HM-8404

HM-8404 BSN, RN

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  1. ER nurse advice

    HM-8404 replied to baej's topic in Emergency

    You are seeing why the burn-out rate is so high it the ER. I have been an ER nurse for several years, from level 1 trauma center to a third world type hospital in the US. The problem I see with ER's...

  2. Ask me anything!

    HM-8404 replied to missmollie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just finished my 4th semester and will start my last in January. I am a solid A/B student. I will put some info here that may be helpful to those just starting out and still new to nursing school....

  3. Hospital Errors 3rd Leading Cause of Death

    HM-8404 replied to sapphire18's topic in General Nursing

    I started reading this tread to see what those in the medical community would be suggesting needs to be done to prevent many of these deaths since they are occurring in your "place of business." The...

  4. Why do Nurses tell students to go BSN??

    HM-8404 replied to besaangel's topic in General Students

    The best route for you is whichever you decide is best. You stated either way you do it you will have BSN in 2016. Can you afford to wait until 2016 to get a job or would starting to work in 2015 be...

  5. Be careful not to let people talk you out of your career ambitions

    HM-8404 replied to DadStudentPerhaps's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your Father-in-law's statement is so bizarre I would like to know his thinking. Is he saying this because his son is working 75 hrs a week to pay all the bills plus put you through school? Is he...

  6. Heads up to all new nursing students:

    HM-8404 replied to Nursing2102's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Too many people enter nursing school thinking since they breezed through English, Speech, and Anatomy they will breeze through Nursing School. Most of those people breeze their way right into the...

  7. Paying for Course syllabus?

    HM-8404 replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in General Students

    I don't pay for a syllabus but I do pay technology fees and testing fees per hour as part of my tuition. I assume those fees cover my syllabus and

  8. Backpack for nursing school?

    HM-8404 replied to Lollipops's topic in General Students

    If your back is too weak to carry a textbook and a notebook in a backpack how on Earth are you going to help reposition a 250# pt? The main point I was trying to make is students don't need to bring...

  9. Backpack for nursing school?

    HM-8404 replied to Lollipops's topic in General Students

    I HATE rolling backpacks! It should be illegal to bring one into a school building. Here is what happens, you have 75 or more people trying to use the same hallway at the same time and in the middle...

  10. The Insanity That Is APA in Nursing School

    HM-8404 replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Students

    After 18 replies I noticed not a single nurse said they needed APA to do their job. Nursing schools need to focus more on the important "need to know" stuff and not the "good to know" stuff. Teach me...

  11. ADN vs. BSN - patient mortality rates

    HM-8404 replied to Katniss88's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm not sure if the standards are local or national, but in my area the ADN students graduate with many more patient care clinical hours than the BSN students do. In the last semester of nursing...

  12. tatoos & piercings, part 2

    HM-8404 replied to amoLucia's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Often people get inked or pierced to show they are unique. They fail to realize so many people have tatts and piercings now there is nothing unique about it, they are the status quo. I have 5 tatts,...

  13. Random question: Would you wear a $300 watch to work

    HM-8404 replied to TXRN44's topic in General Nursing

    I wear a Luminox diver's watch everyday I have worn for over 15 yrs. I like it because it is lightweight, waterproof, easy to read in low light, and almost indestructible. It is actually on it's 4th...

  14. Fall Classes 2013

    HM-8404 replied to J3w3lz88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would suggest not taking micro in the short summer semester. Take it in the Spring with your A&P 2 class. Many of the people I am in school with did that. You can then take your humanities class...

  15. Fall Classes 2013

    HM-8404 replied to J3w3lz88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am wrapping up my third semester of nursing school. I never took a terminology class and have not needed it. You will learn the terminology you need as you go along. I suggest saving your

  16. ADN BSN

    HM-8404 replied to TexRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you get your ADN you will be hired as an ADN nurse. Having a Bachelor's in anything other than nursing will not give you a BSN. Don't make the mistake of telling people after you get your ADN that...

  17. Question for people who have gone through clinicals...

    HM-8404 replied to Chelly1430's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I would purchase the book version of drug guide. Get the previous edition. Nothing really has changed except the color of the cover. This is true with many of your needed books. I purchased Taber's...

  18. Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    HM-8404 replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There seems to be a question of what an older new grad brings to the table. Someone with many years at the same company shows stability. A stable work history is quite important. What does that show...

  19. UAB AMNP program admission concerns

    HM-8404 replied to hle14's topic in Alabama Nursing

    GPA is a major consideration in the AMNP program because it is so fast paced. You will cover 5 semesters of nursing school in 3. Unless you are a stellar student keeping up would be almost

  20. Critical Care RN - Army Reserve or Air Guard?

    HM-8404 replied to mpc75's topic in Government, Military

    You stated you do not want to be in a clinic setting. Afghanistan is winding down now, fewer deployments. Depending on how long it takes to get your paperwork through, when your attached unit was last...

  21. New grad. position withdrawn! HELP!

    HM-8404 replied to kdescarc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You were offered a job in L&D as a new grad and the next week you send them an email telling them you would rather have the job that was not offered? That is why the offer was pulled. What manager...

  22. BSN to OT? Possible?

    HM-8404 replied to Edwin123's topic in Nursing Career

    That seems like a round about way to become an OT. Why not just finish your BA in psych, add the additional prerequisites needed for the OT program then apply. Nursing school is too hard and too...

  23. Unappreciative classmates

    HM-8404 replied to Zelda21's topic in General Students

    I imagine the tone of the student would play a part in how the question was asked. I had a former Peds nurse for an instructor that loved to take up about 1/4-1/3 of the lecture time talking and...

  24. Foley Catheter Lubrication

    HM-8404 replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Nursing

    Often the "bully" at work is the weakling at home. They are dominated by their spouse or other family members. They see it as their chance to "get even" or they see it as a normal way of dealing with...

  25. Obama delays major part of health law: coverage for > 50 workers pushed to 2015

    HM-8404 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ACA has to be a good deal for America. If it were not why would the patriotic American unions have pushed so hard for it? What? The unions were given deferments? Crap! OK. It has to be good because...