AtomicWoman

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  1. seeking exam-only RN to BSN

    AtomicWoman replied to VTRN774's topic in General Nursing

    Could we please chill the "fluff" language? This has been discussed in other threads and I won't rehash it here. But I find it insulting. I don't think my BSN had "fluff" in it, as if the only...

  2. Has anyone else applied to Jefferson's FACT program?

    AtomicWoman replied to kdrose01's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thanks! I think I aged a couple of years while completing that one-year program.

  3. New Grad with no experience feels like being discriminated

    AtomicWoman replied to strawberrypie's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you, and I speak as someone who was distressed at how long it took me to find a job. And yes, the "how can I get experience if no one will hire me?" complaint buzzed in my head many times. But...

  4. New Grad with no experience feels like being discriminated

    AtomicWoman replied to strawberrypie's topic in General Nursing

    "i’m sure, if we’d be given the right training or orientation, we can be as good as the old timers." well, not quite. right training and orientation plus years of experience and you can be as good...

  5. Newer Nurse with little options

    AtomicWoman replied to AXIDRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, heck, I hear that nonsense about acute rehab nursing, too! It's our responsibility to inventory our skills, no matter what our job is, and sell that to the interviewer by educating her/him about...

  6. What is the most important trait to have as a nurse?

    AtomicWoman replied to blessed2bfree's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say "attention to detail", but that's in that article. :) Attention to detail and the willingness to follow-up on your gut feeling that something is not right about something you have...

  7. LVNs training RNs???

    AtomicWoman replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

    There is no reason an excellent, experienced LVN/LPN couldn't orient you to most aspects of nursing on your floor. Other than the gloves thing, I don't know what else she told you that was wrong, so I...

  8. Has anyone else applied to Jefferson's FACT program?

    AtomicWoman replied to kdrose01's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    No, absolutely not. Some of my classmates are still unemployed. The market in the Philly area is extremely tight right

  9. Has anyone else applied to Jefferson's FACT program?

    AtomicWoman replied to kdrose01's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I finished the program last year. Two pieces of advice: (1) Sleep all you can now, because baby, you will miss sleeping once you start the program. :) (2) shop around for student loans. I got a...

  10. Comin' back to rehab!!

    AtomicWoman replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    Thanks for your post. Just curious: did you have any problem going getting a M/S job? I've been wondering if I will be "marked" by doing rehab right out of school and will never be able to get a M/S...

  11. Winner of the creepiest nursing commercial ever....!

    AtomicWoman replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    Before I became a nurse, I had a client who hated cathing herself. She taught herself how to do the Crede maneuver and was so good at it she was able to stop using

  12. Accelerated BSN Programs For Those Who Want To Move Into Nursing

    AtomicWoman replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I agree that the science courses are critical. They really do look closely at those grades in making acceptance decisions. I had a 4.0 in my science prerequisites which surely did not hurt my chances....

  13. Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia

    AtomicWoman replied to Little Panda RN's topic in General Nursing

    Would you mind telling what it looked like when you found it on your perineum? You are so right; women need to be aware of the need to self-examine their genitals and peri-genital area and they need...

  14. Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia

    AtomicWoman replied to Little Panda RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have chronic vulvar pain, so I know way more about vulvar issues than I care to admit. According to an article in the September 2010 issue of Dermatological Therapy, "The incidence of VIN and...

  15. Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia

    AtomicWoman replied to Little Panda RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not only have I heard of it, but my WHNP diagnoses it on a fairly regular basis; she is a specialist in vulvar disease. What grade was it, VIN I, II or III? How did your dr. treat it? (Don't answer if...

  16. I prefer working with new grads,or non-hospital nurses

    AtomicWoman replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I like what you said, Clemm. If I were that nurse, after recovering from feeling horrified at having made a mistake, I would have asked you for that checklist so I could use it or make a similar one...

  17. Accelerated BSN Programs For Those Who Want To Move Into Nursing

    AtomicWoman replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    That seems like an extremely low graduation rate. My class started at 115 students and ended up with 99 graduating. That's an 86% graduation rate. Of the ones who dropped out, quite a few came back...

  18. Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

    AtomicWoman replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    Philly.

  19. Philadelphia Area "New" RN: 30 applications rejected : When will my dream come true?

    AtomicWoman replied to HelloNurse_RN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    P.S. It's pretty much the same thing here in NJ,

  20. Philadelphia Area "New" RN: 30 applications rejected : When will my dream come true?

    AtomicWoman replied to HelloNurse_RN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Trust me, 30 applications may seem like a lot, but it's really not. Just keep plugging and plugging and networking. Call or email your old professors and ask them to keep you in mind if they hear of...

  21. name that hospital and its starting salary

    AtomicWoman replied to krazaygerl's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Non-union jobs in Philly are starting around $27.30 an hour. Oddly enough, union jobs in NJ pay more, around $28.50. I don't know about Temple, which is the only RN-unionized hospital in the city, as...

  22. older students

    AtomicWoman replied to rosiekay's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    It depends. I am over 50 and a new nurse. Here in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area, I definitely saw some age discrimination. I don't want to go into details in a public forum. But other...

  23. Paper license?

    AtomicWoman replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Kitty, I am PMing you the email address of a VERY helpful person at the PA BON. I have to go ferret it out of my InBox.

  24. Apply now or wait for RN license?

    AtomicWoman replied to rar_bsn_rn's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    It won't hurt you to apply before you are licensed, but don't expect much of a response unless you know someone who can give you an "in". Hospitals were not interested in me, for the most part, until...

  25. NJ Licensure after passing NCLEX

    AtomicWoman replied to notthereyet's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    For anyone who is reading this and who just passed their NCLEX, it took 2 weeks for the NJBON to issue my license. I passed 6/23 and my license was issued 7/7. The physical license arrived about 4-5...