meanmaryjean DNP, RN

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    advice on failing a class

    meanmaryjean replied to SN2432's topic in General Students

    What your instructor told you is the truth. Pure. Unvarnished.
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    School and DUI arrest

    meanmaryjean replied to Ackieloo's topic in General Students

    In what way did this just "pop
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    Financial Status for the USA?

    meanmaryjean replied to Novy18's topic in International Nursing

    That's a lot of questions you could find the answer to via
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    meanmaryjean replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    Dealing drugs from their child's PICU room (caught on video EEG), having sex on a couch in the waiting room. My personal fave was the daughter of a hospice patient who passed who 1) went back to sleep...
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    Working with a disability, How to reduce student loans?

    meanmaryjean replied to Beautiful_Beginnings's topic in General Students

    Agreed. The way out of a hole is not to continue to
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    Graduate School?

    meanmaryjean replied to kcollins45's topic in School, College Programs

    Take a break and figure out being a nurse
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    Only certain departments in hospital got a pay increase?

    meanmaryjean replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    OP: Vote with your
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    Only certain departments in hospital got a pay increase?

    meanmaryjean replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    That's whay day shift gets. Nights gets crumbs and the resultant mess to clean
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    Doctors vs NP's?

    meanmaryjean replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    Years of practice! í
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    Doctors vs NP's?

    meanmaryjean replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    I have a DNP degree in Educational Leadership. I am not now, nor have I ever been, an advanced practice
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    Doctors vs NP's?

    meanmaryjean replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    OP's posting history leans strongly toward controversy and starting
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    MedLife Institute - Florida

    meanmaryjean replied to TheMB's topic in School, College Programs

    Please reconsider- this is a low-quality, high priced, school with a TERRIBLE NCLEX pass rate- and their lack of accreditation will leave you without transferable
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    Too old?

    meanmaryjean replied to RN0599's topic in General Students

    That's all you have left? Do it! I STARTED my DNP (non-clinical) at
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    Is nursing for me

    meanmaryjean replied to Big_Mike's topic in General Students

    See, you should decide 'if you'll like it' BEFORE enrolling in an expensive, for-profit school. That is the mature, sensible
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    Loosing hope

    meanmaryjean replied to Mtac32's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Perhaps your attitude is a factor. Might be worth some self-reflection. People responded to your post in an attempt to help
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    Can You Work During Nursing School?

    meanmaryjean replied to texasgal147's topic in Nursing Career

    Not sure where in TX you live, but Online University | Accredited Online College Degrees | WGU has a prelicensure program in several TX areas- and the design supports working adults. In fact, I have a...
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    Loosing hope

    meanmaryjean replied to Mtac32's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What kind of experience in these clinical areas do you have? I am confused - are you an
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    WGU Nursing pre-licensure program

    meanmaryjean replied to larson1013's topic in Western Governors University

    I used to teach a bio dissection class for our homeschool high school group. We dissected crayfish, worms, fetal pigs and perch in our church kitchen. And if you tell anyone, I'll have to kill
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    Help! How do I weigh 25 babies quickly?

    meanmaryjean replied to Pcaseekingadvice's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Great minds and
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    Private loans for poor credit

    meanmaryjean replied to EvelynStevens's topic in General Nursing

    Respectfully, a co-signer is a terrible idea. Why? Because should OP default on the loan or (God forbid) die/ become disabled- the co-signer is responsible for the balance of the
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    Help! How do I weigh 25 babies quickly?

    meanmaryjean replied to Pcaseekingadvice's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Weigh them all together and divide by 25? Sorry- that was literally my first
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    Private loans for poor credit

    meanmaryjean replied to EvelynStevens's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to endorse what elkpark says - every word of
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    WGU Nursing pre-licensure program

    meanmaryjean replied to larson1013's topic in Western Governors University

    There is simulation / lab PLUS 700+ hours of clinicals done in partner
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    Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

    meanmaryjean replied to firecracker_1's topic in General Students

    THIS^^^^^^^
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    Waste reduction on nursing units

    meanmaryjean replied to ARance1983's topic in General Nursing

    We did a HUGE project in the PICU I used to work in several years ago, and eliminated about 1/3 of what we kept in patient rooms. It was a lengthy process, and involved inventories to see what was...