sailornurse

sailornurse

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  1. no SACS accreditation

    sailornurse replied to Deletrius's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    [TABLE=width: 865, align: center] [TR] [TD=width: 30, bgcolor: #FFFFFF] [/TD] [TD=width: 550, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left] [h=1][/h] Getting your education at Remington College School of Nursing...

  2. Beginning LPN program...Eep nervous!?

    sailornurse replied to bleafcna's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    25 thousand dollars for an LPN program tells me this is a for profit school ( Kaplan, Carrington, Vista College, Brookline College etc etc). Did you take any pre-req courses? How long is this program?...

  3. Nurse Slang Yo!

    sailornurse replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    We use 2 pack/3-4-5-6 pack in urgent care if 2-3-4-5 family members in one exam room. GOK-God only knows. Seen at local ER when they were not really sure what the ambulance was bringing

  4. Nurse Slang Yo!

    sailornurse replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    We know people who named there dog Pita. Cuz she

  5. What to expect ADN nursing OCC

    sailornurse replied to dela2012's topic in General Nursing

    Check out the DNAP programs it's DNP for

  6. Nurse in room for hemorrhoid checks?

    sailornurse replied to anh06005's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have a chaperone for both paps/pelvics & testicular exams in sport's physicals. I will ask the parents to stay in the room, they can face the corner/wall while I do the exam but they are in the...

  7. Best path for more work options post MSN?

    sailornurse replied to ghillbert's topic in Advanced Practice

    Well to add to the confusion, the 2 local hospitals use both Acute CareNP/Acute Care Gero NPs/ & FNPs as hospitalists. They are IT when they are on schedule. No physician in house for backup. They...

  8. Looking for Navy Nurses to Give Input

    sailornurse replied to BrianVasquez's topic in Government, Military

    Ps if that's your real name please change it. Suggestions SquidRNWannaBe or something like

  9. Looking for Navy Nurses to Give Input

    sailornurse replied to BrianVasquez's topic in Government, Military

    I served 1989-1992. Desert Shield/Storm/Gulf War. Got deployed on USNS Comfort one of two hospital ships. 1,000 pt beds, 12 operating rooms, 90 ICU beds. Also had 3 year active duty commitment plus 4...

  10. Orientation for experienced RNs

    sailornurse replied to tejon's topic in General Nursing

    Transferred from telemetry to ER. Got One 12 hour night shift. For orientation. For ER! And it was Y2K night, yup. Ok so had 8 years tele experience plus about 15 years med-surg/ortho/neuro/ &...

  11. How should you use your credentials after your name

    sailornurse replied to cambrose's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I believe is is the highest degree you have earned, then your title (RN). Mary Smith BSN, RN. ( not M. Smith RN, BSN) at least that's how it is done in academia. I am not sure if you put the EMT or FF...

  12. New job. Help!

    sailornurse replied to missourirn1234's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I would say you should inquire of the manager as to the skills but from my experience with inpatient hospice, also limited skill sets. Foley, tube feeds, pain management, wound care, dealing with all...

  13. A Confused Army Nurse

    sailornurse replied to aspiring_nurse_'s topic in Government, Military

    Here is info on Texas: https://www.bon.texas.gov/military.asp In the past some states would not recognize Army LPN training. Depends on each state if they require you to graduate from approved LPN...

  14. Failed a class - should I appeal??

    sailornurse replied to ineedachange1's topic in Excelsior College

    Correct. I was also shocked at how many students could not calculate their current grade average after each exam. I ended up having to post current average after each exam. Then there were the ones in...

  15. Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    sailornurse replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    Around 1986/7, I had a roommate who was a new grad, One day we picked up our paychecks and she asked what I made with 7 years experience so she could look forward to more $$$ in 7 years. I made- ten...

  16. Unprepared interviewer

    sailornurse replied to armygirlabn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't understand what you mean, please clarify. There were 3 nurses interviewing her, they could not answer her questions. An interview is a time to ask questions of those representing the facility....

  17. New Grad, work calling on days off

    sailornurse replied to hopemedsurg2picu's topic in General Nursing

    Say you have an appointment, (Ok so its with Your Pillow, Couch) but it is an appointment :-) You have plans, (plans to go to the Movies, Wash Your Hair,

  18. New Grad, work calling on days off

    sailornurse replied to hopemedsurg2picu's topic in General Nursing

    Take care of yourself first. That's part of being a safe nurse. You are new and you will learn how quickly a 12 hour shift can turn into a 14 hour shift. This has been going on forever (I've been...

  19. Failed a class - should I appeal??

    sailornurse replied to ineedachange1's topic in Excelsior College

    Here is the current grading scale for the local BSN program. A -- Excellent = 92 - 100 B -- Above Average = 84 - 91 C -- Average = 77 - 83 D -- Failing (Below Average) = 67 - 76 F -- Failing = below...

  20. Failed a class - should I appeal??

    sailornurse replied to ineedachange1's topic in Excelsior College

    I taught in a BSN program. Students would argue about "failing by less then one point" when in fact it was perhaps as noted above it was 100 points or more. Final grades are percentages for the whole...

  21. Help! accreditation question!!!

    sailornurse replied to LelahRN2be's topic in General Students

    Find out if they are accredited by ACEN (for ADN programs) & by CCNE for BSN programs. If the answer is no, you may have problems getting a job and getting into other educational programs in the...

  22. What to expect ADN nursing OCC

    sailornurse replied to dela2012's topic in General Nursing

    There is sections for posting under specific schools and for

  23. Crazy Parents

    sailornurse replied to maryel's topic in School

    Is this a noon dose? So he gets a dose at

  24. Nurse Practitioner Restrictions

    sailornurse replied to travelNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have to agree that your article is poorly written & biased as it is only discussing Florida which is known to be very restrictive. To my knowledge there are 22 states where NP's have independent...

  25. Trying To Replace A Lost Pin For My Wife

    sailornurse replied to 73deandreisgrad's topic in General Nursing

    Try