please note that it is against the Terms of Service to post identifying information of others, including facility/program
  3. There are two ways to create a special area for your cohort, that are Terms-of-Service approved. One is to...
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    Healthcare And Birthdate Imperative

    Patient identification is a major concern and priority; I can't think of any place I have experience with that didn't require two identifiers, and things that could change (room number, etc) were not...
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    UTMB Summer 2022

    As a reminder from the Terms of
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    Loyola New Orleans BSN to DNP, Spring 2022

    There are two ways to create a special area for your cohort, that are Terms-of-Service approved....
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    What nursing specialty would fit me best?

    Please head over to the OR forum and my profile to check out my articles and posts from other OR nurses to get a better idea. Ask to shadow, and please pay attention not to the surgery itself but to...
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    Baylor Scott & White Residency February 2022

    There are two ways to create a special area for your cohort, that are Terms-of-Service approved. One is...
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    Straighter Line LPN TO RN

    Hello, @Megan_LPN4now, we have moved your post to the LPN-to-RN forum for best
  10. Possibly, but it will likely make it harder to get into better employers and to make it possible to further your education- and many employers require a BSN up front or its completion within a set...
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    Vaccination Mandating

    It’s sad this even had to be posted.
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    Los Medanos RN

    Hello, @assia, we have moved your post to the Schools/Programs forum for best
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    APU ELM Fall 2022

    There are two ways to create a special area for your cohort, that are Terms-of-Service approved. One is to...
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    ICU vs OR Residency

    No, and in fact there will likely be very few if any nursing schools that provide RNFA education- it is not for the entry level nurse. You can check out NIFA for info, as well as
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    ICU vs OR Residency

    *Puts on Admin hat* The topic of this thread is to advise someone in choosing a specialty, not to pit specialties against each other or nurses against other professions. Any further posts along...
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    New Grad through COVID

    I think before you make any life altering decisions, you should first reach out to your employee assistance program. This is not an easy time to be a new grad (or a seasoned nurse, really!) and...
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    UT Tyler BSN Summer 2022

    Hello, @Thenurse2b, we have moved your post to the Schools/Programs forum for best
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    ATL Nurse Residencys Winter 2022

    There are two ways to create a special area for your cohort, that are Terms-of-Service approved. One is...
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    Heart Rate Bouncing Up and Down

    One of the phrases often repeated in nursing school was “Treat the patient, not the monitor.” So yes, you would want to verify that what you’re seeing on the pulse ox is actually what’s going...
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    Epic HIPAA violation

    Then be there for her when everything comes tumbling down, which it very likely will. But I would be hands off at work. What's done is done and the toothpaste can't be put back in the tube. There will...
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    Planning for after graduation

    OK, let's talk licensure. A compact license requires you to have your legal residence in the state issuing the license. It's great for nurses who travel, work remotely where the job requires...
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    Moving out of state after graduation

    First, let's clear something up about NCLEX. There is no "their" NCLEX or "Illinois" NCLEX. The test is exactly the same regardless of where you take it. It's a once and done, no taking it for another...
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    Can we talk about the Travel Nurse Cap?!

    I have a feeling they’re gonna wish they did when I’m gone. They still haven’t selected someone to fill my
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    Can we talk about the Travel Nurse Cap?!

    $0.25/hour for each year of experience. And those new grads get a $2.50/hour raise after their 90 day probationary period. So really, I make $1.50/hour more than a new
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    Diploma and Associate Degree in Nursing

    I believe perhaps there is a language barrier that has you confused between the terms “knowledge” and “intelligence”. Will there be additional knowledge gained with additional education?...