PatMac10,RN RN

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    Doctor Anyone?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Ant24's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I used to think I would go to nursing, get out and work and try to get into medical school when I was 13. However, when I turned 15 and went to a nurse camp for high schoolers to get interested in a...
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    Family/Individual across the Lifespan CNS?

    PatMac10,RN replied to mursej's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Wow. That would be
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    New Grads, How much do you work?

    PatMac10,RN replied to babsy28's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated with my ADN on May 9th, 2013. Got my license May 22nd. I have a Fulltime job that I start in July 15th on a CVICU. We work 3 12's on that unit and rotating weekends. Take call, but not sure...
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    New nurse in ICU and I hate it...please help!

    PatMac10,RN replied to LauraRN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You should have been given a more extensive orientation. I've never heard (not yo say they arent out there) of a critical care orientations as than 12 or 13 weeks. Mine, in all, will be 20 weeks for...
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    Your Starting Salary?

    PatMac10,RN replied to x_factor's topic in First Year After Licensure

    New Grad RN (ADN) Magnet Hospital SE NC CVICU (Nights) $21.11/hr base pay. +3.50/hr diff for evenings/nights and 3.00/hr diff for weekends Good Benefits and employee Pharmacy that gives us great...
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    Going to CVICU!

    PatMac10,RN replied to hbshearer, rn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Really helpful! Will save this!
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    Going to CVICU!

    PatMac10,RN replied to hbshearer, rn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Me too! I start July 15th! Anyone have any suggestion for good references for a new grad CVICU
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    The raw truth about what NPs really do

    PatMac10,RN replied to ccuevas12's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I
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    South University online NP?

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How's it going? Do you like the program thus
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    A better model for the DNP

    PatMac10,RN replied to Gentleman_nurse's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

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    My first job will be as an RN

    PatMac10,RN replied to msfrance's topic in General Students

    While my hospital didn't count an x amount of years of CNA experience as nursing experience. I did get offered a little more initial pay (not a whole lot by any means) because I worked 2.5 years in...
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    My first job will be as an RN

    PatMac10,RN replied to msfrance's topic in General Students

    I've been in school full time non-stop since graduating high school in 2010. I had to work. My mom is a RN too. She lovingly provided support to me when I needed. Given me cash when I fell short, all...
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    Advice from a sad new grad

    PatMac10,RN replied to Lamjammcgee's topic in General Students

    Same here in my area of SE NC. I had a job in my first choice CVICU 2 months before graduating from my ADN program May 2013. Most of my classmates also had job offers before graduation, and all but 2...
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    My first job will be as an RN

    PatMac10,RN replied to msfrance's topic in General Students

    I'm 20 and just graduated from nursing school and passed the NCLEX-RN. I did PRN CNA work on a hospital float pool right after I graduated high school, and volunteered as a Junior Volunteer in High...
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    New grad who wanted ICU, got med surg, advice?

    PatMac10,RN replied to meagenreason's topic in First Year After Licensure

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    RN to complete Online MSN then NP ?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Bkanar's topic in Advanced Practice

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    How hard is the new NCLEX 2013 Test Plan

    PatMac10,RN replied to souleater11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was scared too, bd used out of 98 questions I only had 8 SATA 2 pics and 2 math. I had also always heard the more alternate test items the better. I came to realize that everyone's testing...
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    How hard is the new NCLEX 2013 Test Plan

    PatMac10,RN replied to souleater11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    They have both a content book and a Q&A only book as well. I just used the Q&A book
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    New grad who wanted ICU, got med surg, advice?

    PatMac10,RN replied to meagenreason's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When your going into such a critical area as the ICU I think it's important to go to a place that has a very well structured new graduate orientation system/program. If it were me I wouldn't feel...
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    RN to complete Online MSN then NP ?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Bkanar's topic in Advanced Practice

    A recent (2012) WGU RN to MSN just told us on the our social networking group page that she got full acceptance for the Post-Masters FNP Certificate at SJCME!!!! It can be done, she's living
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    WGU MSN in 6 months

    PatMac10,RN replied to bsnwnab's topic in Western Governors University

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    WGU MSN in 6 months

    PatMac10,RN replied to bsnwnab's topic in Western Governors University

    A recent (2012) WGU RN to MSN just told us on the our social networking group page that she got full acceptance for the Post-Masters FNP Certificate at SJCME!!!! It can be done, she's living...
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    How hard is the new NCLEX 2013 Test Plan

    PatMac10,RN replied to souleater11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, that's the book. I didn't do whole exams, at least not in one sitting I broke the sittings up into groups of 40 to 50 questions. I didn't want to over study. Some days I just did 20-30...
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    Hey is anyones life as a nurse like greys amatomy?

    PatMac10,RN replied to francoml's topic in Men in Nursing

    No and I hope it's not. I may be 20 and a new RN, but "Ain't nobody got time for that" drama and confusion. It's going to be enough to keep up with the learning curve of bring a new CVICU
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    Were are you going to work when you graduate???

    PatMac10,RN replied to francoml's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Working in the CVICU of a smaller hospital in rural SE NC. Orientation starts July 15th for all of us new