tater.jake

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  1. Housing spiked, wages did not

    tater.jake posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    I was given an awesome (sounding) job offer in downtown Seattle. When I did the math on housing vs commute times, I couldn't bring myself to accept it. Are downtown nurses having problems keeping up?...

  2. Employer pays 100% tuition/fees. Just finished BSN, now for FNP school. Help me pick one?

    tater.jake posted a topic in General Students

    I have to continue working full time, so I would prefer online part time school (or otherwise manageable while working 40+ hours per week). I live in WA. I have a BSN with a 3.0 GPA I have looked into...

  3. Thoughts after my first WGU term

    tater.jake posted a topic in Western Governors University

    I think that learning how to cut to the chase and having faith in your knowledge would save a student oodles of time in this program. Learning how to "trim the fat" on the course info will save lots...

  4. Rounding the corner to 2015... What's the status on DNP requirements in your region?

    tater.jake posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have heard a great many things and googled the guts out of this topic. All I can come up with is "it depends on where you are and which school you go to." Please correct me if that is wrong. If...

  5. Professional Journals

    tater.jake replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    some NPs at work regularly have this one in print:

  6. Has anyone investigated ARNP programs that will accept a BSN from WGU?

    tater.jake posted a topic in Western Governors University

    I haven't begun to investigate, but the enrollment counselor says about 1/2 of the programs won't take WGU

  7. November 1st

    tater.jake replied to Crt2rn's topic in Western Governors University

    ready to rock and roll on

  8. Wanted to finish at Excelsior for ADN to BSN, turns out I need a new plan

    tater.jake posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I liked the flexibility and low cost of the ADN program at Excelsior, but the BSN program at Excelsior doesn't offer much flexibility. I've been off the forum for a while and it seems like times have...

  9. Has anyone investigated ARNP programs that will accept a BSN from WGU?

    tater.jake replied to tater.jake's topic in Western Governors University

    most likely, but I guess it depends on the specific school in

  10. November 1st

    tater.jake replied to Crt2rn's topic in Western Governors University

    tentatively

  11. Western Governers students: Can someone describe RN-BSN flow?

    tater.jake posted a topic in Western Governors University

    I was hoping for a description from an actual student who is going through

  12. Wanted to finish at Excelsior for ADN to BSN, turns out I need a new plan

    tater.jake replied to tater.jake's topic in Online Distance Learning

    dang, it turns out that Ohio U will only take apps from 5 states, and mine isn't one of them. thanks

  13. Wanted to finish at Excelsior for ADN to BSN, turns out I need a new plan

    tater.jake replied to tater.jake's topic in Online Distance Learning

    thanks. someone else was recommending that. sounds good because I do have lots of other

  14. RN to BSN without clinical

    tater.jake replied to teakntwist's topic in Online Distance Learning

    A handy link to UT arlington

  15. Couldn't have done it without you.

    tater.jake posted a topic in Excelsior College

    I graduated as an LPN back in 2007 and immediately started pursuing LPN to RN degrees at my local university. After realizing that my university was set up more to collect tuition dollars and less to...

  16. Couldn't have done it without you.

    tater.jake replied to tater.jake's topic in Excelsior College

    I'm glad someone like you got to read

  17. Couldn't have done it without you.

    tater.jake replied to tater.jake's topic in Excelsior College

    Ya I really think local schools try to discredit distance learning as a self preservation thing. Also, you can imagine the bitterness of nurses who spent more money and took more time only to end up...

  18. Couldn't have done it without you.

    tater.jake replied to tater.jake's topic in Excelsior College

    You really did help me, Lunah.

  19. types of co-workers/patients to be aware of. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THESE PEOPLE?

    tater.jake posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some of the patterns I can think of in types of people that irk me at work: CO-WORKERS Houdini – “code brown?” Hides in nearest cubby, preferably with a locking door. The absent MD –...

  20. and everyone's... OK with this?

    tater.jake posted a topic in General Nursing

    lots of hospitals are paying like this: http://www.mercysiouxcity.com/rn-wages Strangely, people want to either deny that this is the state of things, or say "we should be grateful." No we...

  21. and everyone's... OK with this?

    tater.jake replied to tater.jake's topic in General Nursing

    IA minimum wage is is $7.25

  22. and everyone's... OK with this?

    tater.jake replied to tater.jake's topic in General Nursing

    $19/hr for an RN is wrong in any context, so long as we are referring to an RN working ANYWHERE in the US (especially with inflation on the rise). It baffles me when nurses try to defend that

  23. and everyone's... OK with this?

    tater.jake replied to tater.jake's topic in General Nursing

    I swear... these people keep turning up, and I can't believe

  24. and everyone's... OK with this?

    tater.jake replied to tater.jake's topic in General Nursing

    cost of living is 87.5 (vs us average of 100)

  25. Too busy to advocate for yourself?

    tater.jake posted a topic in General Nursing

    At the end of the day, who has the energy left to write up a disrespectful co-worker, fill out a maintenance form, clean out a drawer, or email administration? It behooves us all to be proactive...