Sheri257

Sheri257

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  1. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    Sheri257 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you for this insight because it seemed very strange to me that NP's with more experience would actually be rated less favorably. You might expect them to be rated the same but worse? That would...

  2. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    Sheri257 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That's true but, if these cases are any indication ... it looks to me like nurse practitioners are sued and found liable more than floor nurses because of the additional responsibilities they have....

  3. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    Sheri257 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To me, at least, it's not so much a question of paying dues, etc. but the additional liability alone would be reason enough to suggest that Nurse Practitioners should have previous nursing experience....

  4. south california RN salary and monthly cost of living

    Sheri257 replied to filnurseuk's topic in California Nursing

    To me, at least, this is an impossible question to answer without very specific information on the location and the job. SoCal is HUGE and the cost of living and pay varies considerably just within a...

  5. CA LVN to RN difficulties

    Sheri257 replied to SanDiegoLVNdude's topic in LPN to RN

    If you're an LVN you're in a great position to beat the waiting lists in Cali. You can already beat the waiting list with the LVN challenge exams. If you can pass both of them, you go straight to 3rd...

  6. Community College Selection Process-What A Joke!

    Sheri257 replied to Tim1957's topic in California Nursing

    Generally, I'd probably have to say no but there are all kinds of exceptions to that statement. There are cases where top students don't do that well clinically. And, even though I'm a pretty good...

  7. Community College Selection Process-What A Joke!

    Sheri257 replied to Tim1957's topic in California Nursing

    Why would you be sacrificing pride? To me, at least, it was a matter of pride to fight the system and try to make my grades count for something, whether it ultimately made any difference or not. I...

  8. Community College Selection Process-What A Joke!

    Sheri257 replied to Tim1957's topic in California Nursing

    You could very well be right. Although it's very important to remember that there is absolutely no proof whether it helped me or not. It's all speculation at this point. If I knew for sure whether or...

  9. Community College Selection Process-What A Joke!

    Sheri257 replied to Tim1957's topic in California Nursing

    Can't argue with you there. For me it wasn't a matter of trust or distrust. I'm just a pragmatist. If my grades weren't going to count, I was going to do as much as I could to make them count by...

  10. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

    Sheri257 replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think bedpans are below me at all but, I think it's a lot more complicated than whether you care for the patient or not. I also blame management for not giving us effective tools to deal with...

  11. Community College Selection Process-What A Joke!

    Sheri257 replied to Tim1957's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah, it's a lottery but, I was trying to stand out anyway. I figured I had nothing to lose and it was better if they knew who I was than not. What's the old saying ... it's not what you know but who...

  12. Community College Selection Process-What A Joke!

    Sheri257 replied to Tim1957's topic in California Nursing

    If I can make a suggestion for those who are dealing with lottery systems and waiting lists ... When it became clear that my school was going to have a waiting list, and my 4.0 GPA probably wasn't...

  13. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much. I did pass. Luckily, I have a good relationship with my teacher going back to first semester and, she knows this nurse from working with her at another hospital. I knew that my...

  14. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I kept telling myself the same thing also but, for me at least, it was easier said than done. I hadn't been in a toxic environment like this before (except when I worked as an aide at another...

  15. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, it's done now ... thank god. I was just responding to posts on the thread.

  16. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Well ... she signed off on the paperwork but, she didn't do any assessments, check wound care or anything like that. Quite frankly, she doesn't even bother to bring a stethoscope to work. I guess she...

  17. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    But that's just it: she wasn't doing most of the job, I was. In order to pass preceptorship, I had to do 80 percent of the work for all five patients and, believe me ... I was. Normally, I would...

  18. Community College Selection Process-What A Joke!

    Sheri257 replied to Tim1957's topic in California Nursing

    I guess you missed the tech crash. Computer geeks don't have great job opportunities ... far from it. A lot of those jobs went to India where there are plenty of computer geeks who will work for only...

  19. Learning Disabled Students

    Sheri257 replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly what we were taught about the Americans with Disabilities Act during the legal module of our program. You do still have to be able perform the essential functions of the job. If you're...

  20. Community College Selection Process-What A Joke!

    Sheri257 replied to Tim1957's topic in California Nursing

    Actually, that's not completely true either. This is how it works. Let's say a hospital pays low wages and doesn't want to raise their staff pay. The U.S. Labor Department says those low wages are ok...

  21. Community College Selection Process-What A Joke!

    Sheri257 replied to Tim1957's topic in California Nursing

    I'm no fan of foreign nurse situation, but to say there's some conspiracy to hire foreign nurses by the BRN is somewhat absurd. Most hires aren't foreign nurses. According to the BRN, CA nursing...

  22. Learning Disabled Students

    Sheri257 replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    I see your point here. Even if someone is learning disabled, they still have to function. As I previously mentioned, all of the LD students in my class and others still have to pass the math tests...

  23. Learning Disabled Students

    Sheri257 replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    That's true and false, all at the same time ... at least in my opinion. I'm one of those pretty good students. I'm not at the top of my class but, I'm pretty close. When it comes to working in the...

  24. What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    Sheri257 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah ... that's the bottom line. But, at the same time, we are not those RN's offspring. If anything ... we're management's offspring and their attempts to undercut RN staff salaries and benefits by...

  25. Learning Disabled Students

    Sheri257 replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't blame the MD and say he didn't have ethics. I just told him I had test anxiety. That was the only criteria that needed to be met, at least at my school. Just about everybody has test...