SummitRN BSN, RN

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    College Student Looking for Career Advice...(RN vs EMT-P)

    SummitRN replied to purdue1014's topic in General Nursing

    With 7 years in EMS, I figured I'd get my BSN and then work critical care for 2 years and do a quick RN->BSN. OOPS There are are more jobs for medics than for NG RNs. I should have gotten my medic...
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    Changing roles for LPNs or RPNs

    SummitRN replied to Marleyna's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Strange, around here I *heard* that it's really hard for LPNs to get hired because hospitals won't let them do much of anything without a RN signoff... and so some hospitals are hiring MAs for the LPN...
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    Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    SummitRN replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    If you are religiously opposed to the very basic duties your job requires, then you need to find another job instead of asking other people to do your job for you. It's not discrimination. You knew...
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    Diabetic RN and working 12's?

    SummitRN replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's a shame that diabetics have to resort to the ADA to be able to survive in nursing. Working nurses to the bone where you cannot eat or use the bathroom for twelve hours is simply a demonstration...
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    12 Hour Shifts--A bad idea?

    SummitRN replied to ObstreperousYoungLad's topic in General Nursing

    The most miserable thing you can do in healthcare is go to work 5 out of every 7
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    Colorado New Grads- Do you have jobs?

    SummitRN replied to Work in Progress's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Why on earth did you up and move to Colorado with no experience and no job offer??? That is crazy! Good
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    Career Pathing

    SummitRN replied to flyingchange's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if this is what you were looking for but... Past: Engineering School -> IT -> SAR -> EMT school -> EMS -> Clinic -> EMS Instructor -> School for Nursing Prereqs...
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    CU versus Regis (accelerated programs)

    SummitRN replied to kwilkoff's topic in Colorado Nursing

    HUGE congratulations to you! I am not but I suggest that you contact One1 as she is in the program and has a kid and is enjoying
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    New grad? Here's what you can expect..

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

    You have misinterpreted the statistic. ~1000 per year in the Denver area. The state is 1800
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    New grad? Here's what you can expect..

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

    And they graduate ~250 each year. And the state graduates ~1800 a year. And there are several hundred left over from the previous
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    While Warning About Fat, U.S. (Government) Pushes Cheese Sales

    SummitRN replied to GM2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Cheese can be an excellent source of protein. I wonder why we don't see more 2% cheese out there. I often buy it when I find
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    RN's in dr. offices

    SummitRN replied to weluv3's topic in General Nursing

    Reimbursements are are down, so why pay for a RN when you can get a CMA? I see a lot of jobs that say "Wanted: CMA/LPN" But around here the MD offices will advertise "EMT/LPN/CNA/CMA" they'll hire...
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    Where oh where have the good PCTs gone?

    SummitRN replied to MissyF_RN's topic in General Nursing

    What hospital so that I know not to go there d/t incompetent PCTs and NMs with completely ****** up priorities? And to the "two sides to every story" folks... no bad day gives PCT or anyone else a...
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    how to deal with bullying between nursing students/coworkers?

    SummitRN replied to mashamontago's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'd tell them to blow it out their gaping *****... but that's just
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    Nursing Students- Were Any of You "B" Students- and Still Got Accepted?

    SummitRN replied to lifelearningrn's topic in General Students

    Can't fail as long... as long as you keep paying exhorbinant prices for materials and retests! I suggest anyone curious about this read some threads on this board about TCN. They are a ripoff. If you...
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    Advancing Education with a Learning Disability?

    SummitRN replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    If you can do drug calcs and chemistry, you will be able to do statistics. Intro to stats is mostly conceptual and some calculator calculations. Calculators are a perfectly reasonable accommodation....
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    ALERT Regis College Direct-Entry Program--need to find our own NP preceptor!!! HELP

    SummitRN replied to peachez10's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Regis College is located in Boston,
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    Just got my BSN, but I don't feel any smarter

    SummitRN replied to Le-Lee_FNP's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me so much of the debate in EMS about whether Paramedics should have an associates degree as a minimum or whether a highschool diploma is good enough. Meanwhile many other countries have...
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    Foreign BSN vs. Calif. ASN + debt

    SummitRN replied to NorCalKid's topic in General Nursing

    I would take the cheaper longer route because why be in a hurry? It's not like there are jobs for new nurses right
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    NRB & COPD your input please

    SummitRN replied to crb613's topic in Emergency

    Removing the hypoxic drive in a COPD pt by delivering high ppO2 is something that occurs CHRONICALLY in some COPD pts. It should never stop you from giving high flow O2 to an acutely hypoxic patient...
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    All CO nursing school applicants and prenursing READ THIS!

    SummitRN posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    This thread is written mostly by CO new grads or current students. Everyone thinking about going into nursing school in CO should read it: New grad? Here's what you can expect.. - Nursing for Nurses...
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    All CO nursing school applicants and prenursing READ THIS!

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Certainly so, but if you talk to most nursing an prenursing students, they still think there is a nurse shortage that will guarantee them a job on graduation. Many left jobs to go into nursing. It is...
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    New grad? Here's what you can expect..

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

    The number I heard, according to some regional nursing education professional organization, is that there are over 500 unemployed new grad RNs in the Denver area at the end of Q3 '10. This suggests...
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    All CO nursing school applicants and prenursing READ THIS!

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The number I heard, according to some regional nursing education professional organization, is that there are over 500 unemployed new grad RNs in the Denver area at the end of Q3 '10. This suggests...
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    Colorado New Grads- Do you have jobs?

    SummitRN replied to Work in Progress's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The number I heard, according to some regional nursing education professional organization, is that there are over 500 unemployed new grad RNs in the Denver area at the end of Q3 '10. This suggests...