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    Big dreams with much disappointment ...sigh!

    PMFB-RN replied to Dreaming4acute87's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    *** In a year? No I didn't say that. Those I know who have done RN to MSN did it in 2 years, with one fellow who was very ambitious doing it in 18 months. There are a number of RN to MSN programs...
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    Without Orders

    PMFB-RN replied to Apollo8933's topic in General Nursing

    *** LOL! I think you and I work at the same place! I get similar orders all the time. "PMFB (not just me, insert any of the RRT RNs names here) will you sedate that guy", "PMFB will you start a drip...
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    The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

    PMFB-RN replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

    *** Interesting! I left a Magnet hospital in large part due to chronic unsafe staffing levels, very low moral, tyranical supervisors and administration who treated nurses as disposable, poor patient...
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    My phone keeps going off at work...

    PMFB-RN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Cell phones are not allowed in our units. OK in other areas like lobby and halls for visitors, staff break room for staff. We have big signs posted all over and sharp eyed nurses who enoy enforcing...
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    Big dreams with much disappointment ...sigh!

    PMFB-RN replied to Dreaming4acute87's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you have a question or something to say you will have to be more specific. I don't know what "?????"
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    Big dreams with much disappointment ...sigh!

    PMFB-RN replied to Dreaming4acute87's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    *** The OP came here for advice. Not very helpful to give her inaccurate information. To the OP: Of corse you don't need a bachelors degree in anything to earn an MSN in 3 or 4 semesters. It's...
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    2015 DNP Requirement for APNs

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

    Why no attend one of the many masters NP
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    Seriously?!?!

    PMFB-RN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    I wasn't working triage and didn't hear it myself but one of our very experienced ER nurses tells a story about a 19 year old female who came in with chief complaint of thick white lady partsl...
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    Big dreams with much disappointment ...sigh!

    PMFB-RN replied to Dreaming4acute87's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    *** I would suggest forgetting about the BSN. You have already interviewed several times and not been offered positions. To make yourself stand out I would skip over the BSN go strait to MSN. SHould...
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    Job market- ADN students being warned?

    PMFB-RN replied to hope3456's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    [quote=ProfRN4;7237639 Any ADN program that wants to survive is likely looking into these partnerships. *** OR, the "BSN required" fad will disapear as we have seen it do in the past. I suspect if...
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    2015 DNP Requirement for APNs

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

    *** Their NP & CRNA students do clinicals in one of the hospitals where I work. They are well trained from what I can
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    2015 DNP Requirement for APNs

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

    *** No, the DNP is a year longer than the MSN program. *** No, like nearly all DNP programs desinged to train APNs no masters degree is required. *** Cost and length. The DNP is dramaticaly more...
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    St. Joseph - Marshfield Critical Care Internship

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

    Marshfield is a wonderful family town with a very reasonable cost of living. Houses can be had pretty cheap. If you don't find a reasonably priced home right away there are plenty available in the...
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    2015 DNP Requirement for APNs

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

    *** Just as one does not need to first earn an associates degree to earn an bachelors degree, and how one does not need a bachelors degree to earn a masters degree, you don't need a masters degree to...
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    Stop complaining about your job - It could be worse.

    PMFB-RN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    *** It has been my experience that such treatment is typical of Magnet hospitals. Among my circle of ICU, transport, ER nurses and CRNAs Magnet hospitals have developed a well deserved reputation as...
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    2015 DNP Requirement for APNs

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

    I expect so. There are 5 CRNA programs in our area, 4 masters programs and one DNP. A friend of mine closly accociated with the DNP CRNA program at the University of Minnesota tells me that the...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

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

    As far as choosing degree programs most nurses I work with choose the free one. My hospital has a partnership with Local State University and provides the RN to BSN program at no cost to it's nurses...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

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

    *** You may have a point. Or maybe not. It depends on how variable the degree programs are. I haven't noticed much difference between them, though I freely admit that by no means have I looked into...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

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

    *** Two RN to MSN programs that don't require english for graduation or admission are American Sentinal University, and University Of Arizona. Both programs only require that you hold an associated...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

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

    *** I have to say, reading my post, how you could have so missunderstood my point. In no instance did I "complain" about anything in that message. I simply put out an informational message with the...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

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

    *** Naw, one can very easily obtain a MSN without ever having taken even one semester of english comp. In my ADN program I didn't take eng. comp. I took a class called "Professional Writing". Three...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

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

    *** I haven't observed any nurses complaining about ADVANCING their education. What I have observed is nursing complaining about their education NOT being advanced, despite being in degree
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    Job market- ADN students being warned?

    PMFB-RN replied to hope3456's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Nope, you can put that on the pile of nursing myths like DNP required by 2015 and the others. I just participated on the Magnet comitee during of the hospital's I work for
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    Residencies: doctors have it figured out

    PMFB-RN replied to Amistad's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    *** What? Where did you get that? What a strange thing to say. *** Pretty much defeats the purpose of having a hospitalist program. *** No need to reinvent the wheel here. Nurse residencies don't...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

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

    *** There are not new grads jobs that require a BSN. True there are certain hospitals what "require" a BSN but they can (and very often have) changed their mind about this. This jobs could easily be...