TheCommuter BSN, RN

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

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    California Baptist University Acceptance Rate?

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

    Moved to our Colleges/Nursing Programs forum:
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    Fall 2017 ADN MSMU (LA)

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

    Threads have been
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    Unit Clerk Reading Allnurses.com ..

    TheCommuter replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    I was an LVN at a nursing home in 2008 when one of my coworkers passed out a printed list of all the LVN to RN transition programs located in and around the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area. The printed...
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    Your LPN-RN Bridge Experience

    TheCommuter replied to Nu2be's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LVN program - 10/2004 to 10/2005 LPN to ASN bridge program - 1/2009 to 3/2010 Online RN to BSN program - 5/2014 to 3/2015 My school trajectory took a long time (11+ years from 2004 to 2015) because I...
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    Will Be A Success Story

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

    Keep up the good work. You have come very far in turning your life around for the better. Your efforts are to be
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    LPN in assisted living: Is it time to look for a new place?

    TheCommuter replied to Lpn6123's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Please...no one's license is at risk. The "my license is at risk" chant is overexposed.Nurses rarely, if ever, lose licenses due to sloppy patient care. Per disciplinary actions initiated by most...
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    In desperate need of advice...being bullied at work.

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

    You hit the nail on the head with this comment.Some people are never picked on at work. Meanwhile, others are constant workplace victims who get 'bullied' and targeted. This is not by accident. People...
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    Don't do the physicians work!

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

    I agree. I do not work for doctors. They have never even been employees of any facility where I have ever worked. They do not manage my nursing practice administratively, clinically, or
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    How to get acute care experience when you are no longer a "new grad RN"

    TheCommuter replied to arose26's topic in General Nursing

    It should be mentioned that the OP also has a FNP (family nurse practitioner) license. Many hospital HR directors and nurse managers may not call to schedule an interview because they fear the OP will...
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    Forced Resignation - looking for advice

    TheCommuter replied to SailLove80's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Since the original poster started this thread in 2014, it is safe to conjecture that (s)he either resigned or had her employment involuntarily terminated many moons
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    Diploma RN's, any of us left?

    TheCommuter replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Pennsylvania seems to be an anomaly since there are many diploma nursing programs still remaining there. In other states, however, diploma programs seem to be going in the same direction as the dodo...
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    How to get acute care experience when you are no longer a "new grad RN"

    TheCommuter replied to arose26's topic in General Nursing

    Secure employment at a long term acute care hospital (LTACH) such as Kindred, Lifecare or Vibra. These places have critical care units, pulmonary floors, med/surg floors, etc. You will learn how to...
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    BSN required to help save lives?

    TheCommuter replied to ModernRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    BSN degrees are not needed to assist in life-saving measures. Many people fail to acknowledge that the exalted acute care hospital is not the only employer of RNs. Other areas outside the hospital...
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    LPN in assisted living: Is it time to look for a new place?

    TheCommuter replied to Lpn6123's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes. It is time to look for another position because I do not foresee any improvements at your current place of
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    Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    TheCommuter replied to edogs334's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I actually know nurses with two-year associate degrees who earn in excess of $90,000 annually without any overtime, bonuses, or second
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    Don't do the physicians work!

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

    Life is not fair, isn't it? Physicians are not paid for what they do; instead, they are paid for what they know. The sooner people figure this one out, the less time-wasting rumination about...
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    Patient called me idiot WWYD?

    TheCommuter replied to 321Ken's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would let this go. You need to wisely select your battles. Being called an 'idiot' by a patient is not important enough of an occurrence to go to battle for.Here is a phrase from a prolific forum...
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    Home Health In California as a travel nurse

    TheCommuter replied to Leah1991's topic in Travel

    Moved to the Travel Nursing forum for more replies.
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    Where to go from here?

    TheCommuter replied to jessicaRN32's topic in General Nursing

    More clarification would be helpful. :) Do you want to enter another area/specialty of acute care hospital nursing (e.g. critical care, radiology suites, cath lab) or are you seeking an area of...
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    How is being an LPN different from being a CNA?

    TheCommuter replied to California_Dreaming's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    1. Higher income 2. More responsibility 3. More accountability 4. More authority 5. More supervisory duties 6. More politics due to dealings with families, doctors and administration 7. You are a...
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    Don't flame me for this

    TheCommuter replied to future_RN, CNA's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I concur. Also, many of my female counterparts are more likely to drop hints and cues rather than give straightforward directives.Before people accuse me of being misogynistic, there are proven...
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    Weight loss for nurses

    TheCommuter replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    What about those of us whose resting metabolic rates (RMR) are/were revealed to be less than 1000 kcals after professional testing at a sports medicine clinic or university health center? Sure, I...
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    Overweight RN talked about

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

    I also received radioiodine ablation (RAI) for Graves disease nearly 12 years ago. However, even after the ablation and subsequent hypothyroid state, I was always able to lose weight with diet and...
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    Aetna field case management

    TheCommuter replied to Happynurse12's topic in Case Management

    I know someone who works as a field-based case manager for Aetna. She is expected to assess her clients at their homes, then type the data into assessment forms at the main office at the end of the...
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    re-take on nclex - need help

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

    Processing agency? Is your friend an internationally educated nurse