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adnrnstudent ASN, RN

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  1. Unprepared interviewer

    adnrnstudent replied to armygirlabn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    For me, that would be my favorite type of interview. The ones I laugh at is when the interviewer begins with, "Tell me about a

  2. Is ADN sufficient to ba trauma RN?

    adnrnstudent replied to lena04's topic in General Nursing

    Wade forgot to include paper writing skills, however he may have meant that when he said research. I think he made a mistake by including management. I know when I have my heart attack I want to be...

  3. Per Diem Floating

    adnrnstudent replied to ninjago's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Float B on continuity of care alone however if 1 were to be low census, then depending on OT wage versus Per Diem wage, A would probably get sent home if A's OT wage > than B's Per Diem

  4. Help for nurses with mental illnesses

    adnrnstudent replied to Prisnur04's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Go see a psych and always take your medicine. Never get off your meds no matter how well you feel. That's what I do and it

  5. Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    adnrnstudent replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    For all of you that use the term "Undocumented Immigrant" you are a joke to our society. Grow a pair and call them what they are. Even the majority of rational thinking Democrats know what they are...

  6. Night Shift Woes...When Do You Sleep On Your Days Off????

    adnrnstudent replied to BibleBarb56's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12's and as the Slaughter song goes, "Up all night, sleep all

  7. Insurance & Weight Loss Meds

    adnrnstudent replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    2 things. Saxenda is the same drug as Victoza. Just repackaged for different indications. (Think Zyban and Wellbutrin) Since he is "pre-diabetic" maybe the doc can write him Victoza at equivalent dose...

  8. No RN License # But Passed NCLEX

    adnrnstudent replied to nursejackie2015's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It simply may be that processing of license takes longer than 2 weeks. Remember, you are not the only person applying for a license and nursing isn't the only profession that gets licenses. You got...

  9. My unit is changing to a sex offender unit

    adnrnstudent replied to mercuryrising's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't get it. We get patients that are registered sex offenders all the time. Particularly the ones that come from group homes. What is different about a "Sex Offender Unit". The registered sex...

  10. If you want to work in psych you must be crazy yourself...

    adnrnstudent replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a Psych Nurse with ADHD, a load of personality disorders, and often at the edge of

  11. Scrub bottoms for tall/fat female?

    adnrnstudent replied to maj0079's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm tall, 6'4". Cherokee 4701 only top I'll wear. Cherokee

  12. Buying Scrubs

    adnrnstudent replied to Colej101's topic in Men in Nursing

    Cherokee Style 4701 is a Tall Sized Scrub Top. I'm 6'4" and the only top I'll wear. They have Tall Size pants too. Look at Style 4000. I don't opt in Tall for pants. I like them a little

  13. I hate being a CNA

    adnrnstudent replied to *K($$'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Tough work for the money or at least it was where I worked while I was in nursing school. I'd rather work in retail than be a career CNA. They should definitely be paid

  14. do you think a degree/ education is ever a waste?

    adnrnstudent replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    That's great and it's because other fields aren't as arrogant as nursing has become with their BSN attitude. Nursing continues to destroy

  15. Why Is There an ASN/ADN/RN Option?

    adnrnstudent replied to MysticTopaz's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Because an ADN meets state requirements to be an RN and no hospital should receive any government funding for not hiring

  16. Do you ever hold Lantus?

    adnrnstudent replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    If a patient went to bed at 120 and woke up at 50 and I had the patient the next night and the Lantus order didn't change, there is a case where I would hold it if I couldn't get a hold of

  17. Close & intensive observation sheet behaviors/actions

    adnrnstudent replied to ashleed's topic in Psychiatric

    We don't even check asleep anymore. We check quiet. Lawyers don't want a dead patient from something like heart attack being charted asleep for 6

  18. Ratios in acute psych

    adnrnstudent replied to Lano1's topic in Psychiatric

    Our facility is 1:8 RN and 1:6 Behavioral Health

  19. Any RN to BSN programs without a lot of busy work?

    adnrnstudent replied to AngelMama's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have high hopes a few schools develop programs without the paper writing. It's the number 1 thing I hear all my ADN classmates complain about on Facebook that are doing completion programs is all...

  20. Any RN to BSN programs without a lot of busy work?

    adnrnstudent replied to AngelMama's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Unfortunately, the only other Bachelors degree I know of that has more paper writing than nursing is are degrees in things like journalism / writing / English. I really do hope some schools come up...

  21. Why can't CPI be 2 years like everything else?

    adnrnstudent posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Time to renew my CPI. Why can't CPI be 2 years lie everything else. What a

  22. Has anyone driven to the IDPFR in Springfield?

    adnrnstudent replied to Holdsteady11's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Best of my memory, it takes about 3 weeks after you send to state for your license to be issued. Remember the state processes a lot more licenses than just nursing. The plumbers want their stuff too....

  23. Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    adnrnstudent replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    All right. I was trying to back out of this conversation because I was expecting some different responses, but now I'm in it. I AM NOT bashing the homeless. What we do with them after a while; and...

  24. Formatting programs for papers?

    adnrnstudent replied to BirkieGirl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's terribly unfortunate that this is what nursing education has become. More like a laughable

  25. Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    adnrnstudent replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    No, been in this almost 3 years. Not Jaded at all, in Chicago, big culture of people working the system. I'm not talking about the real psych patients, I'm talking about the ones working the system,...