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L8RRN

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  1. Nursing School and Being a Military Spouse

    L8RRN replied to guest*11's topic in General Students

    I was a military spouse for 18 years and became a nurse a few years before my husband retired. I'm not sure what you can do in Japan that would help. We were stationed in Germany and job...

  2. Do I like Case Management

    L8RRN replied to GRounded1's topic in Case Management

    I am a case manager in a large hospital and have a total of about 3 years experience in two separate facilities. To address your post, I work as a discharge planner and rotate holidays with the other...

  3. Typical OR shift?

    L8RRN replied to European's topic in Operating Room

    I worked in a Level 2 OR. Where I was, I only had 9 weeks of orientation and I had never worked in the OR before! I was a float, too, and moved between ortho, general, neuro, vascular, gyn, and even...

  4. Where Do I Go From Here

    L8RRN replied to Principessa22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you going to stay where you are located now once his med board is completed? A lot depends on where you want to settle down and if moving will still be an issue later on down the road. You will...

  5. LIAR: ADN RN prompted to lie about holding a BSN... is it passable?

    L8RRN replied to kitkats4breakfs's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I had to give my employer a copy of my BSN degree for my personnel file. This was just last month at a new job, so they will possibly verify

  6. Have you ever been to an interview like this?

    L8RRN replied to Dramruch's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I interviewed in the OR and it was similar to your interview. They basically told me they didn't really know what to ask since I had no OR experience and it turned into a more personal conversation...

  7. 7 months and I can't do this anymore.

    L8RRN replied to nursetobe2013's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I felt a lot like you do when I worked on a med/surg floor right after graduating from a RN program. It was fast paced and I managed to make it through a year but NEVER enjoyed it (and would never...

  8. UALR? UAMS? or Baptist?

    L8RRN replied to giltav22's topic in General Nursing

    I can't comment specifically on which school has more clinical/hands on experience, but here is some information to consider. What kind of degree are you wanting? All three offer something different...

  9. What makes a good nurse case manager?

    L8RRN replied to Inori's topic in Case Management

    I don't have experience as that type of CM. It may be in clinic or may be with an insurance company. Some insurance companies use case managers to help coordinate care for chronic conditions (like...

  10. What makes a good nurse case manager?

    L8RRN replied to Inori's topic in Case Management

    It really depends on the type case management. I'll just comment with my opinion on the roles I have participated in as a CM: Utilization review: STRONG medical knowledge, knowledge of insurance...

  11. I feel like it's the end

    L8RRN replied to demeanor89's topic in General Students

    While taking the test, cover the answers with a blank index card while you read the question and see if you can formulate an answer BEFORE moving the index card. If what you thought of is one of the...

  12. RN to BSN in NY

    L8RRN replied to GoingBackToSchool:'s topic in School, College Programs

    I did SUNY Delhi for one semester for one class. It went fine. I started a second class the next term and logged on the Wednesday before class officially started to read the syllabus, class info,...

  13. The military is moving my family!

    L8RRN replied to nlb2504's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to nursing school while my hubby was active duty. I received some pre-reqs in one state then moved to another and took another class and even took 2 online classes from yet another state. My...

  14. Do we have to know everything???

    L8RRN replied to ssk5's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    For meds, learn the endings of the generic names. It will clue you in on what the medication is for...like it may say "nursapril" but you will know it is an ACE by the ending (-pril). Then you can...

  15. Accepatnce letter to NS with a catch?!

    L8RRN replied to Marsha238612's topic in General Students

    We had to take one every semester, but we had to get 100%. First one was more basic type math (and measurement type stuff) and no calculator. Later semesters were more dosage calc and IV drip rates,...

  16. Quick Question: Job offer during interview or called later

    L8RRN replied to babysteps25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First nursing job...took about 2 weeks for the official offer. In hospitals, most of the offers come from HR, not the manager directly. I had an indication he was interested but still nervous about...

  17. Experiences of Chamberlain Online RN to BSN Graduates

    L8RRN replied to CeceStar5's topic in Chamberlain College

    I had to take 13 classes. No idea of the overall cost because mine was completely paid for. I went full time (2 classes per session...4 per "semester") and finished in 14 months (April 2010 to June...

  18. Other jobs for RN besides direct patient care?

    L8RRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Nursing Career

    I currently work in case management in a hospital setting. You get to think like a nurse but don't touch people. Nothing I do will kill anyone. It can be stressful sometimes trying to come up with...

  19. what does your diploma say?

    L8RRN replied to SwoRN's topic in School, College Programs

    My ADN degree (from NY) does not saying anything about nursing on it (just Associate Applied Science). That is confirmed with your transcript, though (and the fact that you will be licensed). My BSN...

  20. Just plain need advice!

    L8RRN replied to 9#n's topic in Nursing Career

    Are you considering going to BOCES? Where I was at you had to complete the 1st YEAR of nursing to skip one semester of LPN at BOCES. After I graduated, I worked in a specialty office in a more rural...

  21. Statistics online

    L8RRN replied to Jenjer003's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My statistics class was through DeVry (Chamberlain). It was HARD but very doable, and I ended up with a low A. There was an instructor that did walk-throughs of the labs on YouTube and a Facebook...

  22. Question for Nurse Managers/Hiring Managers

    L8RRN replied to RNikkiF's topic in Nurse Management

    I did Chamberlain and it has never been an issue when applying for jobs. My unit old manager and asst. manager went to Western Gov. Univ. I also worked with about 6 other people who finished...

  23. How do I get Case Management experience?

    L8RRN replied to jdubs99's topic in Case Management

    I have a BSN and worked med/surg for a while then OR and home health. I have been an RN for 4 years and got a hospital case manager position 6 months ago. I work with a girl who had just med/surg...

  24. What happens if I fail out?

    L8RRN replied to tres1208's topic in General Students

    Maybe if you didn't have the TLDR attitude, you would read enough to pass the