MN-Nurse

MN-Nurse ASN, RN

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  1. New grad, job issues, and more school

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

    Try Home Health and LTC. It is good to stay

  2. Not liking my first 3 months as RN

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

    I know quite a few nurses who started out working nights at SNFs and are now at

  3. Can't get hired as a CNA!!

    MN-Nurse replied to Frustrated CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Try nursing homes. While you are getting experience there, keep plugging away at hospitals and eventually you will get

  4. Is this appropiate? Please...need input. Thx

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

    Dress professionally and leave the donuts for your first Friday

  5. Backstabbing/Gossip in Nursing School

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

    If people talk about you, and you are not around to hear it.....does it

  6. No hospital job after working LTC? True?

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

    That's not true at the hospital I work at now. In fact, the ONLY way I could get hired here is if I worked on a TCU for a year. They were just orienting two new (very young) nurses on my Med Surg...

  7. Feel guilty calling myself a nurse

    MN-Nurse replied to mb1949's topic in General Nursing

    Got a license? Yes? Nice to meet you, fellow

  8. NCLEX and Kaplan

    MN-Nurse replied to Cindy 17's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Your Kaplan scores are fine. I suspect the difference between 50% and 60% on Kaplan trainers is about 50-100 questions. The NCLEX definitely gives you a chance to show you are competent. I didn't do...

  9. How to answer the 10 year goal question??

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

    I thought everyone just said they are going to be a

  10. Is it true? BS + RN does not = BSN?

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

    It depends on the specific RN program. You get whatever that program is. Most of the accelerated programs I have heard of that require a bachelors in another field are Master's programs (MSN). If...

  11. Dopamine drip calculation

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

    Number one is screaming for dimensional analysis: 3.5 ml/hr * 800 mg/500 ml * 1000 mcg/1 mg * 1 hr/ 60 min * 1/ 6.5 kg = 14.35 mcg/kg/min I see how you got this one wrong; you mulitplied by kg instead...

  12. New Graduate RN Seeking Employement

    MN-Nurse replied to WendyM816's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I also spent countless hours doing online apps for hospitals. Ugh. Have you expanded your job search to Home Health and LTC? In my area, there are a lot of jobs for new grads in these fields....

  13. Should Doctors Have Guns?

    MN-Nurse replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    The question is: "Will the doctor having a gun in his office make his workplace safer?" I doubt it. I would much rather have armed uniformed police officers on hand in locations where they are...

  14. ADN students, how much do you study?

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

    "outside of class and clinical, on average, how many hours per day or week do you study?" i studied around 16-18 hours per week. maybe a little more during med surg, less during specialty rotations....

  15. What to do

    MN-Nurse replied to gloriagalbearth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The pass rates vary by school more than ASN vs BSN. In MN, the NCLEX pass rate for Associate Degree programs from 2007-2010 is 83.9%. The pass rate for bachelor's and higher for the same period is...

  16. Trying to figure out a way to support house and got to school.

    MN-Nurse replied to WilleyL's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would suggest you go straight to an RN degree. Work as much as you can and use student loans to make up the difference. In order to make yourself more marketable when you graduate, I would...

  17. New RN's...do you have a job ?

    MN-Nurse replied to pat8585's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Update: Had a great interview for the New Grad program and they called and offered me a job the next

  18. How long to wait for license number?

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

    Yes, MN is very good about that too. License number on the state BON website within 48 hours of

  19. The "dirty" side of nursing...

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

    Yes to all your questions - and then some. Wait until you do some wound care. The process of getting used to these things goes much faster and better if you work as a CNA during school. Good

  20. Why is this "regarding uniforms"

    MN-Nurse replied to my4helpers's topic in General Students

    We wore business casual clothes during my psych clinicals. You'll probably be doing the same thing, but they want the shirt to be able to ID you as a

  21. Job offer and unsolicited advice for future and current nursing students..

    MN-Nurse posted a topic in General Students

    Hello everyone, I can still barely believe it, but yesterday I accepted an offer for a New Grad Residency program. I start on a Med Surg floor in a couple weeks. I've been lurking and participating...

  22. NEW RN ....just accept any job?

    MN-Nurse replied to bumblebee2010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I quickly accepted the first job I was offered (today) - it was the one I really wanted: Graduate Nurse Residency Program at my preferred

  23. Just finished New Student Orientation

    MN-Nurse replied to GirlDotson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sigh. Almost makes me wanna sign up for some summer

  24. What were the gender ratios in your nursing classes?

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

    We had around 7 guys out of a class of 80. I had a fantastic class; all the guys were treated very well by the staff and other students. There were no gender based difficulties of any kind I was...

  25. Experience with Extendicare?

    MN-Nurse replied to aprilfresh's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked for two years at an Extendicare nursing home. It was the absolute worst facility I have ever been around. Extedicare's policy for the two facilities I have worked at is to save money by...