KYRNCA BSN

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    Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    You'll make that easily if you live in California. And I don't kill my self working. I'm Monday through Friday 8-4:30. No weekends. No oncall. Working Hospice.
  2. I have worked for 2 Hospices and have only been paid hourly. I would not work as a salaried employee for hospice. Too much overtime.
  3. Hello, Looking for career ideas where I can use my BSN away from bedside care. TIA!
  4. Hello all... I've been a Hospice nurse for a few months now and I am really enjoying the flexibility and life/work balance. I'm a case manager with about 17 patients. Most of them are Alzheimer's patients on slow decline who reside at different assis...
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    2017 Nurse Salary

    Location: Southwest Experience: 8 years ADN (but only 2 of those in a hospital type setting) Specialty: SNF/ Hospice Facility :SNF Pay: $35/hour - no benefits - 2 weeks vacation - 5 paid holidays Mortgage with HOA is $2,200 for a 1032 sqft condo. M...
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    2017 Nurse Salary

    Ok this literally made me nauseous. Myself and my husband combined don't bring 12K in a MONTH. Gonna cry myself to sleep now.
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    Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    Maybe it's because our salaries haven't kept up with inflation and we are more desperate than ever to make ends meet. Truthfully my "calling" is to be rich and travel the world, since that's not in the cards just yet, being a nurse pays the bills (ba...
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    Books for a New Hospice RN

    HI there... I just accepted a position as a hospice nurse. What reading material would you recommend so I can be as prepared as possible? Bonus points if you know of a skills refresher course in the San Diego area. TIA!
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    Books for a New Hospice RN

    Hello again :) ... I was hired as an hourly employee so based on what you said its a good thing. Unfortunately they do not pay anything per mile so I hope I don't end up driving all over the place. As far as nursing skills... Most of my background i...
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    Books for a New Hospice RN

    Hi there... I have made notes and downloaded all the suggested apps. I'm excited and understandably nervous since this is all new to me so THANK YOU so much for your reply and all the helpful tips!
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    A day in the life...

    Hello... I've been an RN since 2009 and have worked in a variety of settings... nursery, pediatric plagiocephaly clinic, Remote chart abstraction and most recently at a skilled nursing facility (medpass). I have been offered a Hospice position (wher...
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    A day in the life...

    Thank you so very much for your reply. I want to find a way to refresh my skills, I haven't done a foley since nursing school í ½í¸«
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    New hospice nurse: Burned out!!!

    I'm curious about WHY the "all caps" is such a big deal that you would consider not helping an obviously frustrated fellow nurse. That's no way to show how caring you are.
  14. Hello... Its been a long while since I've been here. I gratuated nursing school in May of 2009 and worked for 1 year as a Well Baby Nursery RN. I absolutely loved my job but had to quit because we moved to Florida. Since then I have not worked. I'm ...
  15. Does anybody have any info on this university? They only require 39 credits for the RN-BSN... There are only 2 pre-requirements to the program and they charge $242 per credit hour. Sounds pretty good to me!!! They are also NLN accredited. If you hav...
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    RN to BSN

    Hello all... I graduated in May 2009 with ADN. I've worked for 1 year in a hospital setting and then we moved and I basically have been pout of the field for 18 months. I'm thinking that my best bet in getting the position I want is to to a RN to ...
  17. Hello... I'm trying to find a RN-BSN Online program and I see that some are accredited by NLN and some by CCNE. Is one better than the other? Will either of these impact my career one way or another? Thanks!!
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    CCNE or NLN accreditation?

    That's interesting... I got my ADN from a NLN accredited school and the Navy was always there offering joining opportunities. Why would they do that if they don't accept NLN accredited schools?
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    CCNE or NLN accreditation?

    Thank you!!
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    Scrub colors at BCTC

    Royal Blue
  21. I graduated from there last may and it is the Royal Blue.
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    RN moving to Oahu

    Hello...! My family and I are planning to move to Oahu in about 18 months and I'm starting to look around for a job. I'm currently working with neonates at the nursery and that's where all my experience is. What are the hospitals in the island that h...