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  1. Frustrated with the Admission Process

    twinkerrs replied to honeyrose29's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow. I don't see how that makes a program strong. Basically letting anyone sit around and build enough points to get in. It says just be patient and you too shall get in. Not that you have to work...

  2. please help me..im confused.

    twinkerrs replied to Lizzly's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Like someone else said make sure the nursing program will take your college algebra mine would not take anything older than 5

  3. Nurses with lupus

    twinkerrs replied to ab39010's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Working on getting diagnosed been sick for 5 years. It started hard core my senior semester of my adn program have actually been minimally ill since 2004. I decided to become a NP so I could have more...

  4. Grammar Police

    twinkerrs replied to ICURN3020's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It all depends on who I am talking to via text what I use. If I am talking to my sister abbreviations are fine. Coworkers and the psychiatrist I work for I type everything out. Of course he will use...

  5. Vent: suspended for not charting on time

    twinkerrs replied to hopesgramcracker's topic in Patient Medications

    I think the punishment is a bit over the top, however the attitude of the original poster placing blame on the other nurse is annoying. You didn't chart the med the other nurse thought she was doing...

  6. Give me advanced patho advice!

    twinkerrs replied to TheDude77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Access the online material for the book. I don't remember what book we used but it have me a lot of good info and the practice questions were very similar to what were on our tests so it helped me...

  7. Thoughts/Advice please

    twinkerrs replied to Cindy-20's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What classes do you have your first semester? That is what I would base my decision on. My first semester in my MSN program were research and theory in nursing two pretty easy classes you could do...

  8. About to start clinicals...stressed about knowledge base

    twinkerrs replied to lemur87's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    As my preceptor told me you won't even know everything when you graduate...that is why they call it practice. Best words of wisdom I ever had. Go in with a good attitude and a desire to learn and you...

  9. My one big issue

    twinkerrs replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    They have even found a way to make truck drivers take 30 minute breaks so companies do not mistreat them surely we can figure out how to let nurses take them also. At a place I used to work they...

  10. Synthetic Marijuana - Research

    twinkerrs replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Or potpourri is one the kids around here call it. I work in psych and have had two patients have psychotic breaks that they did not return to baseline after. One is a drooling mess but no brain...

  11. Becoming a RN with a misdemeanor?

    twinkerrs replied to Lisaaaa_'s topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Contact your

  12. how to ace nursing exams

    twinkerrs replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Students

    I did study questions. When I missed one I studied the rationales. I needed to be able to apply what I had learned. Also doing questions teaches you how to find the important parts in the question get...

  13. rude nurse

    twinkerrs replied to melcolbstorm's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    The main problem I have found in nursing is that everyone ASSUMES they know the nurses role and job duties. There is so much that we do that CNAs techs etc do not even realize. It may look like we are...

  14. example of BIRP psychiatric charting

    twinkerrs replied to mrn2000's topic in Psychiatric

    B: pt is repeatedly intrusive and aggressive with peers on the unit aeb cutting in line pushing peers out of the way and getting in a peers face and calling him a "butt" I: redirect, discuss...

  15. A Ban=Bsn?

    twinkerrs replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I had a lot more science than that tho for my bsn. I had two semesters of anatomy (8)'which included two hours of lab. Organic chem (4) plus the other sciences

  16. Internship vs Clinical

    twinkerrs replied to TheDude77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Is that all the clinical time you will have? My program had over 520 hours of clinical time. I would ask for clarification if I were

  17. Frustrated with Graduating in May

    twinkerrs replied to caseyuptonurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Also I wouldn't want a job til I passed just because I don't want to be that person who didn't pass who has to work as a tech until they pass. Or completely lose my job

  18. Frustrated with Graduating in May

    twinkerrs replied to caseyuptonurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Remember you won't be required to start paying in your loans for 6 months. Breathe. You will find the right job just pace yourself and also remember a lot of people are FOS one job offer might be...

  19. A Ban=Bsn?

    twinkerrs replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Idk the answer since I agave never heard of a BAN. It seems kind of hard for me to understand how you would get all of the info needed to be an RN in two semesters unless you are already an Lpn...

  20. Transcribing Weird Doctor Orders?

    twinkerrs replied to RhetoricalQuestion's topic in General Nursing

    At places I have worked the pharmacy would kick that back to the doc and make him clarify and

  21. PMHNP Job Offer

    twinkerrs replied to ch120677's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thank you so much. I am learning how to be tough. And have bought a few books on the topic of the business side of being a aprn. It is kind of scary thinking about all of this stuff. I like that you...

  22. Job offer confusion

    twinkerrs posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My current preceptor for my PMHNP program offered me a job in February. No money or anything talked about just said you have a job when you graduate with me if you want it. It is in child/adolescent...

  23. Job offer confusion

    twinkerrs replied to twinkerrs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you that gives me some jump off points. Would it be too much to ask for fees for licensure and testing with a contract over one

  24. How do we educate the public on ways to afford medications?

    twinkerrs replied to Mrs Helleck's topic in Patient Medications

    Also for more expensive meds tell them to call around to locally owned pharmacies that do not have 4 lists. These pharmacies do not have to recoup losses on 4 dollar drugs like the big box places....

  25. Psych NP role

    twinkerrs replied to mtsteelhorse's topic in Advanced Practice

    The VA allows PMHNP to provide some therapy. So this is always an option and is because they don't deal with insurance like medicaid or Medicare so that might be an option for