balticbreeze

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1. Racial discrimination in Nursing....

   balticbreeze replied to Barbie38's topic in General Nursing

   I just couldn't resist - had to drop in. This is an amazing discussion! Comming from a former Soviet Union where freedom of speech meant you went straight to Gulag (as a lot of my relatives did, including my own father) I enjoy and respect having th...

2. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

   balticbreeze replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Believe me, they are on their way! And the rest of us will have to deal with our local middle aged and cynical ones:D

3. Aldrete Score

   balticbreeze replied to kastas's topic in General Nursing

   Did you look into perioperative nursing discussions? They might have something there for you.

4. I am finally, totally convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE.

   balticbreeze replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   This is why hospitals hire recruitment agencies(I wonder how much that costs??) to come to Latvia (and all other foreign countries) and look for young, innocent and uninformed nurses, telling stories about that huge "nursing shortage" in the U.S. and...

5. Need some advice on accelerated RN or second degree programs

   balticbreeze replied to balticbreeze's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for information! To my understanding accelerated BSN is a slightly different program from the one you mentioned(RN to BSN). There are couple of schools offering the type I was talking about, Johns Hopkins Uni for instance offers "Acceler...

6. Need some advice on accelerated RN or second degree programs

   balticbreeze replied to balticbreeze's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your response! Yes, I've heard those programs are tough and there is absolutely no time for anything else but studying. I also have a daughter (1.5yrs old) and not being able spending enough time with her worries me. Ilze

7. Need some advice on accelerated RN or second degree programs

   balticbreeze posted a topic in General Nursing

   I guess I'm introducing myself and looking for some advice at the same time here. Please be merciful if some parts of my "confession" are a bit incoherent! I already hold an associate's degree in allied health and bachelor's in social work from a reg...