MJB2010

MJB2010

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  1. california license by endorsement

    MJB2010 replied to bluebeetle7's topic in California Nursing

    I am just about to start this process, all I have done is the livescan so far. Hopefully you wont be waiting much longer! Let me know how it goes or if you have any

  2. nurses not using stethoscopes

    MJB2010 replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    You do a full assessment. You listen, you do it correctly now and get into that habit. Do not let laziness get you. You worry about you, and do not worry about the other nurses, they are responsible...

  3. California Nurses

    MJB2010 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Best hospitals to work at in LA? I am unfamiliar with LA traffic so not sure how long commute times are just from looking at a map. Any hospitals in that area to

  4. Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    MJB2010 replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    I expected this to be all over the message boards. Anyone else following this story? I hope the hospital has her back and I am wondering if the facility is covering her legal

  5. Advice on 12 hour shifts

    MJB2010 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in May, and have been off my feet (stress fracture) pretty much all summer. I did ONE 8 hour shift at work last week and it kicked my behind! My feet were killing me when I got home and my...

  6. Doctor's lying about telephone order

    MJB2010 replied to Irabee's topic in General Nursing

    We have a surgeon like this. Almost no nurse will take a telephone order from him. We put him on speaker phone at the nurses station and a witness (or 3 ) always signs off on it. If a witness is not...

  7. Only one nurse scheduled overnight - What is your facilty backup plan?

    MJB2010 replied to pjsmom's topic in General Nursing

    How many patients? If there is only one nurse, how many other staff members are present? If someone is being coded, what happens to ALL the other patients? Seems very unsafe unless we are talking a...

  8. 2016 Salary thread

    MJB2010 replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    Which part of

  9. Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

    MJB2010 replied to zornzo's topic in California Nursing

    Does anyone know if u can go to the CABN and bring my application packet in

  10. Discrimination for being a new mom?

    MJB2010 replied to Karn88's topic in General Nursing

    Request dayshift as soon as it is available in writing. Do it via email and send it to your unit manager and cc HR. Then if someone else gets it before you, you can prove they knew you wanted

  11. California nurses

    MJB2010 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Please help! How much would an RN with 6 years experience make hourly near Los Angeles? Trying to ballpark cost of

  12. Plus Size Scrubs

    MJB2010 replied to MissRN_Dior's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    wonderwink

  13. Best and cheaper online program for MSN in informatics

    MJB2010 replied to hfaith's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I looked at the Hopkins program suggested, 36K for one year doesn't seem very

  14. Being blamed for fall after shift

    MJB2010 replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    When you needed a chair alarm and none were available was this documented? In the future, fill out a variance report. This is a problem that needs to be addressed. The patient should not have to...

  15. Best place to buy scrubs online??

    MJB2010 replied to CMarieRN87's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Uniform Advantage is good, quick shipping but you have to pay for return shipping. Allhearts did nme wrong once they took my money for next day shipping and then said the item was on backorder and...

  16. Did you take a pay-cut to be a nurse? Do you regret it?

    MJB2010 replied to MomAndSonInMD's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and Yes. At my former job I made almost double a year what I make now, but I had a crushed soul. But, to be honest, at my age, Im willing to trade a crushed soul for good health insurance and a...

  17. Nursing jobs where you don't pass Narcs

    MJB2010 replied to kristopher.lightfoot's topic in General Nursing

    Dialysis. No narcs and always desperate for

  18. compensation poll

    MJB2010 replied to Sully64's topic in General Nursing

    No No There is an RN1 and RN2 but it goes by years of experience Southeast USA In my previous state of residence, you need a BSN minimum to get hired in a

  19. How much is a normal raise

    MJB2010 replied to Sully64's topic in General Nursing

    Job hopping used to be frowned upon for nurses, now I encourage it. It really is the only way to get your pay increased. There is no incentive to stay loyal at all

  20. BSN premium on the table.

    MJB2010 replied to tokmom's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Hard to argue with this logic. This is a very valid

  21. BSN premium on the table.

    MJB2010 replied to tokmom's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It may encourage current ADN to return to school to pursue more education. It gets hairy because a lot of ADN nurses have another Bachelors Degree, some in Science related fields. Do they get the...

  22. Walden University - the latest on the FNP program

    MJB2010 replied to msa9179's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am looking into this school at the moment, glad to see some happy

  23. Is WGU RN-BSN similar to Excelsior?

    MJB2010 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Western Governors University

    Nutrition through WGU can be done in a week. Two weeks if you are slow. They recently changed the OA to make it more challenging but people are still passing it quickly. The prerecorded cohorts are...

  24. WGU RN-MSN Leadership & Management

    MJB2010 replied to cstrob's topic in Western Governors University

    At a slow pace, or 12 credits per term you would finish in 5 terms. A lot of students are able to go a bit quicker than that in the first few semesters when its BSN stuff. The MSN courses seem to take...

  25. Is WGU RN-BSN similar to Excelsior?

    MJB2010 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Western Governors University

    I think it is reasonable to take a little longer for biochem. I assume Nutrition will be next and that's a quickie. They changed the OA recently but people are still breezing through it in a few days....