tokmom BSN, RN

Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff

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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Fun, isn't it? NOT!! Who is your instructor? Whatcha thinking of the literature review? Is that ghastly or
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    WGU doctorate

    tokmom replied to RyanRN86's topic in Western Governors University

    Ok, color me stupid, but why is this such a bad
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    tokmom replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi ro! Welcome aboard. There is another very active link for GCU.
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    tokmom replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School, College Programs

    Plagiarism and copying has been around as long as people had eyeballs to look at others work. Some things will never
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    tokmom replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School, College Programs

    No way! She graded your work? Shows you that nothing happens to those that
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    A minimum of 15 articles, with at least 8 being research. The remaining can be peer
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    Is change a BAD thing? (MS nurses doing vitals)

    tokmom replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Medical-Surgical

    And that isn't adequate if you have to do your own vitals. There should be as many machines as nurses,
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    When do you start the class? Try to get someone off the good list
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Holler if you need
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    tokmom replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School, College Programs

    No, not an actual class, but someone is still pointing fingers at your work and turning you
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Why not choose more of a generic topic, such as handwashing, compassion fatigue/burnout, how to reduce post op nausea/vomiting (does education help?) heart failure, does education reduce re-admission...
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    tokmom replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School, College Programs

    What did they say? Probably something like they are going to look into it? Flames, maybe those tempting to cheat will see the person's name and think
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    Is change a BAD thing? (MS nurses doing vitals)

    tokmom replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Med/Surg is acute care and sometimes borders on PCU with the overlooked sick people. I think once you get used to the new way of doing things you will do ok. I have never had a CNA do my blood sugars...
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    My experience as a pt on a med/surg floor..

    tokmom replied to MassED's topic in Medical-Surgical

    BTDT with the no CNA thing. It makes it very difficult when you have to choose toileting VS pain meds. It's a no-win
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    JJ, The capstone made me break out in a cold sweat and I was so worried about it that I took one extra day off a week and I found my articles in December even though I wasn't going to be in the...
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    tokmom replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School, College Programs

    Hey Solitaire, the plagiarism is frustrating. I saw it happen in some of my classes too. I'm thinking the people that post here are pretty trustworthy though. Do you ever hear back from the
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    Please help! need to make a decision by 2/19

    tokmom replied to jayh77's topic in Washington Nursing

    No, it's just that I don't have experience with Shoreline. When I was looking at ADN schools, in the 80's, Shoreline was one of the top schools. Obviously that was a few years ago, lol, so I have no...
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    Help me understand the stigma Acute Care Vs. "The Rest of Them"

    tokmom replied to SNBTaylor's topic in General Nursing

    Typical pecking order in nursing. Just wait until you get to a hospital. The pecking order is rampant between
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    Help me understand the stigma Acute Care Vs. "The Rest of Them"

    tokmom replied to SNBTaylor's topic in General Nursing

    Very true. It depends where you live and select
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    Nursing Pins

    tokmom replied to Lissla's topic in General Nursing

    I never had one for my LPN and regret not doing so. I did buy one for my ADN and for my BSN. However, my favorite nursing pin is one a friend gave me for my BSN graduation. It's vintage and beautiful....
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    A week from Monday is my certification exam. I'm nervous!

    tokmom posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I need to take a reeeallly deeeep breath and slow down the HR too! It's a week away and I'm very stressed. I have been studying non stop and I took a 10 week course offered through a local U that my...
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    A week from Monday is my certification exam. I'm nervous!

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I used the Amsn books as well as their review book. I think that helped the most because the review questions were close to the actual
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    My experience as a pt on a med/surg floor..

    tokmom replied to MassED's topic in Medical-Surgical

    At our facility all pts are up the first two days with assist. Prn otherwise. Pain meds written on board and offered to the pt as ordered. Some refuse (we put it back) and others will take it. This...
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    Top Issues with Your EMR

    tokmom replied to InformaticsRN.MA's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I like how I can actually read notes and not deal with doctor scribble. I hate downtime, slowness, and having to chart the same thing 50,942 times on one patient. We have
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    Just passed the CMSRN!!!

    tokmom replied to AJJKRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    1.00 an hour, looks good on the resume and ASMN had free contact hours and a really cool