MierKat

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  1. MSN without BSN

    MierKat replied to lvn-bsn2018's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It won't matter for most NP jobs. The problem would be if something happened in the middle of your program (e.g. you get sick, kids get sick, lose your funding) and you had to abandon the program you...

  2. ADN to NP program with other BS degree?

    MierKat replied to coneal783's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Vanderbilt has an ADN-NP program. I'm sure that there are

  3. I got paired with the dropout :(

    MierKat replied to ChristiHamm8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is fantastic advice. I'm a community college professor and see team issues a lot. I'd like to add that you can set yourself up for success by developing working relationships with people in...

  4. Im so angry and bitter!

    MierKat replied to UCFAshley's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'll cross my fingers and send you good thoughts for a quick entry into a fantastic school and that you can finish

  5. FNP program accredited by the WASC but not the CCNE, currently going for certification...

    MierKat replied to garn12's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's a catch-22 that USC can't get CCNE accreditation until it has students, because it transfers the risk to the student. I think you have to weigh the possibility (however remote) that USC does not...

  6. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    MierKat replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    Get a crockpot that switches to "warm" after the original cooking time (e.g. 8-10 hours). My cuisinart model switches to warm and stays warm for up to 8

  7. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    MierKat replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    Stephanie O'Dea's "A Year of Slow Cooking" blog has great crockpot meals. (She's also gluten free but for anyone not gluten free it doesn't affect the taste - just use your normal ingredients.) She...

  8. Working Two Jobs - New Grad RN

    MierKat replied to TheGrittyNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wouldn't do it. Talk to nurses at your current job and find out how hard it is to get overtime shifts in that hospital (some places it's very easy to do) once you're off orientation. Or wait until...

  9. Pre-nursing healthcare jobs that still pay the bills.

    MierKat replied to KittenEars's topic in Arizona Nursing

    KittenEars - in most states you can get a CNA certificate through a private company (not the community college) in as little as 2-3 weeks. I'd suggest doing that, then work as a CNA and retail or one...

  10. Coping with traumatic patient death

    MierKat replied to LadyBug3177's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LadyBug, I'm sorry you had this happen. Your instinct to talk this out with someone who is in the same field (or who is in a similar field) is right on. Firefighters, police officers and even the...

  11. breaking your RN New Grad contract early

    MierKat replied to bobo619's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My personal opinion is that if you take a new grad position with a fee, you should stay the whole time. The hospital's contract may or may not be enforceable but it's an ethics issue and you're...

  12. CNA?

    MierKat replied to Quan97's topic in Nursing Career

    You don't normally have to take a CNA class if you're in nursing school. Many states will wave CNA class requirements for RN students who have finished their first semester, as most CNA skills are...

  13. Pros & Con's of baby making while in nursing school.

    MierKat replied to 1naturalhealer2016's topic in General Students

    I'm going to be the voice of dissent. I'm older and I've seen it done. I got my masters while working full-time with kids. I had a classmate who had her first at the end of our first year - finals...

  14. Anyone successfully leave nursing?

    MierKat replied to Soliloquy's topic in Retired Nurses

    @Solilioquy - If it's just compassion fatigue (and not being burned out from working in general - for which I'd give a different answer) instead of leaving nursing, why not try to find a job that...

  15. Firearms

    MierKat replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    And a hospital in Utah where my brother is an

  16. New employer requires I bring my antidepressant Rx and get "cleared" from my MD

    MierKat replied to ORRN21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This is incorrect. Until 2010, per the FAA, pilots could not take antidepressants and were not medically cleared if they took them. In 2010 they were granted "amnesty" by the FAA as long as they...

  17. Going back to BSN program after leave of absence

    MierKat replied to PinkPandora's topic in General Students

    PinkPandora, you have had a stressful time. I think that you can be successful in the remainder of nursing school, though it may take some focused effort. Have you talked to the officials at your...

  18. Forgot to drop Spanish class, effect MSN admin??!

    MierKat replied to gumbi_12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    babyrowe, hope your mom gets well soon. I don't think your acceptance would be withdrawn because of it. Some schools have some sort of "hardship withdrawal" in addition to a standard withdrawal....

  19. CNA starting wage?

    MierKat replied to nowayis's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think CNA pay is relative to union penetration, cost of living and minumum wage. In Seattle, minimum wage is $9.19 (it's actually a Washington State minimum wage law) - the highest in the nation....

  20. Bachelors in Accounting to LPN

    MierKat replied to KayNP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I vote for "none of the above". Unless you can get a full scholarship, I would look into making your current degree work for you. Why? Several reasons. (I have worked in accounting and also have a...

  21. Afraid

    MierKat replied to lucretia37's topic in General Students

    Lucretia - Hang in there! First off, not everyone there is sure of themselves and not scared -they were probably hiding it too. Second, if you made it through the pre-reqs, you belong there and...

  22. Single moms, daycare and day shift

    MierKat replied to HelenaHandbasket's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to give some ideas, not knowing how old your kids are. For school, until your RN program starts, can you take online classes? If moving closer to work is a problem, I second sugarik13's...

  23. What is the starting wage for CNA in your area?

    MierKat replied to flod's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Seattle. Home health aide w/CNA certification pay is $12-13. But minimum wage in this state is $9 so wages are higher but that negatively impacts unemployment

  24. From Zero to Associate RN or from Preregs to BSN?

    MierKat replied to confusedNur's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    But most schools in California have humongous waiting lists or lottery application systems. I'd get the pre-reqs done at your local CC or a cheap option (not California). Then get your RN or BSN....

  25. Graduated in 2008 but never tested

    MierKat replied to Rachael491's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Rachael, you might consider an RN refresher course - might make it easier to get licensed. Something like this; R.N. Refresher Course - Charity - Delgado Community College Google "louisiana RN...