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    How to Become IV certified.

    PMFB-RN replied to Jgun359's topic in General Nursing

    *** I agree. I work in a large hospital in Minneapolis and we certainly expect our new grads to come to use competent in the most basic of nursing skills (like IV and labs for example). I precept many...
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    Blue about Code Blue

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

    *** Right. I often describe it to patients as "What do you want us to do after you die?" to make clear that care won't change while they are
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    Blue about Code Blue

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

    As a full time rapid response RN I go to many codes, occasionaly am the one running tthe code. Your experince is typical. They are frusterating in the extream, rarely helpful, usually brutual and...
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    Pros/Cons of a Western Governors degree

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

    *** We don't all start at the same place. For example some ADNs have associates of applied science degree (like me), some have associates of science. They are different. Those with associates of...
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    Pros/Cons of a Western Governors degree

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

    .*** Ooops, my bad. You are right it was [COLOR=#003366]gypsyatheart who made that claim. *** Cause it's
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    Pros/Cons of a Western Governors degree

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

    *** Yes I am sure you do. So would many others. However not everybody is at the same place in their education, or has the same goals as you. *** What kind of job will only hire BSN nurses but not...
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    Pros/Cons of a Western Governors degree

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

    *** Yes, exactly as I mentioned. I was thrown off by your claim that the BSN was optional. *** WHAT!? I am confused as to hopw you arrived at that conclusion? I never said or indicated it was a...
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    Pros/Cons of a Western Governors degree

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

    *** Oh I did not realize that and stand corrected. I didn't realize that recieving the BSN was an option as you say. I was under the impression from their web site, and people I know who have competed...
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    Pros/Cons of a Western Governors degree

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

    *** There are RN to MSN programs where one goes from ADN to MSN and does not have or earn a bachelors degree a long the way. There are also RN to BSN to MSN like at WGU where one goes through all the...
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    Fairly Unique Situation

    PMFB-RN replied to Drstrangelove88's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    They are not getting rid of ADN RNs ever. It MAY come to pass that the minimum entry point for RNs becomes the BSN but in the case all the ADNs will be gradfathered in. That's the way these things...
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    Best City to Work/ Have a Career in

    PMFB-RN replied to Junebug0710's topic in General Nursing

    *** That an RN in San Francisco could pay all her monthly bills with one pay check a month is a huge assumption. Having spent some time in the area and having RN friends who work in the area I very...
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    Praying in the work place

    PMFB-RN replied to RipeTomato's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    *** Will do. However I have to wonder why certain discussion are allowed to swerve very far from the OP without admin comment and some are kept on the strait and narrow. Not really looking for or...
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    Pros/Cons of a Western Governors degree

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

    *** No, none went to schools in California. All went to schools in Minnesota or Wisconsin and one went to a school in IL and one in FL. Years of ICU experience varied between 2 and (I think) 10 years....
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    Praying in the work place

    PMFB-RN replied to RipeTomato's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    *** Of course the burden of proof would be on you as the person making the claim. You would be reduced to the "cause _I_ believe it to be true" argument. If you could get a lot of other people to...
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    Pros/Cons of a Western Governors degree

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

    *** That is not an RN to MSN program inspite of what they call it. I was well aware that WGU offers a path to MSN for RNs when I stated the fact that they do not offer an RN to MSN
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    Pros/Cons of a Western Governors degree

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

    My only complaint with WGU is that they don't have an RN to MSN program. Those RNs with associates degrees have to ask themselves if they want to comeplete (at the very least) 21 credits to comeplete...
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    Pros/Cons of a Western Governors degree

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

    I know a number of nurses who got accepted to, and graduated from CRNA school after getting their BSNs through WGU. Several of them good friends of
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    Praying in the work place

    PMFB-RN replied to RipeTomato's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    *** By any measurment the world is a better place for humans. It is a common myth that there was some wonderful "Golden Age" and the human condition has been on a steady decline ever since. An...
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    nursing salary caps

    PMFB-RN replied to twinner05's topic in Nursing Career

    Many nurses feel that the best way to maximize their pay is to change employers every 3-5 years. It is humiliating to learn that the just hired new grad is making $0.50 cents an hour less than the...
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    Praying in the work place

    PMFB-RN replied to RipeTomato's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    *** You can count me as one who knows the world is a better place than it has ever been. Those who don't agree simply don't understand
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    Praying in the work place

    PMFB-RN replied to RipeTomato's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    LOL! Good one. Seriously though what kind of country is
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    Best City to Work/ Have a Career in

    PMFB-RN replied to Junebug0710's topic in General Nursing

    *** Of course, that's NY City. What did you
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    Best City to Work/ Have a Career in

    PMFB-RN replied to Junebug0710's topic in General Nursing

    The two very best places for nurses I have found, in terms of COL vs pay are Madison Wisconsin and Minneapolis MN. Minneapolis has a slight edge. With 5+ years of experience nurses in my hospital make...
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    Awful Doctors

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

    *** The BON _IS_ an appropiate body to look into a nurses actions. A physician is NOT. *** Obviously I have no idea about this particular physician. My experience tells me it's highly likely. We all...
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    Awful Doctors

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

    Some of you are missing the point. It does NOT matter what mistake the nurse made / makes. The PHYSICIAN is not the person to "chew her out". It's quite possible a chewing out is called for as a...