TiffyRN BSN, PhD

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    I've been a nurse since.....(fill in the blank)

    TiffyRN replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My NICU just got rid of the paper Kardex where changes were written in pencil even though we had been on computer charting for years. It was a hard fought change. They pretty much had to pry them...
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    I've been a nurse since.....(fill in the blank)

    TiffyRN replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Everyone keeps putting up they were nurses since before smartphones. When I became a nurse, there no smartphones. There were a few cellular phones, think 6 pound, size of a smallish dog, and a few...
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    is this abuse by management

    TiffyRN replied to Hope1001's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not abusive, but rather in-elegant. I am encouraged that some employers are checking for artificial nails and jewelry. I sometimes wonder why I bother to follow those rules if others are not but I...
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    I've been a nurse since.....(fill in the blank)

    TiffyRN replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not as experienced as some, but . . . When I went through nursing school, AIDS was still a quick death sentence and was revolutionizing healthcare delivery. Universal precautions had just been...
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    Keeping it short and VERY SWEET

    TiffyRN replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in Excelsior College

    Crummy group or not, you're done and you got the grade you
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    Have a BS Biology. Best to do ABSN or ADN?

    TiffyRN replied to Allison514's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Also consider with the ADN if you will actually be able to start May 2015. Depending on the program & its popularity, students will often have to wait months if not a couple of years to get in....
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    So Frustrated I Could Cry..

    TiffyRN replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    Voice of experience. I challenge any 10+ year bedside care nurse to deny this has either happened or at least been seriously considered. Also, if such a thing were to happen (God forbid!), no shared...
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    So Frustrated I Could Cry..

    TiffyRN replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, for most of us, time off is a "benefit" and not something you are guaranteed. We've had bad staffing times in my unit where due to multiple LOAs (usually maternity time combined with...
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    how to get my GED online

    TiffyRN replied to Bowlermom300's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The test you have to take in person. Studying can be independent. My stepson studied books we bought him for a couple of months then he had to go to a testing center to take the test. I feel certain...
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    BSN gen ed requirements ??

    TiffyRN replied to ~agape~'s topic in Excelsior College

    Used to be, no longer required for a couple of years
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    EC students that have done RN-BSN (TT,TWU,ULL)

    TiffyRN replied to 1mrsbs's topic in Excelsior College

    Yea, I'm bad about that. I'll fix
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    EC students that have done RN-BSN (TT,TWU,ULL)

    TiffyRN replied to 1mrsbs's topic in Excelsior College

    TXSPADEQUEENRN did. I know another nurse personally who did but she's not on here. You could try PMing her (TXSPADEQUEENRN that
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    If hospitals require 85% BSN...

    TiffyRN replied to pete M's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yea, in my (very large) State there is one. Most of the diploma grads I've met are from Canada, and I think those programs were phased out
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    NTCX requirement

    TiffyRN replied to medic112's topic in Excelsior College

    I think their main reason is to raise their perceived legitimacy with different audiences such as State BONs & other colleges/universities. Let me be clear, I don't personally have such an issue....
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    Level IV NICU near Plano

    TiffyRN replied to abritto1's topic in Texas Nursing

    Somebody correct me if I'm wrong but I think there are only possibly 2 level 4s in the DFW metroplex. I think Dallas Children's is one and I know Cook Children's (in Fort Worth). That's probably it....
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    Lets play the drug of choice game

    TiffyRN replied to 30days2nclex's topic in General Students

    For the opposing effect, NSAIDS, specifically indomethacin and ibuprofen help close the ductus. This is why they are contraindicated in pregnancy. Maternal use of NSAIDS can cause primary pulmonary...
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    Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    TiffyRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was serious. I was thinking what rent/home prices were when I made $19/hr. Though I guess that's not the most accurate measure. Even in a depressed housing market some costs such as cars,...
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    Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    TiffyRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Guess it might not be so bad as long as your rent is somewhere around $200-300/month or you can get a decent starter home for $45,000. Maybe then. .
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    Lets play the drug of choice game

    TiffyRN replied to 30days2nclex's topic in General Students

    You should like this one, or maybe you know about this one. Avastin for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). ROP is a complication of prematurity where the retinal vessels grow tortuously and can...
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    What age did you complete your BSN or ASN?

    TiffyRN replied to mee9mee9's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This sounds
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    C = Degrees

    TiffyRN replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in Excelsior College

    I think the original poster's point is not about the competence of those who make certain grades. Everyone can debate the book knowledge versus real world knowledge. I think her point is to recognize...
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    RN to BSN online -shortest time/cost

    TiffyRN replied to nubia2020's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm pretty sure the program is available to out-of-State students. I will add that from what I've heard from fellow nurses that have been shopping RN to BSN programs that UTA can have some really...
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    RN to BSN online -shortest time/cost

    TiffyRN replied to nubia2020's topic in Texas Nursing

    WGU has to enter the conversation if you want fast/inexpensive. I didn't go that way, but several posters here on AN have discussed how the motivated student can complete their program in 6 months....
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    Excelsior College RN to BSN

    TiffyRN replied to lovenursingnc's topic in Excelsior College

    True, hardly anyone takes 8 weeks to finish Info Lit, but it doesn't matter as you can't start any other online courses until that 8 weeks has past and the grade
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    Excelsior College RN to BSN

    TiffyRN replied to lovenursingnc's topic in Excelsior College

    Let me copy/paste a response I gave to this same kind of inquiry back in May. I finished up last December. I just finished the Excelsior RN to BSN program a few months ago. I did not attend EC for...