TheLiberation

TheLiberation ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. I in no way to to be at my job 5 days a week. I work nights and after working even 2 or 3 nights straight regardless of the extra 4 hours I work that make a 12 hour shift, the entire next day is purely just for relaxing and gaining some normalcy and...
  2. Things you wish nursing school would have taught you?

    Going back for your advanced education will make you realize how little emphasis many registered nursing programs put on helping you KNOW and LEARN things rather than MEMORIZING them for their school exam. Clinical practice is something to solidify,...
  3. University of Miami Acute Care NP Spring 2020

    I interviewed July 3rd and got the acceptance email end of the business day July 22nd
  4. University of Miami Acute Care NP Spring 2020

    Check your emails y’all! Just got my acceptance letter. Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear back or waiting for their interview! You got this!
  5. University of Miami Acute Care NP Spring 2020

    My specialty is medical ICU. I got a scenario regarding a possible airway issue. There were things that I had wished that I had mentioned on the spot, but these only came to me in the car when my nerves had washed away some, lol. Biggest advice to t...
  6. University of Miami Acute Care NP Spring 2020

    They ask you exactly what they will tell you they ask in the email they send out to confirm interviews. What is the role of an acute care NP? What are your professional goals 5-10 years from now? 1 clinical scenario where they simply want to see you...
  7. University of Miami Acute Care NP Spring 2020

    Just got an interview for July 3rd! Anyone else get an interview ?
  8. University of Miami Acute Care NP Spring 2020

    I called UM and they have not yet started their interview process.
  9. University of Miami Acute Care NP Spring 2020

    Has anyone gotten any interviews yet? All my recommendation letters and transcripts finally arrived in full today. I called the office and they I accidentally applied to the primary care program lol so they switched my application into the acute care...
  10. University of Miami Acute Care NP Spring 2020

    No problem! Best of luck!
  11. University of Miami Acute Care NP Spring 2020

    Hey! They do tours Mondays and Fridays at 130pm and he happened to do the tour. Just call them. He said that you don't need a reservation but it would be nice to let them know. Go ahead and submit your application if you have sent out your requests ...
  12. University of Miami Acute Care NP Spring 2020

    I sent my application in yesterday. I am waiting for my recommendations and transcripts to come in but I did the tour yesterday with their associate dean and he said to send it in as soon as you can so they could start processing it. Once your recom...
  13. Crossroads While Young; Help Needed!!!

    Hello there fellow nurses! I'm a young 23 year old RN, 4 years of LPN before me with almost 1 year of med surg tele heart failure experience on an extremely busy floor. I graduated with my associate RN and will be completing a 1.5 year program to fin...
  14. Walking tall today

    COngratulations!
  15. I got the scholarship!!!!

    So many congratulations to you as well. I also just received a nursing scholarship and no words even match the excitement and honor and pride you feel. I wish you all the best in all your endeavors!
  16. I feel like I have no one to turn to at this point. With everything going on in my life, I finally understand how easy it could for someone to give into depression and turn to suicide. Not that I am suicidal AT ALL. But I see that other than hyperten...
  17. I need help, advice, support, anything you can give

    Thanks so much. I graduated at 17, turned 18, graduated high school and then am now 20 doing this. I keep trying to keep my head up to but it seems I can never catch up. My nervousness and impulsive and fear of failure constantly find me even when I ...
  18. Life is now vague

    Hey, I'm right there with you. For all the facts that nurses are supposed to just exude caring, patience, and compassion, it feels like this field has very little of it for us in return. But we fight through. We will pick ourselves back up. Do one th...
  19. LPN-RN Transition Broward College 2013

    I didddddddddd! :) congrats to you as well btw
  20. I wish I worked with you. Christ help me become an RN already.
  21. The Lousy, Awful, Crazy, Rotten, *Really* Bad Day

    Oh my God I know this feeling because I work in an assisted living facility and sometimes with days like these, you just don't know what to think or what else could POSSIBLY come your way. Blessed be all long term care nurses!
  22. MDC LPN -> RN Transiton Spring 2013

    I too plan to apply for the Fall term and wanted to know the facts on doing it online full time
  23. I Will Fear No Evil For You Are With Me

    So incredibly generous of you to write this. Your words have moved so many and I thank you for that. :)
  24. New LPN in LTC. Time mgmt tips/tricks? Med pass advice? etc....

    It may be half and half. Half of your preceptor's abilities might be her personality and the other half is definitely the fact that she is a regular there and probably tries to stick to the same routine day in and day out. This is a right of passage ...
  25. Is nursing in Florida (Miami) really as bad as it sounds?

    I have lived around the Miami area since I was a little girl and now work as an LPN here, I can't imagine any professional reasons that I would wish to stay here longer than necessary. Pay is very low in comparison to other states, who do have their ...