chacha82

chacha82 ADN, BSN

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  1. Am I too old to become an RN??

    chacha82 replied to bananerz84's topic in LPN to RN

    Not at all. There were several LPN to RN students in my program, some were in their 50s and I believe one was over 60. They all graduated on time and they were excellent resources for us "nurslings"...

  2. Discrimination for being a new mom?

    chacha82 replied to Karn88's topic in General Nursing

    If you already don't like your floor, I wouldn't waste time pursuing this. I don't think you have clear proof of discrimination. If what you really want is days, apply for a day shift position...

  3. Sharing Health Information with Teachers

    chacha82 replied to Schmidtnurse's topic in School

    Having worked in schools I will tell you teachers do NOT understand privacy the way we do. The LPN responded in an appropriate way. The teacher's aide was out of line. Educational staff should be...

  4. Nursing to Medical School

    chacha82 replied to doctor2bM97's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it makes much sense. If you want to be a doctor, put your energy towards that. Med students don't work while they're in school - at least not as nurses. I follow an Osetopath student on...

  5. Unruly CNAs

    chacha82 replied to penlite28's topic in Travel

    That escalated quickly. If you have only 3 weeks left on the assignment, I would not start anything now. Be friendly but firm with them. "Please help me turn patient 7B." "Please let me know the...

  6. Not learning from my preceptor?

    chacha82 replied to Student2017555's topic in General Nursing

    Give him another shift, if this happens again, you may need to assert yourself. Usually I am very "sit back, watch the environment, learn the floor norms" BUT I had a bad orientation experience once...

  7. I don't understand bsn to dnp programs

    chacha82 replied to direw0lf's topic in School, College Programs

    If you want to specialize in mental health, why not work for a few years as a Psych RN and then evaluate if you want to get your NP or not? Lots of hospital settings, however, do not hire psych...

  8. Nursing is not what it is made out to be..

    chacha82 replied to ModernRN's topic in General Nursing

    Threads like these make me long for the "I'm seeing a lot of tall nurses"

  9. Nursing is not what it is made out to be..

    chacha82 replied to ModernRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently happy with my job as a nurse. Of course there are hard days, but that's any job. The difference between the job we idealize and what actually happens can be a huge reality check. I'm in...

  10. Older nurses

    chacha82 replied to poopylala's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure once you have the experience and choice clinic nursing is SUPER appealing. There may be a pay cut and not opportunity for overtime but many find overtime not worth the money. If you could...

  11. They want me to be an RN

    chacha82 replied to AspiringMD585's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Even if you become a nurse, you will have to defer med school if you are going to spend any serious time working as a nurse. You might be able to do some med school pre-reqs while working as a nurse,...

  12. More Autonomy?? No more hourly wage grovelling!!

    chacha82 replied to NefforamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Resource team, nights. Pick your schedule and enjoy the

  13. Would you be content if you worked your current job/specialty for the rest of your career?

    chacha82 replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I love vascular and my coworkers, so yes I could stay where I am unless something drastically

  14. Bullies

    chacha82 replied to dream'n's topic in School

    I have no idea why schools do not act, especially when they are given specific information they could easily follow up on. Instead they make blanket "This will not be tolerated" memos, as if the...

  15. New Job: controlling preceptor

    chacha82 replied to ab2680's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have been in this situation, it's unpleasant. Since you don't have much time left, I would let the clock run out and move on. There are a few things I would take issue with, especially since you're...

  16. What Can I Do With A BSN? (Without a license).

    chacha82 replied to Chloe Price's topic in General Nursing

    Kaplan is expensive, but worth it. You can put it on a credit card and pay it off several months with an amount that takes interest into account, or you can sock money towards it for two months and...

  17. Thinking of psych travel nursing. Need advice!

    chacha82 replied to itsbekah's topic in Travel

    Not a travel nurse but my work bestie is a travel RN in psych. To listen to them there are travel jobs in psych but not lots. I know they had difficulty finding one in the last area they wanted, but...

  18. Manager catch phrases

    chacha82 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

  19. Manager catch phrases

    chacha82 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "The captivity of

  20. What did you pay for your textbooks?

    chacha82 replied to PrereqTaker89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First semester I paid full-price for all of my books, I think it was definitely over $300. Second semester I was over it, ordered an older edition of the same book we used for about $6 off of Amazon....

  21. Inappropriate nurses?

    chacha82 replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Based on the title of this post, I thought this post was going to be about twerking at the nurse's station or something like

  22. 100k in loans worth it?

    chacha82 replied to ravindram's topic in General Nursing

    If you are asking....no, it will not be. The interest it will gather alone will be back-breaking. That is not an amount you can pay back at a leisurely pace. You will be making loan payments of $700,...

  23. "Prestige" Nursing Schools

    chacha82 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    Some of my coworkers name drop where they went to school or talk about getting jobs at UCLA, Duke, etc...but that's not where we work...I am very happy with my hospital education and zero debt. For...

  24. New grad RN and I'm considering leaving the hospital fresh off orientation for another

    chacha82 replied to FlyingFishofFury's topic in General Nursing

    You've been given excellent advice here, there's not a whole lot to add. There are significant difficulties restarting a new grad residency; however, this doesn't mean it's impossible. Examine why...

  25. Favorite Motivational Quote

    chacha82 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "Use your pain to get you where you want to