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  1. How Many Schools Did You Apply For?

    bubblejet50 replied to mxDP95's topic in General Students

    I only applied to one adn school and one bsn school after I got my adn. I was freaking out but got into both on the first

  2. How much do nurses make?

    bubblejet50 replied to firefly101's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad in iowa I was offered $20.25/hr at my current job. Rn's start from 17-25/hr here (17-19 in hospitals, 23-25 in ltc) from the offers I had when I graduated. Cost of living is cheap. I...

  3. CRNA or FNP/MHNP

    bubblejet50 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am looking at my future and trying to see which is a better field to get into. My BSN GPA is somewhere between 3.2 and 3.4 (depending on this semester's grades). I love psych but I hear that psych...

  4. Has anyone obtained employment in the Nursing field with an Misdemeanor assault?

    bubblejet50 replied to Pbuchanan's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My classmate had an assault charge and is currently working as a nurse. It is up to your board of nursing and the letter you write to them. I have also worked with a nurse who was on his 3rd

  5. Implications of Obamacare... what's your opinion?

    bubblejet50 replied to Nurse_AV's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I worry about this as well. I read the thing for a school paper I had to write and I am very against it. It states that flat fees for stays are going be the norm (complications or not) and doctors...

  6. Frustrated in BSN program

    bubblejet50 replied to JZ_RN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My rn-bsn program is also ridiculously easy. I have even had projects that I had done for my adn required again in this program. I feel that the school knows we work as nurses and if we pay the money...

  7. Will travel nursing survive Obamacare?

    bubblejet50 replied to Janethenurse's topic in Travel

    Obamacare, if you read the entire things states that hospitals will get flat fees for hospitalization. So if you get complications or if you use more supplies the hospital still only gets the flat...

  8. Nursing Students That Are Dating

    bubblejet50 replied to ffrraanncciiss's topic in General Students

    I would not have seen my then boyfriend, now husband, more than like every other weekend in school if we didnt live together. Nursing school is the crappiest, busiest time of anyone's life. It is up...

  9. Hired at a SNF but.....

    bubblejet50 replied to caffeineaddict's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thats all my orientation was as a new grad in

  10. My teacher hates me....

    bubblejet50 replied to francoml's topic in Male Nursing Students

    My first semester teacher was like but thankfully not to me! I kept under the radar but she did pull me aside once amd asked me why I never took notes. Well im an audio n visual learner so taking...

  11. Failed dosage calc

    bubblejet50 replied to LCinTraining's topic in General Students

    I dont know what your family problems are but you cannot be the glue that holds them all together either. You all need to work together and support each other od else no matter what choices you make...

  12. Ultrasound IV placement

    bubblejet50 replied to bjflymed's topic in Emergency

    Yes I learned IO in ACLS. I was shocked at the size of the needle but it is like a camera haha great analogy! Lol still

  13. Alert and oriented man in LTC abusive to staff

    bubblejet50 replied to frankie2286's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Exactly what I was going to say. There are other facilities more apt to take these residents and if they need to pay more or move to a worse facility they may learn thdir manners. The LTC facility I...

  14. Moneys worth?

    bubblejet50 replied to ArieElizabeth's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Well I dont understand the big break but do you think you could honestly sit and listen to lecture for 6 hours straight and retain it all? The amount of material we covered was crazy. Most of my...

  15. A nurse called me a "little pretend nurse!"

    bubblejet50 replied to Amber628's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    At my school we were required to go through the lpn program then bridge. We could.continue seamlessly from one to the other as long as we had a certain gpa. It was a total of 5 semesters and I.was...

  16. Exams vs. writing papers!!!!

    bubblejet50 replied to chioma_LPN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Lol my rn-bsn program has no exams so im guessing not many np programs do either but the papers I write are longer but easier per say. Like I have 10pg papers but they ask for so much info that I...

  17. Some Advice for a pre-nursing student!!

    bubblejet50 replied to rn2b8889's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well if you have a bachelors already why not do an accelerated program and get your bsn in 12-18 month? That would be faster than getting your lpn then adn or adn then bsn. I got my lpn first then adn...

  18. Is there something wrong with me?

    bubblejet50 replied to nursedanny614's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sell yourself on your clinical experience. That is what landed me my lpn job which in return hdlped me get my rn job. I had a lot of clinical experiences that made me more "marketable" than others and...

  19. leaving my job gave a 2 weeks manager very rude.

    bubblejet50 replied to purpleRN6163's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a boss when I worked as an LPN that the day I put my 2 weeks in decided I should work as an aide the last two weeks. I am not above this by any means but there were two reasons this was a...

  20. First Year Nursing Depression.

    bubblejet50 replied to tinge2942's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I felt that way when I worked nights in home health. I got out of that asap. Im now working days in a group home and it is a lot better. I am such a night owl that I thought working nights was the way...

  21. Assessments every shift?

    bubblejet50 replied to Ntheboat2's topic in General Nursing

    Do an assessment. My stepdad was in the hospital after a bowel resection surgery to remove a tumor and not a single nurse on the med/surg floor that took care of him checked his abdomen after he came...

  22. White uniform

    bubblejet50 replied to ArieElizabeth's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I did the same and never worried about showthrough. Worked for 2

  23. From experience, has anyone had a relatively low stress nursing job ?

    bubblejet50 replied to studentnurse9806's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a low stress nursing job. I work in a group home for medically unstable developmentally disabled clients. I have 6 clients. I used to work in a nursing home so I find this low stress. Its...

  24. Planned Parenthood RN experience?

    bubblejet50 replied to afrobuddhess's topic in Nursing Career

    I did some of my clinicals at planned parenthood. I loved it but you will be dealing with the kind of people who have money to buy name brand purses and new phones but not be able to put any money...

  25. Sandy - Burnout

    bubblejet50 replied to g8sushma's topic in New York Nursing

    Power just got back on in west orange, nj last night. It really was a mess. Hopefully having heat now will help. They didnt even have hot