TheSquire

TheSquire DNP, APRN, NP

Urgent Care NP, Emergency Nursing, Camp Nursing

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  1. Class rings

    TheSquire replied to Tony35NYC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    But that entails giving money to Walmart, which I avoid whenever

  2. HELP. Torn between Internships - which matters more?

    TheSquire replied to SN2012's topic in General Students

    Apply to both - then see which one(s) turn you down. Feel lucky that there still are summer internships in your area, let alone paid

  3. Phlebotomy Course

    TheSquire replied to Llam86's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why? You're an RN, you're covered for phlebotomy and then some. You'll learn on the job (or not) and be fine either

  4. Supplies You Can't Live Without

    TheSquire replied to felineRN's topic in Emergency

    I've only been in the ED a couple months, but so far I carry: Pocket 1 -Penlight -Trauma Shears -Maxwell Pocket Reference -Carpuject holder Pocket 2 -Alcohol Swabs -Christmas Trees/Oxygen Trees Pocket...

  5. August Graduation... GN Program?

    TheSquire replied to lovemorehateless's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Also, places will hire new nurses that have other means of training them, such as preceptorship programs. Once you get an interview with an employer, you can ask them what kinds of training program...

  6. Is it RN,BSN or BSN,RN

    TheSquire replied to ava'smomRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    On the floor when you're signing documentation, only the RN or APN/APRN matters, since that's what you're practicing on - you can add in other stuff if you'd like, but you can stop with RN or APN/APRN...

  7. scrubs dont fit me well

    TheSquire replied to 13905 BSN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Landau makes scrub pants with belt loops and a zippered fly as part of their men's line. I find them wise for catering to the male market, and reward them with my business and my money. Also, if...

  8. Critical Care in Nursing School

    TheSquire replied to anon695's topic in General Students

    I graduated this past November - my program did have a Crit-Care class instead of a second med-surg class, and we were all put on ICUs for clinicals that quarter. My school also has a history of its...

  9. Almost done with Fundamentals of Nursing...but?

    TheSquire replied to tokidokifantasy's topic in General Students

    Fundamentals is a grab-bag of stuff - if it's weird detail, I wouldn't be too

  10. Is this out of my scope?

    TheSquire replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    But in community/public health nursing, the community itself is a

  11. from rn to bsn or straight to bsn

    TheSquire replied to educateme's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Accelerated programs usually take 12-18 months, though when I was looking at programs I came across one "accelerated" BSN that was really only an evenings-and-weekends program. There's usually not a...

  12. New Grad w/ License - Job market

    TheSquire replied to Tito RN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    First - 3 weeks is a short wait to hear back from a healthcare HR drone in the Chicago area. Second - don't be afraid to look slightly farther afield. Have you tried any of the other hospitals or...

  13. Nursing Classes & EMT, con-ed

    TheSquire replied to Pneumothorax's topic in Emergency

    Depends on your local system - mine does honor either nursing or medical school for both clinical and didactic hours. Check the local rules. And your nursing school has precisely what say in the...

  14. What is the difference between CLEAN and STERILE?

    TheSquire replied to ILoveTenerife's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As someone who used to work in a research lab before going back to school - this is the general gist of it. Clean means there's no dirt or other contaminants, while sterile means there's no...

  15. Case study. Jehovah Witness refuses blood transfusion

    TheSquire replied to sunsetsky's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's above your pay grade - you document, tell the RN and the MD and they go by what the ethics committee has most recently decreed on to formalize the refusal. This is not a minor patient, so...

  16. BS!

    TheSquire replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Students

    As a BS is a Bachelor of Science, I'd have to go with yes, he/she's in a bachelors

  17. Need help making decision for 2 job offers

    TheSquire replied to victoryoctober132010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, which is more important - saving money on rent or getting tuition

  18. How long to get ATT in IL?

    TheSquire replied to haunani's topic in Illinois Nursing

    ...As of 2007, Illinois does not permit Graduate Nurses to practice as nurses. You have to have your Pass Letter in order to begin practicing, and can only practice on that for 3 months before you...

  19. Minnesota New Grad RN Payscales

    TheSquire replied to reh-student's topic in General Nursing

    Move/Repost in the Minnesota Nurses

  20. question to all those new grads who FOUND jobs.....

    TheSquire replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Students

    A hospital in the near burbs - I was called about two weeks after I sat for and passed the NCLEX-RN after applying there the day I got my ATT and my test

  21. 12 Lead EKG nclex?

    TheSquire replied to helppassnclex's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Because circling a boob is so hard to do with leads...

  22. just want to vent a little...ok so here I am 6 months...

    TheSquire replied to mRpeNa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So, what are you doing if it's not

  23. What is the best way to prepare for Nursing School?

    TheSquire replied to laurenv0217's topic in General Students

    I've never read ahead for any coursework - mostly 'cos textbooks are meant to be used, not read, and make for really dry reading any other time. I'd work on making sure you know your A&P inside...

  24. Where Did You Go For Your Preceptorship?

    TheSquire replied to TheCareerStudent's topic in General Students

    You don't have to start out in med-surg. If that's not what you want to do, don't sign up for it for your preceptorship. While I didn't get a job out of my preceptorship, I did get a job elsewhere...

  25. Why is it called RN-to-BSN/MSN instead of ADN-to-BSN/MSN

    TheSquire replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Academic degrees are listed in ascending order, with lower degrees omitted when a higher degree of the same type is listed (e.g. a Master of Science omits their Bachelor of Science - unless they're...