meanmaryjean DNP, RN

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    AACN online review course

    I don't think you qualify for this exam as you only have six months experience in the specialty. Certification exams are NOT for learning content, but rather for demonstrating mastery of the...
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    Staff resistant to change - why?

    Is this a homework assignment? If so, what are your
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    Tricky interview questions

    I think you are putting WAY too much attention on that question. It is a standard question to ask as small talk. Hospitals are notoriously difficult places to find your way around in the first time....
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    Should I keep Hooters on Resume?

    Keep the nursing experience only. It is all that is relevant. Healthcare is a fairly conservative profession (not in the political meaning). You don't need to list a college job that might...
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    Traveling while in school

    What in the wide, wide world of sports does this even mean???? OP: You just have to put your head down, plan every molecule of your time, and do it. I hated that particular BSN requirement, but...
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    Online LPN to RN Program Recommendations

    Looks like this one requires on campus time-in North Dakota. From that I would surmise the clinicals are also in ND.
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    What's In Your Staff Bathroom?

    At my last clinical job, there was a chart showing who wasn't in compliance with the 'flavor of the week' mandate. Also, a poster about dependent foley loops. (I had a private joke about these with...
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    Just started clinicals

    Totally
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    Online LPN to RN Program Recommendations

    An Online LPN to RN Program at Allegany College of Maryland looks like only available in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. LPN to RN Online Bridge | Hutchinson...
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    Uk Nurse, How Hard is To Get USA Job and Visa

    There is no massive shortage. Despite one-post wonder's
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    Hope to study in Europe

    "Long" as in years. Train in the nation in which you intend to
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    Concerns with Job openings, Sonographer vs Nursing

    Also: physicians themselves often take specialty training and do their own scans in
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    I hate nursing school:(

    Have you asked the instructor for help? Because it seems like that would be the place to
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    Online LPN to RN Program Recommendations

    Yes.
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    Research Critique

    Qualitative
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    How to be a better student

    Have you talked to the instructor? They are your first and best source of
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    Online LPN to RN Program Recommendations

    Indiana State University has a program. Those are the only two I am aware of. Online University | Online Degree Programs | WGU has a pre-licensure BSN program in five states that is suitable for...
  18. First of all- change your screen name if that is your real name. NEVER post about legal entanglement on the internet using your real name. and yes, the facility CAN deny you. Their first duty (like...
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    New RN in unsafe training program

    You could get fired. That's the repercussion. Show up for your scheduled
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    WGU - BSN online, legit?

    There is a place on the WGU website that shows a partial list of the hundreds of well-respected universities that have accepted WGU grads. I was accepted to TWO DNP programs AND a post-MSN program...
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    Nursing Arrogance

    This^^^^
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    WGU - BSN online, legit?

    It is POSSIBLE, but not desirable. I actually had a student who was a 1st grade teacher during her
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    Who can notarize my cgfns application

    Walk into any bank and you'll find a
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    TEAS/ other testing requirements?

    Each school determines its own entry requirements. And, (respectfully to the above poster) a large number of universities DO admit students directly into nursing from high school. As noted, there are...