~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    Is this academic dishonesty?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Jessicias85's topic in General Students

    Absolutely serious. It was
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    Chance of ADN to get a Hospital Job?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to nalaa83's topic in General Students

    There are many programs that you can bypass the BSN and straight for the MSN. It's an RN-MSN program. Therefore you would not need the BSN because you are bypassing that and going straight for the...
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    Is this academic dishonesty?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Jessicias85's topic in General Students

    I had a student report me for cheating before. A girl in a class behind me had asked me on myfacebook how peds was. She was just starting it. I said it was like a mini med surg but more emphasis on...
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    Graduated

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    i am glad i could be of help to you. i started on an when i was still doing pre reqs. i was on a waitlist for 3.5 years so it's definitely been a long road. definitely keep on trucking away. stay...
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    Dare I Say... Bored!?!?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Rhody34's topic in General Students

    I just graduated and I completely understand. Things have happened so fast since graduating so I haven't had to much down time to really think about it too much. I also applied to start my RN-BSN for...
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    New grad who is struggling to find a job

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to sjb87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    University of WY has a great RN-BSN program. It is CHEAP for tuition and you don't have to be in state for the tuition price because it's online. It's go at your own pace and my classes pre nursing I...
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    Phone interview scheduled for new grad position. Advice?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to itri4vt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That is awesome. Good luck with i. I had a phone interview that I NAILED! I know because at the end I asked the lady if there was any advice she could give me for my in person interviews now that she...
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    Using alcohol to clean newborns' umbilical cord stumps?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to BellsRNBSN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You will teach whatever the hospital policy is on it. You will realize a lot of what you are taught in school varies in the real world. As far as this, my first 3 sons I was always told to use...
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    Is moving out the country a solution to job finding difficulties?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to cogath's topic in General Nursing

    that's simple. Go have a baby and have 5 different options for who the daddy might
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    Just graduated!! DILEMMA: I don't have hospital experience other than school clinical

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to new.grad's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't get a residency program don't worry about it. In the hospital anyway they won't just put you on the floor as a new grad and have you go to it. You will have an orientation period similar...
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    Just graduated!! DILEMMA: I don't have hospital experience other than school clinical

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to new.grad's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't hold off on NCLEX. Here they don't want you applying until you have your license. Take it now and give your self a jump start on the job market. I drove 3.5 hrs to take NCLEX. I got my ATT...
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    Compassion required???

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to jellyfishmafia's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe be an OR nurse where the patients are sedated? Lol kidding. That's a tough one I think, I have seen some nurses with that same mindset and although they think they are hiding it, they aren't and...
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    letters of recommendations

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to mstacyi's topic in General Nursing

    That is what I am wondering too. I have never heard of this. As far as the state asking. To the OP he time frame they give isn't set in stone. Our State says that it can take 2 weeks to get our ATT...
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    Graduated

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

    I haven't had time to feel like this. I graduated, 2 days later got my transcripts and applied to take boards and for my lic. the next day I got my ATT, 2 days later I took my boards and the next day...
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    Chance of ADN to get a Hospital Job?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to nalaa83's topic in General Students

    I just got an interview at a local hospital and I have an associates. We have 2 local magnet hospitals and both have majority Associate degree nurses working
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    Interview at UCH and from CA.

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to adamsli88's topic in Colorado Nursing

    So to update, my Paper License came in the mail Sat. 21st. (the online version was up next day with my lic. number) I tested on the
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    Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Northern CO is around 23 p/h base pay for associates. Differentials vary on the
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    New RN's...do you have a job ?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to pat8585's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I didn't get the job yet, just got an interview. Hopefully I get the job though. If I don't get the first one I interview for I am being set up with a few more interviews. I don't want to but the...
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    Thank you card after interview?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to TrinCell's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just sent one after my Pre-Screening phone interview. The lady was extremely nice, had a lot of positive feedback for me and said some wonderful things about how my interview went. Another NM went...
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    maggots

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to bubbasmom's topic in General Students

    Are you guys talking about medical maggots? They shouldn't smell. I get freaked out by things like maggots and worms, not the thing itself but tons of little things moving around is what gets me. It's...
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    to study or unwind before NCLEX?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Kwillpassnclex13's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Take the 2 days to unwind. At that point you either know it or you don't. You want your brain refreshed. I didn't do anything the day before. I did 2 days before because I only had 1 1/2 days to...
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    What makes med-surg class seem hard to you?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you are able to take patho before I would. A few of our students took it after the first med/surg class we had and they said they wished they would have taken it
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    What do you always have in your scrub pockets?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Lilbit's topic in General Students

    Lol just hearing mad dog brings back lots of high school
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    I would like an idea of what nursing school is going to be like

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to clclc4444's topic in General Students

    This! I didn't have near the nightmare experience that I read about on this
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    How to survive 1st year of nursing school

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to lemidora's topic in General Students

    I agree, outside of many friendly associates I made, I came out of nursing school with 2 very good friends. It was with their support I got through a lot of various things. They will be friends I have...