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33762FL

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  1. First Screw-upp

    33762FL replied to Janellius's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes, where I work it's pharmacy that transcribes the doctor's order into the pyxis, not the

  2. Info Please. Anyone know of online schools to become an RN

    33762FL replied to Trina71's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Any school that's offering an online RN to a CNA is a total scam and waste of money. You need to go to a real

  3. Hospitals are cleaning house

    33762FL replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Middle management is expensive, these are FT jobs with salary & benefits. The more they can cut, the cheaper it is. Nurses are hourly workers, and if you can cut enough of them to PT or per diem...

  4. Do you think that a "high school dropout" mentality exists in the field of nursing?

    33762FL replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, you only have an associates degree? What did you do, drop out of high school to do drugs or something? Anybody who wasn't born with a silver spoon in their mouth and a country-club membership is...

  5. Should I quit nursing school?

    33762FL replied to PillarofAutumn's topic in General Students

    Listen to your parents and stick it out. You'll thank yourself in a few years when you have a job and an income. All your friends with the "normal" late teen's experience will end up saddled with...

  6. Will the economy ever get better so less people will pursue nursing?

    33762FL replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    " alot of schools don't require the teas. another way to get in is to get a bachelors degree and then apply for the rn program." accelerated bsn programs are extremely competitive, and expensive. your...

  7. Will the economy ever get better so less people will pursue nursing?

    33762FL replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    " i barely can pass the teas. other schools want a higher reading score and i keep getting the same score each time" this isn't what you want to hear, but if you can't pass teas and you're broke now,...

  8. How did you get hired at Davita or Fresenius as a PCT?

    33762FL replied to Future_Tech's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    And you need to know somebody who works at the clinic you want to work for, and have them put your name in as an employee referral. Then you go and fill out an application in person (not

  9. Anyone CHOOSE to work 2 different places?

    33762FL replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - my goal is to work PT or per diem with 2 shifts per week in acute care, and then work part time in ambulatory care as well - so I have experience in

  10. Pregnancy and dismissal from nursing school

    33762FL replied to Bronxtale's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    "it seems to me like you are one those classmates that can't have any children and take it out on the world. missing eight days of clinicals has nothing to do with the care i can provide to my...

  11. Pregnancy and dismissal from nursing school

    33762FL replied to Bronxtale's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    not much you can do besides go back & finish up next year. the attendance rule is

  12. RN-BSN online, without chem requirement

    33762FL replied to AOX4RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    SUNY Delhi and Thomas edison state college of NJ online RN-BSN do not require

  13. Work ethic, what's your take on it all

    33762FL replied to cardiacrocks's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    " i often suggest to the staff that they should hold their co workers accountable. don't come complain to me if your friends call out at the drop of a hat." my coworkers are not my friends,...

  14. If you had to do it over again would you?

    33762FL replied to Tally4970's topic in General Nursing

    I would do it over again a thousand times. Nursing is a second college career and career career for me. The worst day on my hectic unit is always better than the best day I had as a desk jockey in...

  15. what Bachelors degree can I earn besides BSN (from RN)?

    33762FL replied to janice_c67's topic in Nursing Career

    The general education credits you have from non-nursing classes in your associate's degree, assuming they're from a community college and not a for-profit like Devry/Chamberlain or ITT Tech, will...

  16. Praying when you don't mean it

    33762FL replied to Clovery's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    "when you pray,it should come from the heart, not from a memorized script someone else wrote...." the catholic and episcopal churches have "scripted" prayers. there's a companion prayer book that...

  17. Gen X,Gen Y,baby boomers in the work place

    33762FL replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Well first of all, as the tail-end of generation X I certainly don't consider early/mid 30's to be old. Second, there are no nurses under 30 on my floor. I don't know if that was a deliberate hiring...

  18. Christ Hospital School of Nursing - Application Date?

    33762FL replied to jdlabadia's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Call the school and ask

  19. rn to bsn programs a scam...

    33762FL replied to nd deb's topic in Online Distance Learning

    " wouldn't be so bad if one hadn't already gotten an associate degree from a 2 yr lpn program and then went another yr to get an associate degree for the rn. i have a total of 3 yrs in." kaplan and...

  20. What do you wear to an interview?

    33762FL replied to LynnLRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You should wear a suit to an interview. If you feel that the black suit is too stuffy, you can go with gray, tan, or navy blue

  21. Don't know what to do... Nursing is only thing I look forward to.

    33762FL replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well... I don't think your feelings are atypical for a 20-year old. Confidence comes with age, so do knowing what you want to do with your life and having the drive to focus on it. I didn't have those...

  22. Thinking of moving to NYC

    33762FL replied to yeyaRN's topic in New York Nursing

    NYC is a tight market because people from all over the metro area apply to work there. NYC hospitals are still absorbing experienced nurses from St. Vincent's, a big hospital that closed in 2010. The...

  23. New Nurse - Per Diem Med Surg

    33762FL posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated last year and started working med surg (with telemetry and ventilators) last fall. I was hired as part time, although I picked up extra shifts and have been working full time hours. Thus...

  24. New Nurse - Per Diem Med Surg

    33762FL posted a topic in General Nursing

    repost

  25. Tired of hearing about the kids.

    33762FL replied to TECHTORNHOPEFULLY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "i have to admit that there are some women i know who have bragged about not having children, and i couldn't help but think "thank god." i never even mention children (or lack of) unless somebody...