Msmedic68w

Msmedic68w MSN, RN

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  1. Capella RN to MSN

    Msmedic68w replied to BenjaminsMom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am currently in MSN500, I started in July. So far the class is really easy. I am considering taking 3 courses at once. I am doing RN-MSM leadership/admin. Capella does give you a lot of resources...

  2. How did you decide your specialty?

    Msmedic68w replied to Irish_Mist's topic in General Nursing

    I picked psych because when i was a teenager i was a psych pt! Lol. I was never locked in an institution, but almost. So it takes one to know

  3. Nurse patient ratio

    Msmedic68w replied to RebecaRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I usually have 17-21 pts. Most has been 25. I will usually have 2 techs, and lvn and myself, the only RN. But that's a UHS facility for

  4. Psych nursing is easy

    Msmedic68w replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

    THIS.....this is why psych nursing has some of the worst staffing of probably any nursing specialties. This kind of attitude. Most of the patients are walkie-talkies so we get the shaft when it comes...

  5. Psych nursing is easy

    Msmedic68w replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

    SmH.....I work on an acute adolescent female psych unit. It's also a UHS facility, so I am the only RN on the floor. It's not easy all the times, we've had kids who have staged riots....just an all...

  6. Only one nurse on a psych unit

    Msmedic68w replied to Affsana31's topic in Psychiatric

    I work for a UHS facility, I'm the only registered nurse. I usually have two techs. It was really difficult when I started, I was a new grad

  7. How do you know when you're ready for more responsibility?

    Msmedic68w posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I currently work in psych. I am also a new grad as of sept 2015. I love working in psych and sometimes I have days where I think "Hell yeah, I got this!" And then other days when I feel like I have no...

  8. Psych nursing is easy

    Msmedic68w replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

    Well, if you consider being cussed out or having a chair swung at you easy.....If somebody on the street dared to lay a finger on me I'd come at them like a spider monkey....But on a unit you can't...

  9. How many attempts did it take you to get into the nursing program?

    Msmedic68w replied to byjessi's topic in General Nursing

    Once. After the military I didn't go back to California where I am from because their lottery system is just evil. I was already 26 and didn't want to be in my 30s before getting in, so I went to...

  10. Pearson Vue Trick - Website Update (Good pop up still alive)

    Msmedic68w replied to BSN1986's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my NCLEX yesterday, and today I have the good pop up. I want to believe passed but I don't trust PVT until I get my quick

  11. Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    Msmedic68w replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    That's the most absurd thing I have ever heard... If you're going to pay that kind of money then skip the RN and just go be a doctor. My school is a total of 26K, but I have the VA paying for it...

  12. Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

    Msmedic68w replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks OP, there's a lot of literature saying why you SHOULD be a NP, but not why you shouldn't. It will help people make an informed

  13. Does anyone think nursing school gives too many chances?

    Msmedic68w replied to JJ1994's topic in General Students

    *slow clap* Amen to

  14. Does anyone think nursing school gives too many chances?

    Msmedic68w replied to JJ1994's topic in General Students

    I think people in nursing school are far too concerned about what everybody else's doing and should worry about themselves. I failed a nursing skill once because I poured the sterile water wrong, does...

  15. Feel like I'm barely passing

    Msmedic68w replied to Run student's topic in General Students

    This was the story of my life when I took peds, God I hated it.... I am not a flashcard person, but I found outlining the information helped me. It wasn't enough to just read it...I had to write it....

  16. Eliminating the Stigma Associated with Mental Health Nursing

    Msmedic68w replied to Jessica Quigley's topic in Psychiatric

    I LOVE THIS. I hate when people say they wouldn't want to work in mental health nursing because it's not "real" nursing and all their skills would go to waste. Look, I was a medic in the Army and I...

  17. What's the best way to pay your bills and go to school full time???

    Msmedic68w replied to jlamar11's topic in General Students

    in home care as a CNA....more flexible

  18. Has nuring school gotten harder?

    Msmedic68w replied to humboldt13's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is aa bit tricky at times. But I for the life of me don't understand those people who spend hours a day slaving over their books an study guides. I'm not saying I don't study, but I do...

  19. I'm failing out of nursing school

    Msmedic68w replied to BusyMan's topic in General Students

    I start 4th semester in a couple weeks. In order for anyone to help you answer this question you need to be more specific, what exactly are you struggling with? Is it nursing priorities, the...

  20. As a CNA, I feel taken for granted

    Msmedic68w replied to PNW0212's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Being a CNA is what made me want to be a nurse, I liked caring for patients but was unsatisfied being a CNA while all the nurses lorded over the units and treated the CNAs like indentured servants....

  21. Getting hired in Psych nursing? Please help?

    Msmedic68w posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Psych nursing is my passion and my calling. I don't think I want to be PMHNP, it seems like a lot of responsibility that I am not quite ready for. But I want a masters, and I want an additional degree...

  22. psych cns? please explain?

    Msmedic68w posted a topic in Psychiatric

    ]I wont lie to you fine people, I would much rather be a psych NP but the new NP standards calling for advance nurses to have a doctorates in 2015 makes me want to become a psych patient myself...

  23. Hallmark College San Antonio TX

    Msmedic68w replied to Shortstop5's topic in Texas Nursing

    lol Yes I am. I'm a lurker on this site. I messaged a guy who went to Hallmark to get more info before I started. There's so little on this site from people who have been to this school (or the net...

  24. Hallmark College San Antonio TX

    Msmedic68w replied to Shortstop5's topic in Texas Nursing

    I am currently at this school. I like the program, it's challenging without being overwhelming. You can see the pass rate on the TX BON. I plan on getting my bsn from a nationally accredited program...

  25. Which specialty compensated the most financially?

    Msmedic68w replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Many people are choosing nursing because of the stability of income it provides. I have never been through a foreclosure or even close, however I think it's treading VERY deep waters to suggest...