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  1. Does it make a difference in new grad hiring? BSN or ASN?

    ok2bme replied to red.tm's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Know your local industry. Where I live, employees favor BSNs over ADNs and diploma grads. In fact, the new grad residency I am in is for BSNs

  2. How do you manage your anger and frustration at work?

    ok2bme posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started my first nursing job in January at a psychiatric hospital. It's a great fit, as I have a bachelor's in psychology as well as nursing. I like my job and my coworkers for the most part. Well...

  3. When you arrive on an accident scene

    ok2bme replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    I agree with another poster..I was in EMS for 7 years, and have seen many incidents where well intended nurses did more than harm that good in attempting to help in pre-hospital settings. I don't say...

  4. took nclex rn today..PVT not working?

    ok2bme replied to joyce883's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yeah, I guess just wait for the official results, which I know is a miserable wait in California. It sounds like you did well and got higher level questions..but I cannot fathom anyone coming out of...

  5. How do you manage your anger and frustration at work?

    ok2bme replied to ok2bme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks everyone! I will definitely try to use humor to manage these feelings. And Dolce I should add that three Techs were with me, but one was on 1:1, one responded to a code on another unit and...

  6. nursing shortage is over?

    ok2bme replied to johnli1139's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing is going on here too. Too many BSN new grads got their obligatory year in the ICU and headed to CRNA school, supposedly before the hospital broke even on their investment to train them. But...

  7. Is it legal to call yourself "Nurse" when you in fact are not?

    ok2bme replied to LoveMyDaughters's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I wouldn't want the word "unqualified" in my job title, even if it was "unqualified physician," "unqualified genius," or "unqualified baddest orifice in the world" lol. Like many posters, I can...

  8. How do you manage your anger and frustration at work?

    ok2bme replied to ok2bme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks dolce. It usually does happen everyday, but usually there is skeletal staff on the floor, not just me. So while it is still hectic it's not pandemonium. I read on these forums how stressed new...

  9. How Did You Decide On Nursing as a Career?

    ok2bme replied to BeanTrees's topic in General Students

    My grandma took me to NYC for my 21st birthday..I fell in love. I was in my senior year of college, studying microbiology. I immediately applied for accelerated BSN programs, and started a 14 month...

  10. How is the job market for Registered Nurses in NY?

    ok2bme replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in New York Nursing

    That is very discouraging DoGoodThenGo, but thanks for the heads

  11. FL soon to be new grad wants to move to NYC

    ok2bme replied to FL_murse's topic in New York Nursing

    Sounds like me. :) I went to NYC for my 21st birthday a few Spring Breaks ago and fell in love! I immediately changed my major to nursing, as it seemed like it had the pay and job demand/security to...

  12. HI!!!

    ok2bme replied to Jld7180's topic in General Nursing

    welcome to allnurses! i'm sorry to hear about nclex..as you navigate through this site you may notice that under the "students" tab there is a section devoted to nclex discussion, this is the general...

  13. Last name on namebadge

    ok2bme replied to mightymitern's topic in General Nursing

    My institution prints both our first and last names on our badges, and I prefer it that way. It is a matter of professionalism and accountability, as the two virtually always accompany each other....

  14. Watsons theory of human caring

    ok2bme replied to qt2168's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, some posters are too busy eating their young to actually read the question. OP had a very specific and difficult question, how Watson derived her theory. I agree with a previous poster..bs...

  15. Is Nursing Right for Me? (Holistic-Minded)

    ok2bme replied to jkmk's topic in General Students

    Based on your post, I think you may be disappointed if you choose nursing. Nursing boasts a "holistic" framework, a healing approach towards bio-psycho-social-spiritual needs, a culture of caring, an...

  16. what do I do? failed hesi have to settle for lpn!!

    ok2bme replied to ziggles's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm glad you are talking to an attorney. The purpose of HESI is to identify weaknesses to work on before taking the NCLEX. Nursing schools have misused and abused HESI as a way to weed out...

  17. Dose work + accelerated BSN program= GPA Suicide?

    ok2bme replied to cna to crna2b's topic in General Nursing

    I worked during my 14 month accelerated BSN program and graduated magna cum laude. I did not, however, have a relationship or children to balance. Others did it in my class though and maintained a...

  18. New Grad: New York City or San Francisco

    ok2bme replied to lm2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    2 hospitals that I know of have recently closed in New York City, saturating the city with experienced nurses looking for work. New grads are being cranked at by the thousands every few months. There...

  19. Are new grads contributing to the nursing job shortage?

    ok2bme replied to JeanettePNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Absolutely. Most jobs require at least one year of experience. Many new grads work wherever they can, and after that one year move onto greener pastures, so to speak. Meanwhile, the hospital or...

  20. Is there anyone who thinks school is not that bad?

    ok2bme replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    I just graduated from an accelerated BSN program, and it was wayyy easier than my microbiology degree. What makes nursing school hard is not the content, but the care plans and busywork

  21. NCLEx-RN study buddy testing MARCH 2010

    ok2bme replied to roze's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    me25, I know I got the last question on NCLEX wrong, and I still passed. As you know, the least # of questions is 75, so if you reached or exceeded the passing standard before that, it still had to...

  22. NCLEx-RN study buddy testing MARCH 2010

    ok2bme replied to roze's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes snlavc, SATA is select that all

  23. NCLEx-RN study buddy testing MARCH 2010

    ok2bme replied to roze's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congratulations goodnursingstudent!!!

  24. NCLEx-RN study buddy testing MARCH 2010

    ok2bme replied to roze's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree..studying the night before does more harm than good. It just reminds you about all the material that you don't know and evokes anxiety! I think spending 30 minutes reviewing test taking...

  25. RN Licensing in different states .

    ok2bme replied to DANNY7's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you can be licensed in 2 states concurrently. I have a Texas license and am applying for a NY license, the process practically requires me to jump through hoops, as well as pay +200