Halinja BSN, RN

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  1. Halinja

    Has anyone switched from a BSN program to an ADN?

    Halinja replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, yep that was kind of the reaction I got with my boys
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    Personal references - What do you say?

    Halinja replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    It's kind of like charting. Be objective, don't say anything subjective. For instance the issue of being a supervisor. You just say, no, that wasn't my position, my position was XXX. The employer...
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    Alcohol breath nurse........

    Halinja replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

    I know that smell...my ex was an alcoholic. And what I know about that smell is, it isn't just two or three drinks. And usually it isn't just one day's worth of drinking that gets it to that point....
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    Has anyone switched from a BSN program to an ADN?

    Halinja replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wendy79, I don't think the point was that anyone was going to forbid or force anyone. The point was making sure that she fully understood ALL of the circumstances, consequences, and options before...
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    Has anyone switched from a BSN program to an ADN?

    Halinja replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a toughy. Both my older kids are pretty sure they know more than I do...they may even be right, but I've got a little bit of road wear, so sometimes I have the common sense they lack. Sigh. I...
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    Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    Halinja replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Amen! I have wondered that myself...why DO nursing instructors have to be so hateful? Not all of them are...but WOW the ones that are sure overshadow the ones that aren't. And every time you...
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    Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    Halinja replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    (((Still Riding))) Been there, done that, quite recently. Eventually the project WILL be over. Hang in
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    Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    Halinja replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Grin... Anticipatory stressing r/t negative comments secondary to allnurses venting m/b by written request to stop complaining. (OP, I'm not making fun of you, I get a kick out of the whole nursing...
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    Anyone else discouraged?

    Halinja replied to kywoman1234's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This may sound discouraging...but remember, it isn't the grade that matters. Its passing. Do your best in clinicals, try and see how what you are learning applies to real life situations in the...
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    Favorite clinical instructor....and why?

    Halinja replied to ceecel.dee's topic in General Nursing

    My very first clinical instructor was the hard one, the one who NEVER gave an A. Well, she really didn't, but I learned just loads from her. Others who had an easier ride didn't learn much at all...
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    Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    Halinja replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Everyone's experience is different. But I love it that I have somewhere I can come on a day where it feels like I just won't survive another one like that...and have people tell me they know how I...
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    Advice On Becoming A Nurse in my Forties!

    Halinja replied to southflorida2's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wanted to stick in my two cents. I was a stay at home Mom (w/4 kids) too, for years and years. (you can see my age, and guess the years...grin) I'll be graduating this spring. And one thing...
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    Nursing School Blues??

    Halinja replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

    :yeahthat:
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    San Fran - where do you live?

    Halinja replied to Halinja's topic in California Nursing

    LOL, thank you!!! After looking at the other link, I was pretty much
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    San Fran - where do you live?

    Halinja posted a topic in California Nursing

    I was looking at a couple of jobs that sound really attractive to me, but they are in San Francisco proper. Does anyone here work in SF? If so, where do you live? Is it feasible to live somewhere...
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    "ratios"? and pay in California?

    Halinja replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    Beautiful sunny (and somewhat air quality challenged) Kern
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    Best City/Area for New Graduate

    Halinja replied to gemini901d's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch! Interesting reaction to the responses or lack of them. Maybe the reason people do not respond is that we don't know other people's niches, only our own. So how can we tell you where the 'best'...
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    RN's and the dreaded clinical experience...

    Halinja replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say, I've been lucky, had GREAT clinical instructors. Preceptors? well, some are good, some aren't, and sometimes they are just having a rotten day. As clinicals have progressed, I've...
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    imposter, incompetent or ?

    Halinja replied to pegbord's topic in General Nursing

    That is so true! There are definitely different learning styles, yet most 'school' work is taught one way. It may take a little extra time to 'translate' things into your strongest learning style,...
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    Am I Wrong?

    Halinja replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    My 77 year old mother had begun to show troubling signs of dementia. I had talked to my Dad about it, and he had talked to their PCP. It was a slow decline and I was feeling so sad that such a sharp...
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    Career Advice - Please Help!

    Halinja replied to struggling_student's topic in General Nursing

    Its interesting how many people with biology degrees end up in nursing. There are three people in my program with biology degrees. But that isn't what you were asking about! If it were me, I would...
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    imposter, incompetent or ?

    Halinja replied to pegbord's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, I felt (still sometimes feel) the same way. I think it has to do with us starting into nursing school later in life. As llg said, we'd moved beyond novice stage in our lives already. And...
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    Is it possible?????????????

    Halinja replied to islandti_patty's topic in LPN to RN

    It might depend on how well you tolerate school. For some people new information takes repetition to stick. For some people they read it or hear it once and it sticks. No reflection on anyone, its...
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    pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    Halinja replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just wanted to say how impressed I am with the compassion (and creativity) of so many that have posted in this thread. It makes me feel proud to be entering the field of nursing, and humbles me....
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    "ratios"? and pay in California?

    Halinja replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    Okay, I 'fess up. I haven't actually SEEN ratio violations. I was told by someone who has been a CNA in the area hospitals for several years that she had seen it happen a lot. I did take her word...