TiffyRN BSN, PhD

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    What can ADN nurses achieve with a BSN other than accumulating more debts?

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

    If you have a computer and internet access there are several programs that are around $9-12,000 for the whole thing. They are not restricted to residents of their States. You can always find something...
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    Has NICU nursing changed your family planning?

    TiffyRN replied to 24gaDalek's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Being a nurse is a risk factor for preterm labor, the more high stress the position, the higher risk. I don't know any NICU nurses who have changed their family planning per se but you can bet they...
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    Are BSN nurses smarter than ADN nurses?

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

    Well obviously we cannot trust you anymore as you are "one of them". You know, the deceptive colleges and universities? "Beware. . . " Sorry, it's amusing but getting a little tiring. . ....
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    Are BSN nurses smarter than ADN nurses?

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

    Well, I used to be an ADN nurse, now I have a BSN. I'm pretty sure I'm just as smart but I might be more knowledgeable now. But I'm pretty sure I'd be just as smart if I had dropped out of high...
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    RN-BSN programs are growing like mushrooms

    TiffyRN replied to elpnla's topic in School, College Programs

    elpnla, Please add something new other than: "Beware colleges and universities" and how untrustworthy college advisers are. For those who want to know everything this poster has to say, you have a...
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    RN-BSN SCAM

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

    Rnbabyzoo, Please clarify what the State board has to do with your degree status as long as it wasn't your initial licensure school. I've never heard of that. I've never notified my State board that...
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    What can ADN nurses achieve with a BSN other than accumulating more debts?

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

    Your argument might hold some water except that many employers (mine included) aren't paying more for BSNs. But they are giving them hiring preference. So from the employee's perspective, BSN pays way...
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    Contracting TB

    TiffyRN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a "crusty old bat" nurse who mentioned once she didn't get the yearly PPD. She had active TB as a child and was sent to old fashioned TB sanitorium. In spite of this, she had worked as a...
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    Do employers in your area consider GPA?

    TiffyRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    You would not be considered a new grad if you completed your BSN. If you are trying to get a hospital job they will consider whether you have no acute care experience. Depending on you'd market this...
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    What can ADN nurses achieve with a BSN other than accumulating more debts?

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

    Yes, staying at the bedside as one gets older can be difficult. That's another thing my BSN is helping me achieve. I'm enrolled now to continue on and become an educator & nurse researcher. I've...
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    What can ADN nurses achieve with a BSN other than accumulating more debts?

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

    Around these parts an RN can achieve getting a job as opposed to staying un- or underemployed. That helps tremendously with that debt thing you mentioned. It's difficult to get hired into a highly...
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    RN-BSN SCAM

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

    Hey smartnurse1982, Go check your thread on Excelsior board. 5 people responded to you. I left a very detailed evaluation of Excelsior's RN to BSN. I think you have not seen it or you would know that...
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    What do NICU nurses consider "viability"?

    TiffyRN replied to Summers_Off's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This! Absolutely! The last time we had a 22.6 deliver the team came back saying "thank God Dr. XXXX was on, he isn't the kind to be a hero." We used to have 2.0 tubes around & one doc notorious...
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    Excelsior RN to BSN

    TiffyRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Excelsior College

    I just finished the Excelsior RN to BSN program a few months ago. I did not attend EC for ADN. I'll try to give a summarized version of pros & cons. Cons: 1. You can't run through this program...
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    What do NICU nurses consider "viability"?

    TiffyRN replied to Summers_Off's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think I was taught in nursing school that 26 weeks was viability; but that was the early '90s. Now the official number is 23 weeks. One of our neos did a talk on morbidity/mortality of ELBW infants...
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    Nursing jobs in Texas

    TiffyRN replied to bntrent's topic in Texas Nursing

    Desirable RN positions in big cities are getting dozens if not hundreds of applications each from new grads from around the country. I hear the smaller out of the way places are better? Areas near...
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    PharmD to NP

    TiffyRN replied to thefinestwhoever's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If not looked a whole lot but the one "direct entry" program I've seen put the candidates through an accelerated BSN (AKA 2nd degree BSN) program first. On passing the NCLEX the candidates then had to...
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    When to use 02 on a newborn

    TiffyRN replied to ro1992's topic in Pediatric

    NICU infants in distress are not screened for CCHD. They are first stabilized, with respiratory disease being the presumed culprit. In the NICU where I work, the CCHD is not done until the infant is...
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    Night weekend track job? Worth it?

    TiffyRN replied to ihatethisjob's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a fairly satisfied weekend night person who has been on this schedule for about 6-8 years (just can't exactly remember). The pay is incredible and my compensation is not the best weekend plan...
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    88% in A&P 1

    TiffyRN replied to pinkrain94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I accept your apology. I was honestly trying to help you have an easier time through nursing school by getting a more solid foundation in A&P. When it became obvious you didn't want advice but...
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    88% in A&P 1

    TiffyRN replied to pinkrain94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh, you're in A&P I for the second time? Yea, 88 shows great progress. Good luck in A&P
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    88% in A&P 1

    TiffyRN replied to pinkrain94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not debating that. It's likely some people that make Cs pass nursing school and NCLEX. What I'm saying is that this is one of the building blocks to the essential knowledge you will need to be...
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    88% in A&P 1

    TiffyRN replied to pinkrain94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A&P is one of the most fundamental courses you need for nursing. Besides a B not being as competitive on paper, you might be at more of a disadvantage in picking up concepts in actual nursing...
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    LVN School in Dallas

    TiffyRN replied to NursingHopeful76's topic in Texas Nursing

    I've worked in the metroplex for 16 years and even when I worked in med/surg I only saw LVNs who had been grandfathered in, never a new grad. In this area LVNs generally work
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    Online RN-BSN with no math?

    TiffyRN replied to Streetrod's topic in Online Distance Learning

    1st: I stayed out of college 20 years because of fear of writing, statistics and chemistry. I was able to find many programs that didn't require chemistry. Once I took a decent writing course I found...