ascnbe ADN, RN

ascnbe has 25 years experience as a ADN, RN and specializes in ER, ICU, Hyperbarics/Wound Care, Psych.

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1. Keeping License Active?

   ascnbe replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Retired

   I am 67. I retired in 2012 because the "boy wonder" Bobby Jindal was our governor in Louisiana and privatized most of the state hospitals. Those of us that had been working for the state hospitals could either go to work for the new owners at reduc...

2. Getting Your Desired Position 101

   ascnbe replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Job Hunt

   The job market for nurses is getting ridiculous. Personality tests, credit checks, wasn't getting through nursing school hard enough? Now they are going to check my Visa card use to see if I can take care of my patients. The personality tests make...

3. Are there any RNs with an actual job with a sealed record?

   ascnbe replied to Pattycakes85's topic in Criminal

   You can work as an RN with a felony conviction. It depends on what you were convicted of. I know anything involving violence, and I believe narcotic sales and a few other things. You have to check the nurse practice act of the state you are in. ...

4. Juvenile misdemeanor charge in Texas

   ascnbe replied to anthongy817's topic in Criminal

   Usually juvenile records are sealed. I think I would check that before I brought up information that wasn't absolutely required

5. Typical Cost for RN-BSN programs?

   ascnbe replied to mcknis's topic in ADN/BSN

   See if you can talk to someone in HR, or your DON and do it as a group. You can get significant discounts. We have one starting in Louisiana where I work and they knocked 2000 off to make it 6500. They came out and made a presentation and needed a...

6. Why such high new RN turnover?

   ascnbe replied to Calder's topic in New Nurse

   I am always thankful to my instructor from my first semester in nursing school. She was a Lt. Colonel in the reserves and had many years of civilian and military experience as a nurse. She would always say "first I will teach you how to do this to ...

7. Should smokers be admitted into the nursing program?

   ascnbe replied to Elly Aker's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I am not a smoker. I tried it once when I was 11 and didn't like it. I never smoked again. It is legal to smoke, although banned in many places and the number of places is growing. It is a choice that falls under the heading of things I defended when...

8. RN looking for info. on hyperbaric certification

   ascnbe replied to osiris7's topic in Wound

   Like all fields of nursing, you don't have to be certified to do the job. You can get the job as a nurse in a hyperbaric unit without the certification. If you want to work hyperbarics, learn wound care. It is a big part of the job and if you have th...

9. Acceptance of online BSN (from ADN) degree by employers...

   ascnbe replied to IamRN's topic in General Nursing

   Is there really that much difference between going to class online, being in the back of a classroom that has 200 students? The professor won't remember you either way. At least online you can get your questions answered and probably get more out of ...

10. So much negativity towards Associate Degree Nurses

    ascnbe replied to LPN_2005/RN_10's topic in ADN/BSN

    I have read these comments and heard these comments so many times. I find it humorous. I have an ADN. I woked for 10 years in a level 1 trauma center. I can tell you that if a person didn't tell you what degree they had you could never figure it out ...

11. Post Traumatic stress after Katrina

    ascnbe replied to crf230's topic in General Nursing

    Now, adding to the problem is the state is planning to close Charity and University Hospitals. We took care of the vast majority of the uninsured patients in the area. It is estimated that there are 60-75000 more uninsured since the storm and the los...

12. Post Traumatic stress after Katrina

    ascnbe replied to crf230's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate it. I am one of the lucky ones, really.

13. Post Traumatic stress after Katrina

    ascnbe replied to crf230's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Metairie a suburb of New Orleans. I did not do activation team this year for the first time in 10 years and I actually felt very guilty when I saw my friends on TV. I felt like I had let them down. They were stuck in the ER at Charity fo...

14. does working in ER make you want motorcylehelmets mandatory

    ascnbe replied to chicagrl72's topic in Emergency

    I find the 70% thing to be cloudy. Check with ABATE. they track motorcycle injuries. If my son were riding a motorcycle, which I have been succussful so far in preventing, I would want him to wear a helmet and protective clothing. Many of the inj...

15. does working in ER make you want motorcylehelmets mandatory

    ascnbe replied to chicagrl72's topic in Emergency

    I have been an ER nurse in a level 1 trauma center for 10 years. I keep track of motorcycle trauma because I have also been a motorcycle rider for 40 years. I have been in a couple accidents myself, one left me in a wheelchair for 3 months and off wo...