valkyria BSN, RN

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    RN seeking FNP, have BA in SLP and drive a BMW. HA!

    valkyria replied to jaltman's topic in Post Graduate Students

    well, i have an aa, a bs, a bsn and an ms and now i want a phd or my arnp (msn). here you have to have a bsn to apply for the arnp (nurse practitioner). i am having to get letters from my professors...
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    VENT: ADN and BSN

    valkyria replied to Sweet_Cheekss's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    jolie has the right idea though, look around and ask other nurses around where you want to work, ask nurses of different ages and different races and different ethnic origins, (that too makes a...
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    VENT: ADN and BSN

    valkyria replied to Sweet_Cheekss's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    this is a question that many nurses have been wondering and lost in a quandry over for some time. whether you have a diploma, an associate, a bachelors, a masters or a phd, you are still a nurse!...
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    Info on Baptist Scholar Program

    valkyria replied to sunshine327's topic in Florida Nursing

    baptist will pay for your tuition and books while at mdcc. you can take classes at the baptist campus or at the medical campus. either way, you will probably do clinicals at baptist, except for psych...
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    Spinal Cord Injury

    valkyria replied to RedRobin8's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    for spinal cord injury, (sci) if you really want to work with those folks, then you would head for a neuro floor. neuro-rehab sometimes as it may be referred to. neuro icu is more for tbi patients and...
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    Where can i find a school that teaches LPN?

    valkyria replied to GlaMoUr_GirL's topic in Florida Nursing

    lindsay hopkins has an lpn program and so does mercy hospital, or at least, they used to have one. i work at um/jackson and i see them around all the time with their white and dark blue smocks,...
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    florida nusing unions

    valkyria replied to lndrn2001's topic in Florida Nursing

    jackson health systems is involved with the seiu local 1991. and pay is but one of the concerns of a union in representation of its employees. working conditions, patient ratios, staffing,right...
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    Getting Staffing ratio Laws passed for Florida

    valkyria replied to namaste_71's topic in Florida Nursing

    as stated in response to another statement regarding unions, yes, florida is a right to work state and that means that while your organization may have a union, as is the case here in miami, at...
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    florida nusing unions

    valkyria replied to lndrn2001's topic in Florida Nursing

    jackson memorial hospital and the rest of the jackson health system, which includes jackson north, (the old parkway), jackson south, (the old deering), 2 long term care facilities, the correctional...
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    Jackson Memorial Hospital

    valkyria replied to breeqt's topic in Florida Nursing

    jackson has a number of different kinds of icus. the have one for medical patients, one for surgical patients, one for cardiac patients, one for neuro patients and that is just within jackson. next...
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    Good Specialty Area?

    valkyria replied to playbanjogood's topic in Cardiac

    iloved my time in telemetry/cardiac unit. people who have problems with their heart get very scared, rightly so, and if you can help them feel better, they will never forget you. after school, you...
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    If you could go back in time..........

    valkyria replied to labrador4122's topic in Florida Nursing

    it is difficult to say because without all the experiences you have had, you would not be ther person you are. for myself, i would not wait for a tractor trailor to hit me and all that followed that...
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    MDC jackson baptist scholar program ???2008

    valkyria replied to nenalablue's topic in Florida Nursing

    tiff2003, we all have to start somewhere. obviously, you will not be involved in the studies, research and innovations but it is the enviornment that i was eluding to. the enviornment is different,...
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    I need a hug...

    valkyria replied to PreRN Katie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i do not want to sound trite or get on your nerves any more but ..if god did not think you could handle this, he would not give it to you. if you stay the course, then when you do make it, you can...
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    Baptist Hospital Scholars Program - Miami

    valkyria replied to mom12's topic in Florida Nursing

    guys, referring to my recent posting..i am sorry if i repeat myself. i did not realize that i already posted to this thread.
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    Baptist Hospital Scholars Program - Miami

    valkyria replied to mom12's topic in Florida Nursing

    i feel i should explain something, medical campus is the main site for the nursing program. mdc is the institution granting the degree. baptist has an agreement with mdc to be a satelite of mdc but...
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    private school Vs public school

    valkyria replied to labrador4122's topic in Florida Nursing

    i went to um and had a wonderful experience. now, mind you, when i pay sallie mae every month it hurts. but, i guess, all in all, i could not be here had i not gone there. yes, it is costly. yes you...
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    Applying to MDC RN Generic Prgm for Fall 08

    valkyria replied to RNintheMakin's topic in Florida Nursing

    the baptist scholars program is at baptist hospital. jackson no longer has a nursing school affiliated with it. mdc has clinical rotations at jackson and ryder trauma(part of the same family). if you...
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    Applying to MDC RN Generic Prgm for Fall 08

    valkyria replied to RNintheMakin's topic in Florida Nursing

    gpa is not the best predictor of what kind of nurse you will be. some of the smartest people i went to school with are the very people i would run screaming from, down the hall, if they were to be my...
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    A good report sheet?

    valkyria replied to Spaddjr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i worked in surgical icu as my first job, then cardiology and then onco and now research in tbi and all i can tell you is that what they told us in school really is true: head to toe by...
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    Training for Charge Nurse

    valkyria replied to Tuddy's topic in Cardiac

    i would be concerned too. it would depend on how the organzation you are working for defines "charge". to mose, charge is someone who is responsible for making sure that the unit is adequately staffed...
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    NCLEX on Fri 5/30--Need Advice

    valkyria replied to kygirlathart's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    if you did well on the exit exam and your study partner passed, even if it was for another state, the basic exam is the same. remember, the nclex is basic. passing it is just the beginning. that only...
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    what nursing school did you attend to?

    valkyria replied to labrador4122's topic in Florida Nursing

    it depends. at um it was expensive but i learned alot both about myself and the professional path i have chosen. i formed relationships with many of my professors and i still communicate wtih many of...
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    Baptist Hospital Scholars Program - Miami

    valkyria replied to mom12's topic in Florida Nursing

    i thought i said that yes i was a baptist scholar but i graduated from um so i did not go to the program at baptist. maybe i was not clear. i did apply to the accelerated program at mdc before i went...
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    Baptist Hospital Scholars Program - Miami

    valkyria replied to mom12's topic in Florida Nursing

    you can look on the website under the scholars program link. you could probably access it through the miami dade college website since they are the ones that actually are bestowing the degree upon the...