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  1. Charting...what to say?

    Benedina replied to chrisrn24's topic in General Nursing

    I can give you a bad reason for avoiding the first-person voice: to avoid personal responsibility. This is generally gussied up as "sounding objective." It's a popular practice among lesser academics,...

  2. CNL at University of Northern Colorado

    Benedina posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    The Fall 2013 cohort still has room available for applicants. I'm in the first cohort and can speak to the excellence and affordability of this Colorado program. I've posted more information at the...

  3. Clinical Nurse Leader at the University of Northern Colorado

    Benedina posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    For nurses in Colorado considering a CNL master's degree program: The new Clinical Nurse Leader program at the University of Northern Colorado will enroll its second cohort in Fall 2013. They still...

  4. Midlife Career Change to Nursing - Advice, please

    Benedina replied to mcgocara31's topic in Nursing Career

    Whether or not your previous career will be given consideration depends entirely on the person doing the hiring. My previous career has helped me land four positions in health care since I made a...

  5. How far do you travel to get to work?

    Benedina replied to born2circulateRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I chose an outstanding employer for my first job, but it was a 75-minute commute. I loved the job, but had to concede defeat after 4 months. (Moving is not an option.) We parted on good terms, but I...

  6. Initiative vs borderline harassment

    Benedina replied to brendacg's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That's tricky, isn't it? But just keep the email brief, pleasant, professional. Something like: Hi, Ms. Superbusy. Just wanted to follow up on your phone call of Friday (put date here). I've checked...

  7. RN with a BSN - 2 years in - no available jobs. Should I change careers? Help

    Benedina replied to spade11's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Okay, you're not old, at all. And you don't have to be washed up. (I'm old, but I'm not washed up either, just to tease you a bit.) You have a perfectly good story to tell an employer, but you need to...

  8. Anyone here who hate the holidays?

    Benedina replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Love any and all holidays, the smaller and sillier the better. I like to cook crepes for candlemas, light a campfire on midsummer's eve, and read spooky stories on Halloween. (WORLD'S SHORTEST GHOST...

  9. Clinical Nurse Leaders in Case management roles

    Benedina replied to Franjcamp's topic in Case Management

    Hi, Franjcamp. A great way to network with CNLs would be to check out an organization called "Clinical Nurse Leader Association." Their website includes this information on the difference between a...

  10. Is there a waiting list for the nursing program at Colorado State University Pueblo?

    Benedina replied to Esmy1856's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Esmy, it's not typical of any of the Colorado BSN programs offered through regionally accredited colleges/universities to have wait lists. You either get in or you don't. If you don't get in, you're...

  11. What does CNA do during code blue?

    Benedina replied to Ybur514's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ask your own facility's trainers and, especially, unit supervisors. I'm a CNA on a medical unit where we do our own shift reports, CNA to CNA. We pass on DNR/full code information in every shift...

  12. Nursing Shoes??

    Benedina replied to KLBatchelor's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    New Balance walkers (I'm not sure which model I'll get next since they've made annoying changes to my favorite 844/845 models, but the fit is wonderful) SAS freestyle. Great old-fashioned look, in my...

  13. Ok, this is to all you current nursing students put there.

    Benedina replied to mistydbuffa's topic in General Students

    Mistydbuffa wrote: "Thanks! I understand about competition. In our program usually about 200 apply. Only 40 make the cut, it is all competive entry on a points scale. GPA and entrance exam and no...

  14. Over 40 and Becoming a Nurse....Any Thoughts?...

    Benedina replied to Wild Irish LPN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a 44-year-old guy in my BSN program: he's not QUITE young enough to be my son. Both of us have garnered a fair amount of the available awards, internships, and job opportunities along the way,...

  15. Colorado Nursing Programs Advice

    Benedina replied to moving2denver's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi, moving2Denver. Welcome to Colorado. Your get-a-job strategy sounds great. Your GPA might be challenging given the current flood of nursing school applications. University of Denver is a private...

  16. student loans

    Benedina replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    TheCommuter, RN wrote: "If you reach a student loan debt level of $90,000 combined, your monthly repayment will be a whopping $1,035.72 (financed over 10 years at a rate of 6.8 percent). Would you...

  17. student loans

    Benedina replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what you should do, but I'll share my own feelings about college debt. I just hate debt. I've never been in huge debt, but like a few other lucky old people I got into troublesome debt...

  18. Do nurses use their wristwatch in real life nursing?

    Benedina replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer minimizing what I carry due to infection control issues. The "clock" I use for counting respirations, etc., is the timer on our Welch Allyn thermometers (one per room), which has the...

  19. does it really matter where you got your degree from?

    Benedina replied to Nolander's topic in General Nursing

    The difference that CNA experience makes in hiring, however, is similar to what difference your choice of school makes. Big difference, no difference, it depends. At my hospital, where jobs are...

  20. RN's, how much did you borrow for school?

    Benedina replied to steveogurule's topic in General Nursing

    I'm finishing up the second semester of my BSN; this is my third degree. No debt: I paid out of pocket for my prereqs, and I'm using a combination of savings and part-time work to pay for this very...

  21. What does nursing mean to you?

    Benedina replied to xInspiredx's topic in General Nursing

    For the original question: Nursing means to me an opportunity to offer skilled attention to people at times of need. I find I get to do that as a hospice volunteer, as a nurse assistant, and am just...

  22. Understanding Pathophysiology by Heuther, 4th edition... Any help??

    Benedina replied to brbowen9's topic in General Students

    Not all study guides are created equal; the one for this text, however, I found highly useful and I'm still using it as a quick preview for the related Med-Surg studies. Good luck!

  23. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    Benedina replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I don't mean this as a "nyah" to anyone stuck with classmates that drive them crazy. I've been there in other degree programs, and it was awful. But for THESE classmates, what I want to say is: You...

  24. APA

    Benedina replied to suni's topic in General Students

    An alternative a classmate alerted me to: Word 2007 comes with a tab on its ribbon called References which will format citations and construct the bibliography at the end, allowing you to choose APA,...

  25. SQ3R and Study Hacks tip for textbook reading

    Benedina posted a topic in General Students

    I've seen a couple of recommendations for Francis Robinson's SQ3R method of reading, an oldie-but-goodie if there ever was one. Just as valuable now as when he first came up with it in the 1940s....