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llg PhD, RN

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  1. Mom Wants Me to Become an RN as Backup... But I Don't

    llg replied to RyanThePianist's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here's another important point. If you were to get a nursing degree and then not practice nursing for a while as you pursue a music career, your nursing skills/knowledge would become stale. It is...

  2. It will take me 7 years just for a bsn.

    llg replied to futurernmaybe's topic in General Students

    5 years for a 2-year degree is excessive. How many courses are you taking per semester? I wouldn't do that. I would find another route .... another school ... etc. While I recommend you avoid...

  3. Did your credits from Chamberlain College of Nursing transfer to a different university?

    llg replied to brainfried's topic in General Students

    Thank you for sharing this valuable information. Many students don't realize how important accreditation

  4. Manager Seeking Revenge on New Nurse

    llg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Congratulations on the new job! Now ... put this old job behind you and be happy you are not going to have to work for that person anymore. Don't "stir the pot" and make anything worse for yourself....

  5. Terminated for Calling Out Sick?

    llg replied to WriteQuest's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Find out what your employer's attendance policies are. That is something everyone should be sure to find out as they start a new job. In some places, they calculate attendances by "occurrences" --...

  6. Vacation time

    llg replied to Newnursejm's topic in General Nursing

    You are going to have to talk with your employer -- and I recommend talking about it sooner rather than later. Ask in the spirit of: "I just want to know what I can expect in the future so that I...

  7. Hearing loss, please help

    llg replied to FuturePN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have had a hearing impairment for many years -- totally deaf in one ear and slightly hard of hearing in the other. I have been that way since I was 38 years old. I also have tinnitus and some...

  8. Precepting Tips

    llg replied to beekee's topic in General Nursing

    There are lots of nursing books about how to precept. Maybe you should buy one and read up on

  9. Straight A's but Panics When Taking Tests

    llg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    My advice is not to simply struggle with your test anxiety on your own and hope for best. Get professional help for your problem. It is holding you back in life and you need to take it seriously...

  10. MSN-CNL Going Away?

    llg replied to SummerGarden's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I agree with most of the previous posters -- the CNL was designed by academia to serve the financial needs of 2nd degree students who wanted to enter nursing at the Master's level instead of the BSN...

  11. Benefits of a BSN?

    llg replied to Sheika34's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most people who are brand new to any profession feel that way to some extent. It simply takes more than a couple of years of courses (including clinicals) to prepare someone completely for a complex...

  12. Fulfillment from nursing practice

    llg replied to Zascott607's topic in General Nursing

    I've always like a quote from the movie "Gladiator." "Sometimes we do what we want to do. Sometimes we do what we have to do." No one get 100% perfect autonomy in any job. There is always a...

  13. Can't land an interview.. what am I doing wrong?

    llg replied to WildWillows's topic in Nursing Career

    Are you applying to jobs you are not quite qualified for? Or do you definitely have top notch qualifications for all the jobs you are seeking? For example, if you are a new grad ADN and are...

  14. PRN Experienced Nurse Paid Same as New Grad

    llg replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    That general principle -- per diem pay based on level of commitment vs years of experience may not be as uncommon as you might think. I've worked for a hospital that used that principle and it was...

  15. PhD with Teaching Focus

    llg replied to georgia88's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Yes, I know that. But some DNP degrees are focused on the practice of Nursing Education and some are focused on Nursing Administration. A DNP focused on the practice of Nursing Education may suit...

  16. Ever forgotten to feed a baby?

    llg replied to jennylee321's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I worked in the NICU, my standard nightmare was finding out very near the end of a shift that I had been assigned a baby that I didn't know about. The baby had gone the whole shift without...

  17. PhD with Teaching Focus

    llg replied to georgia88's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I've never heard of any -- but that doesn't mean one doesn't exist. The PhD is a research degree, not a practice degree. The DNP is the practice degree du jour. I have heard that there are a...

  18. I graduated from a non-accredited Nursing school and now wish to get my BSN......

    llg replied to zatara74's topic in General Nursing

    For the record ... some of the previous posters are confusing "accreditation" with "approved by the State Board of Nursing." A school can be approved by the State Board of Nursing and its...

  19. Residency or Best job I can find

    llg replied to ApolloC's topic in General Nursing

    For the long run ... you want to get your career off to the best start possible. That will lead to the best opportunities and career outcomes for your future. Don't compromise your future in...

  20. Careers

    llg replied to NicoleJones21's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you need to talk to the particular schools that you are looking at -- and ask them about their admissions standards and processes. As a general rule, I usually recommend to people that they...

  21. just got a new grad med-surg offer

    llg replied to Jqc428's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't want a contract of any kind, but I understand the need for them. What is the penalty for leaving early? That's what I would be looking at. Before taking such a contract, I would make...

  22. Which unit requires the most knowledge and critical nursing skills?

    llg replied to Ad808's topic in General Nursing

    This is SO true, I wanted it said a second time. No specialty is better or worse than any other. What determines whether or not a job is good or bad is the people who work in that specific...

  23. Is this really that controversial?

    llg replied to djksjdalksjf's topic in General Students

    I think that a lot depends on the school. There may be some ultra-conservative faith-based schools that would consider their students' personal lives to be relevant ... but I think that the majority...

  24. Signed new grad contract (but not started) vs Better offer

    llg replied to gratefulnewRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Assuming that the contract hasn't started yet and you are able to get out now without paying a penalty ... I would take the job you prefer and have faith that I would survive if things didn't go well....

  25. PhD help! Nursing or public health?

    llg replied to saheckler's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I agree that it is almost impossible to recommend a particular school to a stranger on the internet. My recommendation is to narrow down your area of interest for you dissertation a bit. What...