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  1. Took NCLEX today

    sunnyjohn replied to GrnHonu99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations! :balloons: :cheers: :smiley_aa

  2. Is anyone here a Clinical Nurse Leader?

    sunnyjohn replied to middleageNP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet. I have gotten into 2 ADN programs, an MN program and a direct-entry MSN program. I have to decide. The MN (Master of Nursing, no CNL) and MSN will allow me to get more financial...

  3. Is anyone here a Clinical Nurse Leader?

    sunnyjohn replied to middleageNP's topic in General Nursing

    The answer is both YES and NO. There are very, very few jobs that exactly state they want a CNL, though the AACN does have guidlines on how hopsitals can implement them in their clinical ladder....

  4. North Lake/El Centro - Fall '06!

    sunnyjohn replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    I had always heard that El Centro and NL were harder than any other nursing school in town. I even heard it from folks who failed out of EC and one who voluntarily transferred out. I agree with...

  5. Is anyone here a Clinical Nurse Leader?

    sunnyjohn replied to middleageNP's topic in General Nursing

    AACN - Clinical Nurse Leader Working Paper on The Role of the Clinical Nurse Leader AACN - Publications - White

  6. Is anyone here a Clinical Nurse Leader?

    sunnyjohn replied to middleageNP's topic in General Nursing

    Are you in the direct-entry-MSN program that leads to the CNL? Do you have prior nursing experience? If you are going to be a new grad RN with no nursing experience, you will probably make the same as...

  7. Can I just take CLEP tests without enrolling in a program?

    sunnyjohn replied to Medic74's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yes you sure can! I took CLEP and I am not in the Excelsior program. It is a great way to rack up college credit. I also agree with the poster that mentioned getting the REA books. You can get them...

  8. North Lake/El Centro - Fall '06!

    sunnyjohn replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    ((((((AMY))))) *praying for Amy and her

  9. It's that time again! Working Christmas?

    sunnyjohn replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    Throwing stuff? Woooow doggie! :chair: I'd be dag gum if I woulda given in to that little manipulator! If I was the nurse manager and she had caught me on the wrong day I would have written her up...

  10. MSN not recognized for student nurse ANC Candidate stipend

    sunnyjohn replied to Gennaver's topic in Government, Military

    Gen, That is not good news.... for both you AND me since I was looking at service after my direct-entry program too! I better phone up the Navy... jek2839 (JIM) thanks for the link to the UPHS. I may...

  11. Parkland

    sunnyjohn replied to NICU-RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    This is the one I want to do: http://www.parklandcareers.com/content.asp?c=cricarandtra I was sent a brochure and detailed write up on the program and it is just what I am looking

  12. El Centro students Spring '06

    sunnyjohn replied to AllyRN82's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeeah, come to mention it, I DO remember your last Birthday on allnurses! lol! Yep, time sure flies when your among good online friends! I concur!:balloons: :biggringi :hbsmiley: :smiley_aa...

  13. Parkland

    sunnyjohn replied to NICU-RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Experience, years on the job, additional certs, empoyer performance evaluations, etc..... Climbing the ladder, just like with any job. I *heart*

  14. CRNA's or students

    sunnyjohn replied to kimberly518's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Don't let your nursing classmates scare you. The CRNAs who post regularly on this board all assure us that if you are willing to put in the time to study and work hard, have a modicum of common sense...

  15. Learning to scrub

    sunnyjohn replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    RN TODAY, Hang in there. It takes time. Don't let folks push you to the point you become so rushed you compromise patient safety by foresaking sterile technique and the principles of asepsis. Never be...

  16. Parkland

    sunnyjohn replied to NICU-RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    I would love to try for the Parkland Critical care residency program, (the long one that gives you graduate credit and rotates you through all the ICU sub-sections. Could you imagine getting trained...

  17. You Don't Qualify! Try Again Next Year!!

    sunnyjohn replied to DarciaMoonz's topic in General Nursing

    Auntie needs to pick up her pen, write a letter to HR and fight the good fight. Sometimes good employess get overlooked because they are too good and put up with slights from the employers (ie, "it's...

  18. HELP New Neuro-ICU nurse

    sunnyjohn replied to icunursematt's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Owura143, That young preceptor is a bully, plain and simple. Try to see if you can get another report on your progression from a non-bully in your unit. If you feel you are being forced to give unsafe...

  19. 16,000 deliveries a year? Really?

    sunnyjohn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    PARKLAND! CAN'T WAIT! CAN'T

  20. which state?

    sunnyjohn replied to forexinegirl's topic in International Nursing

    Any large city in any state will give you what you need in terms of diversity or pay. When you average pay with cost of living TEXAS nurses take home the most money. Consider: 1. Indianapolis, Indiana...

  21. Learning to scrub

    sunnyjohn replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    2 weeks .... wow I could probably get the basic stuff in General Surgery in two weeks, but I could not imagine two weeks for all of Ortho PLUS total joints or hearts. Perhaps they are just giving...

  22. Normal Saline in a nebulizer?

    sunnyjohn replied to LadySugarBug's topic in General Nursing

    Funny, I grew up in the Bahamas. If you were congested, had a cold, were stopped up or had any ailment (from a skin rash to a cold to near death) your parents would take you down to the beach and dip...

  23. first assists & periop

    sunnyjohn replied to mistiffy's topic in Operating Room

    http://www.aorn.org/ http://www.aorn.net/home.asp?site=rnfa All you will ever want to know about perioperative nursing and RNFA's! Good

  24. Ivy Tech Vs. Brown Mackie?

    sunnyjohn replied to LPNMOM2B's topic in Indiana Nursing

    If the progam at the school is not approve by the BON and accredidted by the appropriate agency you won't be able to practice as an LPN because you will nto be give authorization to take the NCLEX....

  25. OB In Texas 4 New Grads

    sunnyjohn replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Texas Nursing

    One word....