MauraRN

MauraRN

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  1. CPR World - Canton, MA?

    MauraRN replied to dtrmnd2sccd's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I did PALS there and have referred others to their program. I will do my ACLS, PALS and BLS renewals there. I recommend the

  2. Can any of you guys help?

    MauraRN replied to vamedic4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanx for the spreadsheet Lunah!! I am helping two LPN's through the EC program. I did the old curriculum so this is great for me to refer to when trying to keep the info straight in my head. For some...

  3. Kudos to all

    MauraRN replied to Scooty Puff Jr's topic in Emergency

    Totally agree!! And this thread is the BEST. If not for this thread I may have thrown in the nursing towel. I was an LPN in sub-acute care, got RN, the only job I could get was acute rehab-med surg in...

  4. Second career, nontraditional background NURSES w/UNIQUE HISTORIES!-help our quiz

    MauraRN replied to Genuine_Pure_Setae's topic in General Nursing

    good luck on your survey

  5. I have a CPNE date!

    MauraRN replied to lisamc1RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I passed at St Pete's in Albany on Mother's Day, for me that is the big holiday, means the most because I am an adoptive mom. ST Pete's was a great site, fair and

  6. bad mgmt + bad decisions=burnout?

    MauraRN replied to sasha2lady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Same problem in my hospital. 75% of the time we lose an aide to float. That leaves 1 aide on 3-11 with 15 or so incontinent, immobile, confused, very sick people. Of course the 2 nurses have to...

  7. Distance Learning Graduates/Alumni - Employment After Graduation

    MauraRN replied to live&love&heal's topic in Online Distance Learning

    1.EC ADN. Had a BA in another field and an LPN diploma with 2+ years experience. 2.Yes. Massachusetts is a tough area for "new grad RN's". 3.No. The facility that hired me had other nurses who had...

  8. adult patients at Chidren's

    MauraRN replied to rnsusan's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    My son is 18 and is facing one more surgery related to cleft-lip/palate at Children's. He looks like a man, actually has a nice full BEARD, but his surgery is on a continuum, lip, hard palate, soft...

  9. DEATH TO THE ALARM!

    MauraRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a couple of tele monitors that need the cane tx. Maybe I will put the thought in Mr. Sundowner's head... just a

  10. Is everything really the nurses fault?

    MauraRN replied to jerrylundergard's topic in General Nursing

    About 98% of our docs barely speak English, most of them I can understand, most of them are nice people. One hung up on me because I asked her to repeat an order, I just can't understand her accent,...

  11. Ideal Places to Live and Work as Nurses

    MauraRN replied to brown eyed girl's topic in General Nursing

    Somewhere between Tampa and Sarasota, Florida. I love New England but can't afford the cost of living, heating, taxes any

  12. Does it get better?

    MauraRN replied to Rylee2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yup! I feel like a showed up at a party thinking that I was invited, but I was not. Condescension, apathy, crabby, lazy, mean, and every once in awhile, someone decent. I worked in another field for...

  13. Another Excelsior College Grad Passes NCLEX

    MauraRN replied to erlissy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Awesome!!! Now the fun stuff begins,

  14. Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

    MauraRN replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    I work 3-1130 in acute inpatient rehab. My pt load last night was 7. I had a 30yo s/p cva secondary to drug abuse, incontinent, aphasia, behaviors; a 50yo s/p cva, MI, morbidly obese, PICC that was...

  15. Any RN's applying to a MSN/NP prog without a BSN??

    MauraRN replied to khrissi17's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I had a BA in Political Science, did science pre-reqs in local comm college, i.e. A&P I and II, Micro, CHem all with labs then LPN diploma then ADN RN. Was accepted into Excelsior MSN program...

  16. anyone taken excelsiors CPNE in ALbany NY?

    MauraRN replied to bridgetohio's topic in Excelsior College

    I passed CPNE at St. Peter's in Albany on May 10, 2009, loved the site. I failed CPNE in Syracuse, NY, Feb 2009, found it a hideous place to test. Just my

  17. Adopting medically fragile infants

    MauraRN replied to homenursingrj's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    I adopted a 2 year old boy from Russia in 1994. We knew he had a cleft-lip/palate, cardiac problems, ricketts, developmental delays, possibly autistic, hearing loss and lots of other possibilities. He...

  18. A nurse friend of mine passed away: A WARNING TO ALL

    MauraRN replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for your loss and will include this nurse and her family in my prayers. Anytime you go into a stranger's environment there is risk, not just in "bad" neighborhoods, although those are...

  19. anyone in MA ever attent EC for LPN to RN?

    MauraRN replied to BostonNurse2876's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Sorry for the delay in getting back to this thread, been working lots. I loved EC. I had a bachelor's in another field which covered my humanities requirements and took A+P 1&2, Chemistry and...

  20. Passed CPNE in Albany (AMC) 1/17, No Retakes!

    MauraRN replied to EquuszARNP's topic in Online Distance Learning

    CONGRATS

  21. Update on "demotion"

    MauraRN replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    What is the hourly pay bump for charge or precepting at your facilities? I ask this because I know my turn will be coming for charge and precepting in the next few months and if it is negligible, I...

  22. 700 pages of reading, per week, for one class

    MauraRN replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    I agree with the advice to use a NCLEX book to focus your studies, a study guide for practice questions. I would add the following; ADPIE: Assess, Diagnose, Planning, Interventions, Evaluation of the...

  23. Advice- Non Clinical RN Jobs

    MauraRN replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I hear you on the LTC drama and politics. Never seen such business deaf idiots in my life. I can truly understand your quota of that junk has been filled. My quota is just about been reached. We can't...

  24. Advice- Non Clinical RN Jobs

    MauraRN replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I have been asking myself the same question for a week. I was an LPN for 3 years, have been an RN in acute rehab hospital setting for only a few months. I like the bedside, but the overwhelming...

  25. anyone in MA ever attent EC for LPN to RN?

    MauraRN replied to BostonNurse2876's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I was an LPN, did EC for RN, took me about a year, grad in june 09, passed nclex with 75 questions, sent out over 100 apps, got one interview and got the job. I am working down on the south shore, a...