Dude,RN

Hello all, I am looking for some information regarding the end of my program. If you've graduated from MidWestern State University, great! If not, I am sure you can still provide some information for me. As I wind down, I am looking for information ...

Sorry it has taken me a bit of time. I graduate in August of 2014. Took my boards and passed Sept 2014. Then took a job on the east coast and spent a few months in limbo waiting for credentialing and that to go through. I am back with a stable intern...

I've sent you one, determinedgrl! Hope that helps :)

Buggysmom, I've sent you a PM. Hope that helps :)

No problem. I am glad that I could help.

Solitaire, I've gone and sent one. Sorry it took me a few days to get back to you.

Nels2186, I am graduating in August from my PMHNP program. I've started now reaching out to recruiters and things like that. I've asked if this is too soon, and been told that it isn't, in fact that I am right on target. I would start looking aro...

My first experience with death was a 38 week fetal demise. Mom was Ok that AM in her OBGYN's office and then later that morning didn't feel the baby move anymore. She was rushed onto the unit for an ultrasound and it was confirmed that there was no...

Ack! I feel you there. You have my sympathies...nobody likes feeling disillusioned or less productive. I would tell you, just as I have done previously, to take stock and really decide if this facility is for you. If it isn't don't waste time try...

OUCH! Ok- let me try this again. I didn't judge you. Nobody here did. I came here to have a conversation with you- same as everyone else. And I didn't ascertain how you did your job. Looking through the posts and replies, you agree that you nee...

Looking at the message the OP posted once again, and digging though replies on this thread, I am led to the opinion that Nola has come upon a fundamental roadblock in caring for his/her current patients. It is time to get out. Find a new job, find ...

dstrong2, I've gone and submitted a PM to you. It seems to be the best way to talk about my experiences in the program.

I am looking for any fellow Walden University students and alumni. I will finish the classwork for my MSN around Christmas this year and then have a synthesis project to do for the next 16 weeks. Has anyone done one of these? What are they like? ...

Hey Cool1- I have been with Walden since March 2009, and I had to do some prereq's as well. I did take a statistics course, and like you, lined up a friend who was excellent in math- so that helped. I snagged a "statistics for dummies" book too. ...

Suni, so far- from what I have read and I have been doing, I need to have my POS (hahah that they call it that), and my portfolio assignments. Checking the website also states these things as needed for the final portfolio: *A current resume: the f...

Thanks for the reply! I have all the portfolio assignments, the plan of study, and the goal statements all saved. I have 4 weeks in this class and then one more class- after that I have the case study and the practicum. I was thinking of something...

Snag a pair of dansko or snaita clogs. One of the surgeons at our hospital was wearing 'em and I was surprised as I had never seen a male wear the shoes before. Did some research and the "professional" model is more unisex 9read: marketed to men) ...

Oy- stress is a killer. O.o At times like this, I have a little mantra: 'I can't care for others if I don't take care of myself first." Its easy advice to follow and won't ever steer you wrong.

Yup- I wear it proudly. I am a man, a husband, and then a nurse. My family and my wife are important to me- they supported me through school and through all this crazy work stuff- it only seems right for me to leave it on. I wear gloves when I need...

Snow-Bear, This can be a challenge, as I know from personal experience. I survived bone cancer about 11 years ago, but at the cost of some hearing due to mega doses of chemotherapy. I, too, have problems when I can't see a face (I lip read kinda s...

Ask to meet with the DON and have the uniform policy explained to you. In that meeting you can tell your DON that you thought you could wear what you chose- but if the policy states differently you will be more than willing to comply. Ask for a cop...

I investigated Walden, Regis, and Univ of Pheonix, as well as about 5 campus based programs when I decided to get my MSN. I was looking for a program that went from ADN to MSN and was accredited. I haven't had any issues with Walden the entire time...

I worked in a level II NICU for 4 years before moving to to a new setting, adolescent psychiactric nursing. I LOVED every moment as a NICU nurse, and being the only male on the floor- had a wonderful experience. I only had one family that didn't wa...

If I wasnt a nurse, I would have gone to culinary school. Seriously? who has a 4am emergency cheesecake crisis?

One of our docs now wants the Rt to come to every delivery and be in charge of the baby, after all they have taken NRP. I don't know what standard of practice is elsewhere but I don't think respiratory therapists are trained to assess, APGARs, ect. a...