tokmom BSN, RN

Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff

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    Fake call outs irritate me

    tokmom replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually it isn't. We BEG for the agency to send us a last minute person and they never have people available. Most often than not, they need a week notice or so they tell us. We are contracted with...
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    September 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    tokmom replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I bet it doesn't have a bladder
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

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

    Talk to your advisor and have them switch you to certain instructors. It isn't any guarantee they are available, so have a plan B in mind. Some may not be instructing for weeks and some maybe...
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

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

    I didn't have the same project as you, as they switched around some of the
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

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

    Both have a CLC of sorts. Ethics has a 2 parter CLC and spirituality has a project where you trade papers and edit and critique another student's rough draft, which really isn't rough because the...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I think we all need a sense of normalcy at times and feel as though we have another life other than school and
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    and autocorrect, on said phone, changed hyphenating to hyphenation, lol. But yes,
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

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

    Google is your friend. There is another program that is ok for a few questions if you get stuck. It's called Wolfram Alpha and will walk you through equations. It's not good on very many, but keep it...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Now that stats is OVER, why not take a half day and play hooky? Maybe you need a small respite? Yeah #3 & #4 one really made me work hard. I didn't want to look like a failure in front of kids or...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Wgu, eh? That's surprising. The New CM now shares a space behind my desk, so I'm hoping to learn a lot from her, but so far my brain is scrambled, lol. She had to learn critical access rules and regs...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Very good idea. Just as a side note, does anyone use dropbox so you can grab items off your phone? It changed the format even I was editing the first paper for the capstone on my phone. When I opened...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    1) Told myself that it isn't a forever thing and there is an end in sight and to suck it up. 2) Did some small thing for myself. Bought some nice tea and chocolate when I had a paper to write (so...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    What in cath lab kills your back? The constant standing? I have seriously thought about case management and urdp, which in our hospital is the same job. It seems overwhelming though. How do you learn...
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    Moving to Seattle next month, looking for a job with no experience

    tokmom replied to Willyummy's topic in Washington Nursing

    What about Gentiva home health? I hear they take new
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    My dtr was a black person for a long time, lol. She changed into rainbows of color thereafter. Soon you will be able to watch your foreign films again and do some reading. I think even when busy we...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I like orange. It is a very happy color! I think that is why I like to garden. So when somebody does drive down our dead end road, they can enjoy my flowers, lol. Hospice has always been something I...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I decided on gcu after listening to a co worker. I also went to an educational faire at work. They were the only ones to not harass me, lol. I'm a med/surg nurse and probably always will be. I would...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Ok...I'm sorta bored tonight so I started thinking. I thought it would be interesting to learn fun things about each other. Nothing to give us away. But we always talk school.. What made you decide on...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Amazing, isn't it? I had an epiphany with my writing skills (which I know doesn't show here, LOL) when I read a couple of paragraphs that I *thought* someone else wrote. Turns out the two paragraphs...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Prism has entered into the dark side of academia
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm so glad I was ahead of the community health change. What was a CLC for us, is a solo project for you guys. I can't even imagine. Community seems like it's turned in the class from hell and has...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I remember submitting my first paper. I thought I was going to go into SVT, I was so
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    PVT IS DEAD! Don't try the "new" trick

    tokmom replied to scaredsilly's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No phone call for us back then. We just about tackled the mail man though. Our wait time was approx 6-8 weeks, sooo shorter than yours. I had a good friend accidentally show up on day two instead of...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    But just to add, I threw away a garbage sack of paper after graduation!!! So
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I open word, and copy paste my snippets on that and add a few side notes. That's how I edit. I open word and move my culled paragraph/ sentences over and review my paper. I kept a particular word doc...