eriksoln BSN, RN

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    $100,000 in student loan debt?

    eriksoln replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually get your meaning here. I got my ADN at a CC, and happen to understand that there is just............that little something four year colleges offer. I loved my time a my CC and met the...
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    $100,000 in student loan debt?

    eriksoln replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sure it has an effect. Not today, right now, but eventually it does. As you borrow the max. over and over needlessly, the powers that be that set the limits and requirements to qualify for said...
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    $100,000 in student loan debt?

    eriksoln replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know, thats why I deleted it, but.......it posted it with and without the edit. Dont ask me why. Here, you want data. I'll give you a little project to do. Most of us have done it already, I...
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    $100,000 in student loan debt?

    eriksoln replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why did my post........post
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    $100,000 in student loan debt?

    eriksoln replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    An "undergraduate adviser" is still loyal to their facility first. To get you in their circle instead of the school down the street, they'll give you all sorts of slants on why their degree is "the...
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    $100,000 in student loan debt?

    eriksoln replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    An "undergraduate adviser" is still loyal to their facility first. To get you in their circle instead of the school down the street, they'll give you all sorts of slants on why their degree is "the...
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    $100,000 in student loan debt?

    eriksoln replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your joking right? You got your info. on career paths from someone whose job/priority is to fill seats at the classroom. And even if salary.com still says that..............that doesnt mean its...
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    $100,000 in student loan debt?

    eriksoln replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Opinion or something that has been researched? Any data to support this? I know the answer already, I'm just pointing it out to you, its
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    $100,000 in student loan debt?

    eriksoln replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Offended or not, almost 100K before you realize you are in the wrong major........is reckless. That example IS THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION of reckless on two levels: 1. Went into a very expensive...
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    $100,000 in student loan debt?

    eriksoln replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Location never came up cause its not an explination. Even if you are in downtown NY, beachside CA or going to school in Hawaii I can not imagine spending 100K. I just cant. My imagination will not...
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    $100,000 in student loan debt?

    eriksoln replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I spent about 20K as I bounced from major to major early in my college career and then many years later, when I returned to school, I added only 3K. Wish I had been so thrifty from the start. I pay...
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    Bordeline illegal interviewing process hospitals are getting away with n this economy

    eriksoln replied to NEWGRADNURSE75's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, #2 and 3 are not illegal. Not only that, in a bad job market, they are the norm. #2 especially is not illegal. A lot of hospitals allow internal applicants first choice. Its a way of...
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    Gossip, gossip, gossip

    eriksoln replied to helpalready's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Eh, people are so catty and passive aggressive. I lose respect for people who gossip. It shows lack of a back bone and fortitude. Ever notice the ones who gossip the most are the ones who are: In...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    eriksoln replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree with out here. People complain that the younger generation is not "loyal". But where do they get that stance from? I wouldnt turn not being loyal to a company into an ageism thing either....
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    lovenox: to hold or not to hold

    eriksoln replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I'd have given it after the discussion with the physician. My rational: Lovenox has a VERY short half life. If it worsens the hematuria, you will see it and know to hold it in the...
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    Some questions for nurses married to nurses

    eriksoln replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse married to a nurse here. As a rule of thumb, we dont mind working at the same hospitals, but dont do the same unit. That gets old. We also dont bring work home. That takes on added...
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    I must be an idiot.

    eriksoln posted a topic in Psychiatric

    OK. I used to be a travel nurse and I settled down into a wonderful hospital recently that I really enjoy. One of the things that made me want to become a staff member was the fact that my unit was a...
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    My God, these family members!!

    eriksoln replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL. I've heard some bad ones too. They are most often repeated by the ones who are in the door at 0705 (their start time being 0700), leave at 1425 (end time being 1430) and refuse to do OT or off...
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    So after reading enough posts, I can't help but wonder..

    eriksoln replied to TheFuture2010's topic in General Nursing

    I dont feel that way, but have leaned in that direction before. Why? Well, I went into nursing because I wanted to escape the "retail" mentality of Corporate America. Profit, profit, profit. That...
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    If you could do it over again, would you keep or change ur career?

    eriksoln replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Nursing

    I would keep it, but would do things differently in school and not go into M/S after school. Yes, I'd definitely go in a different direction with my specialty. And, I might have went BSN right off...
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    Nursing home not able to admit medicare patients

    eriksoln replied to Sarah Jayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I stay away from nursing homes period. Ones who have gone even further down than the pittance expectations of avg. nursing homes would be doubly avoided by
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    I have the experience, but no BSN!!! Need to vent...

    eriksoln replied to nyteshade's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of jobs say that in hopes of attracting a BSN nurse, but interview all candidates. If you outshine the BSN applicants..........or if there are no BSN applicants, you can get it. Most hospitals...
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    What does holistic mean to you?

    eriksoln posted a topic in Holistic

    I hear the term holistic nursing thrown around a lot and I sometimes wonder if people really know what it means. Seems to me a lot of people hear it in school, it becomes a "buzz word" for lack of a...
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    I must be an idiot.

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Psychiatric

    Hmmm, all good advice. And I learned something..........I'm not as bad as I thought. I do a little bit of this (keeping myself calm, stern but quiet voice) but can do a lot more of the things you...
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    Am I stupid? I think so. Yes, definitely need better critical thinking.

    eriksoln posted a topic in Pulmonary

    OK. I used to be a travel nurse and I settled down into a wonderful hospital recently that I really enjoy. One of the things that made me want to become a staff member was the fact that my unit was...