CarryThatWeight

CarryThatWeight BSN

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  1. Need input from NIGHT SHIFT nurses

    CarryThatWeight replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am a night shift employee and my employer has scheduled me to go to all these classes. The hours? 8 am to 5 pm. Sure, they don't expect you to work the night before a class, but you still have to...

  2. Is it hard, time consuming, or both?

    CarryThatWeight replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    It's nice to know nursing professors and colleges are still up to the old tricks. When I started nursing (ADN) school, they told us over and over how hard it would be, how we couldn't work, how we...

  3. Help with OB!!!

    CarryThatWeight replied to sky_blue's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You have to consider that with the weekly dating system, at the moment of conception a woman is two weeks

  4. Confused between school and preganacy

    CarryThatWeight replied to sabita143's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ok, I see the point you are making. Perhaps I should say that I have never met a parent who wishes that she had not made the choice to give her child life. That she wishes the child were not...

  5. Confused between school and preganacy

    CarryThatWeight replied to sabita143's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    "It can also be said that some regret their decision on either side." I have NEVER met a mother that looked at their child and said, "I wish I would have had an abortion." But I've seen many who chose...

  6. Is my stated interest ruining my chances??

    CarryThatWeight replied to jamie.glaze's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree with this post EXCEPT for the part about volunteering. Volunteering in no way "keeps your mind refreshed on skills you won't be performing anymore since you passed your clinicals." Hospital...

  7. Accredited or not Accredited ?

    CarryThatWeight replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    There are a lot of really rude people on this board. I apologize on their behalf, since they will not. There is a difference between state BON approval and NLN/CCNE accreditation. I didn't know that...

  8. Positive TB Quantiferon Blood Test?

    CarryThatWeight posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am starting a new job tomorrow and instead of a PPD skin test, this facility did a blood test called a Quantiferon test to look for antibodies to TB. I have had many, many skin tests for TB and...

  9. Positive TB Quantiferon Blood Test?

    CarryThatWeight replied to CarryThatWeight's topic in General Nursing

    nope, not asking for advice, just wondered if anyone else had had the same experience and how their hospital handled the situation. thanks for the

  10. Moving to California

    CarryThatWeight replied to piya116's topic in California Nursing

    I hate to tell you, but Sacramento is a terrible place for an ADN! I could not get a hospital job there for more than two years, and I was an ADN with a year of hospital experience! I just got my...

  11. Help! Possibly relocating to DFW area

    CarryThatWeight replied to RNin10's topic in Texas Nursing

    No, I don't work there, but I interviewed there and was pretty impressed with the place overall. It was a tough decision for me, but I chose another, non profit facility. I just figured since you...

  12. New Grad Nurse in Hem/Onc, Stem Cell Transplant

    CarryThatWeight replied to sj73201's topic in Oncology

    Congrats! Stem cell transplant is a great place to work. I started as a new grad and am now returning to BMT after a brief absence. I really enjoy having the patients on the floor longer, as it gives...

  13. Help! Possibly relocating to DFW area

    CarryThatWeight replied to RNin10's topic in Texas Nursing

    Medical City Dallas is a big HCA hospital in North Dallas. Have you looked

  14. Job opportunities in CA for ADN with a BS that's not a BSN?

    CarryThatWeight replied to shytide's topic in California Nursing

    I was an ADN in California. I had a 4.0 in my ADN program and had a terrible time getting a job. Even once I finished my BSN, it was still difficult to find work. I am now in Texas working on my first...

  15. Accredited or not Accredited ?

    CarryThatWeight replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the response, that makes me feel better! None of the nursing schools in Sacramento appear to be accredited, surprisingly, and I had no idea about any of this when I went to nursing school....

  16. Accredited or not Accredited ?

    CarryThatWeight replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    This is not true. There are many schools that are approved by the state's BON that are not accredited by either the NLN or CCNE. I went to a community college that does not appear as accredited on...

  17. Accredited or not Accredited ?

    CarryThatWeight replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    Does anyone know what the situation would be if the ADN program was not accredited but the BSN program is? I graduated from an ADN program that is state BON approved, but not accredited by the NLN....

  18. Its been a year in my one job, a new opportunity knocks

    CarryThatWeight replied to Catch22Personified's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you've got an opportunity to get into the hospital, take it! Most here on allnurses will tell you those are hard to come by. Can you go per diem at the nursing home? If you are a valued employee,...

  19. How should I proceed as a new grad?

    CarryThatWeight replied to emptyboxcars's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think oncology would be a great place to start. Of course, I do have to admit a bias, since I am an oncology nurse. If you get on a floor with longer term patients, you do have less patient...

  20. Getting a RN license in Texas.

    CarryThatWeight replied to geekynurseRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Genu9ine, I think you're right. I endorsed into Texas from California, and actually received my TX license in less than a month. Of course, California is not a compact state so it's a different...

  21. Hospitals only hiring BSN's?

    CarryThatWeight replied to txhopeful13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I completely agree with this entire post. The military has completely done away with ADN nurses. I'm not sure if they ever accepted them, but now it's BSN or nothing--they consider ADN's not even...

  22. Fear of nerve damage during blood draws

    CarryThatWeight replied to tmb79's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose I shouldn't say it's not a huge deal. I completely agree with the above. Obviously, there are certain sites that are not generally appropriate for IV's. And never poke blindly,...

  23. Praying PVT is right!!

    CarryThatWeight replied to rachel0609's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This made me laugh because this was pretty much exactly my experience three and a half years ago! I did not know about the Pearson Vue trick, and CA doesn't do quick results, so my agony was a bit...

  24. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    CarryThatWeight replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    You see someone with long or artificial fingernails, and all you can think is "Ew,

  25. Stuttering? I am getting a bit down by it...

    CarryThatWeight replied to madareebrahim's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm so sorry you're going through this. You instructor should know that stuttering is not caused by anxiety, though anxiety does often make it worse. It sounds like she is bullying you, which is...