prettymica

prettymica ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN, APRN, NP

hospice, HH, LTC, ER,OR

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  1. ASN vs BSN

    I was pre med before I switched to nursing so I had a lot of my prerequisites covered a while ago. Some schools will let you take the class with other nursing courses and some will not, it depends on your school. Yes the classes are different for the...
  2. ASN vs BSN

    You are welcome. Yes it would be very safe to do that. As I stated I started summer school classes one week after graduating. I am now into my second semester of RN-BSN, lots of my classmates are doing the same we are at various schools. Most of the ...
  3. ASN vs BSN

    Go for your BSN. I was an LPN and I bridged to ASN-RN.There are some places that still wont consider me for employment because I do not have a BSN. Thankfully, I went back to school one week after I graduate and will have my BSN by June.
  4. Any Georgia Nurses?

    Its quite a few of us here... Welcome :)!
  5. LPN to RN program in GA

    The first semester is online and you have have to drive down one or two days. The next 2 semesters you have class mon-fri the first week and after that every monday. Yes we had someone between 75-90 hours of precepting. We also had about 150 clinica...
  6. No teamwork in ED

    I totally get what you are saying. I try to help everyone and I am the newbie on the block. I see people not coming to codes, hiding, playing cell phone games, using work pcs to do homework for the MSN program, getting the best positions(float) so th...
  7. Commute to school.

    I worked weekends 20 hours for LPN and and 24-32 baylor during RN school.
  8. Post your Fall 2013 grades!

    2 A's and 1 B.. 3.57 GPA for the semester.. I am going to make all A's next semester. 2 more semesters for RN-BSN completion!
  9. Commute to school.

    Both my commutes LPN and RN were 1.5 hours away. I moved during LPN school and I lived in a hotel during RN school when needed.
  10. We had lots of facility patients and some of the facilities where less than a mile from each other. I had as much as 6-8 patients per facility.
  11. I would have killed for a 5 month orientation at any job. My first couple of jobs the orientations were from 1-4 days. My current job in the ER they attempted to kick me off orientation after 2 weeks. I made sure I received all 9 weeks.
  12. Why did you decide to be a nurse?

    My sister talked me into it, but I am happy she did. I love nursing :)!
  13. Oh NO! Just got the SCOOP on my Chemistry Professor!

    More than likely the reviews are true. While the previous poster got better grades after her teacher was fired.. my class on the other had was not as fortunate. This guy was tenured 65 students this is the final break down of grades. One A, Two B's T...
  14. GNTC RN Program?

    I cant tell you much about the program but this school merged in 2009. Coosa Valley Tech and Northwestern Tech. Maybe you can search on both school individually and see if you can find any info. Good Luck!
  15. Moving from FL to Marietta, Georgia

    Ga highlands, has an ASN program @ southern poly tech. Kennesaw state has a BSN program. Chatt Tech has an LPN and RN(ASN) program. You will have to do some research. I think you have to live in GA for 2 years to get instate tuition but dont quote me...
  16. Is Hospice Nursing depressing?

    It wasn't for me,I loved hospice nursing, At this point I am burned out from driving all over town. I can state that some cases really made me emotional. You see a person week after week and chart the decline and stay with that person until they take...
  17. LPN to RN program in GA

    Ga highlands, Rome, Ga is where I finished my LPN-RN
  18. LPN to RN program in GA

    They have several schools, check out the GABON website.
  19. Question about duties of homehealth nurse

    My visits were never that long but if they where I could find some things. Teach about the disease process, signs and symptoms, diet, home safety, medication compliance, medication teaching, medication dosing(fill the med box),exercise to keep the bo...
  20. Baylor shift ?

    I worked baylor while doing the LPN-RN bridge. I also had to do a third day. At first it was cool and stress free then, all of a sudden when I couldn't do the third day they would add more and more patients for me to see on the weekends. I went from...
  21. Getting approved for LPN license with past DUI

    It took me them about one month with my LPN license back in 2008 Mar-April. I just passed RN boards in May and I had my license in 2 days after the NCLEX.
  22. What field are you in??

    I am in Emergency Nursing also, its my first RN career. As an LPN I loved Hospice, I am on burnout from driving all over and the pay was great. I made more then than I do now. Why the change?I want to become a travel nurse :).
  23. Are these true or false rumors about LPN

    1. Depends on your area but most places yes besides rural hospitals will normally hired LPN's 2. I don't think anytime in the near future, but I would guess probably not. 3. Yes, its would give you better pay and more opportunities(LTC,HH, Hospice, D...
  24. Just Got Accepted!!!!

    Congrats!
  25. What's your good news?

    I would love to hear that I wont have to write any papers in my RN-BSN program. I would love to hear that all of the US have a compact license when I start travel nursing. I would love to hear that I will get immediately accepted into the acute/famil...