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  1. Anyone heard of Saint Joseph's College of Maine?

    funnygirl_rn posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi all. I'll put this question in the other thread, sorry. Anyway, has anyone heard anything regarding Saint Joseph's College of Maine for RN to BSN track? Tuition is $250 credit/hr....

  2. Anyone work for American Healthways?

    funnygirl_rn posted a topic in Telephone Triage

    Hello. Just curious if anyone has heard or worked for American Healthways doing disease case management. Any info appreciated.

  3. Anyone work as a Psych nurse with sex offenders?

    funnygirl_rn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello. Just curious if any of you work with adolescent sex offenders at a residential treatment center? Thanks! Would like to hear your

  4. Breast Implants

    funnygirl_rn replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

    Yep! Plenty of my friends have had breast augmentation, and it was for them soley...nothing else. I am not very big either, & wouldn't mind being just a little big bigger, I would go for it, but...

  5. Breast Implants

    funnygirl_rn replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

    Annor...sounds like a great job. Yes, I heard & "inquired" to a few places in my area regarding the Botox & Restylane. Yep, the Botox often doesn't last very long, 3-4 months with some people....

  6. Physically attacked on the job?

    funnygirl_rn replied to KungFuFtr's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle Again, I have to smile, because I too worked with pt's with rap sheets...only younger ones...lol!! I recently resigned...had enough of that action..it wasn't changing & I am not getting...

  7. Percent Passing Rate

    funnygirl_rn replied to gizmo12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The above advise is just what I did. Also, if you have a pair of ear-plugs, I would bring them. When I took my state boards, there was man who sat at the computer directly behind me &...

  8. Physically attacked on the job?

    funnygirl_rn replied to KungFuFtr's topic in General Nursing

    PsychNightOwl...you must work where I used to....lol! Did you work with adolescents or adults? I work with adolescents (terrible teens!) and anything and everything was a weapon..or in their...

  9. Breast Implants

    funnygirl_rn replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

    Two of my cousins both have the silicone implants since 1980, they have never had a problem & still have em! I guess some bodies reject & others do well. Has anyone has Botox or Restylane...

  10. New Job before 1year of experience??

    funnygirl_rn replied to Kate0140's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Everyone has offered wonderful advise. I too, rather I think we all have felt like this with our first job after graduating. My first job was on the rehab floor at a SNF, then, I became a floater...

  11. I have never met anyone like her...

    funnygirl_rn replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah well...I am pretty sure it would be considered a crime anywhere, but considering this facility where I used to work at...I don't think they would really care..they just want money & that pt...

  12. I have never met anyone like her...

    funnygirl_rn replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would think too, especially calling 911 three times!! However, I guess the personnel/paramedics taking the calls figured she was demented, old, crazy & mean...and didn't want to pursue it any...

  13. I have never met anyone like her...

    funnygirl_rn replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Shay...your post brought back memories to me. We had a patient (older lady) very similar (demanding, needy, attention seeking etc...), and she had the entire unit in an uproar by the end of shift....

  14. RN to BSN online

    funnygirl_rn replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Well, when I called them, they were very vague...they wanted that $300 application fee first, then I emailed the nursing dept to find out if they would accept my math from my ASN, and they asked for a...

  15. Whadda u think about the college network?

    funnygirl_rn replied to jaceysaunt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    sorry..you made me giggle! Lizzie (lack of sleep)...I laugh at

  16. RN to BSN online

    funnygirl_rn replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Well at least a local community college will certainly be less costly for the gen education classes. I read on the Thomas Edison College forums that there are diploma nurses who get a good bit of...

  17. College Network - LPN to RN?

    funnygirl_rn replied to kate930's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi Jasmine. Just wanted to let you know that Indiana State is accredited. I am looking at several schools & I also looked at Indiana State for the RN-BSN track. I contacted my student loan...

  18. RN to BSN online

    funnygirl_rn replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks joyzrn. The other two are Indiana Wesleyan Univ & Tweety's school, Florida Hospital College of Health Science. Both of these schools have been very receptive to getting back promptly....

  19. RN to BSN online

    funnygirl_rn replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hello again. Got another college to choose from here. Trying to decide between a total of three. Anyone hear of Saint Joseph's College of Maine? http://www.sjcme.edu Oh, here is what it says...

  20. Irritating, but not dangerous...What to do?

    funnygirl_rn replied to kurlos's topic in Psychiatric

    Exactly! Be extra careful. I have notice it seems to happen during change of shift, giving report. We have had pts' gang up on another pt and physically assault this pt that they couldn't get away...

  21. Weapons on Site

    funnygirl_rn replied to Aneroo's topic in Psychiatric

    No weapons, guns of any sort. All locked outside of the building in a lockbox. However, they do bring their hand-cuffs & shackles when they have to take an extremely out of control patient to...

  22. Anyone work as a Psych nurse with sex offenders?

    funnygirl_rn replied to funnygirl_rn's topic in Psychiatric

    Tiffanycmt....you could be taking care of a patient on a med-surg unit, telemetry, ER , etc... and how you wouldn't know if that person was a sex offender and/or commited some heinous crime would you?...

  23. Civillian Overseas Jobs for RN's

    funnygirl_rn replied to HoustonTXm23's topic in Government, Military

    Susie, Hello. You are absolutely correct in regards to giving preference to former military, spouse perference, and civil service employees who may have been displaced and/or caught in a reduction in...

  24. Civillian Overseas Jobs for RN's

    funnygirl_rn replied to HoustonTXm23's topic in Government, Military

    I enjoyed your post. However, Europe is not that boring, depends where you go. How about the Middle East, Turkey? Turkey can be quite lively as well! P.S. Thanks for the International SOS link,...

  25. Coworker quit/fired! Should we know what happened or not?

    funnygirl_rn replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    EXACTLY! If I wanted to let my co-workers know why, I would tell