Lennonninja MSN, APRN, NP

MICU - CCRN, IR, Vascular Surgery

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    Why do LPN graduates have to wait a year to apply for their RN degree?

    Lennonninja replied to registerednursing's topic in LPN to RN

    If you're in an LPN program, you get your LPN after passing the NCLEX-PN. Then you can enroll in an LPN to ASN/BSN transition program. You must complete that before you can take the NCLEX-RN which you...
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    ECCO tips

    Lennonninja replied to delphine22's topic in MICU, SICU

    I took notes while doing the ECCOs before taking the exams at the end of the modules. Make a plan and finish it on a schedule so that it seems less overwhelming and don't put it off until later in...
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    CCRN vs. CCRN-CSC

    Lennonninja replied to PacoUSA's topic in Critical Care

    Any critical care nurse can do CCRN, you could do CSC as well if you'd like, but you're not limited to only
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    Making the transition from Med/Surg nursing to Critical Care

    Lennonninja replied to jessjenkins11885's topic in Critical Care

    Two years ago I went from renal med/surg to a MICU. You have a great base of knowledge and what's great is that you don't have to learn to be a nurse, you just need to learn how to add in the ICU...
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    Ethical dilemmas encountered by nurses

    Lennonninja replied to julschris7's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Obviously this isn't my personal experience, but I was reading this story in another window when I opened this thread. U.S. Navy nurse won't force-feed Guantanamo detainees -
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    Are your choice of scrubs childish?

    Lennonninja replied to rose89's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Mine is the Mario 1Up mushroom
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    Hours of sleep before work

    Lennonninja replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    I'm lucky to get about 5 to 5.5 hours between night shifts because I commute 70 minutes each direction. Before my first night shift I usually get 7 to 8
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    License expiration date - how does your state handle it?

    Lennonninja replied to ixchel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In Indiana, all RNs expire on 10-31 on odd years, LPNs I think are the same on even years. I got my license in June of 2011, had to pay full price to renew just 4 months
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    Critical Care Charge Nurses

    Lennonninja replied to Forever_a_Student's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't do charge, but on day shift the charge nurse would never ever take a patient. I work nights and we are so short staffed that our charge nurse is frequently the rapid response nurse, charge...
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    Do you find your previous degree was of any help in nursing

    Lennonninja replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    My BA in Spanish helped me with medical terminology in nursing school frequently. I thought it would give me an edge as a nurse, but the area I work in has little use for Spanish (which I find...
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    On-Call Pay Survey

    Lennonninja replied to danimal99's topic in General Nursing

    It was part of a huge cost saving thing along with layoffs. They eliminated on call pay, charge nurse pay, weekend option pay, and laid off approximately 900+ people from the whole corporation. None...
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    On-Call Pay Survey

    Lennonninja replied to danimal99's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital did away with any on call pay. It used to be $2/hr when we did have it
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    BSN from 4 year program required

    Lennonninja replied to tokmom's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My guess is that next, it will be BSN required, MSN preferred, DNP/PhD highly preferred, and all for a big pay decrease! I've already seen a thread in this section that said BSN required, MSN...
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    RN's what was your occupation while in nursing school?

    Lennonninja replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I was a medical records scanner during my first year of my ASN and a medical records scanner and patient care tech during the second year of my ASN. Working both a day job and a night shift job during...
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    Annual Pay Raises in 2014

    Lennonninja replied to Havin' A Party!'s topic in General Nursing

    I think I got a 30 cent/hr raise, but then 4 months later they "normalized shift differentials" and I lost 16 cents an hour from my night shift differential, and 21 cents an hour from my weekend...
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    What can ADN nurses achieve with a BSN other than accumulating more debts?

    Lennonninja replied to elpnla's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You don't have to take out student loans for an RN to BSN program, I paid $12k out of pocket because I was wise and saved up for
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    NTI 2014 Denver - AN Will Be There!!!!

    Lennonninja replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Critical Care

    Glad I got the chance to meet some of you!
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    Millennials in the workplace

    Lennonninja replied to ktwlpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Playing video games is a perfectly valid hobby. Just because I play video games doesn't mean I don't know how to act professionally. Also, I work nights by choice and working weekends doesn't bother...
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    Are married women bullied less at work?

    Lennonninja replied to EmilyEmily's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Being married with no kids and not wanting kids is quite unpopular with some people and while I haven't been bullied about it, people tend to think I should work extra as much as possible. No thanks,...
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    Visible piercings not allowed, but what about...

    Lennonninja replied to aspiring.nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Some piercings, especially newer piercings need to have something in them all of the time to make sure they don't close up. However, switching jewelry constantly to put the retainers in can invite...
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    Industrial Piercing

    Lennonninja replied to jessadarling14's topic in General Nursing

    I got my industrial all the way back in 2000, and it's one of my favorites. I wore it in nursing school for lecture and lab, but never for clinical. I've worn it at work a few times, but generally I...
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    Get together at NTI 2014 Denver - Will You Be There??

    Lennonninja replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Critical Care

    I'll be there! I might be interested in a get together, I'll definitely stop by the booth for sure
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    Things you tell newbies

    Lennonninja replied to JBudd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If something in the back of your mind is nagging you to just double check something real quick, pay attention to it! Also, never be afraid to ask
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    Is the RN--->BSN push a clever way to get older nurses out of the way

    Lennonninja replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I did my ASN - BSN through a state university (Indiana University), $12,000 for the whole program not including books. I can't imagine people paying so much for their ASN - BSN, that's insane. I also...
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    Med passing question from a student

    Lennonninja replied to MsPebbles's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't give a lot of pills in the ICU but when I do, I first ask how many pills the patient can swallow at once, and then I tell them what each pill is as I open it and hand it to them. If they say...