TheCommuter BSN, RN

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    Surg Tech or LVN ...Road to RN

    TheCommuter replied to DomoniqueH's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I worked as an LVN for four years before obtaining my RN license... However, I have the sneaking suspicion that the OP is considering an overpriced investor-owned school with $30,000+ tuition to...
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    No Excuse for Mistake....

    TheCommuter replied to Jolie's topic in Nursing News

    Two words: learned helplessness...It is easier for people to externalize everything that goes wrongly. Yes, the clinic staff dropped the ball and messed this one up. However, the mother could have...
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    Management: Not for me!

    TheCommuter replied to D4Ydream's topic in Nurse Management

    Moved to the Nurse Management forum for more
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    Looking for LPN programs in Philadelphia

    TheCommuter replied to Shanee327's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Your thread's been moved to our LPN Nursing Student forum for more replies. Also, you may wish to check out the Pennsylvania Nursing forum:
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    Help! Is this nurse/patient ratio the norm?

    TheCommuter replied to nmaria0106's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had 34 residents when I worked in the SNF setting on nights (10:00pm to 6:00am) several years ago. Therefore, the ratios you have are reasonably
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    Relocating to Dallas

    TheCommuter replied to aineberg1's topic in Nurse Registration

    We moved your thread to the Nurse Registration forum for more
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    I'm a Man, Can I be Successful as An OB Nurse

    TheCommuter replied to AlmostANurse321's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Moved to the OB Nursing
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    took NCLEX with 265 did i pass?

    TheCommuter replied to djparrish88's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    A test taker can pass or fail after having answered any number of questions. One of my former nursing school classmates passed after receiving the full complement of 265
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    Should a LTC RN get a BSN?

    TheCommuter replied to Stacy Lynn's topic in General Nursing

    The BSN will open the doors to opportunities for which you'll be thankful if you ever become too weak or injured to reposition dead-weight elderly residents and push heavy med carts from room to room...
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    Looking for nursing school

    TheCommuter replied to brooke2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm also in the D/FW area...you cannot become a nurse online. Several times a week you will need to attend clinical rotations in person that involve providing care to real live patients in hospitals...
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    No Excuse for Mistake....

    TheCommuter replied to Jolie's topic in Nursing News

    Perhaps it's because some people are offendonistas who hyper-focus on offenses committed by others. Negativity bias is prevalent in our society.Furthermore, perhaps Mommy is priming the pump for...
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    RN working from home

    TheCommuter replied to AmandaLynneRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Duplicate threads have been
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    drug calculations progress check

    TheCommuter replied to petrit's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Moved to the Nursing Student Assistance
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    Lpn essay please review all - input welcome rough draft not final copy

    TheCommuter replied to Catucciholly's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Your two threads have been merged into this one single thread. Good luck to
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    LVN vs. RN Program?!

    TheCommuter replied to DomoniqueH's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Moved to the LVN Nursing Student
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    UT Tyler BSN Fall 2017

    TheCommuter replied to cd1443's topic in School, College Programs

    Moved to our Student forum for more
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    Smoking Nurses

    TheCommuter replied to broobrum58's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What are my thoughts? Although I am a nonsmoker, nurses who smoke have the right to do so. We all partake in activities that we could do without. For instance, I do a great deal of online shopping...
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    UTHSC Houston FNP Spring 2017

    TheCommuter replied to iharticu's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Moved to the Student NP
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    HELP

    TheCommuter replied to thedukestar's topic in General Nursing

    My best friend was a single mother with a mortgage when we attended nursing school together. She worked weekend double shifts in Texas and crossed state lines to attend school 220 miles away in...
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    New to labour and delivery nursing

    TheCommuter replied to sboettcher's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Moved to the OB / Gyn Nursing forum for more
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    Nursing Fields

    TheCommuter replied to RNattie's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in post-acute physical rehabilitation for six years and was exposed to a myriad of disease processes. Some of these conditions included cerebrovascular disease, various cancers, COPD,...
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    ER RN in Las Vegas hospitals

    TheCommuter replied to cmed's topic in Emergency

    Moved to the Emergency Nursing forum for more
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    So is there really a nursing shortage?

    TheCommuter replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    The area where I reside has a shortage of experienced nurses who are knowledgeable in certain specialties such as critical care, OR, and PACU. When flipping the coin, this same area has an overage of...
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    Nurse practitioner vs Medicine turf war?

    TheCommuter replied to Infofreak411's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Moved to the NP
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    WILTW 10/22: ENT and the Priapism

    TheCommuter replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    Since I no longer deliver direct patient care, my learning occurs in other aspects of the realm of healthcare...Anyhow, I learned that the act of eating poop / fecal matter is officially termed...