badgernurse

Take the Barkley review. Period. This man and his associates not only gives you a condensed but thorough review, he also tells you what to key in on, what to study, how to study, what time frame, etc. I went to the review course, did what he sugges...

Does anyone know where to find your facilities score?

Hello everyone, I am hoping for some feedback on a work situation. I am an ICU nurse and we hold mandatory competencies annually. One component is an EKG test. It is the typical test with identifying the rhythm. I have taken countless of these tests ...

Absolutely can be done. If it's what you love, do it and do not waver. You have had some great responses and if you need specific feedback, PM me.

I will tell you on good knowledge that an immediate supervisor doesn't matter. You need a well written LOR from someone with some clout. It is way too competitive to count on someone who can't write a good LOR. One director threw my LOR in the garbag...

I have put together a few talking points for my meeting, some based on your responses. Thank you very much! I am not new to this facility and have passed in the past but like I said, this has been a problem with some of our best nurses for a while. A...

You have all given me some good talking points, and my goal is to find a solution and to change this process of testing without discipline. I believe there is more underneath this situation but I'd like to see a culture change to a more non-punitive ...

Thanks for the replies. This has been going on for a very long time. An educator who is nearing retirement, people have just accepted this forever. I haven't heard of anyone being fired over this.

I am in the NP program at OSU but I am a nurse so I didn't do grad entry. I'm also doing Acute Care so I don't know how helpful I would be. Any specific questions?

Hi everyone, My family has relied on me to be the "medical expert" in all things from a bruise to a stroke. I'm sure you can all relate that our friends and loved ones look to us for answers, reassurance, or just free medical advice about everything....

Well now, you bring up an interesting point. I've wondered how much Valley helps. Does it keep you focused in the right direction? I'm debating on going to Valley next year or just buying someone's old sweatbook-memory master.

YAY!!!!!!! I'm just 4 weeks into my program and the time could not fly by fast enough. I know you worked your butt off! Good luck on boards! Nice to relax a bit...

Here's the position statement from the AANA: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/DNP/DNPPositionStatement.htm Here's a fluff piece on the whole thing: http://www.nurseweek.com/news/Features/05-05/DoctorOfNursingPractice_print.html The whole thing was cooked up ...

I just started my program and it's frontloaded. I spend 16-20 hours per week in class and spend the rest of the time studying, working on projects, etc. To say studying is time consuming is an understatement. I study all the time, probably 40 plus ho...

This is your life, your future, your career. Do you really want to leave it all in the hands of 3 other people? In my experience, I don't think the adcom cares if you waived. You do need to have a discussion with your people on what this means to you...

After a long conference with a Best Buy sales person, I went with a HP inkjet. C4200 to be exact because it has the copy/scan feature. Toner cartridges are so expensive and refill kits are completely an unknown for me. So I bought a couple extra inkj...

I applied to a couple other schools but this school turned out to be a really good fit for me. It's frontloaded and seem to have decent clinical sites. It's only been a week in the program but everyone seems to gel. I found out maybe 3 weeks after m...

The interview is a "get to know you" interview. I think they'll do some over the phone if you choose. In the past you'd meet with the program director or the clinical director and someone else from the faculty. No clinical type stuff. I don't know t...

I sent you 2 emails.

For some reason, I cannot edit my own post. I called Sallie Mae today regarding the tuition answer loan. It does not need to be certified by the school however they will only loan up to cost of attendance set by the school. So my feeling is, it's no ...

Jen, It is good to clarify all of this because some us, like me are very confused with the banking issues. Anyway, maybe I'm wrong but here is a quote from Sallie Mae's tuition answer loan home page about how much you can borrow: $1,500 up to the cal...

It shouldn't be a secret. My school sent me a letter stating what the COA was. So I guess I would call them back and ask what the COA is. Make sure you let them know what program you're in, there may be a fin aid person that deals specifically with t...

You should be able to get a gradplus loan too. Not sure what school you're going to but your school sets the cost of attendance and in most cases it's way higher than the stafford. Call your fin aid office and find out what the COA is and who they do...

OK. I don't know if I'm getting dizzy with all this or what but it seems as though the rules have changed in light of all the banking problems today. What I have found with the private loans is that most of them now need to be certified by the school...

I'm buying this one when I get to that point. It has been recommended by a couple SRNAs I know. http://www.bellspocketbooks.com/