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  1. Advice On Appropriate Head Covering For A Transgender Nurse

    geek replied to nogoodsirimonthelevel's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! I would go with a pretty scrub

  2. Rant About Covid Antivaxxers

    geek replied to SunDazed's topic in Disaster Preparation

  3. Are there any nurses that are not vaccinated? How to prepare to be safe at work?

    geek replied to PrettyNerd's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I also suggest you watch the evening news each evening. Not Fox or CNN, just the national news on CBS, NBC or

  4. Are there any nurses that are not vaccinated? How to prepare to be safe at work?

    geek replied to PrettyNerd's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You weren't mistaken. It was getting better as people were getting vaccinated. Thanks to the awful polarization and misinformation (disinformation IMO) not enough people did to achieve herd immunity....

  5. Psych nursing is easy

    geek replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

    You seem to have joined for the express purpose of trolling psych

  6. Unethical?

    geek replied to RebecaRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Especially because a psych discharge may not stay a psych discharge for very

  7. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would love to know what hospitals in or around Philly accept ADNs for their graduate nurse program. This is Main Line Health for example: Nurse Residency Program FAQs: Main Line Health,...

  8. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Well this was back in 09 when no one was hiring new grads.our problem now is we are no longer new grads . Can you share what hospital system that is? Thanks! My cc has a great reputation for grad...

  9. Hourly Rate for an LPN in Florida

    geek replied to ANNG7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You have to take the cost of living into account though. Look at house prices there and compare to your area for similar

  10. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm sorry I thought you WERE her arguing with me again and didn't read it closely. I appreciate your validation. I tried to delete my post but couldn't figure out how. I did change it though if you...

  11. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Thank you . Yes it was a very quick change here. The hospital president at our pinning had the nerve to tell us to be "encouraged" because swine flu may "improve " the job market for nursings. Didn't...

  12. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If I had to do it today I would go bs to bsn. That wasn't available when I started the process to changed careers around 2007. My program was ideal with evenings and weekends since I had a full time...

  13. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I went ADN and got through the NCLEX in 70 questions

  14. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    When did I say I was in Chicago? I'm near Philly and you are full of it about research. What don't you get about the fact that they changed the rules in our last year? There are two hospital systems...

  15. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Umm yes it was a community college that is accepted into all Pennsylvania state schools. What does the stock market plunge of 08 have to do with researching markets? Did you not read where I said...

  16. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Wow must be nice. When our local hospital went magnet they just completely cut off the new adn grads who had done clinicals in THAT hospital . Where are

  17. Nursing school as a single parent

    geek replied to Aklizzy46's topic in General Nursing

    I went to get my adn at 41 as a single mom. I had a 40 hour a week job and school was in the evenings and clinical on the weekend . My mom lives 5 miles from me so she came over to watch my daughter...

  18. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    In my area "bsn preferred" means "bsn required" and that's all the

  19. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Where are

  20. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Exactly the class that graduated ahead of me get their dream job and we got the door slammed in our

  21. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    They are in the northeast you cannot get a hospital job without a bsn in or around Philly. My friend even sat down with one of the hospital execs and explained our class was adn with bs in things like...

  22. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Especially since my class was mostly people with prior bs degrees. Mine was I health administration for goodness

  23. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Were you lucky enough to have a job with tuition reimbursement though? Those of us from 09 have to get out bsn while still paying off adn

  24. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am thinking of relocating to the Midwest or Florida after my daughter graduates college in three years for this very reason. I'd prefer Florida

  25. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    geek replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Where are you!? My 2009 class got completely screed over. The economy crashed and no one was hiring grad nurses in the entire Philadelphia region. A few lucky ones who had been unit secretaries had an...