roser13

roser13 ASN, RN

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  1. No one WANTS to waste time in being admitted. It's just the way it is in most areas. As has been said, your grade point average may be an
  2. How hard is it to be a Microbiologist?

    What's your IQ? Do you have good study habits? Do your aptitudes lie in the hard sciences? Rhetorical questions posed just to point out how many variables go into the "how hard is it" question, and...
  3. No one here will be mean. Just don't confuse realistic replies with mean
  4. No job post ER internship

    This implies a true naivite with regard to HR. NuGuyNurse2b, you might regret giving this advice once you have some real-world
  5. CHEM 121 at BMCC PLEASE HELP! ASAP:(

    Why not simply ask the school? Anyone here who has "knowledge" due to their past experience may be giving you old or outdated "knowledge." This is simply too important of a question to entrust to...
  6. No job post ER internship

    Apply for anything and everything. The time to make choices comes when you have more than one
  7. Factors affecting blood pressure

    Have you read your textbook on Fundamentals of Nursing? Use your resources wisely, for less-than-basic issues that confound
  8. All About Abuse?

    It is abuse when you force a patient to perform any task or submit to any treatment that he/she does not consent to. It's very
  9. "Emancipatory Knowing" & Patient Outcome??

    What is emancipatory knowing? (I'm old and my nursing education is old as
  10. This reminds me of a "nursing is a calling, not a job" way of thinking. Of which I strongly disagree. Nurses are not saints battling every injustice known to man. Neither are they self-denying...
  11. U.S citizen, opinion on doing BSN in India or New york?

    Educate yourself in the country in which you plan to practice. That is
  12. I'm thinking that maybe you two could see a therapist to iron out some issues? Because going to nursing school with 3 children definitely requires the enthusiastic support of a
  13. Physician Assisted Suicide

    Why do you ask? Personal reason?
  14. $30/hour for new grads in Seattle?

    You "don't have to talk to them"? Pretty
  15. Masters Degree in Education

    Are you a
  16. GJ tube, pediatric, brown drainage

    I think you should seek advice from your charge nurse/patient's MD, rather than the internet. Anyone who responds here may or may not be a nurse. Furthermore, none of us who cannot see the patient...
  17. Prioritize. Go to nursing school. Pretend that you don't have a specialty planned. Be open to any field of nursing that might come your
  18. It is my understanding that an RN's practice cannot be overseen by a non-medical manager. Non-medical managers may supervise the non-clinical aspects such as absenteeism, tardiness, collaboration with...
  19. Super senses

    You lost me at kidney
  20. Independent Contractor Nurse

    All I know to tell you is to be careful in your expectations of a higher income. As an independent contractor, you will need to either hire an accountant or well-versed in Social Security & tax...
  21. Advice needed - administrative action.

    Truly, we cannot answer such important questions. You really should not make life-altering decisions based upon internet responses. Either research this through the BON for your state or ask an...
  22. New Grad as a Clinical Liaison

    Bars and restaurants communications in no way prepare you for nursing liason positions. The more you say, the more you frighten me in this
  23. Surely you were prepared for the fact that as a new grad, you will spend your first 2-3 years learning & growing as a nurse? Your nursing degree is approximately 1/2 of your knowledge bank. You...
  24. Single Mom and Nursing?

    Couldn't agree more with this. The "saving lives and making a difference" mindset should not be a part of your decision-making. Those mountain-top experiences are rare. The realities of nursing are...
  25. New Grad as a Clinical Liaison

    Technically, you asked for "any words of advice." And you have received many experienced opinions. Unfortunately, you do not appear to believe them. I wish you luck in your new position and I hope...