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  1. RN to BSN online

    RN34TX replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You're already an RN so what really matters is if the RN-BSN program is either NLN or CCNE approved at this stage of your career. If state approval is that important to you, then look at it this way:...

  2. RN to BSN online

    RN34TX replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good luck in finding an ideal BSN program like you described and please let us know if you do find one. Unfortunately, every one of them that I know of, whether state university or private college,...

  3. Male Nurses/female Patients

    RN34TX replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Which is exactly why I learned to always find out before I take a new job exactly how many men are employed on the unit and my shift. I refuse to be the "man" on the unit ever again for those very...

  4. Student RN wanted info about Texas

    RN34TX replied to areder's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you have your heart set on Round Rock, then I'm sure you will find a position that fits your needs. I don't know anyone who has ever worked in Round Rock specifically so maybe someone else can...

  5. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    RN34TX replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the same thing. 26 and questioning whether too old to go back to school? The OP has been an adult for a whopping....8 years?? Good God, many 20-somethings (or older for that matter)...

  6. Several CPNE questions

    RN34TX replied to AC439's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have to chime in here although I'll start by saying that my wisdom may be outdated as I took the CPNE several years ago. However, when I saw the comments about not worrying about med compatability,...

  7. Change in BSN requirements

    RN34TX replied to texan's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    LPN's being employed/utilized in hospital settings has always been a cyclic thing. Once you have been in nursing long enough, then you will have seen the trend for yourself come and go. It's not a new...

  8. Why Does It Seem That RN's Hate Us and Hospitals Don't Believe In Us??

    RN34TX replied to brown eyed girl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The tri-state area refers to the NYC metro area because the city and all of its suburbs are located in three states (NY,NJ, and CT). And now that you know the area that was being referred to, I'm...

  9. California RN union (CNA) presence in Texas?

    RN34TX replied to RN34TX's topic in Texas Nursing

    And why aren't there similar horror stories in Texas? Because the hospitals here have a different standard: If there is a clean room, then someone is going to take that admission, regardless of how...

  10. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    RN34TX replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    If I see one more post about anal sex and gay men...........well I don't know. Not all gay men engage in anal sex and plenty of straight folks do engage in this practice. We all know this so let's...

  11. California RN union (CNA) presence in Texas?

    RN34TX replied to RN34TX's topic in Texas Nursing

    Which is where I'm at now so any new ratio law wouldn't affect me because 2 patients is strictly enforced in ICU and PACU at my current employer. But who's to say that couldn't change over time? In...

  12. California RN union (CNA) presence in Texas?

    RN34TX replied to RN34TX's topic in Texas Nursing

    I Did vote with my feet. As an LVN for 7 years, I had few options outside of med/surg. But after getting my RN, I left med/surg and Dallas and refuse to go back to either because the employment...

  13. Experienced Nurses Only

    RN34TX replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    But it was my post that you were quoting and directing questions at, and no, not offended. It was very valid. Totally agree. Experienced folks have their moments.Example: A thread about difficult...

  14. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    RN34TX replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    "Abnormal lifestyle"? Haven't heard that one in a long time and I live in ultra-conservative South TX. Makes me feel like I'm part of some radical cult like the Manson Family or something. Anyway, yes...

  15. Experienced Nurses Only

    RN34TX replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I never even touched on that aspect and didn't mean to ignore it. I really took the post to mean experienced nurse period (LPN/LVN/RN) vs. student or new grad in any category with little/no...

  16. Experienced Nurses Only

    RN34TX replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that your idea is all that bad and I think that it could get supported, I think it's just that your OP started out as being very offensive so the idea got lost in the message. If I'm...

  17. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    RN34TX replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Your post brought up some very valid points and I enjoyed reading it. However, some of the bickering comes from the myth that the difference between an ADN and a BSN is "an extra year of liberal arts...

  18. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    RN34TX replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I lived in CA before I was a nurse and always wanted to move back. I ended up in Texas and fell in love with living here as well and still love it here. However, the "right to work state" stuff and...

  19. ADN RNs-excelsior in CA????

    RN34TX replied to mel1977's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Not unconditionally. Both AZ and CO have been the more recent states to add restrictions to EC grads. Interestingly enough, they both voted to become a part of the compact so EC RN's from other...

  20. The Today Show

    RN34TX replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    As a PACU RN, I loved those comments and can totally relate! I laughed so hard reading your post! As a male RN in PACU, I am frequently mistaken for a surgeon by the patients as well. "So how did...

  21. Can't stay in Med-Surg, Need Help!

    RN34TX replied to shewalke's topic in General Nursing

    So true. That's exactly how I felt in Med/Surg. Still a waiter even after going to nursing school. I was actually happier as a waiter with less

  22. Can't stay in Med-Surg, Need Help!

    RN34TX replied to shewalke's topic in General Nursing

    Although the OP cited too fast of a pace as being a reason for not wanting to stay in med/surg, and that the arguement is that the other choices are fast paced as well, another thought is that the OP...

  23. can someone answer this EC question for me!!!

    RN34TX replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    In Texas, it is your program completion date that makes you eligible to take the NCLEX, which is not the same as your graduation (degree conferral) date. Your program completion date is generally...

  24. higher pay for BSN grads?

    RN34TX replied to evans_c1's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That post you are referring to sounds similar to the hiring practices at one Houston hospital I applied at as a new grad ADN RN. Their big downtown campus only hired BSN's for new grad positions, but...

  25. OK, so WHERE ......

    RN34TX replied to RN/MSN/JD's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Somehow that reminds me of: "Why don't we have a white history month?" "Why doesn't our city have a "straight" pride parade like the gays have?" With a profession still remaining over 90% female and a...