Vectrexevo

Don't do drugs

Do hospice, HD, or find a hospital with a sub acute floor then transition onto another floor later. Buy a house, convert into an assisted living / hospice

Sometime you just need to be direct and just ask. Just be nice, listen, and suggest change if they open up.

I'm late responding, but yea medsurg sucks. All the nurses I work with just ignore happiness. It's like being at a funeral on the floor. I would like to go to labor and delivery, I hear it's a cushy spot to be in

Just got done with my preceptor. Almost 2 months, supposed to of been 3 months long... l am on a medsurg floor, 3 pt per room... I feel it is a good start, I would of liked a ICU precept.. I am not the best new grad, not even by a long shot.. I feel my biggest struggle right now is trying to understand the Dr when I have to call them to get orders for a new admit, because I'm the one who has to put the orders in. Most of the time all I hear is mumbling or they talk so fast and before I can say hold on they have went through most the orders... I have had to call back a few Dr already because I'm unsure if they said zosyn or rocephen or zofran.. Right now that is my biggest anxiety when driving to work, having to call a Dr when it's hard to understand what they are saying, either from the accent or mumbling or both and talking to fast while having a accent Good times

The school classes are a breeze as long as you stick to the APA format and you cite all references. It is a small staff, so I encourage you to be diligent and stay on top of everything. If you do not understand something, e-mail your professors and or staff, and cc everyone in the office if need be. Some extra fees may come up like graduation and the optional PHN course (CBRN app fees). They will help you locate a preceptor if you want your PHN cert. One course requires you to shadow someone in a management position and another course in a community setting like a shelter. I have no negative comments about anything I have experienced in the program.

No APA software needed, they will give you "How to" links to YouTube videos. If you PM me a e-mail I will send you one of my papers with the APA format so you can get the idea. You will need word 2010 or better. If you buy new, then books will be $80 - $100+ per book. If you rent your books, it is around $17 per book. As for not having stats as a requirement, I can only guess that because the RN - BSN is online and the school offers only specific classes it is not needed. Universities always have their own pre-reqs that make up ways to get a little extra out of each student. The important topic, Time. I do not know you or your friends schedule, but the assignments that take the most amount of time are the APA writing assignments. You will need to set time aside every week and most likely on your days off to complete your discussions and assignments. If you have more questions, please ask. This is a 17 month commitment. ​​

The Pacific College RN-BSN program experience so far is enjoyable. You get two classes that are eight weeks long and then one week off before receiving your next two eight week classes. The typical work load (so far) for each class consist of 1 - 2 forum discussion posts followed by responding to other posts (each class). Also, expect to have at least 1 APA style writing assignment per week per class. The leadership class did have a 10 hour shadow requirement of a nurse in leadership. I was told no shadowing unless your going for the PHN (public health nurse cert), but I did not try to request an alternant assignment for that class. Communication from student to teacher has a 48 hour response time, but so far it has been less then 24 hours. The staff at the school is small, I'm still waiting for a follow up to my question about BRN credits and if the classes apply to that. No statistics needed for enrollment... The PHN is optional, but highly recommended (90 hours I think). I believe the program is about $14k not including books, but a good book renter site is the best way to go (never use e-book unless your used to it). If I missed something that was important to you, just ask.

I started 5 weeks ago for the RN-BSN. So far so good.... The score is now in the 60's from my above post. Almost twice as high as other online RN-BSN schools.

I tried to renew my LIC (firt renewal), but they only renewed it for 4 months. I thought the renewals are for 2 years? They send you a card with no explanation. You can never get someone on the phone, it is always the same message that they are experiencing a high call volume and call them back... even if you call 10 min before they open and continue to dial non stop 40 min after they open. At this point after 3 days of trying and emailing, I do not think anyone even works the phones or is in the office.

I found a few online schools for RN to BSN. I'm just not sure what the online schools mean by a non-clinical degree program. I understand that you have to complete 90 hours of mentor-guided clinical experience, but what is the difference when you graduate from the non-clinical degree programs and receive your BSN from say a University that offers the RN to BSN with clinical.

Continuing education courses must have been completed during the preceding renewal period. Is this period with in the 3 months you have to send in your renewal ? Not really clear. Also, has anyone tried using CEUFast.com or anything else for your 30 hours ?

I've looked all over and I can not find anything about how good or bad the RN to BSN program is. However, the school scores around a 36 out of 100 and it seems to get a ton of hate from students enrolled in different programs from Pacific College.

only 2

I did hurst and built upon it with other stuff. All the test on hurst I got 62 outta 125, 53 outta 125, and 96 outta 125. I still have 3 unfinished tests I have not done yet for the online hurst review. I got the good pop up 20 mim after my nclex rn on 5/30 and my name on the BRN today 6/1