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  1. Education & Infomatics

    smarge117 posted a topic in General Specialties

    Hi there, I am wondering if there are any programs that offer certificates in either Education or Infomatics. I'm not sure I want to do a whole MSN program (I'm 57), but would like to add to my...

  2. Hearing Aids

    smarge117 replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I have an Eko attachment and finds that it works very well. I don't have any issues with it. I purchased it originally and used as an 'amplifier' in line on my existing Littman cardiology stethoscope,...

  3. Am I too old?

    smarge117 replied to Cinda's topic in Nursing Career

    I will say, when I was a brand new nurse (with all of the 20 year olds--with as much experience as they did) I felt that families were more comfortable with me because they 'assumed' that I had more...

  4. Am I too old?

    smarge117 replied to Cinda's topic in Nursing Career

    15 years ago I went to school with a lady who had retired from her job at Health and Human Services in DC, she went back to school to get her 2-year RN degree because she wanted to become a hospice...

  5. Choosing an RN to BSN program...

    smarge117 posted a topic in School, College Programs

    I have narrowed it down for about 4-5 schools. Primarily based on cost, accreditation, number of credits, and length of program. I have no idea how to choose one. They all seem fine. What am I...

  6. Is 61 too old to start Pre-Nursing?

    smarge117 replied to Kikzy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to school with a lady who had worked for Health & Human Services in DC for 35 years. She retired and decided she wanted to become a hospice nurse. She was 62 when she graduated from our...

  7. Holistic nurse vs nurse health coach

    smarge117 posted a topic in Holistic

    I've been a pediatric med/surg nurse for 12 years and I am getting a little 'burnt' out with it. I love what I do, but really don't want to be a bedside nurse 5 years from now. No interest in...

  8. Should I leave this racist town?

    smarge117 replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm so sorry that this is happening to you. Look for and get another job. Don't worry about staying a year. Life is is way to short to be miserable and unhappy at a

  9. Inexpensive online rn to bsn

    smarge117 posted a topic in School, College Programs

    Hi there, I'm interested in an online RN to BSN (or an RN to MSN) program, but I'm trying to find the most reasonably priced (cheap) program. I'm 50 years old and not sure if I really want to get a...

  10. Inexpensive online rn to bsn

    smarge117 replied to smarge117's topic in School, College Programs

    Thank you TheCommuter so much for the information. There is so much to look at out there it can be a little overwhelming. I feel you Squirrel, if I were 26 it would be a no brainer, but I came into...

  11. Nursing pay in the Wilmington area??

    smarge117 posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    hello everyone, i'm a pediatric nurse with three years experience on an adolescent med/surge unit. i have a two year nursing degree and am a licensed rn. my husband and i are considering moving to...

  12. Vanderbilt's Nurse Residency Program

    smarge117 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Congratulations to all of you who are accepted into the Nurse Residency program!!! Can I ask what the starting salary for a new grad at Vandy is? I'm considering a move from northern Virginia to...

  13. Nursing pay in Portland!!

    smarge117 posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    hello everyone, i'm a pediatric nurse with three years experience on an adolescent med/surge unit. i have a two year nursing degree and am a licensed rn. my husband and i are considering moving to...

  14. Floating to other units!

    smarge117 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work as a pediatric nurse on an adolescent unit. I fall under the umbrella of "peds" at my hospital, so technically they can float me to other peds units. The problem is that the hospital has no...

  15. National Council? prep course?

    smarge117 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Has anyone done the ncsbn (National Council of State Boards of Nursing) on-line prep course at http://www.learningext.com/ One of our instructors told us that these are the people who actually write...

  16. Asked to speak to new nursing students...

    smarge117 replied to Larry77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think that you should really talk about the "culture shock" of going from being a student nurse to a real nurse. They really 'glossed' over that part in my program. Encourage them to "shadow" on...

  17. I cant take it anymore. Frustrated and depressed

    smarge117 replied to Woman_in_love's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know about Arkansas, but I live in Northern Virginia and had a similar problem over the past couple of months. I'm a new grad (may) and applied online to the 'big' hospital system in the area...

  18. Ready to call it quits

    smarge117 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad (May 05), with no experience in the medical profession. Second career (I'm 40). Hired for a 48-bed telemetry/step-down unit, and my orientation to nursing has been horrible. I was...

  19. Ready to call it quits

    smarge117 replied to smarge117's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the support. I've already started back on nights. After a long talk with the nurse educator on our floor (who I really like and admire), I decided that I would go back to nights first...

  20. When you get 265 questions...

    smarge117 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    do they grade it differently? Or have it go through some other process? The reason I ask is that I took my NCLEX yesterday (75), and was able to get results today. My friend took it with me and got...

  21. When you get 265 questions...

    smarge117 replied to smarge117's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I live in VA and was able to call an automated number at the VA state board of nursing to get results. When I called this morning they said to call back later, so I tried the automated license...

  22. how do i get results quickly?

    smarge117 replied to english_nurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I live in Virginia, and many of my classmates have been able to call the VA state board of nursing the next day and ask (innocently, of course)... "When do you update the website to reflect...

  23. 265 on 06/29!!!!

    smarge117 replied to BSE2000's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my test on 6/29 also. I live in Virginia, and most of my friends who have already taken it have been able to call the VA state board of nursing the next day after and ask (innocently, of...

  24. Anyone nervous about NCLEX?!

    smarge117 replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm feeling very, very, very overwhelmed mainly because I just don't know where to begin. My test date is June 29th. I am doing Hurst online (she's a hoot!!), I registered at learningtext.com...

  25. Question about Hurst content.

    smarge117 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm trying to decide between Kaplan and Hurst. Kaplan came to the school, and basically said thay they empasize 'test taking' skills rather than content. I feel pretty good about "how" to take the...