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  1. Signing R.N., B.S.N. to name after retirement?

    jjjoy replied to Dangerous's topic in Retired Nurses

    Just to be overly analytic about terminology... if the term 'nurse' is supposed to only refer to licensed nurses, as some arguments go, then there is no such thing as an unlicensed nurse - at least...

  2. Not a real nurse?

    jjjoy replied to Iris34's topic in Psychiatric

    It's touchy issue. What is meant by "real"? Usually, what's often meant by "real nurse" is someone responsible for direct care of medically unstable patients (or patients prone to becoming unstable,...

  3. Student loans - worth it?

    jjjoy replied to comeara's topic in General Students

    Also be aware that the Bay Area has been one of the toughest job markets in the nation for nurses, and new nurses in particular, for quite some time now. I understand that many have had to move out of...

  4. Lawyer to Nurse

    jjjoy replied to layne228's topic in Nursing Career

    Perhaps a bit of a similarity between law and nursing is that once you have the degree/license/credentials to be a lawyer or nurse, it can feel difficult to justify moving into a completely different...

  5. Need help to convince parents!

    jjjoy replied to NateH's topic in General Nursing

    Find out about specific programs you may interested in. What are the pre-reqs? When does one apply for the program (some BSN programs don't accept students until junior year)? Are there any waitlists?...

  6. Fundies is killing me

    jjjoy replied to wannabmidwife's topic in General Students

    I agree with the advice to check out some NCLEX study guides. Even if you understand and remember everything you're studying in fundamentals, some kinds of nursing test questions can be confusing and...

  7. Any INTJ personality nurses out there...I need help in choosing any advance nursing car

    jjjoy replied to BlackRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm curious about this... are you also a nurse or have a background in nursing? Did you intentionally aim to become a statistician or was it a 'just sorta fell into it' thing? What's that field look...

  8. Nursing specialities and various attitudes ("not real nursing")

    jjjoy replied to purplesteth's topic in General Students

    The vast differences between some nursing specialities tends to lead me to question if just one generic 2 yr program for most types of RNs is sufficient. Can you imagine if most teachers had just one...

  9. Any INTJ personality nurses out there...I need help in choosing any advance nursing car

    jjjoy replied to BlackRN's topic in Nursing Career

    That made me laugh! Bedside clinical nursing definitely involves problem-solving - it just tends to be more pulling-the-drowning-villagers-from-the-rushing-river problem-solving versus...

  10. Did your nursing program cover 12 lead EKG?

    jjjoy replied to 2011NursingStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Also, I wouldn't go into debt over it or consider it 'a must' by any means, but if the cost is something you *could* afford and if really might help you land a tech job, it could very well be worth...

  11. Did your nursing program cover 12 lead EKG?

    jjjoy replied to 2011NursingStudent's topic in General Nursing

    For $700 I hope they teach more than how to place the leads! In school and on the job, I got crash courses (nor more than 4 hours each) in ECGs (lead placement, how ECGs work and basic interpretation)...

  12. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    jjjoy replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'd be pleasantly surprised if every hospital in a 50 mile radius of where you offers 9 month new grad residencies, unless it's also that area hospitals aren't hiring many new grads at all. These...

  13. Possible to get straight A's in nursing school?

    jjjoy replied to kaiasunshine's topic in General Students

    It is possible - but whether or not it's possible for you in your particular program with the specific instructors (and their testing and grading styles) that you encounter to get straight A is a...

  14. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    jjjoy replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'd go even further and say RN training/certification, at least for acute care settings and many other specialities, should involve residencies as well. All of that valuable experience that RNs bring...

  15. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    jjjoy replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I can definitely see this argument come into play in regard to the idea that prior, related RN experience is not, and need not be, a requirement for some areas of "advanced nursing

  16. Second Guessing My Decision :( Mistake???

    jjjoy replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I think you had valid reasons for seeking out a hospital job as a relatively new RN. It *can* be tough to land an acute care nursing job if you not only have been away from the bedside for a long...

  17. Quit nursing school, now what?

    jjjoy replied to Wolfless's topic in General Students

    When I decided clinical nursing wasn't for me, I wanted to jump back into some other program so that I could feel more marketable. However, since I wasn't sure what would work and I'd already had one...

  18. Acne and working with patients

    jjjoy replied to Vegemite's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Can you cover it up with flesh tone paper tape (the kind that is gentle to the skin) or one of those small circle bandages or even one of those slightly larger square bandages? It may feel weird to...

  19. New Grad who doesn't feel ready....

    jjjoy replied to morningland's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How come schools don't use that as a recruitment

  20. Everyone's wearing scrubs...is this good?

    jjjoy replied to caregiver1977's topic in General Nursing

    From those young enough to have grown up surrounded by health professionals in real life and on TV in colorful

  21. Is it like this at every school or is it just mine?

    jjjoy replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    Many college courses, especially gen ed courses such as intro to anthropology or college algebra, are offered at several different time slots taught by several different instructors each term. So some...

  22. BSN preferred but not willing to pay extra for it .............

    jjjoy replied to notsosupernurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm puzzled as to why it's so puzzling... not really, I just don't think that it's that *completely* out of left field for someone to figure that a higher degree in an area of relevance might result...

  23. Is it like this at every school or is it just mine?

    jjjoy replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    In my BSN program, there was just one section of each core nursing course taught once a year, so there was no choice in lecture days/times/lecturer. We all had our clinical hours on the same days at...

  24. How to Study for Nursing Exams

    jjjoy replied to JustaNrsgStudent's topic in General Students

    Have you tried any NCLEX review books? That can sometimes help in getting a better handle on test questions. There are many previous threads on this very topic. You should be able to find a lot of...

  25. At least 2/3 of my BSN-A cohort is failing... what to do?

    jjjoy replied to sertile's topic in General Students

    And to clarify, I did figure that you all probably had proven critical thinking skills. I very intentionally put the words "honing critical thinking skills" in quotation marks. I just remember too...