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missnurse01 MSN, RN

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  1. So nervous! CCRN time!

    Ans I am not sure what you are asking! Does no one you know have a copy you can borrow? When do you
  2. Looking for advice

    I have found that lpn schools vary greatly on what they teach. I didnt realize I was so lucky to go to the school I went to. I came out w a degree and the ability to educate myself. I believe this...
  3. Would you call social services for a child OD'ing?

    We have sw in our er and I am sure they would have filed a
  4. MS versus DNP

    I was worried about the moving between states and being able to be relicensed in the future as a crna. We tend to move around a lot and would hate to have a requirement of suddenly needing a doctorate...
  5. Psych nurse interested in ED....

    good
  6. MS versus DNP

    Where I am going to be starting school it looks like they will offer the DNAP if you want to continue on in the program. However I am concerned as I have been reading a lot of dialog about the degree...
  7. Psych nurse interested in ED....

    Any time ivy and good luck! You might have to travel more rural for first ed job. Thats how I got mine as an lpn, I applied for an rn opening and convinced them to let me have the
  8. Nontraditional Nursing Jobs?

    like I said you will have to look look look-craigslist all the time I see stuff for outpt places and plastics. newspapers. Some out pt centers are really owned by the hosp so keep looking at diff...
  9. Finally am an Excelsior LPN to RN student!

    yup that's the one. Same reason many out of country nurses can't get licensed there
  10. MS versus DNP

    thanks
  11. MS versus DNP

    inidcrna-any ideas what what types of doctorate crna's are getting instead of the
  12. First job rejection

    well you have to do what you have to do. I worked 1.5 hours each way with 4 little kids at home. each person determines for themselves what they will tolerate. but in this economy it seems that...
  13. Finally am an Excelsior LPN to RN student!

    congrats! I never heard that they lost accred. Some states are not allowing grads as there is no clinical
  14. Looking for advice

    Are you an lpn
  15. peds CVICU or tele?

    go with what speaks to you right now. ped cvicu probably does not have job openings, esp for new grads, anywhere near as much as tele. good
  16. Should I retake A&P one for a higher grade?

    I would retake to get an A in the hopes of keeping your gpa up for admission to
  17. First job rejection

    I would work at that farther job until a job at the closer one opens up. Many nurses drive hours to and from work, because that's the only work avail. It will look poorly if you decline the job then...
  18. Nontraditional Nursing Jobs?

    what did you hope to do as a nurse when going through school? Does thinking of that help direct where you would like to work? I would look through craigslist and in the newspapers. Have you looked...
  19. Psych nurse interested in ED....

    Yes I do ED and critical care both. If that is the policy at your hosp then you might have to do the floor first. I know you were going to talk to the ED nurse educator to see what her take on it...
  20. Psych nurse interested in ED....

    well, are you eligible for any state return to practice courses/refresher courses? They do those for nurses going back to the bedside after not having been there for a while. I would also call and...
  21. you will get tons of stuff to study up on from preceptors, so don't worry! for fun you can look up some of the hemodynamic websites to start understanding all the numbers we watch and what they...
  22. First Nursing Pay

    I don't remember paying for anything fun...just
  23. Sign on bonuses

    did you see how in WA they are trying to pass to allow MA's to start IV's and give IV
  24. VCU and MSA 2013

    ahsicurn, wow, you make me blush. Very good luck to you. It seems we all have those twists and turns through our
  25. CRNA program acceptance questions

    I am another one that did not have to take any college level chem or bio outside of a and p. the chem requirement to get into a and p was waived as I had it in high school. before applying to...