MN-Nurse

MN-Nurse ASN, RN

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  1. Orientation period

    MN-Nurse replied to brokenroads27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just assume it's all on

  2. Anyone else feel like they got "shafted" in clinicals?

    MN-Nurse replied to forgop's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Won't matter in OB. None of the males in my class saw any births. No moms wanted any male students anywhere near them. I rarely run into patients being skeeved about my gender but that was one area...

  3. What are your other degrees in?

    MN-Nurse replied to nurse2b013's topic in General Students

    BS in Mechanical

  4. Would you do it all again?

    MN-Nurse replied to laski's topic in General Nursing

    "Nurses, experienced and new grads, would you do it all again?" New grad here. Yes, I would. "knowing all you do now, would you go to school for nursing again?" Yep. "If you answer YES, do you regret...

  5. Bachelors in Business to ADN

    MN-Nurse replied to olsengirl's topic in General Students

    If you don't want to jump right into management, you can always get your BSN while working as an ADN. That's what I'm doing, but I want to go into some form of advanced practice. No management - ever....

  6. RN with no experience...

    MN-Nurse replied to sherineb's topic in General Nursing

    Every one in my graduating class who tried Home Health and LTC found a job in at least one of those two areas. I know it isn't what many of us wanted, but it can sure pay the

  7. What are your nursing school uniform colors?

    MN-Nurse replied to RNinthemaking1986's topic in General Students

    Mine was the opposite. Royal blue top and white pants. (See through not required, but some opted for it.) They look great going up in flames in a wood stove when clinicals are

  8. Bachelors in Business to ADN

    MN-Nurse replied to olsengirl's topic in General Students

    Sounds like your passion is more management than nursing. Why not get an MBA and go right into management in some other

  9. New job - how to tell them I'm pregnant?

    MN-Nurse replied to Nire83's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Throw yourself a baby shower at

  10. Natural remedies, holistic nursing... question.

    MN-Nurse replied to Epona's topic in Holistic

    I think pretty much any yahoo who wants to can do

  11. Intimidated Nurse, Informed Patient, and WebMD

    MN-Nurse replied to rnccf2007's topic in General Nursing

    "Code Green, room with all the weirdos..Code

  12. It's going to take me 3 years to earn ADN. Does that sound right?

    MN-Nurse replied to my3mracles's topic in General Students

    3 years woulda been great cause mine took 4! Every once in a while you run into some mutant who took all their prereqs concurrently, but that is mostly a thing of the

  13. can nurses negotiate their salary?

    MN-Nurse replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't able to negotiate at all. I was forced to accept the generous salary, shift differentials, bonuses, benefits and pension negotiated by my

  14. Nursing Conspiracies - Do I Need a Tinfoil Nurse's Cap?

    MN-Nurse replied to KeepClimbing's topic in General Nursing

    Who's out to get us: Hiring managers. They are conspiring to get: Only the prettiest nurses hired. They are manipulating us by: Treating those they just hired like crap! (muwahahahaha) (This was in...

  15. The Made Incredibly Easy books

    MN-Nurse replied to SunshineDaisy's topic in General Students

    FnE Made EZ was one of our recommended texts. I like

  16. Will move for work but where???

    MN-Nurse replied to RB2000's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of jobs in LTC and home health available in Mpls-St. Paul, MN. Not so much for new grads in

  17. Help With Weight dosage problem

    MN-Nurse replied to Missjlockettspn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The reason your teacher uses the DA way is so they don't have to monkey around with formulas. It is OK if you want to use the formula method, but you have to know how to apply it and figure out what...

  18. Question about making it easier to find job for a new graduates

    MN-Nurse replied to TallentedT's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It definitely helped me, as did doing really well in school. Working in LTC, home health, and a M/S floor as an aide is definitely helping me in my RN

  19. Can anyone tell me if this is possible? Work and school.

    MN-Nurse replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Students

    No. I know, you asked, "Is it possible?", not "Should I." It's possible to blindfold yourself and run across a busy freeway without getting killed, but why would you

  20. Got a JOB

    MN-Nurse replied to SpelaD's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations! That feels so good, doesn't

  21. Do you know of anyone who has been thrown of of nursing school/program? And why?

    MN-Nurse replied to Laurenslovely's topic in General Students

    My class lost a few to baby rabies, but no one got kicked out; they had complications that prevented them from participating. They all joined the next year's

  22. Fellow student, BIG TIME user and cheater.

    MN-Nurse replied to hopeful_2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    They didn't in my class. If you couldn't hack it on your own, you were

  23. Favorite formulas for drug and IV calculations

    MN-Nurse replied to Java Mama's topic in General Students

    Learn all the ways they tell you in the dosage calc book, then pick your favorite. My favorite has always been dimensional analysis. For me, (me only, not necessarily everyone) there is far less...

  24. To all you preceptors out there...a question.

    MN-Nurse posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My preceptor: Can't do dosage calculation to save her life. Is oblivious to physiological differences between beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, or ACE inhibitors. Could care less our software...

  25. To all you preceptors out there...a question.

    MN-Nurse replied to MN-Nurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    she does, she just calls the pharmacist instead of using the online