TheCommuter BSN, RN

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    LVN/LPN - Online?

    TheCommuter replied to Shine_'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm not familiar with northern CA, but your best bet is a community college, adult ed, or regional occupational program (ROP), even if you must commute a long way.I completed an LVN program in...
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    New Grad Programs in Daytona/ Port Orange, Florida

    TheCommuter replied to jujubee4521's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Welcome! For more localized information, you might want to search our Florida Nursing forum. Click on the link below.
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    Whats best Online RN to BSN

    TheCommuter replied to vetnrse's topic in Online Distance Learning

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    LVN/LPN - Online?

    TheCommuter replied to Shine_'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    The California Board of Vocational Nursing will not accept any online LVN programs for licensure under any circumstances. You cannot become an LVN online if you want to practice in California because...
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    Nurses with eating disorders?

    TheCommuter replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind that the prevalence of binge eating disorder outnumbers both anorexia nervosa and bulimia by several factors. However, bulimics and anorexics tend to receive more attention and empathy...
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    Assistance needed! Feeling overly paranoid

    TheCommuter replied to worrywart01's topic in Psychiatric

    Duplicate threads have been
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    Job Interview Help

    TheCommuter replied to nurseinamerica11's topic in General Nursing

    Click on the links below: https://allnurses.com/nursing-interview-help/how-to-answer-748905.html https://allnurses.com/nursing-interview-help/a-few-more-793986.html...
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    New Indiana Grad Can't Find Job

    TheCommuter replied to NewGradNurse85's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    1. You probably will not receive any callbacks until you reapply with an actual license number. Many employers do not want to deal with GPNs these days. They want someone who has already passed NCLEX....
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    Costs of FNP school?

    TheCommuter replied to Eeramsey's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Moved to the Student NP forum for more
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    "stop isolating yourself"

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

    I wrote about this issue a while back: https://allnurses.com/nurse-colleague-patient/social-skills-in-965459.html Human nature is rather bizarre because workplace relations are never really about the...
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    got fired/terminated

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

    Moved to the First Year After Nursing Licensure
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    What kind of job can I get with an ADN but no license?

    TheCommuter replied to LM2015's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! Thank you for the detailed
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    WGU Pre-Licensure BSN Pre Reqs

    TheCommuter replied to robacosta's topic in Western Governors University

    Welcome! Your thread was moved to our Western Governors University forum. Also, feel free to search the WGU forum to see if your question has already been answered in another member's thread or post:...
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    Getting mortgage as contigent staff?

    TheCommuter replied to trickstick's topic in General Nursing

    I've obtained three mortgages during my lifetime and was never specifically asked whether my current employment was full-time, part-time, or PRN/casual/per diem. The loan officers only cared that my...
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    My Minnie Introduction

    TheCommuter replied to NaturallyMinnie's topic in General Students

    Moved to the General Nursing Student forum for more
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    Southern Crescent LPN Program

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

    Welcome! We moved your thread to our LPN Nursing Student
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    Total Years It Took You To Reach Your End Goal In Education/Credentials

    TheCommuter replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in General Nursing

    LVN - started in September '04, graduated in October '05 ASN - started in January '09 and graduated in March '10 BSN - started in May '14 and graduated in March '15 MSN - started in August '15 and...
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    Endorsing to Texas from CA

    TheCommuter replied to reginalin's topic in General Nursing

    I've obtained TX licensure via endorsement twice (LVN '06, RN '10). Both times, the process took five to six weeks, and the major holdup entailed waiting for the California BVNPT / BRN to verify my CA...
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    Endorsing to Texas from CA

    TheCommuter replied to reginalin's topic in General Nursing

    Note....I endorsed back in 2011, so your mother's mileage may vary. I was fingerprinted at a LiveScan center in California in June 2011 and attached the fingerprinting receipt to my complete...
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    I want to complete the RN to BSN program in 1 term

    TheCommuter replied to nightflower's topic in Western Governors University

    PA = performance assessment. It could be anything from an essay, paper, PowerPoint presentation, or capstone project. OA = objective assessment. These consist of proctored, multiple choice...
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    Best/ Worst Advice

    TheCommuter replied to guest8616's topic in General Students

    Best advice: don't give up. Don't pay attention to instructors who imply you're not bright enough to hack the material. I proved two instructors wrong and have even surpassed them in educational...
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    Nurse to patient ratio in rehab hosptial

    TheCommuter replied to jpav33's topic in Rehabilitation

    Let me guess...it is, in all likelihood, either Kindred Rehabilitation Hospital or HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital. These are the two biggest for-profit players in the freestanding rehab hospital...
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    losing hope...

    TheCommuter replied to sparkeepoo's topic in General Nursing

    Are you only applying to hospital positions? Generally, jobs are easier to secure at nursing homes, home health companies, private duty, hospices, psychiatric facilities, group homes, jails, prison...
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    Failed out of BSN program, What should I do from here?

    TheCommuter replied to w0ntonsoup's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I emphatically agree. I spent my growing-up years in the working class. Both parents had no educational attainment beyond a high school diploma and, due to a lack of options available to them in the...
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    My Minnie Introduction

    TheCommuter replied to NaturallyMinnie's topic in General Students

    Welcome. :) I entered nursing for the stability that having a middle income job provides. My perspective is shaped by spending my childhood years in a financially insecure household where my parents...