I'm in NP school, and I did a peds rotation last quarter with a pediatrician who was very adamant that students do a genital check on males and females. For girls, it was for hygiene purposes because...
Get2theChoppa replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing
"My students at ABC school are so much more experienced (than you)." "You need to be more like (XYZ Student)." "I think you're autistic." "Patients won't like you." "I don't know how you couldn't get...
Depends on where you live but in my area, Spanish, Farsi, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese-speaking ability will get you hired as a new grad or any job really. Hospitals don't care so much about where...
Get2theChoppa replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing
I agree. I work as a forenic nurse. Screw bedside. I spent years waking up to a job I hated. Seems some people on this board think that there is only one way to be a legit nurse: bedside, bedside,...
Ha! artical writer, you are out of touch! If msn programs didn't fill their schedules with garbage ancillary courses in research/management and the associated busywork, I'd have all day to up my...
Get2theChoppa replied to pistolpete02's topic in General Nursing
Being in an NP program, I disagree. BSN didn't prepare, RN experience didn't prepare, clinical experience isn't preparing enough. Only NP work experience is going to
Second language ability helps on resume but with a lot of these programs, the initial statement of purpose is the single most important part of your application. I'd recommmend having people take a...