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    Glendale Adventist student nurse float pool

    Enthused RN replied to Enthused RN's topic in California Nursing

    Student nurses in the LA area - any ideas on how to get into this program at Glendale
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    Glendale Adventist student nurse float pool

    Enthused RN replied to Enthused RN's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks for replying, slward. I searched the website and there isn't a link for the student nurse float pool. Maybe I'm missing it ... can you point me in the right
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    Looking for HAPPY nurses working in administrative positions with Insurance?

    Enthused RN replied to lweave2's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Disclaimer: I'm not a nurse (yet) but I worked in disability insurance claims for some years. I worked closely with RN case managers. They have a cushy job reviewing medical records and helping the...
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    I got a job!!

    Enthused RN replied to Unique87's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Congrats! I love hearing these positive announcements on AN
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    Anyone else graduating 2013??

    Enthused RN replied to Jayden8139's topic in General Students

    Class of (August) 2013!
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    How long is your commute to nursing school?

    Enthused RN replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in General Students

    For clinicals this semester, it took about 1 hour to get to one clinical and then 1 hour 30 minutes to get to the second one. Lectures were 5 minutes down the street but since I moved it's about 30...
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    USAF 2012 NTP Board

    Enthused RN replied to LN75's topic in Government, Military

    Awesome, thanks for the info! I plan on contacting the healthcare recruiter next month ... good luck with this year's board
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    USAF 2012 NTP Board

    Enthused RN replied to LN75's topic in Government, Military

    I've been lurking on this thread for a while and the July 2013 NTP date caught my eye ... do they have a tendency to move that date around? I don't graduate until August 2013 and I'm thinking I'll...
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    Summer term students

    Enthused RN replied to Jack245's topic in General Students

    I can't wait until it's done next month! 15 weeks of material is crammed into 10 weeks in my program. That means clinicals 3 days a week plus 11 hour lectures on a fourth day. AND my clinical sites...
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    Therapeutic Lying With Dementia Patients

    Enthused RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wish I knew this 2 years ago when my grandma experienced the loss of her last sibling. My aunts kept trying to re-orient her and saying that her sister died. This went on every 15 seconds for a long...
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    End of Shift

    Enthused RN replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Beautifully written! Thanks for sharing this
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    Staff at the nursing school I was accepted to are being discouraging and rude

    Enthused RN replied to SavannahE's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    To be blunt, you'll need to grow some skin. Don't let a financial aid person ruin your future and dissuade you from pursuing your dream career. You should be more than capable of succeeding in this...
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    CSUSM ABSN program requirements

    Enthused RN replied to socalprenurse08's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No, see the website Program Requirements [h=4]"Admission Requirements[/h] Bachelor's degree (from a regionally accredited institution, or U.S. equivalent for degree coursework completed outside of...
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    So I might be going to China...

    Enthused RN replied to aithril's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I was on a flight from Hong Kong, I saw a few ads for hospitals boasting about having English-speaking nurses. The pictues showed fairly All-American girls in their ads and I don't think they...
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    So check this out....

    Enthused RN replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Great post Mindlor! Sounds like you were working an interesting floor that
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    How I passed NCLEX-PN

    Enthused RN replied to VanessaLovesNursing's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! Thanks for the tips! BTW, I love your screen
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    Volunteering at a hospital worth it?

    Enthused RN replied to samrusrn's topic in General Students

    My first volunteer experience was like yours and it actually scared me off from the ER. If you are in Southern California, try looking into the COPE or CCE programs. You are trained by the hospital...
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    Conflicted about interview with fancy hospital

    Enthused RN replied to lisa333's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Dixielee, what did you end up deciding to
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    Combative, awake & staying that way

    Enthused RN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Wow! But how did you get an IV into him in the first
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    What am I doing wrong??

    Enthused RN replied to conniesmth's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Maybe you've already looked into these options - long term acute care (LTAC) hospitals and methadone clinics. If not, Google them and continue pursuing reciprocity. Good
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    New grad with a job in a psychiatric facility

    Enthused RN replied to naenaenurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Congrats! It's awesome that you got an offer as a new grad in the specialty you want! That's very rare nowadays so it's nice to see it still happening from time to
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    Made it Through My First Semester in NS

    Enthused RN replied to lifelearningrn's topic in General Students

    Congrats! I take my last two finals tomorrow and then my first semester of NS is officially complete. I have to agree with you - health assessment was a killer. I'm glad that one is over. I can't...
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    New Grad Nurse Dilemma. Please help.

    Enthused RN replied to peacelives10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on getting the job! Glad you re-thought your original position. Best of
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    Does learning hurt for you sometimes?

    Enthused RN posted a topic in General Students

    Today was my first day administering meds via g-tube ... with 6 classmates and a professor watching. I'm a kinesthetic learner ... so no matter how many times I have watched others do it I will not...
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    Care plan books

    Enthused RN replied to pupcik2000's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A little while back a nurse on AN said that sometimes the goal isn't to improve/cure their condition but to maintain their current level of function (or something along those lines). So for your...