andpeggy

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1. Asking for help on which school to attend North Hennepin Community College or Century College of MN

   andpeggy replied to MrWillis's topic in General Nursing

   Happy to help! Good luck in

2. Asking for help on which school to attend North Hennepin Community College or Century College of MN

   andpeggy replied to MrWillis's topic in General Nursing

   This a good question; you are wise to look beyond NCLEX pass rates. I went to NHCC, and I can tell you that the completion rate is around 50%. My particular cohort started with 48 people and graduated...

3. New RN frustration tips while on the job?

   andpeggy replied to Apple160's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Addendum: kudos to you, OP, for reaching out EAP. It sounds like they were less than helpful. I see a therapist weekly and it’s quite helpful in terms of processing and creating strategies to deal....

4. New RN frustration tips while on the job?

   andpeggy replied to Apple160's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I’m in a very similar place as you (new nurse, off orientation for 3 months now), and I have found myself becoming angrier and more negative. I used to be Ms Sunshine/Pollyanna on my unit, but as...

5. MANE spring 2019 applicants

   andpeggy replied to AAZ319's topic in School, College Programs

   I think they had to recalculate everything, but I'm not

6. MANE spring 2019 applicants

   andpeggy replied to AAZ319's topic in School, College Programs

   Congrats to everyone on their acceptances! FWIW, the same thing happened to me with NHCC. When I received my denial letter on Tuesday, I immediately emailed my advisor, and she reached out to the...

7. MANE spring 2019 applicants

   andpeggy replied to AAZ319's topic in School, College Programs

   I'm in the same boat! And I'm leaving on vacation on Thursday - I'll be gone for 10 days! But my pet sitter has full permission to open all of my mail. :) Will they really send out letters on a...

8. MANE spring 2019 applicants

   andpeggy replied to AAZ319's topic in School, College Programs

   Hello! I applied to NHCC with a 12.9 (4.0 and 89.3 on TEAS). Good luck to

9. Problems with Dansko shoes?

   andpeggy replied to cc_nurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Yes, I guess it is ironic that I continue wearing my supposedly orthopedically-sound shoes even though they cause pain. I guess I just couldn't believe that shoes that were supposed to be the greatest...

10. Problems with Dansko shoes?

    andpeggy replied to cc_nurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Old thread, but I'm glad I found it! I also have Dansko clogs, wear them all the time (I work retail, and am on my feet all day), and have been having medial knee pain lately. I'm also a runner, and...

11. Can new grads start out as public health nurses?

    andpeggy posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    Hello everyone, I realize that this will vary by state (maybe even county within state), but I was wondering if new grads can start as public health nurses? I'm beginning a post-bac nursing program...

12. relocating

    andpeggy replied to travel50's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked for jobs in the Grand Marais area? It's a little south of the Grand Portage reservation. Grand Marais houses the Cook County Hospital/Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, and I think that there...

13. reconsidering a nursing career

    andpeggy replied to daisymae0's topic in General Students

    DaisyMae, I've re-considered nursing as well, for similar reasons as you stated. (I also came from a corporate background--a very large corporation full of very young, super-ambitious people.) In...

14. Struggling with transition

    andpeggy replied to andpeggy's topic in Nursing Career

    Hey esunada! Gosh, sounds like you've been busy. Thank you for your reply up above. Most of all, thank you for your story about law school. It does help to have "permission" not to go forward, you...

15. Struggling with transition

    andpeggy posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello everyone, I'm in need of some advice. So, here goes. (I'll try to keep this short!) Hopefully I've posted this in the correct forum. I'm about to start a post-baccalaureate nursing program in...