TheCommuter BSN, RN

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

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    Bridge in Southwest Florida

    TheCommuter replied to deltakappamu's topic in LPN to RN

    Moved to the LPN-to-RN Nursing Student
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    HIPPA

    TheCommuter replied to kandi238's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Moved to the HIPAA/Nursing Challenges
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    Working a job while studying for NCLEX

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

    Moved to the NCLEX forum for more
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    Health administration vs MSN

    TheCommuter replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in Post Graduate Students

    A master's degree, nursing or non-nursing, is not needed to be a charge nurse or nursing supervisor. The vast majority of charge nurses are educated at the associate or baccalaureate degree level and...
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    MD to NP

    TheCommuter replied to Malenurse1235954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Moved to the Nurse Practitioners forum for more
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    Common meds given in LTC facilites? New nurse seeking advice

    TheCommuter replied to Beautiful_Soul's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Metolazone, Hydrocodone, Tramadol, Colace, Senna, Promethazine, Seroquel, Celexa, Plavix, Aspirin, Aggrenox, Ativan, Xanax, Zoloft, Amlodipine, Lisinopril, Isosorbide Mononitrate, Nitroglycerin,...
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    Baylor schedule pay

    TheCommuter replied to momOtwins's topic in General Nursing

    Note...we merged two of your identical threads into this single
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    BSN after ameritech?

    TheCommuter replied to Mckenziej's topic in General Students

    If Ameritech's nursing program is unaccredited, a number of nonprofit RN-to-BSN completion programs exist that may grant you admission:...
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    Completed Non-Accredited Nursing Program, But Want Higher Education. Help!

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

    Thank you so very much for posting this update, and congratulations on obtaining your CCRN
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    Baylor schedule pay

    TheCommuter replied to momOtwins's topic in General Nursing

    A Baylor Plan schedule is another name for a weekend incentive schedule. You either work 32 hours over the weekend and are paid for 40, or work 24 hours and get paid for 32 hours.When I worked the...
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    Orthopaedic program at norquest inquiry. Help !!

    TheCommuter replied to Jmcm17's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Moved to the Canadian Nursing Programs
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    What should one do in this case?

    TheCommuter replied to Nursein2017's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Believe it or not, but some patients have absolutely nothing interesting going on in their lives. A hospital stay facilitates attention from kindly healthcare staff, three warm meals, multiple snacks,...
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    Should I major in nursing?

    TheCommuter replied to mmd1030's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Moved to the Pre-Nursing Student forum for more
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    I'm a new nurse and I feel like quitting :'(

    TheCommuter replied to NurseGee2016's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Done...the thread has been re-formatted to incorporate paragraphs for easier
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    I'm a new nurse and I feel like quitting :'(

    TheCommuter replied to NurseGee2016's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Moved to the First Year After Nursing Licensure
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    ER deaths

    TheCommuter replied to ToriAneal's topic in Emergency

    Moved to the Emergency Nursing forum for more
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    Has anyone done the WGU online RN to BSN program?

    TheCommuter replied to mightymitern's topic in Western Governors University

    I know y'all were asking someone other than me, but I'll respond anyway. :) I completed the RN to BSN program in 2015. It took me 10 months and 34 credits to complete the program at a somewhat...
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    BSN not helpful

    TheCommuter replied to guest974915's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I concur. Although it would be good if RN-to-BSN completion programs incorporated some practical course offerings into the curriculum, the aim of a baccalaureate degree is to produce well-rounded...
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    Do you ever resent your job(s)?

    TheCommuter replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    In late 2011 I accepted a second job at a skilled nursing facility. It was night shift, 10pm to 6:30am Monday through Friday.After a few short weeks, I began to resent the job due to the bleak...
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    Moving to Dallas or Houston

    TheCommuter replied to Jayjormom's topic in Texas Nursing

    With a little more than one year of experience, most of the major hospital systems in Dallas and the surrounding suburbs would offer a starting rate in the mid to high $20s per
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    Being called an idiot

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

    I loved your response... As an aside, I probably would have been flippant enough to have told the doctor, "I am not an idiot, nor do I have a crystal ball that tells me what kind of procedure you plan...
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    retaking A&P II to get better than a C

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

    Welcome to Allnurses.com! We moved your thread to our Pre-Nursing Student forum so it can accrue more responses. Good luck with your educational
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    How do you pass time on your "weeknight?"

    TheCommuter replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in General Nursing

    Yep...I became a cord-cutter last year, too. I had DIRECTV satellite television on and off since 2004, but realized I was wasting money between the poor picture quality and the fact that I only liked...
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    Online DNP

    TheCommuter replied to vokaybo's topic in Online Distance Learning

    One of our frequent posters completed the online DNP educational leadership program at Touro University. The program, according to her, was accelerated and more affordable than most other DNP...
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    BSN not helpful

    TheCommuter replied to guest974915's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You have a good, salient point...However, I earned my online BSN precisely for the purpose of opening the doors to positions that are far removed from direct patient care. So far, so