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  1. Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

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

    Thanks for the help. My next class starts on April 21 and I am really trying to crush these classes in the next three semesters. I have been able to write A+ papers in 3-5 hours NRS-441V...

  2. Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

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

    I am considering taking: HLT-310V Spirituality NRS- 451V Nursing Leadership.... together Has anyone taken these classes? Is the class structure simular? One paper a week in each? Group assignments...

  3. Does Peds count as med/surg experience?

    morningland posted a topic in Travel

    I have 1.5 years Med/surg and 1 year Peds. This may be a silly question, but in the eyes of a travel agency, do I have I have 2.5 years sufficient med/surg experience, or do they look at my PEDS as...

  4. Best credit card for travelers- most rewards

    morningland replied to thelema13's topic in Travel

    Get the Chase Freedom. There is no annual fees and you build big reward points on everything from gas, resturaunts, coffee, ect. I use it all the time and estimate that I rack in between 700-1000$...

  5. I'm afraid that I'm a bad nurse.

    morningland replied to dankimal's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I relate to this so much. It took me two years to finally reach the understanding that I am not a bad nurse, in fact I am a good one by a reasonable standard. I may not be considered a stellar...

  6. Time off between assignments?

    morningland posted a topic in Travel

    I was wondering; Travel nurse is in my future but I was wondering how much time you can take off between assignments. I want to be a traveler for a couple years and I was wondering what they typical...

  7. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    morningland replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am going into my fifth semester this week and I can say that GCU is a great program. The admission process was beyond easy; I recall only requesting my transcripts and they took care of the rest....

  8. IV nurses weigh in! Not feeling critical care nursing

    morningland posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for two years; worked a year and a half on a busy med/surg unit (days) and six months on Peds. Problem is, I love nursing! I like being on my feet, I love patient care but I am...

  9. Has anyone attended Northern Arizona University's nursing school?

    morningland replied to ashleyj9222's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'd be careful with that outlook. Real world nursing is LIGHTYEARS away from what you are picturing it to be right now. Those nurses may be good at what they do but simply understaffed with too many...

  10. Is this specialty flooded in your area?

    morningland replied to mmcc26's topic in Pediatric

    All of these comments are correct; Peds is brutally tough. If you think med/surg is tough (I worked it for 1.5yrs) imagine doing many of the same tasks on a screaming kid. Imagine trying to pass meds...

  11. Nursing Fear

    morningland replied to MN-MN's topic in Pediatric

    I don't know... call me cold or crazy... but I feel worse when an adult dies rather than a child. I am haunted when an adult dies... but I'm a peace when a kid dies. I believe in heaven and hell...

  12. Taking time off before I get my first job...

    morningland posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I know this has been discussed before but I wanted a fresh set of opinions... I am about ready to graduate with my RN in a week or so and a job that I was really hoping for (and at first seemed...

  13. New nurses feel like quitting?

    morningland replied to Patti_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    However, let me stress that the 1.5yr I had on days was and increadibly VALUABLE experience. Now, I actually know how to handle stressfull cituations with some amount of

  14. New nurses feel like quitting?

    morningland replied to Patti_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I almost quit my first job... if fact, I tried to... I had a co-worker who was cool on a personal level but, on the other end, was a backstabber catty person who was always talking about me behind my...

  15. Finally decided to quit nursing

    morningland replied to jennjen512's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Good for the OP... It takes a lot of balls to do what they had to do. I have been a nurse for two years and was a CNA for two before that. Thing is, I really like nursing but I hate all the crap you...

  16. Taking time off before I get my first job...

    morningland replied to morningland's topic in Nursing Career

    In the end, I took NCLEX and then drove up to Alaska for the summer. I took seven months off then got the first job I applied for in Arizona. I moved out and everything worked out fine. Taking that...

  17. Just finished first year... asked to redo orientation

    morningland replied to morningland's topic in First Year After Licensure

    People on my unit were very friendly and liked me on a personal level but I had a few people who were really making things hard for me behind my back. It was one of my proudest moments finally...

  18. Just finished first year... asked to redo orientation

    morningland posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just completed my first year on my floor and I like working as nurse. I like the hours, I LOVE LOVE LOVE my patients, I get along with my coworkers and I thought I was doing better. All through...

  19. Just finished first year... asked to redo orientation

    morningland replied to morningland's topic in First Year After Licensure

    People on my unit were very friendly and liked me on a personal level but I had a few people who were really making things hard for me behind my back. It was one of my proudest moments finally...

  20. How do clinicals work?

    morningland replied to beccaleigh72's topic in General Students

    I learned to shut up and fly under the radar of my

  21. To RNs: Would you encourage students to get into nursing from a practical standpoint?

    morningland replied to Nickoxp's topic in Men in Nursing

    For me, I saw all this "writting on the wall" and decided to work at a rural but acute facility that actually really needs Nurses. I work on a reservation hospital where nurses are hard to come by and...

  22. Just finished first year... asked to redo orientation

    morningland replied to morningland's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In case anyone was interested to hear how this story ended... here is the tale. I continued to be hazed and bullied on my unit (not that I was perfect in my practice... far from it) until I had...

  23. Back braces...how come I never see CNA's wear them?

    morningland replied to northernguy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've been a nurse for two years and a CNA for one. I have always sworn by my back brace; wear it every day. Here is the thing, for me I know it offers a lot of support through my day. When I wear...

  24. Do I need a BSN to be an IV nurse?

    morningland posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I will keep this quick.... My long term nursing goal is to become an IV nurse. As in, working on an IV team in a large hospital where the job focuses on starting and maintaining IV's. As far as I...

  25. Just finished first year... asked to redo orientation

    morningland replied to morningland's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I Have seen about six different doctors and they have run Every lab under the sun. They all say I am "fine" which is very upsetting. I am trying to see. Neuropsychologist and if that doesn't work I...