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  1. Paying for clinical placements?

    DTWriter replied to travelRN555's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What is the name of the preceptor matching

  2. To BSN, or not to BSN

    DTWriter replied to arb29171's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Really? Go for the BSN option! Nowadays, hospitals and the like are aiming for grad nurses with a BSN. Not an ADN, and, surprisingly, not a MSN (partly due to the confusion behind graduate entry...

  3. Day 3: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

    DTWriter replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    When your hands come out "clean" after giving a

  4. Female vs male patients

    DTWriter replied to qaz99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ugh. This thread reminds me of that useless transgender bathroom bill ;P Female. Male. IMO, it does not matter. When I was a student nurse, I had "bad" female patients and "bad" male patients for a...

  5. Day 3: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

    DTWriter replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The moment when a doctor sees the light and gives credit to a

  6. Disrespectful patient

    DTWriter replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel for you, OP (fist bump?); however, it was not the time to give a lecture. At that moment, he needed to be "babied" - or should I say pampered? Nah, babied. Yep, he needed to be babied. He just...

  7. Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    DTWriter replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Document every snarky comment (time, date, exactly what was said, to whom it was said, who was in earshot, where it was said, etc.). The more he does it, the more ammo you have against

  8. I failed my school drug test. Am I finished forever?

    DTWriter replied to Breatholife's topic in General Students

    CORRECTION: Either you stop smoking long enough to pass a drug test or move to a country or a state with a program that does not do drug tests for nursing

  9. Nursing students and their bad behaviors >:(

    DTWriter replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Students

    ... So, what is with the increase of high pedestal threads? Regardless - OP, unless the students are doing something that put others in danger, you should not give two ***** what they do. You do...

  10. I failed my school drug test. Am I finished forever?

    DTWriter replied to Breatholife's topic in General Students

    Your best chance to getting into a nursing school (and staying) is to kick the habit, but assuming that you are not willing do so - Either you stop smoking long enough to pass a drug test or move to...

  11. What should I do now to prepare for nursing school?

    DTWriter replied to jeanne_w_a's topic in General Nursing

    For strengthening your application -volunteer some more For preparing for nursing school - get yourself in physical shape (for instance, do yoga), get on a health diet (to boost your energy), and,...

  12. What I Really Learned in Nursing School

    DTWriter replied to amb218's topic in General Students

    ...I would just love~ to see an one year

  13. New grad vs 6 months experience and laid off

    DTWriter replied to bluepeachez's topic in Nursing Career

    If you were laid off and not fired for a reason (for instance, poor performance), then you are not in a black hole. You are actually in good shape. Side note: If you were forced to quit, then go to...

  14. Are you jealous of other nurses jobs/abilities?

    DTWriter replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I am still looking for that first RN job so, yes, I am jealous of those who even get (or got) a nursing job at

  15. Lied to in Interview

    DTWriter replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    (I did not know that OP resigned. Do not mind this

  16. 400-level lecture class taught by a BSN educated nurse?

    DTWriter replied to ISingTheBodyElectric's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Maybe the nurse is about to get his/her MSN? Does the degree really matter? They are nurses with a MSN degree and no RN experience (case and point: me, but I am looking...I am looking...). As to...

  17. Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

    DTWriter replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

    I am looking to get a nursing job, so, at this time, I can not really sympathize with those who managed to get one, let alone those who have the "x" amount of experience to MOVE to better nursing...

  18. What is the Direct Entry MSN?

    DTWriter replied to kinkin92's topic in General Students

    Heh. As someone who just finished a direct entry MSN program and is now in a FNP program, let me say this: -If you can afford an ABSN program, and can manage a 1-year accelerated program, then get...

  19. termination with racism and injustice

    DTWriter replied to Dance moon's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    ^Or, it could be that the OP is busy right now. It is not like the OP has been gone for

  20. New nurse already discouraged :(

    DTWriter replied to vannexo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your workplace sounds unsafe. Is it worth risking your

  21. I was happy once. Then I became a nurse

    DTWriter replied to ebart03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Another "I hate nursing~" thread! It is NOT nursing that is problem. It is the field of nursing that you are in. The field. The

  22. Why DNP and not MD?

    DTWriter replied to koreanjohn32's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Personally, I wish the NP programs would be like the MD programs in terms of providing

  23. Why DNP and not MD?

    DTWriter replied to koreanjohn32's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Out of curiosity: Other than for teaching or working with anesthesia: Why pursue a DNP when a NP/MSN would suffice? and Other than for surgery or not being limiting when it comes to prescribing...

  24. Why DNP and not MD?

    DTWriter replied to koreanjohn32's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    NETY card? Other than that, (side note: I apologize in advance if the following questions have been answered): Why, OP, are you thinking of pursuing a DNP or a MD? For independence? Money? Prestige?...

  25. Don't like nursing at all, what can I do with my BSN?

    DTWriter replied to lostrnugh's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nursing is not the problem; it is the field that you are in (acute care). One of the great things about nursing is that it has several fields to go into (for example, teaching, research, school nurse,...