orrnlori

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  1. Successful without an Externship?

    orrnlori replied to maire's topic in General Students

    I think you could do fine without it but I think it's invaluable to see what nursing is really like versus what you are taught in school. School does not reflect real life at all. I worked in a...

  2. It is With Sadness I Write This

    orrnlori replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty new here but I find the civility of this board amazing. I belong to another board populated by mostly men with lots of initials behind their names. You want to talk about rude, bullying...

  3. New Nurse Salary

    orrnlori replied to murnahan5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    For those new nurses pulling down the reported 60-100,000 per year, please keep in mind the cost of living in New York and Los Angeles and other areas as well. Compensation is driven by many many...

  4. Pinning/Graduation?????

    orrnlori replied to jlynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    How about "Happy Days Are Here

  5. Need Advice

    orrnlori replied to Future_RN's topic in General Nursing

    School will get more difficult but that is the way with life. You'll do fine and be graduated before you know it. Just remember to enjoy the journey. Keeping an eye on the destination is...

  6. Education the cause of divisiveness?

    orrnlori replied to barb4575's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have known several nurses who obtained their BSN and MSN through U of P. This is the kind of flexibility I'm talking about. I'm familiar with their program. U of P is a cost issue for some folks...

  7. Education the cause of divisiveness?

    orrnlori replied to barb4575's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thank you Larry, that is my point entirely. It is unfortunate that universities and colleges who design programs don't take this sort of common sense into account when looking at a potential...

  8. Can't take anymore

    orrnlori replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Dr. Scully - Since you have gone back and perhaps read your first post with fresh eyes maybe you are little more understanding of my response to you. I train baby RN's (and baby doc's) all the time...

  9. I want to become a nurse

    orrnlori replied to Future_RN's topic in General Nursing

    My son graduated from high school 2 years ago. He was an A and B student and he was able to take all college prep classes. I think the best thing for you to do is talk to your high school counsellor....

  10. Education the cause of divisiveness?

    orrnlori replied to barb4575's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Well the problem I would think with changing BSN classes to more management, leadership, etc.-oriented without increasing the actual nursing hours would be that you'd be turning out nurses who might...

  11. Moving to larger facility, float pool LONG

    orrnlori replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in General Nursing

    I float in my job too, of course it's more limited because I float in the OR but I looooovvvvveee floating. I figure I can put up with anyone or anything for one hour or one day. Plus you get to do...

  12. I want to become a nurse

    orrnlori replied to Future_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You may very well change your mind a hundred times between now and graduation. My suggestion to you is to take all the college prep classes in high school that you can get your hands on. Math is not...

  13. Informatics

    orrnlori replied to Caribbeanfem's topic in General Nursing

    There is an infomatic component to the Excelsior MSN program. Just go to Excelsior.edu and find the nursing master's program. I don't really see how nursing and computers go together especially well...

  14. New Nurse Salary

    orrnlori replied to murnahan5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you can start as a new grad at 50,000/year grab it! I think the 42,000 is much more realistic unless you want to work some serious

  15. Resume Samples, Ideas for a New Grad? Anyone? Please.

    orrnlori replied to AliceanRN2B's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Get ye to Amazon.com and purchase the book Real Resumes for Nursing Jobs by Anne McKinney. Great book for all nurses, shows the right action verbs etc to use and gives good examples of cover letters....

  16. Magnet status what does it mean

    orrnlori replied to kids's topic in General Nursing

    I'm afraid my impression is not great. Our teaching hospital was the first in the city (maybe even state) to be designated with Magnet Status. I recommend you search the topic. To me it just means...

  17. Can't take anymore

    orrnlori replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    ferfer - You have just been zinged by the typical "eating their young" nursing syndrome you see mentioned often here. There are variations of this, such as the old "there hasn't been a decent nurse...

  18. My Patient is Dying

    orrnlori replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, Lordy - I need to stay away from some posts, this is the second time this morning I've cried reading this board. We are all in this together, some days are worse than others. Just know you make...

  19. Nursing caps required at your job?

    orrnlori replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    We have one nurse in our large hospital that still wears the white starched dress, white stockings, real nurses shoes (not tennis shoes) a pink sweater over her shoulders, a page-boy hair cut and the...

  20. Why did you become a nurse?

    orrnlori replied to Tinuviel's topic in General Nursing

    What a beautiful tribute to your baby, your wife, the nurses, but most of all to you. What an inspiration! Now please forgive me while I go wash the tears from my eyes. Thank you for this

  21. Education the cause of divisiveness?

    orrnlori replied to barb4575's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I don't believe I used the word drive, I used the word engaged. And my question was more in asking how the criteria was set up for the BSN in clinical observation as a rule. Most of my AAS nurses...

  22. Education the cause of divisiveness?

    orrnlori replied to barb4575's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Oh, and one other thing I have noticed. I precept nursing students and have done so for several years sometimes for several weeks, sometimes for only one day, but I almost always have a nursing...

  23. Education the cause of divisiveness?

    orrnlori replied to barb4575's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have a question to this thread that I really really want to understand because I am an ADN who is continuing her education and I want to eventually teach nursing. Here it is. In my area, there are...

  24. Could Public Health be my niche?

    orrnlori replied to Genista's topic in Public, Community Health

    You know, I've thought about this as well. But everytime I think about it I think of the clientele that comes with it and I just don't think it's something I want to do. Either that or I've got...

  25. nurses eat their young!!

    orrnlori replied to sparkie's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I think of it, I do remember that theory being taught in school. Hmmmm, maybe I was too busy writing worthless care plans to remember something as important as this. Thanks for the...