TheCommuter BSN, RN

Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych

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    I Love My First Job

    TheCommuter replied to PennNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Welcome to these forums. :)You are truly blessed to have found a job that you love. It seems as if your positive attitude contributes to your fondness of your job more than
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    RN-NP?

    TheCommuter replied to Snowbelle's topic in General Students

    Moved to the Student forum for more replies.
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    RN to BSN

    TheCommuter replied to Itsmelisi's topic in General Nursing

    It is possible to obtain your BSN degree without ever having worked as an RN, but not advisable due to turning into an "old new grad." Most new grad residency programs limit their hiring of RNs to...
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    Nursing Home, chronic understaffing, and dealing with profit driven business owners?

    TheCommuter replied to AnOldsterRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked as a floor nurse in LTC/nursing homes for six years. LTC was the first gig I worked after graduating from nursing school. Only the threat of impending homelessness would prompt me to return...
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    possession of marijuana California state board of nursing?

    TheCommuter replied to sadielazer's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Moved to our Criminal History forum:
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    For-profit BSN degree to MSN/FNP?

    TheCommuter replied to cali-global-health's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Moved to the Student NP forum:
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    Failed NCLEX RN with 77 questions

    TheCommuter replied to Sharlene29's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Moved to the NCLEX forum:
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    LPN to RN

    TheCommuter replied to qlady's topic in LPN to RN

    The two most advertised players in the game of online LPN-to-RN education are Indiana State (LPN to BSN) and Excelsior College (LPN to ASN). Both programs entail a clinical
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    Educated RN

    TheCommuter replied to newcareer13's topic in General Nursing

    If you are doing your 'work, work, work' in the correct manner, you be constantly applying your knowledge on disease processes and pharmacology to these everyday workplace situations. If you...
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    California

    TheCommuter replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in General Nursing

    California is my home state...I was visiting there at the beginning of this month. It has all that every person could ask for and more: beaches, mountains, desert, lakes, national parks, forests,...
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    Communication Discrimination

    TheCommuter replied to WinterLilac's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep...I can unfortunately relate to your husband's predicament. Members of my own family have referred to me as an 'Oreo cookie,' a term that refers to someone who is "black on the outside and white...
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    Just took NCLEX and no one knows

    TheCommuter replied to TPerezRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Your thread's been moved to the NCLEX forum...good luck to you.
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    Hairy cell leukemia

    TheCommuter replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Moved to the Nursing Student Assistance
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    Unsure if this is what I want anymore...

    TheCommuter replied to klovesedamame's topic in General Students

    Do not downplay your feelings... Nonetheless, remain mindful that the role of a licensed nurse is far different than that of a nursing student. I detested school and clinical rotations, but found that...
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    Passed My NCLEX Exam Thanks to Uworld

    TheCommuter replied to nocturnallife's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations.
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    Don't wanna work the floor

    TheCommuter replied to homer_Impson's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for approximately 11 years. I have never worked at an acute care hospital one single day during my entire career. There is something for every type of person in nursing. Due to...
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    Difficult time finding a job

    TheCommuter replied to UTnewRN's topic in General Nursing

    Keep applying to nurse residency programs... However, at this point, you need to start considering employment options outside the shiny exalted acute care hospital setting. Look into long term acute...
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    Hypokalaemia and Cirrhosis

    TheCommuter replied to Sydlane18's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Welcome...we moved your thread to our Nursing Student Assistance forum.
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    Need help with nursing diagnosis

    TheCommuter replied to MaNeTri's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thread's been moved to our Nursing Student Assistance
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    Quitting Nursing permanently

    TheCommuter replied to BurntRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Bingo! Our jobs should provide us with income. Our personal lives should provide us with happiness. I see employment as a means to an end and nothing more.People who look to a job to make them happy...
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    Do nurses have to work from home?

    TheCommuter replied to lilythorburn's topic in General Nursing

    A typical, run-of-the-mill floor nurse who punches a time clock at a hospital or nursing home does not take his/her work home. Once the shift ends, the work stops. Floor nursing is not like other...
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    CRNA at University of Saint Francis Fort Wayne, IN

    TheCommuter replied to Dare2bdyfferent's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Welcome...your thread has been moved to our Student Nurse Anesthetist forum:
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    Chamberlain College Of Nursing BSN May 2017

    TheCommuter replied to CescaB's topic in Chamberlain College

    Your thread has been moved to our Chamberlain forum:
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    OHSU BSN Fall 2017

    TheCommuter replied to ajnurse1988's topic in School, College Programs

    Welcome...we have moved your thread to our Colleges/Programs forum:
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    SFSU FNP Program

    TheCommuter replied to Tweet38's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Welcome...your thread's been moved to our Student NP forum: