canchaser

canchaser BSN, RN

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  1. st. joseph's college of maine fnp program

    the facebook page is Welcome to Facebook - Log In, Sign Up or Learn More we would be glad to get this page more
  2. New Grad Nurse needs advice please!

    Hang in there. You have to keep this job, with a MSN you are "Overqualified" for the job of bedside nursing and I've seen some managers overlook a MSN cause "They don't want to be hiring their...
  3. Trick to submit your resume and have it SEEN

    NASCAR nurse, was she a nurse ??? Did her credentials check out?? If you never found the original application, how was she checked up on? Wow, I would never think of doing something like
  4. pencil lead

    Same as you, email the parents. I have a black spot in Palm of my hand from 20 years ago from the same situation. I don't know if any is in there but it healed
  5. You had heart surgery... Not arm/ hand surgery you can feed yourself. Did you think it wasn't going to be painful? Of course it a mini invasive valve job and the incision is the size of a key hole......
  6. I got pregnant at the age of 15, never swallowed a pill. Can remember my mother and I fighting when she would try to get me to swallow a pill. She would finally give in and crush it or I would just...
  7. Has anyone transfered as a NP student?

    I have a friend who was going to move for family reasons. She only had a semester and thesis left. Her school was gonna work with her, let her finish clinicals in PA. They said they could do that...
  8. books vs apps

    I have gotten the book list for clinicals, nine of them. What are the benefits of getting apps versus books. The apps seem great, can be with me at all times but people might think I'm texting,...
  9. books vs apps

    Tracey, dang it.. I just bought all my books on Friday. Yes send me the list.. Just post it On the sjcme all nurses site. It might save someone else the
  10. Too old (40s) for CRNA?

    I would of finished when I turned 40, I felt like I was one of the older ones. Was the third oldest in the class.The oldest was 49 fininshed at 51. And I have to agree with the first posting. I...
  11. St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

    Not my name, How did you find clincial sites?? I am sending emails to NP/ MD where I work. Hoping that I get responses and not aggravating these people because I dont know them personally, they are...
  12. St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

    NOt my name. I've been cleared for phase 2 and can set up clinical sites. Maybe ill be in clincal with
  13. applied to USI

    They took my pharm but I can't remember if they room research. Sorry it's been a year. I withdrew last fall without starting there. Went to st
  14. one can get into informatics with just a few years of nursing. Informatics is a broad field from IT working in setting up the electronic health record to review and coding the charts, to financial...
  15. charge pay

    make 4% more, in a midwest ICU 20 beds, no patient assignment, but they must respond to codes and
  16. I work with someone so she has taken classes. I found some here on all nurses just by asking questions like u are? Do u have anyone who is going to do the program with u? I didn't keep my informatics...
  17. Maryville University and IL

    No they're in
  18. RN- in-Maine.... Just do one and do it fast. Some people are getting theses classes done in 4-6 weeks. If u do it this way, it will be the same as taking 2-3 classes in the typical brick and mortar...
  19. Yes go for it.. That rural experience will help you out. Might I suggest the Hrsa scholarship( Hrsa.gov). It work great for people in your situation. Young rural and wanting to get a masters. This...
  20. Maryville University and IL

    Haven't attended Maryville but looked into them. I'm not sure what your question is?? Are u concerned being an ill resident and getting to practice in Ill.. There should be no problem. When u get to...
  21. assaulted by my patient--one year later

    [quote)if we don't stand up for ourselves and show there are real consequences for assaulting nurses, there will never be any change.[/quote)This is so true.. This morning, I watched the today show...
  22. Sign on bonus

    Life care centers of America has posted to indeed.com that they are hiring RN/LPN with a sign on bonus. Amount of bonus not listed. This is in Florissant Mo and is in a nursing home. Posted 4 days...
  23. GUILTY

    I got pullled over in my car pool of myself and 2 nuc med techs. I dug through my bag looking for badge and stuck it on my shirt. I am not a bedside nurse any more so I was in street clothes but it...
  24. assaulted by my patient--one year later

    OP, check to see if your hospital (assuming its a acute care hospital) has a clinical documentation department. our Department works closely with HIM ensuring HP are in the chart within 24 hours of...
  25. Keep baby out of it till school is over, if possible. Diapers, formula and studying are crazy!! Plus giving baby time will be hard when clinicals come. I work a M- F job and Im having to convert to a...