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Lorraine, I’m sorry you’ve been met with so much hostility here. I also work Med-Onc and I am not vaccinated. I am appalled at the amount of ignorance and name-calling in this forum, especially from older nurses with 40-some years of experience...

My check was cashed in November and I didn't get ATT until late February, took NCLEX mid March, then almost 3-week wait for results. Ugh! I figured by now the BRN had the kinks worked out.

How long have you been a nurse? Got RN license in April Are you working as an RN? Field Registered Nurse (Home Health. Hospital: impossible) How long did it take you to get your first RN job? Got the HH in July If you are not working, how long has it...

Hello there, fellow RNs, Hopefully this doesn't come out as too much of rant but I am so discouraged with the job hunt I've had 3 interviews and 2 rejections, and pretty sure #3 will be a no-go as well because I have not heard back. I have an inter...

HouTx, I am nothing if I am none of these things! How did you know?? I will do my best to work on ways to "showcase" these qualities. Thank you so much for your comforting words. I know it is not personal, but that's exactly how it feels. bcandyg...

Lev I understand the "good fit" thing, and in my ICU cover letters I emphasize that I am gentle and considerate, thorough and sensitive in my role as an educator of patients’ families, detail-oriented and work well under pressure, and I am collabora...

As short and simple as your comment is, I find it very helpful. Thank you! I have read all three pages of your "How to answer..." article, with comments and found it very useful, too. My first instinct is always to be myself, but I feel it did not...

What is your job title? Home Health (Caregiver) Where are you located? So CA What is your hourly wage? $25 Are you paid shift differentials? No What shift(s) do you usually work? 2000-0800 What is your current specialty? HH How many years of experien...

I think LearningByMistakes made that comment in defense of free-market healthcare, not single-payer Obamacare (tho that would be better than the present ACA...???). If I am wrong, then I stand alone. No biggie. Free-market healthcare is the way to g...

Yes, it would be presumptuous of you to expect to give meds without your instructor as a first semester nursing student. A staff nurse will supervise you in order to establish competency, as your Preceptor, when you're in your final semester of scho...

I see the seriousness of needing to give the correct dose, and orders for "x" mLs should not be acceptable without knowing the concentration (which you did: 100mg/5mL). So you just do the math, as Esme stated. What gets me is 50 mg of vitamin C is...

Interesting debates here! Here's and excerpt from an article written by one of my favorite economists and businessmen, Peter Schiff: "...the ACA makes it illegal for insurance providers to deny coverage to anyone for any reason. This allows healthy ...

Just to give the OP an idea of what kind of things we ADN students learn, this has been my experience so far: I just finished up 2nd semester last week. Out of 18 weeks we were in the hospital 16. Two days/wk, 5.5 hrs/day. I've been lucky to get a gr...

Hey FutureSOCALRN, my 'stats' are all on p.4 of this thread Good luck to you!

Silverlight, how do your classmates get away with missing class in nursing school? At my CC the BRN monitors attendance closely. If we have to miss a class we must inform our instructor beforehand, and if we miss a certain number of classes (not sure...

Hello AN gals and guys, I decided to post this question because I have read/heard so much about the advantages of having a BSN as opposed to an ADN. I'll be starting nursing school next week and I'm very, very excited. The fact that it's not a BSN pr...

Wow. Thank you all so much for the helpful comments and encouragement. I appreciate the warm welcome, GrnTea. Thank you for that input on hiring priorities, Robublind. MommyRNtobe, I looked that up just now and I would be in the same boat having to t...

Good for you futuresocal! I got mine that Sat, too! Superfast! Now we have to wait to find out our schedule

Sorry cjoy! I reread your posts and now I understand. I had no idea Moorpark and VC could be so different in the admissions process. I see you were accepted for the first available start date! Good for you! I applied to Ventura college in Sep/Oct, fo...

@cjoy: Thanks for the info. Basically you had to wait a whole year to get into the Moorpark ADN prog? With 82 points?! I'm surprised. I would've thought you'd be admitted right away with that kinda score. I applied to VC this fall, hoping to get in ...