Pangea Reunited ASN, RN

The heavy lifting revolves around heavy patients. We have each other and some "devices" to help ...but the reality is that those devices are sometimes difficult to locate and often time-consuming to use. And some cities are more "obese" than others ...

Sometimes, employers offer free classes that you may be interested in and able to earn CE credits for. And sometimes, those classes are even mandatory. I can't think of any other good reason to wait- especially if your CE source is free. I usually wa...

Probably ....but what does the BON in your state say?

The last hospital I worked at hired a good-sized group of SNF nurses for med/surg. All but one transitioned very well. I've never worked in a SNF, but it seems to be a good foundation for hospital work. Unrelated, friendly advice: Try to get away fro...

It seems your circumstances were a lot more complicated than what was initially explained. In any case, I'm glad you're doing well now. Hopefully, future employers will take the age of the offense into account when considering your applications.

If you hit the "quote" button in the right, bottom corner of the post you're responding to, the rest of us will know who you're responding to.

Have you thought about asking HER?

Your profile says you have five years of experience? I advise that you don't post anywhere on the internet using your actual name. You might want to vent at some point ...or you might just say something that someone takes very personally. As for th...

Why not find that specific hospital's policy? I'm not sure it makes a lot of sense to ask about other hospitals' policies... And if there is no specific hospital, just refer the student to follow policy when there is one. In the classroom, you get to...

I went from full time med/surg to per diem psych (0-2 days a week). I find psych "easier" and I like that I can control my schedule, completely. I'm also around less "super-bugs"- at least known ones!! I don't want my child in day care at this point ...

I would have said no without a second thought.

Your educational deficiency is nothing to worry about? If you have one, that is something to worry about ...or are they saying that you don't have one? Did you go to school in the USA? California is slow and they're not great about answering phone c...

Zombie thread from 2012, guys ...hopefully the OP has it figured out by now.

The best thing you can do is contact the actual programs you're interested in. They'll be able to tell you how to best increase your chances of acceptance and what the likely "cut-off" for GPA or other point-related scoring is.

I felt somewhat amused moving from Texas to California and seeing how "busy" nurses felt with only five patients. I made plenty of friends, though ...because I would finish my work, then get bored and start doing theirs. Eventually my standards of ca...

When I graduated in San Antonio six years ago, the going rate for new grad RNs was $21.00 ...and it was actually lowered to $20.00 shortly after that. LVN experience "didn't count". News grads were being turned out at a pretty good rate at that time,...

Los Angeles is overrun with new nurses and BSN is highly preferred. I have managed to find work with an ASN and a few years of experience, but I would not want to be a new grad in this market. Be prepared to move to get experience after graduation .....

It doesn't sound silly, at all. Your behavior, even as you describe it, is not appropriate. You sound burnt out. I can't imagine reporting a CNA for something like this unless there have been multiple instances. I've only had to do it once ...and in ...

Your school might have taken a while to get your graduation information to the BON, although it looks like you're saying they've got it now. I have no idea what an AOG is. I don't remember Texas being especially slow when I graduated, but that was si...

I wouldn't. Any time I'm even starting to cough or lose my voice, I call in. Talking for twelve hours makes either much worse and adds to my recovery time. I drink vodka until the coughing stops and I can sleep. I'm not saying that's what anyone else...

You're coming across as a little creepy to me. Is it just me?? The detailed plans involving someone you "barely know" are strange.

What area do you live in?

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I might make a "mild" request for a clinical site that I did want to go to, but I probably would do more than that. Anything else has the potential to make you look like a dramatic, trouble-maker.