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  1. How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    llg replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you are talking to people who have the same bias as you do. And maybe those are just opinions not based on actual facts. I live in Virginia and work directly with most of the schools in my...

  2. How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    llg replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    Not in my neck of the woods. We have some really "light" ADN programs where I live. It all depends on the particular schools. Some of the ADN programs in my region are very good -- and some of...

  3. Nursing Scrubs Policy Question

    llg replied to nursesaba's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a children's hospital with a fairly liberal policy. We allow any color, pattern and style with only a few exceptions to avoid confusion because 2 departments have a special color...

  4. Classism in the Hospital-MD vs. RN

    llg replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    One other point about parking. A lot of physicians don't spend their whole day at the same setting. They come and go to multiple settings. For example, they may check on hospitalized patients...

  5. ECPI & Texas Jobs??

    llg replied to NurseGuy92's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm glad you called Walden. Now you know for sure. I never understood why people would avoid calling a school to find out the answers to such questions. Now you just have to do the same with...

  6. It's That Time of Year Again: Preparing for Influenza Season

    llg replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    I would definitely get the shot even if not mandated by my employer. My father was a small-town physician - the only doc in town. I remember growing up, with him sometimes having to see over 100...

  7. ECPI & Texas Jobs??

    llg replied to NurseGuy92's topic in Nursing Career

    You'll have to check with Walden to see if they accept students with only ADN's from non-accredited schools directly into their Master's program. That is totally up to the school. I know that some...

  8. Career advice

    llg replied to NickRN's topic in United Kingdom

    Hi, Nicholas. Welcome to allnurses. What country are you in? I am guessing that it is not the United States as I am not familiar with most of the abbreviations you used in your original post. As...

  9. Research internships if you're not a student?

    llg replied to coffee&scrubs's topic in Research

    By their very nature, "internships" are targeted towards students. In many cases, they are funded with money earmarked for students (e.g. research grants given to schools with the intent of...

  10. Outpatient Clinic vs. Bedside Nursing

    llg replied to Ruth725's topic in General Nursing

    Some float pools are designed for new grads -- and they can be a great opportunity. And it sounds like the one mentioned in the OP might be such a float pool. I worked in a hospital that had such...

  11. New Grad RN Resume Advice Needed!

    llg replied to _Cecilia_'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My recommendation for listing your student clinical experiences is to list them on a separate page. Put a capstone experience (and anything else that is super-relevant to the job you are applying...

  12. Guys, I'm an unintentional job hopper.

    llg replied to Tink87's topic in General Nursing

    If you were comfortable in your old cardiac job and it wasn't bad ... then why did you leave? That would be my question as a hiring manager. It would raise doubts in my mind that you would be a...

  13. Nursing program exit exam?

    llg replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    As meanmaryjean wrote, an "exit exam" is a comprehensive final exam covering all the material you learned in the program. In this case, it would all the content you learned in nursing school. Most...

  14. Disheartened by friends' reaction about Residency

    llg replied to PJishere's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congratulations on your new job. I hope you like it. Sometimes, you simply have to do what you have to do -- even if not everyone in your life

  15. 7 weeks in the NICU, feeling overwhelmed - need advice

    llg replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It sounds like you did a lot of thinking before making your decision. I wish you the best of luck with your new

  16. How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    llg replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, there are lots of physicians ... and nurses ... who don't like nurses with PhD's and DNP's using the title "Doctor." You've never heard a physician say that they don't think people who are not...

  17. Nursing theory- how to make a schematic?

    llg replied to Blitz42's topic in General Students

    There are other software programs out there -- some of which are good for that sort of work. Off the top of my head, I can't remember the name of one that is really good for making schematics, etc....

  18. How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    llg replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    As for physicians not liking people with other doctoral degrees using the title "Dr." ... Physicians would do well to remember that the academic doctoral degree (PhD) was around and commonly used by...

  19. Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    llg replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    My experience (which may not be universal) is that it has staff nurses who want the 12-hour shift. When I was young, almost everyone worked 8-hour shifts. But gradually, over a period of a few...

  20. Advice about my career

    llg replied to grobertson10's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If you have tried and failed to get support from the leadership ... and are so unhappy with your current situation ... then yes, it is time to move on. Decide what level of acuity you wish your...

  21. Advice about my career

    llg replied to grobertson10's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree with NICU Guy. It's time for a "sit down" meeting with your supervisor. If you want to progress in your comfort level with the sicker babies, you'll need to make an educational plan to...

  22. PhD horror stories- Thoughts?

    llg replied to lyndsay1985's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    4 years is possible, but fast. Some people don't run into any snags and do it that quickly, but many other people take longer as life gets in the way. I took 5.5 years going full-time going to a...

  23. Notanewnurse

    llg replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes, the side of effects of HRT are minimal and very worth it. I'm not saying what YOU should do, but for some people, HRT is worth the try. My mother had some severe, unusual effects of...

  24. PhD horror stories- Thoughts?

    llg replied to lyndsay1985's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Defending a dissertation is a normal part of any PhD program. Completing and successfully defending a dissertation is the "capstone" of just about all PhD programs in every discipline. A...

  25. No Pain Relief for UTI

    llg replied to ShadowNurse's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    I had a satisfying conversation with my doctor a couple of years ago when that is what happened. She had always been good about writing the Pyridium prescription ... but ... when I went in for a...