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1. New Grad RN.... work options that do not involve a hospital

   bc1234 replied to new.grad.rn's topic in New Nurse

   Hate to call you out on this but you are being mean spirited. Respectfully, please link the evidence that med surg is the only foundation for nursing.. and that the only way to find ones niche is through diversity of work and working a job you hate. ...

2. New Grad RN.... work options that do not involve a hospital

   bc1234 replied to new.grad.rn's topic in New Nurse

   Great post. Many excellent nurses do not find med surg floors to be a rewarding experience. And the thinking that med surg is the foundation of nursing practice is old thinking that isn't more than someone's opinion. Lots of people I graduated wi...

3. UBC Nursing - Sep. 2012

   bc1234 replied to villanelle's topic in CA Programs

   hey there, just popped in to say that it's important for nurses and nursing students to be supportive of eachother. nursing is really stressful and sometimes there is lateral violence between nurses believe it or not. this type of stuff is called n...

4. Informed consent dilemma

   bc1234 replied to bc1234's topic in General Nursing

   I really appreciate your feedback, it's been really helpful in formulating my ideas about this tricky question.

5. UBC nursing application 2011

   bc1234 replied to krasmussen27's topic in CA Programs

   Thanks, I really appreciate this, your answers have been helpful Good luck to you after you graduate :)

6. UBC nursing application 2011

   bc1234 replied to krasmussen27's topic in CA Programs

   thx for your offer difindo. congrats on almost being done, what a relief that must be! i'm doing the interview. i know you are bound to confidentiality about it, but i wondered... how much did you prepare beforehand? was the interview what yo...

7. Informed consent dilemma

   bc1234 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I'm a student and I'm trying to answer a question: Husband is translating for wife who is the patient. He is making decisions on her behalf and isn't really translating everything. It's hard to tell what she thinks because she doesn't speak a w...

8. MSW (social work) to RN/BSN..advice, tips?

   bc1234 replied to TajaSmith's topic in General Students

   I feel your pain. I've worked in Michigan the past 10 years, 6 years with my MSW and nothing has really come of my career. I'm applying to nursing programs now after alot deliberating. I should have done this years ago. Most recently, I was worki...

9. social work to nurse career change

   bc1234 replied to bc1234's topic in Career Support

   thank you for your reply. i'm applying to nursing school for this fall. i think you're right. i recently applied for a geri-psych social work job that i didn't get, but there was a nurse there as part of the team and i thought her job was really i...

10. social work to nurse career change

    bc1234 posted a topic in Career Support

    hi, i'm a canadian msw in social work for 10 years now. i've enjoyed social work for the most part, but i'm finding it really difficult to find a good job to settle into. and the good jobs seem to be hospital based/healthcare. i have a genuine int...