meanmaryjean DNP, RN

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    Phasing out CNS

    meanmaryjean replied to marigoldey's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    The LARGE hospital system I used to work for got rid of 90% of them- and the ones remaining have been turned into the 'bundle police'. Very
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    Working as WGU evaluator worth anything on resume?

    meanmaryjean replied to Murse901's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    WGU evaluators are full faculty members just like CMs and SMs. The unbundled 'disaggregated' faculty model is becoming more recognized and copied in academia. So yes, it is worth
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    Need Advise

    meanmaryjean replied to Ava19's topic in General Students

    Would you refrain from ever engaging in a relationship based off what you read on Face
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    Need advice

    meanmaryjean replied to MCNERRA's topic in General Nursing

    Give her the $2000
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    West coast university online RN to BSN

    meanmaryjean replied to dennis8's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You must be an RN. ALL RN-to-BSN programs are like this. The only 'clinical' is community health, and it is extremely flexible. You basically research a public/ community health issue to get hours....
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    Too bad sweetheart, guess it's cold food for you..

    meanmaryjean replied to overit013's topic in General Students

    Status
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    Hipaa

    meanmaryjean replied to Isaac86's topic in General Students

    Never EVER use your camera in a health care setting.
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    Salary ...

    meanmaryjean replied to mdcp's topic in Research

    Not when you take out lunch every day. It's a trade-off. If you want more money then you give up the predictable schedule with nights, weekends and holidays
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    nurses who are bad patients

    meanmaryjean replied to Mr. Murse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would (charitably) characterize it as loss of control. But, as above posters have pointed out- some people are just jerks. Full disclosure: I was thinking 'bad patient' more like the time I had my...
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    West coast university online RN to BSN

    meanmaryjean replied to dennis8's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Definitely hearsay about WGU. Full disclosure: I am a faculty member. BUT we have hundreds and hundreds of BSN and MSN grads in California. We also have a very highly rated pre-licensure nursing...
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    9-11 - Where were You? What were You Doing?

    meanmaryjean replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    I was homeschooling my two youngest and my two older girls were off at college. I had the radio on and the radio voice said "Go turn on your TV- you are not going to believe this!". So I did. I saw...
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    Salary ...

    meanmaryjean replied to mdcp's topic in Research

    Non-bedside jobs with predictable schedules, minimal weekends/ holidays always pay
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    Low census--what do you do?

    meanmaryjean replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy was First you float- either as an RN (other peds floors) or as a helper or safety sitter (the scary world of adults) Next, volunteers could be off paid or unpaid (their choice) Then,...
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    why can't i pass this freaking grammar section

    meanmaryjean replied to jessicarnorot's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Comma splice- it should be two sentences. Instead, a comma is incorrectly used to join them into
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    why can't i pass this freaking grammar section

    meanmaryjean replied to jessicarnorot's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    When there is a compound object as in this example, take out one and try the sentence. Would you say 'The nurse spoke to I' or The nurse spoke to me'? 'My sister and I' would be correct as a subject,...
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    ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    meanmaryjean replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    Advice to ITT Students: Don’t Give Up! I'm really proud to be on the faculty of WGU! I see many other non-profits placing similar programs in place to help ITT students- well
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    why can't i pass this freaking grammar section

    meanmaryjean replied to jessicarnorot's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    There are two necessary parts to becoming a good writer. First, you must READ good writing. Then you must practice - and practice means revision. In other words, before you hit 'send', look it over...
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    why can't i pass this freaking grammar section

    meanmaryjean replied to jessicarnorot's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I homeschooled my four kids, and feel that the BEST grammar book out there is Easy Grammar. Super-simple to use, it teaches you a concept, and then you practice that concept in a variety of sentences...
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    PVT fail, credit card accepted with no money

    meanmaryjean replied to Famu17's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What this means is: 1) The PVT 'trick' is iffy at best, and to do it correctly you must wait at least 24 hours 2) You should just be
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    West coast university online RN to BSN

    meanmaryjean replied to dennis8's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Online University | Online Degree Programs | WGU is an NLN Center of Excellence, 100% online, fully accredited, non-profit and costs $3250/ 6 month term, books included. West Coast is an expensive,...
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    Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    meanmaryjean replied to nurse0614's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. It is. And rightfully
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    ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    meanmaryjean replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    As a follow up to this: I was a fly on the wall at a meeting this morning where it was mentioned that the higher education schools here in IN and the State Higher Education Commission are trying to...
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    Nursing scrubs worn by visitors in the unit

    meanmaryjean replied to Skippingtowork's topic in General Nursing

    Please tell me that it was the handwashing monitor who was fired, not the
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    What do you think high school students should know about nursing?

    meanmaryjean replied to nutella's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How nursing is portrayed in the media is NOT how nursing really
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    Anyone work at Stateville in Illinois?

    meanmaryjean replied to Orion81RN's topic in Correctional

    True story: When I was a kid, we drove past Stateville on my way to my Great Aunt Grace's house. This was before I-80 was built, and it was about the halfway point of the three hour drive. Every....