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    Is it easier to find a job as an RN with a Master's degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to AllNursesisCool's topic in General Students

    *** In my state one can not apply to a state supported nursing program unless one is already a CNA, with exception made for LPNs and paramedics. There are several reasons hospitals are reluctant...
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    Hospitals only hiring BSN degrees, and no ADN?

    PMFB-RN replied to CheckThePoo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    *** Except that is true at all. The ANCC, as of 2003 the CNO must have a masters degree, though it doesn't need to be in nursing if there is a bachelors in nursing. As of this year (2011) 75% of nurse...
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    Is it easier to find a job as an RN with a Master's degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to AllNursesisCool's topic in General Students

    *** The clinical nurse leader seems to be a degree looking for a position. I have never heard of the position of clinical nurse leader in any hospital I have ever worked at. Maybe in other areas but I...
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    Is it easier to find a job as an RN with a Master's degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to AllNursesisCool's topic in General Students

    *** You don't need a masters to be a pediatric nurse. You need at least a masters to be an NP. NP jobs seem to vary depending on where you live. Some areas being saturated with them and some having...
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    "Hidden" cameras on the floor--do you have them??

    PMFB-RN replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    *** If you know about them I doubt they are
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    "Hidden" cameras on the floor--do you have them??

    PMFB-RN replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    Nope no hidden cameras where I work. Nor would I consent to working for any faciliety that had HIDDEN cameras. If I found my hospital had hidden cameras I would immediatly start looking for another...
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    Debunk myth of online programs

    PMFB-RN replied to Ginger Machine's topic in Online Distance Learning

    How could they possibly know if you got your degree online? My BSN doesn't say "online" anywhere on it. That said it is 100% myth that hospitals have any sort of issues with on line
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    MIstakes New nurses MAke?

    PMFB-RN replied to ad3vans's topic in General Students

    *** there are two, maybe three morals to the story. you learned one. another one is that very, very often physicians really do not understand much about drugs and you can't trust them to know all they...
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    ICU Experience

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

    My hospital has a 9 month Critical Care Nurse Residency program for new grads going directly into ICUs. Many, many grads went on to CRNA school with one years of ICU, including the 9 month residency...
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    Which came first? Chicken v. egg question.

    PMFB-RN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    *** I know, my comment was said with tongue in
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    Which came first? Chicken v. egg question.

    PMFB-RN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    BTW there is no chicken vs egg question. The egg came long, long before the
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    Hospitals only hiring BSN degrees, and no ADN?

    PMFB-RN replied to CheckThePoo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am of the opion that the BSN only hireing is actually a back door anti men in nursing attitude. The majority of men come to nursing as second or third career through ADN programs. The desire to...
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    Hospitals only hiring BSN degrees, and no ADN?

    PMFB-RN replied to CheckThePoo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    New grad BSN are far more likley to come to their first job with a large amount of student debt vs ADNs who usually have very little of no debt. Some managers see the BSN grads, with their large debt...
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    RN vs. BSN

    PMFB-RN replied to mmarqua4's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    *** Yes, no
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    RN vs. BSN

    PMFB-RN replied to mmarqua4's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    *** I must be slow cause I didn't. All the people I know with BSNs are
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    RN vs. BSN

    PMFB-RN replied to mmarqua4's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Uh, there can be no such thing as RN vs
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    Moving to Alaska

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

    *** While I have visited Alaska I have never lived there. I have looked into moving there and this is what I found. The cost of living is significatly higher. Anchorage for example is 47% higher cost...
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    Who can challenge the NCLEX-PN?

    PMFB-RN replied to CNA1991's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    *** That is how I became an RN. Was army medic, challenged LVN boards in California, moved to Wisconsin (cause I heard their CC were very military friendly and they had recently changed their LPN to...
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    Air Force medic vs Navy Medic?

    PMFB-RN replied to TrinaRoschelle's topic in Government, Military

    FYI In California navy corpmen, and army medics can challenge the LVN NCLEX. That is what I did. I suppose air force medics could as well but I don't know that for sure. I then went to Wisconsin...
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    New Grad in ICU feeling terrible...,

    PMFB-RN replied to janelicurn's topic in MICU, SICU

    *** Ya that! Exellent
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    WGU RN-BSN 11/1/11 start

    PMFB-RN replied to fallinnstyle's topic in Western Governors University

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    Passed Excelsior CPNE - AS to MS Without BSN?

    PMFB-RN replied to guest517235's topic in First Year After Licensure

    just got asn from excelsior college. had ba in liberal arts from another university. an ec masters degree is actually less credits for me than a bsn! added bonus, i can enroll in the masters program...
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    New Grad in ICU feeling terrible...,

    PMFB-RN replied to janelicurn's topic in MICU, SICU

    I am a big believe in training new grads to be ICU nurses. Doing so has been proven safe and very effective. Some hospitals prefer new grads for ICU nurses. For example in one hospital where I work...
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    straight from the horse's mouth... adn vs bsn

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

    *** That is not the case for staff nurses. As of this year 75% of nurse leaders (nurse manager and up) must have a bachelors or higher degree in nursing. As of 2013 100% of nurse leaders must have a...
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    Does this make me an "RN snob"?

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

    *** I don't think so. I think very few nurses would go along with pushing propofol in such an environment unless there was all the proper equipment and a CRNA on scene. If an RN agreed to push...