MN-Nurse

MN-Nurse ASN, RN

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  1. Blood transfusions??? just say no...

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

    Yep. Seriously. You can bang your head all you want, you are the one restricting your practice. My suggestion makes it official and transparent. I personally don't care if the reason you refuse...

  2. At what point are employers asking TMI?

    MN-Nurse replied to KayRN910's topic in General Nursing

    So we want them to cover our health care expenses, but we don't want to tell them about our health history? Can't have it both

  3. Blood transfusions??? just say no...

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

    I made no reference to working with populations, I was talking specifically about procedures within the RN scope of practice that the RN cannot or will not

  4. Blood transfusions??? just say no...

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

    I had an additional thought on this issue. I would be in favor of nurses having restrictions placed on their licenses if there are procedures within their scope of practice that they refuse to do....

  5. Blood transfusions??? just say no...

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

    some may be blowing it out of proportion. like the ones who say, "then you shouldn't be a nurse." i don't have any bad feelings about jws or any other religion. the key for me here is your job...

  6. New RN not able to advance, what is a proper resignation?

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

    I'm stumped on this one. Give them a two week notice with the knowledge they will fire you

  7. "Professional Dancer"

    MN-Nurse replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    Aren't all dancers just working their way through college?? I could care less if an RN was a former

  8. Average Salary for ADN vs BSN

    MN-Nurse replied to ltf500's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think it is the 40 papers she wrote on "WHO Health

  9. HESI vs NCLEX

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

    I got 1084 on the HESI and passed the NCLEX in 75

  10. NS with Union Questions

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

    I worked in a non-union nursing home, made $10/hr and the working conditions were horrible. A lot of my coworkers were complete sleds. I switched to a union hospital job, got a 50% raise and while it...

  11. Concern: Age Discrimination for a New 58 RN

    MN-Nurse replied to Cyns's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There is no shortage of new grad nurses. I haven't experienced any age discrimination. I started working on a ADN degree at 40, finished at 44, and got a Med Surg job offer a week after passing the...

  12. Blood transfusions??? just say no...

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

    People who don't want to administer blood for any reason should not work where part of their job duties is to administer blood. Having the supervisor and coworkers reassign or do their work for them...

  13. First RN job & it's pay

    MN-Nurse replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first RN job is union, $28.50/hr plus shift

  14. Does GPA Matter?

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

    For your first job, GPA *absolutely* matters. Subsequent jobs not so much. If a nursing student's main concern is finding a job at a good hospital, I would advise doing as well as they possibly can...

  15. Discouraged - looking for new avenues

    MN-Nurse replied to Lilme04's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When my classmates shift their focus from hospitals to home health and SNF, they get interviews immediately. The hospital I currently work as an NA at will hire nurses off SNF TCUs but won't hire any...

  16. Insight on a question I do not agree with

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

    Yeah, I think they changed things. They no longer feel it is necessary to provide a correct answer, just one that is the least wrong. And in the OPs question, C is most definitely the least

  17. Two years of med-surg are not magic.

    MN-Nurse replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Well, nothing is magic, but I'm going to do my two years acute care, get my BSN and work on expanding my skills in every way I can just the

  18. What exactly is BSN online?

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

    "I have read a few threads that suggest getting an online BSN. what exactly are these like? I get that you take lecture online, but what about hands on training and clinicals?" From what I hear, there...

  19. Anything that would make a ADN applicant stand out in a field of BSNs?

    MN-Nurse replied to JL2006's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Here's what I did: I built good experience in health care (LTC, home health, and hospital) before and during nursing school. Attended a very well respected, competitive, and challenging CC nursing...

  20. Why do you want to be "JUST" a nurse?

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

    Whenever someone asks me why I became a nurse instead of a doctor, I usually say, "Because I like working with

  21. Dark age testing policy

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

    Same

  22. CNA resume, do I include other education

    MN-Nurse replied to mmc51264's topic in General Students

    List them. If nothing else, it makes for great "Why are you here?" interview banter. I kept my engineering degree on my resume and it always made a great conversation starter for interviews from CNA...

  23. Dress Code Violations?

    MN-Nurse replied to BP91's topic in General Students

    I would suggest an across-the-board policy of not violating any of your school's

  24. NCLEX today...walked out in tears!

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

    Dangit! Thought I beat you on that

  25. I feel like a fool

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

    Give. A.