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I know it's not optimal, but the other option is that you can take out student loans to help pay for your BSN. At least they'd be deferred until you finish.

I think it's now referred to as "moderate sedation". It's just enough sedation for the patient to comfortably tolerate the procedure without heading into anesthesia territory.

A local hospital requires that employees offer availability hours, and you don't find out until that day if they are working or not. You're required to call in every four hours until the end of your "availability". Nurses are no compensated for this, and don't get paid unless they work. Can hospitals do this? Isn't this technically being "on-call"?

I groan every time I see a patient in one of my rooms with "multiple complaints".

I'm so glad this thread discussion exists. It's old, but I found it helpful. It looks like the E-scope is the best option out there right now. I use Phonak hearing aids and have an iCom device as well. My plan is to use the audio jack input with the stethoscope. I only wish that there was a purely bluetooth stethoscope that could pair with the iCom device. It would be great if it was compact and without the tubing, but simply the bell of the scope plus the harware biult around it.

I'm in the same situation as you if it makes you feel better! I recently switched from ICU to ER after 7 years, and I cannot tell you how many times I have left feeling like an idiot. It's confidence-shattering. Things are slowly getting better, and I'm not going home with a raging headache every night from mental exhaustion. The key is to not be too hard on yourself, which is what my problem was initially. You're on orientation for a reason, and now is the time to look like an idiot. :)

The new graduates I worked with at a Chicago children's hospital started at $27/hr back in December.

You can take ACLS & PALS with Chicago CPR Training | Chicago ACLS It's discounted if you buy both classes at the same time. Separately, they cost $150 each. Give Northshore a shot. They do hire nurses without a BSN.

I'm currently looking for a job with an ADN/ASN. It's difficult. Despite my 5+ years of solid ICU experience I'm being denied interview opportunities simply because I don't have a BSN. My experience doesn't count for much here. Hospitals would rather hire new graduate nurses that know nothing other than what they learned in school. If you have a second caregiver and can afford to not work, the accelerated program would be better, I think. It'd certainly be a shorter route than the ASN and then the RN-to-BSN program.

I'm currently working as a RN in a hospital that just shortened every traveler's contract. There isn't much here in the way of travel jobs at the moment.

As far as I can tell, your application gets an automatic "We regret...blah blah blah" when you fill out the online questionnaire at the of the application. If you click 'No' when it asks if you have a BSN your application never gets to anyone that matters.

I'm currently on a contract extension at a hospital. My initial contract was for 13 weeks, and was extended by the facility for an additional 13 weeks. I'm about two weeks into my extension and am wondering if anyone here has had any luck shortening a contract. I basically just want to cut a month off my contract and start looking for permanent employment.

I cannot wait to finsh my Drexel RN-to-BSN program. A lot of my BSN coursework seems to be a repeat of my associates degree coursework, but at a higher per-credit cost. Discussion board postings, "journals", and group projects are nothing but busy work. I would be happier with the discussion boards if I didn't have to respond to two other classmates' entries. If I wanted a classroom discussion I would have gone to an actual brick and mortar school. I'm at the point where I just don't care anymore and can't wait to finish out this program. -Burnt out student

It's a lack of respect, and partly why I intend to leave the nursing profession. I see too many of my coworkers just put up with being a punching bag.

And heterosexual people that have anal sex are at risk as well. The receptive partner is always at higher risk.

In 2010, men who sleep with men (MSM) accounted for 63% of new infections and 78% of new infections among males. This is still a predominantly disease affecting gay men. Even scarier, this represented a 12% uptick in the estimated number new infetions from 2008 to 2010 among MSM. So, absolutely, it still matters. To also comment on the unsafe sex practices during the beginning of the AIDS crisis: heterosexuals also had unsafe sex practices as well. Oral contraceptives became available to women in the United States in the early 70s. The fact that it wasn't seen among the heterosexual population is because, as someone said earlier, it was easier to get via anal intercourse. Bareback sex is not limited to just gay people, but the risks are different. You can say HIV is HIV, but you're at greater risk if you're a man that sleeps with men, and even more so if you're unsafe.

I wear Phonak hearing aid and have the iCom device. Where do I find this stethoscope you speak of?!

I find this hard to believe. I enrolled in Drexel's online school back in 2010, when I only had my New York RN license.

I'm job searching in Chicago now, and everything I've seen requires a BSN. Definitely get the BSN. I'm almost done with mine, but even that is not enough, it seems.

Well, I submitted all of of my paperwork on November 27th, and then had to send additional paperwork on December 11th. I just checked online, and my license was issued as of December 17th. Maybe that's an anomaly, but that seems incredibly fast compared to my past experiences with New York and New Jersey. So, that's the shorter side of the timeframe, if that helps any. Best of luck!

Phone numbers and emails for most departments in the children's hospital can be found here: Key Personnel - Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork Presbyterian

I found a decent workaround. The application comes with a list of vendors where you can get fingerprinted if you live in-state. So I called a few until I found one willing to mail me the cards. I paid $10 for 3 cards, but at least I know they're in the mail now.

The job market was awful back in 2007 when I was looking for my first nursing job. I eventually gave up and went to NYC to career fairs at some hospitals, and ended up with a job. It seems like it's so much worse now.

The NICU at Columbia is looking to hire, even new grads. Message me if you'd like more info.

I'm applying from out of state. It seems like the phone number you're supposed to call to request a fingerprint card is always busy and disconnects the call because there are no open lines! I've tried for days. Does anyone have any advice on how to proceed? I've half a mind to just fly out to get fingerprinted in Chicago.