ReinventingMyselfAgain MSN, RN

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I've done a lot in my 30 years as an RN. Looking to do more.

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    Baby Nurse Interested in 2 Yr RN Program!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to NYCBabyNurse's topic in School

    welcome to allnurses!! what exactly do you mean by 'baby nurse'? a nanny or a child care provider? if that is the case, you would probably make a good nurse, and your experience will help you in...
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    Moving to Manhattan... need a job!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to newgirlintown's topic in New York Nursing

    Go to their website. It might be combined with NYU. Do a search of Mt
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    Moving to Manhattan... need a job!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to newgirlintown's topic in New York Nursing

    back in the day when there wasn't a shortage (when i graduated) there were many hospitals who only took bsn. i know nyu was one of them. i'm sure they all 'prefer' a bsn. but i know columbia has...
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    reccomend a good (free) cpr/bcls course in NYC

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in New York Nursing

    dude!!! nothing in ny is free. what about your job? if you're already working, your job should recert for
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    Clinical Practation And Nursing Student

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to bandery_7's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i tried to, but cannot understand it
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    Teaching what requirements do you need??

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to akcarmean's topic in Nurse Management

    i'm confused. are you planning to get your rn degree, or business degree or both? if your not getting your associates degree (if it's a business degree, then it's probably not an adn) in nursing,...
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    "Just an LPN"....does anyone else get discouraged?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to DeniseLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    when i graduated with my associates degree (rn), people would always say to me, 'oh, you're an lpn. you can't be an rn with only 2 yrs of school'. it was very frustrating, lay people telling me what...
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    Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    i love that!! every place has a nurse, doc or cna that you have to tiptoe around and earn their respect!! :angryfire it's a bunch of bull!!! what are we in, a sorority?? (never been in one, but...
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    Clinical Practation And Nursing Student

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to bandery_7's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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    Do I need a Masters in nursing to get a doctorate in nursing?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    you may be able to. i've casually looked at doctoral programs (still in ms program now), and some of the courses taken in the ms program transfer over to the phd or edd. so in my case i would not...
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    Quit or be fired?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to javanurse2000's topic in General Nursing

    after being on both sides of the fence at the same time (staff and management), i too am torn. first off, i'm sorry you were fired. i can't beleive that they would do such a thing (i mean i can, as...
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    Ok, so there's this obese patient...

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to gwlillith's topic in MICU, SICU

    what's up with that??? :angryfire i'm a per-diem, and feel like lately i've been dumped on. but the prn pool (we call them the gwyn- 'go where you're needed' team) has been getting the better...
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    Patient assignments during pregnancy

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

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    Do I need a Year of med/surg before going into oncology

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to gn04's topic in Oncology

    are you thinking of peds or adults? either way, i think you will get two answers on this (yes and no :chuckle ). i never did adult, but i assume the concepts are similar to peds. in onc, a lot of...
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    Any LPN/LVN DON's or ADON's or in Management Somehow???

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to FocusRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    you're rather ambitious, and that's great. you also have your entire career (and life) ahead of you. you should probably focus on becoming a nurse first. i've been an rn for 10 yrs, with a bsn for...
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    Patient assignments during pregnancy

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    never knew that. i'm just not getting why it is. but now that i know, i'll be
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    Patient assignments during pregnancy

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    why, is that a bad thing to say?? (i don't call her that, just easier than referring to her as the 'pregnant nurse' for the purposes of this bb). i'm glad i'm not the only one who feels this way....
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    Patient assignments during pregnancy

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle oh i'm sorry. you were serious,
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    Bad reference-Help

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to fuerza757's topic in General Nursing

    congrats!!!! i'm really glad to hear that it worked out for you, and you got the job based on you, and it was not influenced by another's perception of you. maybe there is some justice in the world...
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    in need of NP advice

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to nurseswannabe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you sound like a lot of students entering the profession. i am not an np (nor do i plan on becoming one), but i was in an np program for 2 semesters (then i switched to nursing ed). the thing that...
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    12hr shifts and holidays

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ernurse728's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit, we had a couple who did that on Christmas (they split it 6 hrs apiece). On days, it helps, so people could have some time w/ family. I don't know how they decided who got half a holiday...
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    What does your screenname mean?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    another no-brainer. i work (well sort of) on a bone marrow transplant unit. not so much, anymore, as the unit is combined with the peds heme/onc floor, and i never seem to be scheduled there anymore...
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    Bad reference-Help

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to fuerza757's topic in General Nursing

    can you bring this written policy with you on job interviews? and where it says 'can we contact this employer", just write "see
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    Bad reference-Help

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to fuerza757's topic in General Nursing

    can you bring this written policy with you on job interviews? and where it says 'can we contact this employer", just write "see
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    Thinking about agency nursing

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Agency Nurses

    so i inquired about an agency, they sent me an application packet. i told them what my experience was (on a check-off list on the internet). i checked off peds, and under 'other', i wrote in peds...