SirJohnny

SirJohnny

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  1. i am an RN BSN and i want to be an APRN. Do i have to take MSN first?

    SirJohnny replied to TalarossaRN's topic in Advanced Practice

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  2. i am an RN BSN and i want to be an APRN. Do i have to take MSN first?

    SirJohnny replied to TalarossaRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    TalarossaRN: - Just wanted to clarify. - An FNP degree is earned either at the Master's Degree or PhD Degree level. Meaning, you earn your master's degree as part of either program. Therefore,...

  3. Advanced Patho Vs. Pharm

    SirJohnny replied to nightnurse279's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Be aware that Pharmacology must be taken within 5 years of your actual graduation, in order to apply/obtain your DEA prescription authority. I mention this if you are a part-time student in a BSN to...

  4. California & Excelsior College

    SirJohnny posted a topic in Excelsior College

    All: - Please read before replying. - I've seen where California does not accept Excelsior Graduates (either by examination or endorsement), due to the lack of clinical hours in the Excelsior...

  5. Well my Georgetown University & University of Cincy apps are in...

    SirJohnny replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Tasha: - Sent you a PM ... check your mailbox.

  6. Reprimanded for reporting medication errors and so much more

    SirJohnny replied to reprimanded's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hey everyone: Why the hell would you ever post anything about nursing school on FaceBook? Who made you the nursing school instructor? What are you, the teacher's pet? If you were in my...

  7. FNP Program - Finding Preceptors

    SirJohnny posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi there: - I am considering applying to an on-line FNP program, and have learned that the student is responsible for securing their own preceptors. - Was wondering how difficult it was to...

  8. Lehigh Valley - Agency Pay Rates

    SirJohnny posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    All: Just wondering what the agency pay rates are for Private Duty Home Health (RN) in the Lehigh Valley. Am thinking of signing on with either Bayada Nurses or Loving Care Agency, and...

  9. Public Humiliation In Healthcare

    SirJohnny replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All this for a lousy $20/hour (starting pay for graduate nurses in central & western

  10. NY private duty nurse- over time/pay raise?

    SirJohnny replied to xana1986's topic in Private Duty

    Is this $30/hour Medicaid for RNs? Seems pretty low ... especially if you have to still take taxes (both employer and employee social security) + fed + state + local taxes. Thanks!!!

  11. Job prosepects - HACC vs Excelsior

    SirJohnny replied to Raviepoo's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi there: In Pennsylvania ... no one cares where you received your degree. Note that it will take about 1.5 to 2 years to complete your LPN to RN (associates) degree through Excelsior college. I...

  12. excelsior grad working as RN in PA

    SirJohnny replied to Nurse-One's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Tryingtobuildafuture: - It took me around 2 years to get through the Excelsior program. - Note: California definitely, absolutely, positively will not allow Excelsior graduates to sit for the...

  13. Should i use more than 1 agency?

    SirJohnny replied to Noahj's topic in Agency Nurses

    All: - I've worked for three agencies at one time (long-term care facilities). I know of one individual who works for five separate agencies (again, long-term care). - My first rule to the...

  14. California & Excelsior College

    SirJohnny replied to SirJohnny's topic in Excelsior College

    LunahRN: -- Sent you a PM.

  15. California & Excelsior College

    SirJohnny replied to SirJohnny's topic in Excelsior College

    LunahRN: - I sent another e-mail to the CA-BON this afternoon. Unfortunately, it will take another 3 months to hear back from them. - As you said ... very frustrating. - In the meantime, I...

  16. California & Excelsior College

    SirJohnny replied to SirJohnny's topic in Excelsior College

    LunahRN: - If I were to take the 2nd semester Med-Surg class (with clinicals) ... I would take both the theory portion as well as the clinical portion. It would be a 7 credit class. - I find it...

  17. Unsafe ?? Need opinions....

    SirJohnny replied to j464335's topic in General Nursing

    j464335 & all: - Most LTC facilities require the LPN to not only do the med pass, but also the treatments (ointments, wound dressings, foot soaks, etc.) in addition to the med pass. In...

  18. HATE LTC

    SirJohnny replied to LPN9816aj's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there: - I work LTC per-diem around 40 to 60 hours a week (been doing this for 4 years now). - You'll soon learn that some places are pure hell ... while others are a nurse's paradise....

  19. Graduate program recommendation letters

    SirJohnny replied to Super_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there: - You said you took courses online. Was this Excelsior College? If so, contact them and they will send out a standard recommendation letter. - I had to do this for both my application...

  20. What is the least amount you would work for as a RN?

    SirJohnny replied to K.Jamison, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding? You'd need something like $10.00/hour in benefits to make up the difference. I suppose if they provided a hooker during lunch ... then I would consider. :) Seriously, anything...

  21. Are all nursing homes the same?

    SirJohnny replied to nd deb's topic in General Nursing

    What's really weird ... I thought we were in a major recession ... and yet, I can't even get agency CNA's to come in when there is a call-off. I bounce around between 8 or 10 different nursing homes...

  22. IV push concerns

    SirJohnny replied to eyeball's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why the hell would you ever, every walk away from a med (or focus your attention on something else ... while doing an IV push?). How many of us would get distracted and and "forget" about the IV push?...

  23. how many nurses....

    SirJohnny replied to mRpeNa's topic in Geriatric, LTC

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  24. how many nurses....

    SirJohnny replied to mRpeNa's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi there: - Don't worry about getting the meds done within the hour time frame. As far as timeframes go, you definitely want to get your accu-checks and insulins out of the way (on-time), but the...

  25. how many nurses....

    SirJohnny replied to mRpeNa's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are you working in a long term care facility. If so, what are your hours (shifts