SummitRN BSN, RN

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    please help!!!! BOP or CA state prison?

    SummitRN replied to paul2000's topic in Correctional

    I've heard the benefits and pay for BOP are simply outstanding... but the person who told me is a total jerk... so... talk to both employers and find out what they have to
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    College America - Denver

    SummitRN replied to RN2BKS's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Thank you sirI! :) OP, this would be the 10th RN school (and the 17th program) in the Denver area. The economy really does not need this school. So consider that the grads from the other 9 schools are...
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    New RN searching for a job-HELP!

    SummitRN replied to Pow82's topic in General Nursing

    I thought you have to have 2 years in an ED as a RN to sit for
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    Help Looking for a Nursing School!!!1

    SummitRN replied to epacheco's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's really competitive out there. You need to go to these schools information sessions to find out what they really want in a competitive applicant, then work to make yourself that applicant. You...
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    Please help me decide if this school is a joke!

    SummitRN replied to sweetmonichick15's topic in Ohio Nursing

    State BON Accredidation: ABSOLUTE MUST National vs Regional Accreditation: Although it is confusing, REGIONAL is what you want, especially if you ever want to continue your education. NLNAC or CCNE:...
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    Getting Discouraged about ASN Programs!!

    SummitRN replied to whitneyLOL's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1. There is no great need for nurses. The labor market is massively oversaturated with new graduate RNs because everyone THINKS that nursing is a guaranteed career. Example: 2 year waiting lists for...
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    Post-BScN Online Courses?

    SummitRN replied to RescueNinja's topic in General Nursing

    Do they do critical care courses
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    ED safety... Bit of a rant

    SummitRN replied to edrn09's topic in Emergency

    You seriously don't have a keycode or magnetic card reader lock on your door? We have those even out in the boonies! Everyone in the city has it. And your guard doesn't carry a
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    Assessing Each Other??!??

    SummitRN replied to FutureMaleOhioNurse's topic in General Students

    There's always someone who wants to touch everyone else, but nobody can touch
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    Colorado New Grads- Do you have jobs?

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

    Here's what happens. Some new grads get jobs. Others don't. Wages are depressed. Some new grads move away. Some stop looking for work. Everyone complains. In a couple years, everyone realizes the...
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    Hang in there, new grads!

    SummitRN replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    You can't offshore nursing. BUT you can oversaturate the labor market. Look at my area. The Denver Metro area has 9 different schools pumping out new RNs. Several of these schools are graduating...
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    Colorado New Grads- Do you have jobs?

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

    Indeed. In the Denver area alone there are NINE schools churning out new grad RNs: University of Colorado Denver Regis University Metro State College Front Range Community College Community College of...
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    A nurse by any other name...

    SummitRN replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    You don't like "NURSE," but you like "registered NURSE" and "licensed vocational
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    Does anyone else find this offensive?

    SummitRN replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    Or it is just the physician's office going "well an LPN is medically overqualified for what we need and clerically under-qualified, but there are lot of unemployed ones so if one wants to work for...
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    Does anyone else find this offensive?

    SummitRN replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of physician offices here will advertise MA or EMT. Crazy, eh? There aren't many MAs and there are tons of EMTs. A CNA or LPN could probably get the job if they
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    RN jobs in Denver area hospitals

    SummitRN replied to Maghunter's topic in Colorado Nursing

    What program are you
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    Falsifying degree at work....

    SummitRN replied to Twinboys98's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't documentation long enough without throwing in an extra 3 letters on every
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    Has your alma mater ever mattered?

    SummitRN replied to Darjeeling22's topic in General Nursing

    Here it seems to matter if you have less than 1-2 years experience. Otherwise, it doesn't seem to matter so long as your school is properly
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    how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

    SummitRN replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in it for the monopoly
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    Tips for coping with Test Anxiety

    SummitRN replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Remember, it's just a piece of paper. You have the power to crumple it up, but you are gracious and allow it to exist on your desk. It cannot demand you answer the question. It's asking a question. If...
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    TEAS test...what's your experience?

    SummitRN replied to curliegirl80RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took it today. I considered it a waste of 2 hours. My school makes accepted students take the test to make sure nobody needs remedial math or something like that. I hate standardized tests because...
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    I start nursing school tomorrow and I'm having second thoughts...help!

    SummitRN replied to Rachelmm007's topic in General Students

    I'm having the same
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    UCD adding new prerequisite

    SummitRN replied to Sart45's topic in Colorado Nursing

    It is nice of you. :) I can tell you it is because they really don't care if it makes things inconvenient and harder. They have way more applicants than they know what to do
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    For Profit Colleges?

    SummitRN replied to Donald11's topic in General Students

    This topic was discussed extensively in the first half of this thread: I go to ITT-Tech... - Nursing for
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    UCD adding new prerequisite

    SummitRN replied to Sart45's topic in Colorado Nursing

    They "strongly recommended" Chemistry in the past. Chemistry ought to be a prereq for nursing IMHO. It is a prereq for