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ChitownRN17 hit the mark on a few of the pros and cons. It is nice to have weekends and holidays off, but patients get mad when you call (they only want to speak to a doctor!). I often get chewed out by patients when I answer the phone; they only wan...

Y'all, I have been working in an Ambulatory Care clinic for the last few years, and I felt that getting certified was the right thing to do. I am scheduled to take the exam next month. Has anyone else out there taken the certification exam? How was i...

I'll be honest, I don't remember. I have been looking all. And, of course, I tossed the flash cards right after I took the exam. Sorry. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) website has some good reference material. Good luck!

Yes, I took the exam. It wasn’t too difficult; I think the NCLEX was harder! It was roughly the same type of questions, but when I took the NCLEX I had never done any nursing before. But now that I’ve been an RN for many years, I just used critical t...

I thought nursing was going to be easy because I aced all my exams in school. I had a high GPA so I thought that equaled great nursing skills. Then, when I hit the floor, I felt like I never even went to nursing school. You will be asked one hundred ...

Respect is a two-way street. When I was working corrections, I probably got more respect from inmates than I ever do with the patients I have now (I work in an Ambulatory Care unit in a large metro hospital). The patients I work with now treat me lik...

I work in a busy Ambulatory Care clinic, and we have RRTs all the time. Typically, it is only one-to-two ER RNs and an RT. In our hospital, a RRT is meant to be a low key event: it is not advertised over the hospital intercom. The ER RN who shows up ...

I am starting the Clover Park RN program this fall (2011). Can anyone let me know how the program is? Thanks.

Has anyone applied for the accelerated BSN program at USM and/or currently attending? If so, is there a waiting list to get in? I am currently applying to the acc. BSN programs at USM and UM Ft Kent. I am really not too familiar with the UMFK progra...

I also applied for May 2009 and still haven't heard anything. I applied September 6, and the school told me not until after x-mas will I hear anything.

Aloha all, I was stationed in Hawaii for five years at Tripler. I worked throughout the hospital so I am familiar with all aspects of it. I currently live in Washington, but I just got here. If anyone has any questions about Tripler please fell free ...

It isn't that bad if you are going to be working night shift. Days is another story! I lucked out because I lived in the Salt lake area which was only a five minute drive from the hospital. I recently left Tripler after five years and I can tell you ...

Thanks for the information. I recently applied and I really hope I get in, but of course, that 25 students out of 280 makes me a bit nervous. I took A&P 1 and 2 as well as Micro, Chem, Nutrition, Stats, and so on, and I completed it all with a 4....

Where do I find a practice test? I am about to start at EC and I am hearing that the practice tests has been a huge help. Thanks

Tripler AMC in Hawaii was also my first assignment. Pretty much any MEDCOM you go to will be the same (Tripler, Madigan, Walter Reed, Brooks, Beaumont). I am currently at Madigan on Ft Lewis and it is the same as my last assignment. You are going to ...

Yes, there is one in Hawaii. Practically every LPN in my hospital goes there.

My situation is: I finished my BA and enlisted in the Army. Initially I was a medic and eventually went to the Army's LPN course. For years I tried to get into nursing schools, but for some reason I just couldn't get accepted. I didn't my MPH for tha...

Hi everyone, This is only my second posting so I hope I am doing it right. I would like to start at Excelsior College (I am currently an LPN), but I am still confused about what resources I need for each test. Books, videos, etc... Also, who do I ord...

I just left Tripler last month after a 5 year stay. I worked Med/Tele for 2.5 years and PACU for 2.5 years. Tripler is a huge hospital and I guarantee you will learn a lot. I am currently at Madigan in Ft Lewis and I am enjoying it. The patients, fro...

Your situation is very similar to my own. I am an LVN in the military, I have a BA, and I am going to be finishing my MPH within the next few months. My next step is ADN. I currently work nursing administration, and unfortunately, the military doesn'...