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

    As for rigorous, I had two coworkers go through WGU and their capstone was 5-6 pages long and they complained!! Our weekly papers were 5-6 and capstone 36 pages! Another co-worker went to a state...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    No surprise. It is like any other BSN program. Why would it not be accepted in CRNA school? GCU has a pre-med program that is offered on campus.
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    When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    tokmom replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Except our badges flip over...all the
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    When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    tokmom replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    How did the patient know the school and degree? I've been a nurse forever, and I couldn't tell you that! Does/Did the RN have more or less
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    Additional Certifications/Training

    tokmom replied to swestfall's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Neither one is better than the other. It wouldn't be cost effective to have both because they are way too similar. I'm not even sure you can sit for both. I was told I had to choose. OP, I'm in the...
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    Housing spiked, wages did not

    tokmom replied to tater.jake's topic in Washington Nursing

    Are the hospitals that are decreasing pay, non union hospitals? I only have taken a decrease once but that was years ago. I've been with my new facility for almost 8 years and have only gone up the...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congrats! Feels good to be done, doesn't it?
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Almost
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    DOH Mandatory Suicide Prevention Class

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Washington Nursing

    Yep, I knew that. Sucks for
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    DOH Mandatory Suicide Prevention Class

    tokmom posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    Has anyone taking this mandatory class and where do we take it? My employer says that DOH is mandating a one time suicide prevention class for license renewal. Of course one doesn't have to take it,...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Not that I know of, but I'm curious if someone
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    hospitals in Tacoma area

    tokmom replied to Toadd35's topic in Washington Nursing

    I don't think Auburn is a great place, but that's my opinion. I just heard over half are travelers. St. Anthony in Gig Harbor does dialysis, so I'm assuming they have a neph floor. I know FHS...
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    BSN premium on the table.

    tokmom posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    We are looking for a BSN premium in our contract negotiations. If we win this, it will be the first out of 8 hospitals. For those that have won this premium, what were your
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

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

    Lots of new people! Welcome everyone!
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    Is a charge nurse required by any law?

    tokmom replied to Mickey288's topic in Washington Nursing

    Yes they can. It's not required by law. However, I think units run smoother with an effective
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Does anyone know how to get to the end of the thread without scrolling if using their phone? This thread is huge!
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    Looking for a school that does NOT proctor Statistics

    tokmom replied to NurseEmjay's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Wow, thank you for the recommendations! I need a brush up that's fun,
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    DOH Mandatory Suicide Prevention Class

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Washington Nursing

    Thank you! That second link was helpful. I also talked to DOH, who answered a lot of questions for
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    Cardiac drips on a med/surg floor

    tokmom posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    If you hang dobutamine, dopamine, nitro, and cardizem on your floor what is your nurse to patient ratio? Do you
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    Cardiac drips on a med/surg floor

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Our drips used to go to icu, but will now be on our floor with a 1:5 ratio. I guess if we titrate they go to the unit. Placing these pts on the floor with no option of titration means we will be...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I had a couple do their own DQ thing. Some good and some iffy. Whatever. Like Flames, I followed the rubric and read between the lines. I'd send them a lot of pm for clarification. I had one call me...
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    Hospital, clinic or nursing home?

    tokmom replied to LuluaspiringRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    I'm confused on what you mean by "If you were trained, are they going to absorb you?' Usually if a facility is going to train you, they do so with the intent of keeping you. It costs approx. 40k for a...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You know Flames? I agree with the deleting of the good and bad list. Some of my favorites were hell for other students. What I tell people is to get into the classroom on Friday and look at the class...
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

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

    I hear you OLD DOG. My spirituality instructor was difficult. He knit picked at everything. As I said in the other GCU thread, I was barely made an A-. I knew going in that it would be a class that...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    How is it going? I had the spirituality instructor from hell (no pun, lol) because he was HARD. I came out of that class with an A- and that was doing a lot of tedious