It is hard to watch my coworkers chat and laugh their mornings away like we used to be able to. I would love to join the fun, drink my coffee and eat breakfast, and be a listening ear too. As much as...
Please continue in school for a nursing doctorate and make these changes take place. I am also affected by the caring image and am on several committees and projects to be part of the change I want to...
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When I start IV's or draw blood I like to imagine I am landing an airplane on a runway to get the correct angle. Slow and steady without hesitation. Also awheat's suggestion is a great reminder that...
It seems that you are discouraged by all this but I want to encourage you to look at this a new way. Your post title says Still a New Grad but you are an EXPERIENCED nurse. Say that several times to...
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/pdf/APLIST.PDF Is this the publication you are referring to? It is not the NLN but it is the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. These are the accredited...
I just read today in the GNA Georgia Nursing Association newspaper that MCG Medical College of GA has an entry point MSN Clinical Nurse Leader program for those who hold a non-nursing undergrad...
There will be a grandfathering process. There are still NPs practicing with their BSN because they were grandfathered it. I do think in 2020 it will be more marketable to be a entry level DNP than a...
You made a good point because hospitals can save money by hiring the NPs. However, physicians will always be needed in this setting due to the differences in training. I think part of the stigma the...
The best nurse is a happy nurse who does it for the patients not the paycheck. Doesn't matter where.:redpinkhe In the near future, we will see less hospital beds available and more home care and...
If you want a J-O-B quick (within a year) and plan on staying an MA then go for the MA. If you want career mobility, better pay and more opportunities, take your core towards the LPN and RN classes...
Check with the secretary of state in GA to be sure the school is accredited. GA will not let you take the NCLEX and be licensed unless the school is properly accredited. Be safe and check it out...
Your situation is simular to mine. I was licensed in 2006 as an LPN. I worked parttime at a three doc office while I worked fulltime at finishing my RN. Now I've got 3 yrs LPN exp. and an RN license,...