NotMyProblem MSN

NotMyProblem MSN ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN

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  1. CPNE

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to kaylynn1987's topic in Excelsior College

    I started calling as soon as everything was excepted...especially those items that were hospital-specific. I'd call at the beginning and ending of every week. My associate just recently cancelled a...

  2. CPNE

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to kaylynn1987's topic in Excelsior College

    An associate of mine completed the FCCA back in July and had accepted a date for October. But he cancelled. So it also just depends on how far from home you are willing to travel for your CPNE, as to...

  3. Medication transcribed then immediately d/c'd now boss write up transcription error

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to sb1959's topic in General Nursing

    Your supervisor can do whatever she wants...right or wrong. If you feel her actions are not justified, just remember, she has a 'boss', too. But, what exactly is the reason for the write-up? Is she...

  4. Wow, I really have to take this class?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My comment was an example to the usefulness of knowing something other than nursing material when dealing with the general

  5. ALF Understaffing?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to ShoelessJo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Check the rules and regulations for Assisted Living Communities for your individual state. The minimum amount of staffing per number of residents is clearly spelled out there. This number is required...

  6. Wow, I really have to take this class?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As a nurse, you will learn distraction techniques as part of your comfort measures. What's more distracting to serious/deteriorating health condition of a former art professor than a discussion about...

  7. Do Rn's miss having Lpn's in the hospital setting?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Finestnurse, Lpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked in the hospital setting for several years as an LPN; and the hospital that I currently work for still employs LPNs. My experience since becoming an RN has been very similar to that as when I...

  8. Graduating w/ only 1 pair of scrubs

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    If you're fortunate enough to be allowed to wear a combination color, all you'll need is 2 sets to cover your three 12-hour shifts. Example: one blue set; one gray set >>> all blue one day,...

  9. Maybe this isn't for me... Plus On Shift question

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Mrs.E's topic in General Nursing

    Making rounds only two to three times on night shift is the fastest way to walk in on a corpse at the end of your shift; not to mention contribute to skin breakdown and the seemingly unrelenting odors...

  10. Should nursing programs be extended?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I truly believe that the problem lies with real-world nursing being on a different scale than the classroom theory nursing. Do clinicals and classroom instruction include any significant instruction...

  11. VA Hospital hiring process questions

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to ejnjj143's topic in General Nursing

    The phone interview went well; its identical to the in-person interview. It appears the VA has its own set of uniformed questions where you simply describe your experience with handling specific...

  12. Has anyone met people from here IRL?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I've been selected for two positions there already! I'm just waiting for the official word from HR as we

  13. How to react nicely if a patient asks for your social media acct?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to hedzinkwly's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have told them that I'm not allowed to establish anything but a professional nurse-to-patient relationship on the job. Anyone that I know personally, including via social media, I choose not to care...

  14. What was your hardest prerequisite course?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Natasha_mer24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A&P, microbiology, college algebra, statistics....shall I go on? Seriously, I dropped A&P and college algebra quite a few times. By the time I made up my mind to tough it out, it was 7-8 years...

  15. Has anyone met people from here IRL?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Although, I haven't officially met Pixie.RN, she knows my real name from our college days, and knows my face from another social media outlet. We also had a hit-n-miss opportunity with the same...

  16. VA Hospital hiring process questions

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to ejnjj143's topic in General Nursing

    Outside of selling the house part, I'm going through the exact same process and will wait it out simply because of the 5-year work-to-retirement option....and the outstanding starting pay based on my...

  17. Is it a bad idea to go back to school for a CNA license after graduating as LVN?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Virtual's topic in General Nursing

    We've all heard about how they're trying to phase out LPNs....I was told this during my LPN training in 1984-85. If what the OP is considering begins to take root, in comes the nails for the coffin,...

  18. i want to quit after just one shift

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to KathyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    In the famous words of Rhett Butler from the classic Gone With The Wind, (well, we all know what he

  19. Is it a bad idea to go back to school for a CNA license after graduating as LVN?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Virtual's topic in General Nursing

    No. Plain and simple. Once you show your nursing license, any position less than a nurse is pretty much cancelled as far as employment. As others have stated, including yourself ("just to get my foot...

  20. i want to quit after just one shift

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to KathyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    If I was the author of this thread, it would have been titled "Length of employment from start to finish, in terms of hours and minutes".

  21. why can't i pass this freaking grammar section

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to jessicarnorot's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    You'll need to make time to proofread. Sometimes, the only difference in two identical sentences could be a harmless little comma. Also, pay attention to the action of the sentence. For example, if...

  22. why can't i pass this freaking grammar section

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to jessicarnorot's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Practice!!! Start by revising your post to reflect correct punctuation and

  23. Oncoming nurse refuses report and leaves the room...

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a new twist on your issue. His refusal and your complaining needs to continue to happen so that management will finally do something about this ongoing staffing issue. Just as you're trying to...

  24. Oh well...Three-peat?

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to NotMyProblem MSN's topic in Excelsior College

    The main thing that contributed to my completion time was a program that EC once offered called the package program, where every exam needed was offered at one low price of $120 per month. By the time...

  25. Recycled topics (vent)

    NotMyProblem MSN replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The ones that really get me are where brand-spanking-new nurses want help finding a poop-free nursing job. At what point did you realize you were studying to become a nurse...or did you