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    The Unemployed RN

    elprup replied to diamondeye's topic in Retired Nurses

    Send your story to all news media, nursing organizations, oprah, etc. We have to educate the public that there is NOT a nursing
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    Online statistics?

    elprup replied to beestrng's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Rio Salado in arizona is awesome. I failed stats in class, then took Rio Salados class online and got an A! It is all open book, Open notes, but I actually was interested and learned! You do need...
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    Working as a Medical Assistant to transition to Clinic RN?

    elprup replied to kustef06's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    As a new/old grad I was hired as a MA in tiny rural clinic. As long as you can get passed them using you as a Nurse, and as long as you can keep your mouth closed when all the MA's call themselves...
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    pre nursing student with learning disability

    elprup replied to m.con's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Follow your dream and do not let anybody tell you otherwise. We are capable of more than we know. A learning disability will not hinder you in college. In fact, most colleges have a Disability Center...
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    Are your student loans gone....or will they be around for awhile

    elprup replied to pat8585's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Still have debt. Working on it diligently. But I have zero credit card debt, so I am pretty ok with where I
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    Got the Job!!! (Health Dept.)

    elprup replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Public, Community Health

    Congrats on the job! Reaffirmed my interest in Public Health. There is an opening for on call Public Health Nurse in my area, and I am going to go for it.
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    Take Action with NSAT and the ANA

    elprup posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Although I am disillusioned with Nursing, I still try and hope things will change. Feel free to take a look.FROM "http://www.rnaction.org/site/PageServer?pagename=nstat_homepage&autologin=true"...
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    VA Hiring Process

    elprup replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    I overnight everything to VA! Good idea to remid everybody, it is $15 worth spending. Plus, it creates a paper trail!Me- Just one more reference letter to go....arrgg. Everything else has been done,...
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    can we legally refuse patient care in this situation? it's driving me crazyyyy

    elprup replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    One thing is to voice your concern to legislature. N-STAT! - American Nurses
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    Passed The NCLEX-RN With 75 Questions!

    elprup replied to lovetheocean's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! My friend and I both passed with 75 questions! Funny thing is we struggled through nursing school. Getting a B was awesome for us. We were holding down families, jobs and school. We always...
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    VA Hiring Process

    elprup replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Thank you positivenet. I am still working through the process. One big hold up for me is the reference letters! HR does not want me to send in my "packet" until I have my 3 reference letters. I have...
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    Vetpro problems

    elprup replied to gladtobeOB's topic in Government, Military

    Hope it works
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    VA Hiring Process

    elprup replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Congrats latrice11!! I just passed drug and physical...moving along. Good luck, you will do great. Sorry I am in
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    Vetpro problems

    elprup replied to gladtobeOB's topic in Government, Military

    If you have any gaps greater than 30 days in your history it will not let you submit. Call your person, they can see what you have done and help
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    So we want to be respected as educated professionals?

    elprup replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to let you all know, sometimes on my IPad, it spell corrects things incorrecty or does not pick up other things. My fault to not rereading all the time. That could be some of the...
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    Do we need to take drugs.. in order to do our job?

    elprup replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is so dysfunctional....wish I knew this before I went back to school. All nurses has over 500,000 members, I would think we could make great changes in our profession, because it is truly...
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    Can't handle the hospital environment. Need suggestions

    elprup replied to sdupnik's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I can sympathize with OP as well. Do what is best for you always, because the managers certainly do not care if your current job kills you, as long as you are there
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    $20 for a new RN grad in a family practice?

    elprup replied to gkvegan's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I tend to think that the wage is low. If you are in a big city as opposed to a rural area? I got $20 in very rural area here in northern CA. I left after a year. And now trying to get into VA Clinic...
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    FQHC: Federally Quallified Health Center

    elprup replied to Zen APRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Fyi the pay is very low at
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    PLEASE Help!!! Idea needed for mental health teaching assignment!!!

    elprup replied to theyounghippie's topic in Patient Education

    Have fun with it. Especially if its with
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    PLEASE Help!!! Idea needed for mental health teaching assignment!!!

    elprup replied to theyounghippie's topic in Patient Education

    We did this one at mental facility, u could adapt to kids. We found pictures of dogs in diff states: happy, angry, mean, ok, calm, playful! Etc and had them blown up and taped to cardboard. Or you...
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    Woo Hoo! Accepted into nursing program!

    elprup replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I found out at post office getting my mail. I was so happy I cried and TOLD EVERYONE! who probably thought I had lost it. I was a single mon of 2 kids who just left abusive spouse. This was my...
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    Cruise Nurse Great job

    elprup replied to phdr's topic in Nursing Career

    . Wooohooo! Congrats and keep in touch. I am so going to do this when teenagers out of
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    How many hours of sleep do you require

    elprup replied to ICAN!'s topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I need ten. I am such a sleep
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    Problem facing healthcare

    elprup replied to newgraduate52012's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are over 500,000 of us on allnurses.com and why cannot these issues be solved? We need to professionally stand together and unite for better treatment of patients. All of us as