Sheri257

Sheri257

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  1. Why Does It Seem That RN's Hate Us and Hospitals Don't Believe In Us??

    Sheri257 replied to brown eyed girl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In California I don't think RN's hate LVN's. It has more to do with the fact that RN's are responsible for everything LVN's do, and they don't like the responsibility. If the LVN does something wrong...

  2. As bad as they say??

    Sheri257 replied to lancerRN2b's topic in Nursing Career

    What everyone has said here is true. But a lot of it also depends on where you live. In California we have a ratio law where they can't give you more than five patients. This has drastically improved...

  3. I don't think I want to be a nurse

    Sheri257 replied to caholbr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There's so many things you can do with a nursing degree that are never covered in school clinicals. Just look at the dozens of specialties listed on this board. Chances are you'll find something that...

  4. Anyone else frustrated with being a new nurse?

    Sheri257 replied to asilmk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is outrageous. Come to California. They can't give you more than five patients by

  5. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    Sheri257 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, we've just switched doctors under our medical plan. So I go in for a routine checkup, etc. at this clinic. They tell me the nurse will be with me shortly. Of course, since I'm a student, I always...

  6. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The California board did conduct such a study but they did not publicly release it due to confidentiality agreements with hospitals who had requested the study. Uh ... the highest grade on our final...

  7. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I also see your point here. But that's why you need as many safety nets as possible because, inevitably, nothing is perfect and there are going to be holes in those nets. Yes, there are some people in...

  8. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    At the hospital I worked last summer, a new grad was hired out of Texas. She was promised six weeks of orientation. But when she got here, the hospital insisted that she work on her own after just one...

  9. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    No ... I was curious because if it was a California school, I just wanted to know which one it was. That's all.

  10. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I do see your point here and it is a valid point. But here's why I think the board has a problem with it. It's not just traditional vs. distance education. Basically other states like Kansas and...

  11. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    And you think the California BON is on an ego trip? I didn't realize that you were such an expert on traditional grad training, performance and nursing in general. Especially since you haven't...

  12. What is the complaint with nursing salaries?

    Sheri257 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    The thing that bothers me most about the pay (or lack thereof) ... is that as an RN, you have close to the same amount of liability as a doctor without the same salary. If a doc screws up the med...

  13. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    There seems to be a big myth among EC students that we're not tested on clinical skills. We're actually tested on clinical skills at the end of each semester. You have to pass four clinical final...

  14. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    And EC's decision to allow MA's into the program wasn't irresponsible? EC didn't disallow MA's until several months after the California decision. EC also showed no interest in meeting the board's...

  15. I finally Cracked...

    Sheri257 replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've often wanted to sit down with the charge nurses and ask ... why patient assignments aren't based more on acuity. And why the high acuity patients aren't spread around more. It often seems like...

  16. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I was referring to the discussions on this BB. Despite numerous threads on the subject, I don't think anybody here knew about the Alabama case until you brought it up. I think there does need to be a...

  17. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    This is very true. Quite frankly, I don't know if anyone knows for sure what's going on with all of the state boards. Look at the Alabama case. Despite numerous threads about EC and the BON's, nobody...

  18. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    So if you're a paramedic, and Louisiana, Florida, Rhode Island and Washington states require you to be an LPN, you still think you're going to get a license through reciprocity? Not to mention, the...

  19. Thoughts on Maric College?

    Sheri257 replied to casualjim's topic in California Nursing

    I have a real problem when people say things like this. As was pointed out on another thread ... and California hospital was sued for staffing a floor with too many new grads with too little...

  20. Become a nurse in just 12 months!!!

    Sheri257 replied to askater11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What the accelerated bsn people are missing here is that even if the course work is "the same," people are having a hard time imagining how this is done without some short cuts. Especially since...

  21. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I can't believe you're saying this. You can get in through the back door? You're actually suggesting that people ignore board criteria and base their decisions on this? BTW ... EC asked for...

  22. Become a nurse in just 12 months!!!

    Sheri257 replied to askater11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is an excellent point.

  23. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I don't know for sure. The application does say that if you don't have an active RN license in California, you have to apply for one. So you could run into some trouble there. You really need to check...

  24. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks for the corrections RN34TX. When I was searching the PDA document, I apparently missed the second section. And thanks for pointing out the 2000 hours on Colorado. I'll go ahead and amend the...

  25. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    Sheri257 replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    To the best of my knowledge, this is how the different state requirements break down (amended to reflect the corrections listed below): Colorado: Anyone registered before January 1, 2006 will be...