tokmom BSN, RN

Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff

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    My Unit Is Bleeding Staff & Morale...Vent!

    tokmom replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Emergency

    Nasty place to work. I don't blame you for wanting to leave. I took a 4 1/2 year hiatus and it saved my sanity. Best thing I ever did for
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

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

    LOL, Prism ain't no slacker!
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    LOL, Prism. I know it makes your blood run cold. I wanted to cry. However, I took it one week at a time and pretty much took 5 weeks off from any social events, just to focus on the work. I probably...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am. Yesterday was an equally crappy day. I skipped work today because a kid had a Dr. appointment in the big city, so I had to take the day off.
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Welcome back to the darkside
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yes, very paper intensive. The larger papers are roughly 2,000 words. Each WEEK has 2-3 assignments due. With these papers, is the addendum that you include, so on top of your assignments, you may...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    That made my stomach hurt to even think about that.
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I think they call it apathy, LOL. It is a syndrome known to affect GCU students during the latter half of the
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    IMO I would take the quicker, boring class. Anything to get it done at this point. It's only five weeks,
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I most of them do, but didn't yours leave a few to figure out yourself? When I looked at both videos from your professor and my professor, mine completed more of the
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Isn't having the extra time rather weird? I kept thinking I had homework to do
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I knew kwmom. Try to think at this as a small blip in your life. Take some time to do things with the kids or yourself. But some new makeup/clothes, eat ice cream, watch a comedy. Something that is...
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    BSN rant/inquire

    tokmom replied to mw1179's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Government is a great class to have. For nursing to improve their lot in life, going to the capital or writing letters to legislators is a must. In my BSN class, we had to write a letter and follow a...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I can make your life stressful, Flames. Send me your address and I will ship you 7 children, 5 dogs, 3 cats, 2 rabbits, 1 hamster and a screaming, crazy parakeet who makes out with it's plastic mate....
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    GOOGLE
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Prism, I would love to cruise with you all. We can wear purple and do Lope signs with our hands. hehe. Better yet, come to my state and dance in the rain with me. :) You guys can do this. I know it's...
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    Healthcare deductables

    tokmom replied to CriticalCareRN1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Can you adopt me?
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    tokmom replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I heard a HR person call the nurses FTE's. We aren't even human to
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    for those who work 12 hour shifts, how long is your lunch break?

    tokmom replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    30 minutes but it is interrupted to the point that I have to return to the desk to fix a crisis. In my state, we are supposed to have 3, 10 min breaks and two, 30 min breaks in a 12 hour shift. Many...
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    This is just too much

    tokmom replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Another thing that rankles my hide is the discontinuation of the wound nurse. Wound nurses exist for a reason! Are they expecting you to now know which dressing belongs to what wound? That's a job...
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    This is just too much

    tokmom replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would be totally honest about why I left. If I was a manager I would hire this person on the spot. If she/he can manage 10 pts without going postal, I know they must be very well organized!
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    This is just too much

    tokmom replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Oh Hell to the NO that is NOT normal. I have been a med/surg nurse..since forever...and I can tell you for certain it's not the norm. My crap hospital had a ratio of 7:1, and usually no more than 6:1...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It is nice to cross another class off the list.
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

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

    YEP, totally
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Well good. One less appliance to go belly up. . We replaced both washer and dryer last year and I'm thinking the fridge will be this year.. I'm sending you a