mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

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    What is harder- nursing school or first year working?

    mmc51264 replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school. We had a rough time in my class. More people over 35 than under, multiple degreed students. They didn't know what to do with us. It was an ADN program and I think most of us were...
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    Why do recruiters do this?

    mmc51264 replied to jodispamodi's topic in General Nursing

    they never asked me. I live 43 miles. They just know that I live outside the range of the transport that will get you if weather is bad
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    RVN: Registered Veterinary Nurse, what do you think?

    mmc51264 replied to AllisonLeighLVT's topic in General Nursing

    I actually had more experience with actual horses than the vet I worked with. I had and rode and worked in the horse business for almost 30 years. She used to lean on me for lameness exams, even to...
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    RVN: Registered Veterinary Nurse, what do you think?

    mmc51264 replied to AllisonLeighLVT's topic in General Nursing

    One, I was a large animal technician for close to ten years. I ran anesthesia, I placed sutures. I had a degree in Biology as a pre-ver student. There is so much veterinary medicine that is similar to...
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    Why do some nurses hate it in others pump at work?

    mmc51264 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think people, at least the ones that I work with, mind pumping, it's the not telling anyone. After a while, if we could not find our nurse, we figured out where she was. We recently had an...
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    ABSN Programs and Financial Aid Help!!

    mmc51264 replied to heidinsh's topic in Online Distance Learning

    you CAN take out more loans, they will let you. I went the ADN route, then let my job pay for my RN-BSN program. I also got a tuition repayment bonus on being hired to help pay for ADN (which wasn't...
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    Discharging by Wheelchair

    mmc51264 replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an ortho unit so everyone leaves in a w/c simply because they are only ambulating a few yards or feet. They are safe to go home with assistance, but would never make it to the front door. We...
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    EPIC EHR individualization and mutuality

    mmc51264 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I was just going to mention that. We are focusing on making sure that care plans are personalized, not just "progressing" We are working on fewer
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    Leaving the bedside to do home health and study FNP

    mmc51264 replied to estherm_590's topic in General Nursing

    that's too bad your hospital wouldn't work with you. Mine is great with working with nurses back in school. I did home health for a little while and I loved
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    absn Programs with minimum pre-requirements

    mmc51264 replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It is odd how some programs want different things. I have a BS in Biology and looked at ABSN programs. They were all different. I didn't have the right foreign language, or writing class. I ended up...
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    Got to Change my Sig/Title :)

    mmc51264 posted a topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^^^ I am now an MSN! Despite freezing rain, Graduation was a go. My brother came to see and my family was there. It was my anniversary, too (bonus). Incredible experience getting to walk in the...
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    Got to Change my Sig/Title :)

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    wondern, it is SO beautiful. They had poinsettias all around the altar. The organ is huge. At the beginning of the semester, we were offered a chance to climb up to the top of the tower. Was so...
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    Got to Change my Sig/Title :)

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    montna I loved the program. It was so stress free (as much as school can be!). They were really great. It was part time, online with 2 semesters where they had us come in for campus intensive days so...
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    Can they make me repay my relocation bonus?

    mmc51264 replied to janikc's topic in General Nursing

    that's a tricky one. I wold say that if they cant offer you the same position, you shouldn't have to, but if they have a spot in med/surg, they might force you to take it or repay it. I'd try to...
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    Hourly Pay

    mmc51264 replied to Nurse7.0's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I know that Duke has raised their tuition reimbursement for new hires, there is a moving stipend. After 2 years I think, you get tuition assistance. I just finished my MSN at Duke with lots of help....
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    Mandatory Cross-training

    mmc51264 replied to Nikjraccoon's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an ortho unit and our sister unit used to be urology, benign gyn, gyn onc, plastics and ENT (I know-quite a mix) we used to be cross-trained to that unit, After restructuring, our sister...
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    Have a BSN. Interested in a non nursing masters degree or non bedside nursing job. Help

    mmc51264 replied to Murse196's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished my MSN in Informatics. LOTS of different options. I want to work with nurses to help them be able to chart more efficiently. I like being at the bedside still, but my goal is to be a...
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    Where did you get your MSN Clinical Informatics Degree?

    mmc51264 replied to gyanez's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I can get a DNP in Informatics at Duke if I want. I just finished so I think I am taking a break for a little while
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    Is this considered falsification?

    mmc51264 replied to MommyRN89's topic in General Nursing

    I addend notes to add information. I will do a late entry if it something that I forgot to chart. The notes and revisions are all time stamped so that is already there. I don't think I have ever done...
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    I like my job

    mmc51264 replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I swear, on the worst days, when there is a revolving door of d/c and admissions, I seem to get that one pt that REALLY appreciates what I do and that makes it so much more tolerable. One "Can't you...
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    mmc51264 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Putting on TED hose. Not great with resp stuff like suction. Thank goodness we have no trachs on my
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    MSN education

    mmc51264 replied to carrob's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I just finished an MSN in Informatics. It is very specific but also has many paths. I have a masters in teaching so I didn't want to do nursing education. I can teach in my field with the Informatics...
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    Duke MSN 2018

    mmc51264 replied to alotah's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I just graduated w/MSN from Duke. I have my DNP application in but am taking a break. Maybe in the Fall 2018 or Spring 2019. Burned out from the MSN. My experience at Duke has been great. They are...
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    MSN Professors?

    mmc51264 replied to Annieeeeeee's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I started one RN-BSN program and very few had doctorates. It was very disorganized (they were reworking the program) the director of the program had an MPH. Not even an MSN in nursing! I did not stay...
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    New grad moving to greenville

    mmc51264 replied to minnesotamel's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Wow, Vidant has been on a hiring frenzy! I have received a few emails for job fairs. it's too far for me to go, but I am happy where I am anyway. Good Luck