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    areas of need; geographic AND specialty

    Try craigslist....
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    Attractive nurses in danger?!

    I work in home health and wear professional/fashionable looking scrubs. I have two different elderly demented pt's (pleasantly confused males) that always think I'm there for sex. I don't know if they think I have the naughty nurse look going ...
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    Is having a ADN useless these days?

    Not in my area (Iowa). ADN's are wanted and needed. There is no pay difference for bedside BSN.
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    need adv for change in full to prn???

    If they have lost 6 RN's in the past month, they may be desperate to keep you and may very well let you go PRN with out problem. Good luck & Best wishes with your baby!
  5. There are many jobs in Iowa available. I just went to Mercy Medical center job opportunities site. They have 41 nurse listings. Probably due to our notorious low wages and crappy weather........If you want to move here, I have several friends who...
  6. I think you have a great plan in place! Welcome to nursing
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    Home Health on a Motorcycle

    One of my co workers rides her motorcycle on nice days. No complaints from clients in the 5yrs she's worked for our agency.
  8. " the nurses, their job started around 6:45-7:15 am because the first hour they generally spent sitting at the nurses station drinking their coffee and talking to the other nurse" are you sure they were just sitting around talking? could they have ...
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    Taking NCLEX - RN

    yes, many of nurses have taken the NCLEX-RN without taking a review first. Best of luck to you
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    patient friend request on Facebook

    Living in a small town (pop 4000) as a home health care nurse, I have established friends on FB that are now patients! Not sure what I'll do when or if I get a request from a pt. that wasn't previous a friend. It will be hard to reject some of the...
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    HIPAA--Mixed up discharge papers

    I would also shred and move on...
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    ADN to MSN yay or nay ?

    My program is RN-MSN. I will earn a dual degree of BSN & MSN when I graduate.
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    Television Ads for Medicine

    :chair: I actually like the med comercials, it helps me to remember/recall them for side effects, usage.
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    Feeling called to nursing...some questions

    I'm a relatively new nurse & mom of three very busy kids. My first job out of nursing school, I worked a mix of 12hour Day and Night shifts for 1yr, then worked PRN for an additional year. With PRN I chose when I worked, however it was always ...
  15. I wish I could send those $39.99 public record sites/publishers like "Spoke", "people search123" and to those accessing , reading & selling my personal info to federal prison .
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    Online RN-BSN programs.

    The above may be the case in most programs, however I do not currently have any degree over an ADN. I graduated in 2007, all 92 of my ADN credits transfered to my choice of a "reputable University", (Graceland) so I only have 28 credits to go for...
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    Daytonite has passed away...

    Oh, I will miss seeing her posts... May she rest in peace. My condolences to all her family and friends. This board will not be the same...
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    woot! Im RN Today

    Congratulations RN!
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    South University, Savannah GA

    Consumer complaints about South University, Savannah, GA South University Complaints - Abuse, with drew from recieved finacial aid, refusal to send transcripts Do not go to south university!!!!! | Pre-Pharmacy | Student Doctor Network Ripoff Report: ...
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    Scrubs or Street Clothes

    I wear both, however prefer to wear scrubs esp if I have to do a wound vac , picc line, blood draw or urinary cath.....had to laugh about dodging chickens because I am also in a rural area . I also have to have a 4wd to get to some homes on the grav...
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    South University, Savannah GA

    I was accepted to this school within a week of applying! I did some research and looked at consumer reports. South seems a bit shady to me. I did not fill out the FASFA, and the financial aid girl hung up on me when I told her that I applied to 5...
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    RN to BSN or BSN

    I'm happy that I went ADN first ($91 per credit hour). My RN to BSN bridge program is going to cost me between about $375-$410 per credit hour . I have to do online so my family and work life isn't interrupted they way it would be if I had to ...
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    Which RN-BSN online program did you chose and why ?

    Just chiming in to subscribe to this thread. I just applied to : Jacksonville University, South University, Liberty University, and University of Wyoming .
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    Bachelor's RN or Masters?

    One thing to consider is, some Masters programs will require you to already have your Bachelors before acceptance. Personally, I am going the RN-BSN route first.
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    Jacksonville University: Current or hopeful students

    The program is approximately 2yrs in length. (Depends on how many credits transfer et how many classes to take per term). I shall know in a few weeks as I just sent my transcripts... Congrats to you too!