SummitRN BSN, RN

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    All itt/breckinridge nursing student!!!!!

    SummitRN replied to Kbartholomay's topic in General Students

    Your first clue that you might get screwed over is that your school is charging $50K for an associates degree. An associates degree should cost $3K-$15K. Raw percentages mean little. A 90% in one...
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    Centura's new grad phone conference

    SummitRN replied to churchsgirl's topic in Colorado Nursing

    So they were very explicit on the phone today. "We hire both, but are focusing primarily on BSNs." Some Centura facilities, like SAH, will only hire BSNs. They might make an exception if already...
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    Are many nurses products of abusive/drug dependent homes & parents?

    SummitRN replied to wsp4905's topic in General Nursing

    I do not fit that paradigm nor do very many nurses that I
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    How hard is it really to get a 4.0 in Nursing school

    SummitRN replied to BenTram's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Engineering school I had a 3.0. Overall GPA 3.8. Nursing school (BSN) 3.8. If I made a 4.0 my goal, I could have, but I had too many other priorities while in nursing
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    Did you go to your pinning ceremony?

    SummitRN posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Glad you went? Wish you had? Was it too touchy
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    What disorders did you diagnose yourself with in Nursing School?

    SummitRN replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    delerium, dementia, insomnia, and
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    Is Excelsior online ADN going to be difficult to get a job?

    SummitRN replied to smullens's topic in General Students

    Excelsior gives ZERO clinical experience.
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    What does your camp pay for RN sub coverage?

    SummitRN replied to JudithL_in_NH's topic in Camp

    Worked at a camp the last two years and the sub rate was $75/hr + private room + board. They paid that whether you were an MD or an
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    What's so great about a pinning ceremony?

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Students

    I'm not very touchy feely. Do you say the Nightingale
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    Denver Job Outlook

    SummitRN replied to sbwhalen1's topic in Colorado Nursing

    This is it in a nutshell. There are over 20 RN programs graduating each year in the CO front range. The Denver metro area alone produces over 1000 new RNs a year. People who can't get into the CO...
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    Denver Job Outlook

    SummitRN replied to sbwhalen1's topic in Colorado Nursing

    From my research, most of the state is bad off. Many students leave CO to get their first job. A lot of rural hostitals on the Western slope are asking for 2-3 years of speciality experience for any...
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    Denver Job Outlook

    SummitRN replied to sbwhalen1's topic in Colorado Nursing

    It is not impossible, but it is BAD even if you have experience. It is extremely bad if you are a new grad, even worse if you don't have local connections, even worse if you don't have a
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    Job competition between student nurses

    SummitRN replied to Barnstormin' PMHNP's topic in General Students

    Since there are a dozen schools around mine, I always told my classmates "we are not the competition for each other; as a team we can make each other look good which will help all our chances; it's...
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    Pinning Ceremony Attire

    SummitRN replied to EmilyCCRN's topic in General Students

    1. No, I'd rather go to dinner with family. 2. Beats me, don't care. 3. Yes both, only going to graduation (lest parents disown me) 4. About
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    What is an acceptable drop-out rate???

    SummitRN replied to navycorpsman2012's topic in General Students

    80% is ridiculous. 80% says there is something wrong with the program. They either do not properly select their students or(and) have a terrible mismatch between their quality of instruction and their...
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    Sleep bundle

    SummitRN replied to sethmctenn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hugely interested in this... ... I think the first thing any patient should receive when admitted is a pair of earplugs and a sleep
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    Should I get a BA?

    SummitRN replied to Piggles's topic in General Students

    1. Associates = statistically much longer to find a first job. Even if it takes you one to two more month to find a job, that's your $7K right there in lost salary. If you have to go to a RN-BSN...
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    How long do you spend studying?

    SummitRN replied to ChrisNZ's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I only study for 2-4 hours the night before the test. It works well for me and has my whole life. Other people in my class study for hours every day. You will find what works for
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    ALL nights or day/night MIX shift to pick? HELP! need to reply to recruiter!

    SummitRN replied to froggy8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    rotating shifts should be illegal for patient safety and provider health
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    are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    SummitRN replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    Indeed. We as healthcare providers have to stomp out this sort of misinformation that is being spread around. It is this stuff that causes people not to vaccinate kids who should get
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    are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    SummitRN replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    We don't expect perfection, but if you want to go on and on about how much research and self-education you've done while posting on a website for medical professionals, then extremely poor writing...
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    Walking vented patients

    SummitRN replied to Verbatim's topic in MICU, SICU

    There has been talk. There is apparently a lot of good research supporting it that I haven't read. Some of the other hospitals do. It sounds very personell intensive. To be safe, you'd need RT, RN,...
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    are there any nurses out there who haven't been vaccinated?

    SummitRN replied to Kendel.G's topic in General Students

    Personal beliefs do not empower you to endanger your patients. The requirements are there primarily to protect the patient population by preventing the healthcare worker from being a disease vector....
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    Advice on getting into a BSN program as a Freshman (former military)

    SummitRN replied to BASEjumper's topic in General Students

    Your HS grades can be addressed with a letter of explanation if the rest of your grades were good. What do you think of doing your prereq classes at a CC, then applying to a BSN program? That is what...
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    What was your toughest semester in Nursing School?

    SummitRN replied to Ellis02136's topic in General Students

    First semester had the largest time commitment, highest amount of inane assignments, and the most hoops to jump