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  1. california nursing salaries

    RN4NICU replied to JonathanRN's topic in General Nursing

    Jonathan, You have to keep in mind that it does not cost as much to live in most other areas of the country as it does to live in CA. From what I have been told by people who live there, the cost of...

  2. LPN to CRNA...

    RN4NICU replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in General Students

    If the program is not set up to accept LPNs, credits usually will not transfer. But if you have already taken some prerequisites at a university, any course in which you earned a C or above will...

  3. LPN to CRNA...

    RN4NICU replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in General Students

    You do not have to go LPN to anything. If there is no LPN-to-BSN, just enter a BSN program as a transfer

  4. NP Specialty?

    RN4NICU replied to steph123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you go the NNP route, your scope will end with the babies. If you go the WHNP route, you will turn babies over to another service. If you want comprehensive family care, go with FNP. If you know...

  5. ADN student...thinking about a "back-up" plan...

    RN4NICU replied to sunshelley's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is possible. Not really advisable but if you want to, you

  6. Mess with the body clock at your peril

    RN4NICU replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    Precisely why rotating shifts should be

  7. PRN pay in YOUR area?

    RN4NICU replied to leisa22's topic in General Nursing

    actually, if you want to get technical, it is from the latin pro re nata (as the situation demands, as

  8. Why Are Nurses Given Such A Bad Rap Today?

    RN4NICU replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I recently took a women's studies course and nursing is *still* referred to as a "pink collar ghetto".

  9. PRN pay in YOUR area?

    RN4NICU replied to leisa22's topic in General Nursing

    Most places will only hire you PRN after you have gained a year's experience. This isn't about being mean or making people "pay their dues". It is just an observation of the learning curve of the...

  10. NNP hours?

    RN4NICU replied to jenjo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our NNPs are

  11. New Slant on ADN vs BSN: are ADN programs anti-intellectual?

    RN4NICU replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    Great advice, Indy Lehne's Pharmacology text is excellent. For a patho text, may I suggest Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults & Children by McCance and Huether. It is very...

  12. Sick Days

    RN4NICU replied to caren19's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure that would be such a good idea. Opens up the door for discrimination and vindictiveness. Certain people are GOING to miss more - those with migraines, endometriosis, other chronic...

  13. PRN pay in YOUR area?

    RN4NICU replied to leisa22's topic in General Nursing

    PRN is also called "per diem" or "casual". You work, basically, whenever you want and as much or as little as you want. Usually you get higher pay in lieu of benefits and security (prns are usually...

  14. New Slant on ADN vs BSN: are ADN programs anti-intellectual?

    RN4NICU replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    good advice,

  15. New Slant on ADN vs BSN: are ADN programs anti-intellectual?

    RN4NICU replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    The thing that struck me was the instructor's reply: "Where would I need to know that?" Um, how about aspirin toxicity - do you think you might want to know about it then? If the instructor had...

  16. New Slant on ADN vs BSN: are ADN programs anti-intellectual?

    RN4NICU replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely sounds like an instructor ego problem to me. The information is very important and shame on the instructors if they do not realize the importance. It affects absorption and elimination...

  17. Rn-bsn Online?????????????

    RN4NICU replied to nivek21's topic in General Nursing

    Many of us here on the forum have completed (or are completing) BSNs via the online format. It is a great alternative for those working full-time, particularly for the night shifters, as coursework...

  18. Hospital Primarily Using MDA's Instead of CRNA's?

    RN4NICU replied to Sheri257's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If the MDAs are an independent group, they work IN the hospital, not FOR it. They bill the patient directly, but have privileges to practice at the hospital, just like the other docs do. Therefore,...

  19. What kind of office jobs can nurses hold?

    RN4NICU replied to nursestudentx's topic in General Nursing

    Posting once on a forum is asking questions and looking for alternatives. Posting the same question multiple places on a site is just bugging the **** out of people, and I believe goes against our TOS...

  20. How do you know that you want to choose to become an RN over a PA?

    RN4NICU replied to nursestudentx's topic in General Nursing

    It is NOT "absolutely false". Here is a quote from the Doctor of Nursing Practice thread, just as ONE EXAMPLE Please explain how this does not qualify as bashing. Also, do not come behind me and...

  21. Tell me why BSN now?

    RN4NICU replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    It was from the OP's post OP - The areas you mention as being of interest to you (research, non-bedside nursing) DO require a BSN. My advice is to get the BSN right away. I regretted not getting...

  22. Any Good Deals on Books?

    RN4NICU replied to buggfacesmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Amazon.com has many nursing texts. Sometimes you can buy them used from people who have already finished a course using the text. I have purchased college texts from other Amazon customers, sometimes...

  23. Have you or someone you know been written up by a doctor?

    RN4NICU replied to jetta1's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I was thinking as well. Putting an order for an incident report in the chart is totally inappropriate, not to mention a legal nightmare waiting to happen. I don't know where some docs...

  24. state is threatening to go after license over precharting

    RN4NICU replied to oramar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OT = overtime, referring to having to stay after your shift (on the clock) to finish

  25. My Personality and Most Fitting Employment?

    RN4NICU replied to bluepony's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely get the BSN. As the previous poster said, most places you cannot do community health without it. For the other things you mentioned, float nurses go from unit to unit. I don't know how...