BabyLady

BabyLady BSN, RN

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  1. is it OK to submit your 2 week notice via email?

    BabyLady replied to sourapril's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is unprofessional to do it by e-mail. Wait until Monday and do it face to face. A couple of days are not going to make any

  2. My Friend's Test Question

    BabyLady replied to traciepooh's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You wouldn't tell the adult child to take care of him. You wouldn't take someone with a fractured hip into the shower. I would do #3 first then #1 IF appropriate...#3 alludes to an assessment of the...

  3. learned an important lesson last night - re: narc count

    BabyLady replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    ..she is freaking out as if the pill could not be accurately identified. I would have opened up A KNOWN valium and compared it to the one that broke then wasted both of them (with a third witness)...

  4. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    I appreciate the suggestion and I checked them out today. I would be out-of-state, plus they were about 10 semester hours more than the majority of the programs I have looked at...an MSN would cost...

  5. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    Many of the for-profit online programs are FULLY accredited...to me, this is huge. I would also, include that in my cover letter, where your degree was from and what it's accreditation is. I will...

  6. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    BabyLady replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree, it is NOT a certain amount of time. The results have to be "delivered" for it to

  7. Drawing up meds in syringe.....How to?

    BabyLady replied to Dratz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    this is what you are missing..you can touch the outside of the syringe barrel...that is not going to be sterile anyway as soon as you take it out of the package unless you are dropping it in a sterile...

  8. HIPAA VIOLATION

    BabyLady replied to bc808's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You cannot be charged with a threat to violate HIPAA. However, if you are asking if they had a right to fire you, the answer is yes. If I was your boss, I would have too. HIPAA is nothing hospitals...

  9. Am I waisting my time with associates degree?

    BabyLady replied to chall2011's topic in General Nursing

    When I got my ADN, there were 8 students in my class that already had BS degrees in other fields. I asked the same question...they said that it was the same number of years to do a ADN then a RN-BSN...

  10. Math!!!!! Urgent....

    BabyLady replied to Cari Turner21's topic in General Students

    I have not, but if you are taking anything else heavy, such as A&P or Micro or nursing classes or Pharm...my suggestion is, bad

  11. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    ...but at the same time, I looked up my state and well-grounded state schools were not on the list. I noticed that it was mostly community colleges. I am sure there is a reason for it. However, I do...

  12. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    When the tuition costs more than what the degree will pay in a year, that is the first indication of a rip-off. You can get into ANY medical assistant or phlebotomist program in any community college...

  13. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    ...but some of this brings me back to my original question. One of the schools I am looking at is Walden...which is fully accredited just like WGU, not only that, their nursing program is accredited...

  14. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    ...and you also have to consider, for every article like that you find, there will be disgruntled students...you have to take their opinion with a grain of

  15. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    I actually had not! Thank you for a wonderful suggestion! This is exactly the type of Nurse Educator program I was looking for. Still taking

  16. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    I'll be honest..I would give anything if I could find a brick-and-morter distance learning program at a reasonable tuition that have the elements that I am looking for, but so far I have not found...

  17. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    Well, I think many of those that have posted are talking about several different things and I think that it is sad that HR people (that probably don't even have advanced degrees and I would wager...

  18. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    I should probably be more specific...I would like to hear from those that have earned degrees from ACCREDITED for-profit

  19. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    BabyLady replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    Threw them in the trash, based on what? I have actually looked at EVERY Nurse Educator program in my state...yes, pulled up every single one of them. There are things that I need to "fit"...I need a...

  20. New DNP program for those not interested in a PhD

    BabyLady posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hello everyone! I wanted to tell everyone about this new program that rolled out at Walden University about 6 weeks ago that I just found out about today. There have been so many that have posted that...

  21. methadone effects on newborns

    BabyLady replied to hannahphn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Breast feeding is not contraindicated with methadone infants or most other opiates as well...so if Mom wants to breast feed, we let them, however, most choose not to because of the inconvenience (I am...

  22. Frontier in 2012

    BabyLady posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Anyone considering

  23. What if you accept then decline before classes start?

    BabyLady replied to kamaboko's topic in Oregon Nursing

    If it is 6 figure salary, then ditch the nursing

  24. How often do you see headmolding/plagiocephaly?

    BabyLady replied to Dmendez's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'll be honest...you won't see those terms used on a regular basis in the NICU...you will hear them referred to typically in lay terms such as "right side is flattening" or "molding" or "toaster...

  25. Pearson VUE TRICK!??? I got a weird result! Help please.

    BabyLady replied to Grantsmom:)'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The PVT doesn't work unless your results show as