TheCommuter BSN, RN

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    WGU transfer

    TheCommuter replied to meagannicole224's topic in Western Governors University

    I completed WGU's RN-to-BSN program in March 2015 and was accepted into the MSN program at Eastern New Mexico University a few months later. There's plenty of us WGU BSN graduates on this forum who...
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    Graduate / doctoral admissions with WGU degrees

    TheCommuter replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    No, this is definitely not a silly question. :)I ultimately chose nursing education as my MSN specialization area. If I ever wanted to secure a position as a nurse educator, my job search would be...
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    Is 90k in loans worth my BSN?

    TheCommuter replied to raeelynn's topic in General Students

    Your point is salient...However, why in the world would a person take on a nearly six-figure student loan debt ($90,000) when the same educational product can be obtained for a fraction of the cost?...
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    anyone know of any other jobs

    TheCommuter replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    My former roommate's brother-in-law is a correctional officer, a.k.a. prison guard, whose annual pay exceeds what many nurses earn. No college degree was needed. He earns more than enough to fund an...
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    Is 90k in loans worth my BSN?

    TheCommuter replied to raeelynn's topic in General Students

    Paying $90,000+ in tuition and fees for the privilege of emptying bedpans, applying antifungal powder to stinky groins, communicating with rude doctors, and dealing with the verbally abusive family...
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    Graduate / doctoral admissions with WGU degrees

    TheCommuter replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    Congratulations on your acceptances, and thanks for sharing.
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    Augusta tech and 2016

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

    Moved to the Student forums for more
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    Unprofessional Statement in Policy Book

    TheCommuter replied to purplegal's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    'Shutting the door' appears to be the only appropriate directive within the supposed policy on handling bodies of deceased patients. After all, other patients and visitors on the floor do not need to...
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    Would it be best to be a CNA then an RN?

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

    Meanwhile, back at the ranch...would it be best to be a CNA before becoming an RN? I think that being a CNA is truly helpful, but not all that necessary. Those of us who were never certified as CNAs...
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    i am not smart, still should i take a nursing program?

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

    Our negative beliefs often turn into self-fulfilling prophecies. In other words, those who lack self-efficacy and feel incapable usually do things to confirm these beliefs. Hence, if you think you...
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    Negotiating Pay

    TheCommuter replied to FutureCruzanRN's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the type of workplace. Generally, hospital floor nursing positions entail hourly wages that cannot be negotiated, whereas hospital nurse manager positions involve salaries that can be...
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    Blue hair

    TheCommuter replied to Fireflynurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I concur with the rest of the respondents who advised the OP to check his/her workplace's policies on appearance and dress code before dying the hair
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    "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    TheCommuter replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Another afterthought...the pharmacist's ego may have been bruised because he might have perceived that the OP was being openly dismissive of his suggestion to the elderly customer. Some people become...
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    Pre-requisites (A&P)

    TheCommuter replied to bdarden07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Moved to the Pre-Nursing Student
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    Is Anyone A Highly Sensitive Nurse?

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

    I concur. The HSP phenomenon doesn't refer to emotional sensitivity. It addresses sensory overload in the context of sights, strong smells, noises, perception and spatial patterns in the...
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    BSN bigotry

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

    Moved to the RN/Diploma/ADN/BSN forum for more
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    Dallas hospital pay rate

    TheCommuter replied to mihaSK's topic in Texas Nursing

    June 2010 was my last date of working as an LVN. At the time I'd been earning $27/hr. I received my RN license during that time frame and all my new grad RN job offers were less than or equal to the...
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    "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    TheCommuter replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry this happened to you. Society is becoming ruder and more impersonal as time passes, it seems. With that having been said, I purposely avoid advising strangers in stores or on the street...
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    Best quality care cannot be provided

    TheCommuter replied to uniqueguy34's topic in General Nursing

    Once I came to that realization, I became fine with putting 70 percent to 80 percent of my efforts into providing the care. I know the aforementioned statement may have sounded terrible to some...
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    Law suit against my facility...

    TheCommuter replied to NooNieNursie's topic in General Nursing

    I wrote a piece on lawsuits several years ago. Although it is aimed for the newer nurse crowd, I think the information is relevant to your current situation:...
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    How do you staff your PACU overnight?

    TheCommuter replied to slutgen's topic in PACU

    Thread has been moved to the PACU forum for more
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    Gift for person pinning me at ceremony

    TheCommuter replied to jaws24's topic in General Nursing

    It is appropriate to bestow a gift upon this person after the pinning ceremony. Personally, I wouldn't purchase gifts for any instructors. Their houses and offices tend to have useless gifts from...
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    New Job - Office RN (worried)

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

    Moved to the First Year After Nursing Licensure forum for more
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    CNR Individualized track 2016

    TheCommuter replied to Lovely96's topic in School, College Programs

    Moved to our Student
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    Best shoes for clinicals

    TheCommuter replied to Erythropoiesis's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    What type of shoes would your school's nursing department figureheads want you to wear to clinical rotations? Make sure you obtain the specifications before you purchase shoes that will not meet...