MereSanity

MereSanity

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  1. Traditional or online

    MereSanity replied to maddyfan4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Who is still debating?

  2. Traditional or online

    MereSanity replied to maddyfan4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Sorry...my judgements on CA are made from so many other things NOT LVN licensing related. You got bad things to say about all the other states

  3. Traditional or online

    MereSanity replied to maddyfan4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I never said anything against LPN's or ADN's...I have been both. I just think an LPN to RN program needs more hands on experience. This is why California, Virginia, Georgia and Maryland don't accept...

  4. Traditional or online

    MereSanity replied to maddyfan4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did say weekend right? Are we arguing length of weekend now? And I stand by my assertion that most new grads get little to no on the job orientation, add to that the fact that hospitals (more than...

  5. Traditional or online

    MereSanity replied to maddyfan4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    They already said "clinical" is one weekend

  6. Traditional or online

    MereSanity replied to maddyfan4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Laughable....Good luck getting a hospital job as an LPN TODAY with all the BSN only rules now. No opportunity for experience anymore. ADN's are finding it difficult to find jobs. LPN's can only...

  7. New nurse to OR, need guidance

    MereSanity replied to ornurse777's topic in Operating Room

    Think 12 steps ahead too. Always be ready, prepared...just stand there and think....what will he need after this? What will he need for closing? Or for dressings? What if (this happens)? What...

  8. Traditional or online

    MereSanity replied to maddyfan4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Sure thats all fine and dandy but the reality is most nurses are thrown in with little to no orientation and minimal staffing, a dangerous mix for patients and for nurses. You aren't going to be shown...

  9. New nurse to OR, need guidance

    MereSanity replied to ornurse777's topic in Operating Room

    OR orientation is the longest of any specialty for a reason. I didn't stop feeling like I wanted to throw up every day until about 7 months in. Please, do not feel this way. Many in the OR become a...

  10. How to get into Periop Nursing

    MereSanity replied to rnkv's topic in Operating Room

    I just kept applying and trying at different hospitals....I took a part time job just to get in but always got to work full time due to the need. After awhile I got officially hired as full time....

  11. CNA to BSN

    MereSanity replied to GlitterFaerie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't think it would count toward much. But it's ok to do it little by little...I got my LPN, my RN, then my BSN, and hopefully my MSN someday. Good luck! I think you're headed in the right...

  12. CNOR Requirements

    MereSanity replied to kristinc312's topic in Operating Room

    I think it's 2400 hours in the OR. Yes, you will need to track it. You will be asked to certify you have worked that many hours as an RN in the OR. MereSanity BSN, RN,

  13. Traditional or online

    MereSanity replied to maddyfan4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It's far from easy? But you didn't complete it yourself? You are going by what others have stated? Thank you for giving us the opinions of what others have done. I will feel better knowing the...

  14. Traditional or online

    MereSanity replied to maddyfan4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am not a proponent of no hands on experience. I speak from experience...I did LPN, RN, and then BSN (MSN in future)...nursing is a hands on profession. I think you will end up short changing...

  15. Traditional or online

    MereSanity replied to maddyfan4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I thought LPN-RN required clinicals? At least it did when I went

  16. OR nurses don't deal with PCAs

    MereSanity replied to NurseStelri's topic in Operating Room

    If only all floor nurses would do that life would be a beautiful

  17. OR nurses don't deal with PCAs

    MereSanity replied to NurseStelri's topic in Operating Room

    We aren't required to note it in the MAR (more of a nurses note than an actual MAR entry). I just do it to cover my butt. (PCA discontinued prior to transport to OR by "Dr. so and so". Sure, they...

  18. OR nurses don't deal with PCAs

    MereSanity replied to NurseStelri's topic in Operating Room

    I make a nurses note on the

  19. OR nurses don't deal with PCAs

    MereSanity replied to NurseStelri's topic in Operating Room

    PCA's are turned OFF for surgery. Anesthesia takes care of pain management (not using a PCA). PCA's are then turned back on in

  20. Perioperative Internships in Michigan or Colorado

    MereSanity replied to Jane1117's topic in Operating Room

    No...there are a lot of hospitals that may hire a newbie and train them. I was hired with no OR experience and trained. Just call around. I know there are a LOT of hospitals in the Grand Rapids...

  21. I am looking for a RN-BSN program online. Any suggestions?

    MereSanity replied to cwilson3929's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Adventist did for

  22. I am looking for a RN-BSN program online. Any suggestions?

    MereSanity replied to cwilson3929's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I was very happy with Adventist University. $300 a credit hour. Teachers were great. Staff always got back to me in a timely manner. I don't have any complaints at all. MereSanity BSN, RN,

  23. Any OR RNs get their FNP?

    MereSanity replied to MLB4's topic in Operating Room

    I have seen FNP's in that position...but they had preexisting OR experience (could scrub and

  24. Any OR RNs get their FNP?

    MereSanity replied to MLB4's topic in Operating Room

    Why not be an NP and work in the

  25. How to switch from bedside to OR

    MereSanity replied to youRNmyway's topic in Operating Room

    Go for