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    Could someone explain the ladder system to me?

    PMFB-RN replied to jellybean0's topic in LPN to RN

    *** From 0 to ADN regularly done in 2 years here in Wisconsin. Some people stretch it out more for their own reasons. Some school have waiting lists, some don't. That's how we end up with so many 19...
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    How many Prereqs will I need for my BSN?

    PMFB-RN replied to Mrsearly2009's topic in LPN to RN

    *** Ya same for my state. That's why I rejected them in favor of a programs that didn't require any. It's rediculous to require lower division work from a holder of an associated degree. If everybody...
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    How many Prereqs will I need for my BSN?

    PMFB-RN replied to Mrsearly2009's topic in LPN to RN

    If you hold an associates degree you shouldn't have to do ANY pre-req's. I would pass over any school that required pre-req's from an experienced RN with an accociated
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    What is the point of becoming a nurse?!

    PMFB-RN replied to newRN121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow! You need to get a
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    Scrubs, Anyone?

    PMFB-RN replied to Clodhopper's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Wear whatever your school requires you to wear. Be happy if it isn't all white like I had to wear back in the day. Once in the real world most of the guys I work with wear aviator scrubs. Aviator...
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    Paramedics rank higher than LPNs?

    PMFB-RN replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    *** Oh my bad. This is the only discussion I have seen on this topic. I wasn't trying to feed any
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    What is the point of becoming a nurse?!

    PMFB-RN replied to newRN121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    *** Ha! 20 out of 20 and I still mess it up when writing. I never mistake "their & they're" with "there". However I missuse "their" & "they're" now and
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    Paramedics rank higher than LPNs?

    PMFB-RN replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It seems to me like EMTs and LPNs are about on the same level and Paramedics and Associate Degree RNs are about on the same level. *** I disagree. I used to work full time on a mobil critical care...
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    Why is Army medic experience not valued for New Grads applying for ER jobs?

    PMFB-RN replied to armyemtbsn's topic in Emergency

    Sorry this is off topic but there seems to be a lot of corpsmen and medics reading this thread. For their interest:
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    Help needed and severe advice about CRNA

    PMFB-RN replied to freshstartnc's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    *** LOL! How do these myths get started? First the DNP by 2015 is nothing more than a recomendation by the AACN. By no means a requirment. There will be plenty of MSN advanced practice programs in...
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    24 hour visiting

    PMFB-RN replied to ICU4U's topic in Critical Care

    WOW! It amazes me in this day and age hospitals are still doing this! Must be very old fashioned. Do they still make nurses where caps? 24 hours visiting was shown long ago to contribute to longer ICU...
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    ER RN to ICU?

    PMFB-RN replied to Dbb82's topic in Critical Care

    In my hospital any ER RN who wishes to work in the ICU must undergo a full orientation the same as any other non-ICU nurse starting in the ICU. ICU nurse who want to work in ER get a week or two of...
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    What is the point of becoming a nurse?!

    PMFB-RN replied to newRN121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    *** That is going to be the new realiety for nurses. The glut of nurses will continue and was created on purpose. The Great Bush depression only moved the day ahead a few years. Just think how much...
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    Rapid Response Team

    PMFB-RN replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    *** Our RRT also will help out in the ICU, ER, Trauma bay (we respond to all trauma team activations anyway) as needed. The critical care and ER nurses love it. If they are super busy and just need...
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    What is the point of becoming a nurse?!

    PMFB-RN replied to newRN121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    *** It's different for nursing. Our saturation is caused but greedy money people in a back rooms ho have been plotting a glut of nurses for years for their own financial gain. To make things even...
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    What is the point of becoming a nurse?!

    PMFB-RN replied to newRN121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    *** Two things going on. First those new nurses and students are victems of a cynical, false, and self serving "nursing shortage" propaganda. This false propaganda is put out by those whis tand to...
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    What does CNA do during code blue?

    PMFB-RN replied to Ybur514's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    *** Back in the day, before effective CPR machines were widely available, it was the job of the medical and surgical intern to do compressions in my hospital. The only reason they were included on the...
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    Help needed and severe advice about CRNA

    PMFB-RN replied to freshstartnc's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Have you applied and not been accepted? Everybody In my unit who has applied has gotten accepted, and some with not as good a GPA as you. Seriously it doesn't seem to be very hard to get in. Sure some...
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    How do I become a critical care nurse?

    PMFB-RN replied to mark1973's topic in Critical Care

    *** oh i have no trouble at all beliveing that. florida has such a terrable reputation as a place for nurses to work. it's widely known (or people think they know) that nurses in florida are over...
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    Rapid Response Team

    PMFB-RN replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    *** i too am a full time rrt rn. the staff rns love rrt. when a nurse's concernes are being blown off by the physicians they call me. sometimes i assess and am able to reasure the nurse that things...
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    Hospitals only hiring BSN's?

    PMFB-RN replied to txhopeful13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

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    Any FNP programs that let you apply before completing a BSN?

    PMFB-RN replied to rynophiliac's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    *** There are a number of FNP programs that don't require a BSN, or any other bachelors degree at all. They go from ADN to MSN with usually a semesters worth of bridge classes. Not clear from your...
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    Does anyone work as Rapid Response?

    PMFB-RN replied to nrsang97's topic in General Nursing

    *** COOL! Please keep me/us in the loop as far as how it's going. I have no oppertinity to speak with any other RRT RNs besides my co-workers, there just arn't many yet. I would LOVE to hear how...
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    Can someone shed light on the dnp 2015 transition for me ?

    PMFB-RN replied to theoj7's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    *** As already mentioned there is no 2015 deadline for DNP. It is only a recomendation. There are still and will contue to be many MSN NP programs after 2015. What the recomendation by the AACN has...
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    BA degree in Sociology...wanting to pursue a BSN

    PMFB-RN replied to drumr4evr's topic in Men in Nursing

    *** one large health care system in wisconsin will no longer hire them after their experience with a number of thier grads. it's doesn't say anywhere they aren't hired but they arn't, despite many...