JoseQuinones

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  1. Am I too old to be an RN.... or should I just stay an LPN?

    JoseQuinones replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Hilary Clinton is running for President of the United States, not RN of the United States. There is no logrolling of heavy patients in the Oval Office. Physical considerations are very

  2. studying for nclex, confused on question:

    JoseQuinones replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The morphine calms the patient and lowers their need for oxygen. Giving supplemental oxygen isn't much use if they are in panic and thrashing about - or if their heart can't take the strain and they...

  3. New Grad - Just got a job at Starbucks. Help.

    JoseQuinones replied to NightWatch's topic in Nursing Career

    Or start applying in a state like North Dakota where new grads are welcome. Everyone wants to live in California, so employers can afford to be

  4. NCLEX exam registration

    JoseQuinones replied to raedotoom990's topic in Nurse Registration

    Be aware that if you take the NCLEX at any testing center outside the continental USA and some territories, the only valid ID is a U.S.

  5. Scientific or paranormal explanation?

    JoseQuinones replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    Did you ask The Doctor yet? I mean the Time Lord one, with the blue call

  6. Just got accepted into LPN program, but I have 2 pending misdemeanor charges

    JoseQuinones replied to Jeeeyan's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    #1. Dump the boyfriend #2. Grow up. #3. Stay away from drugs. I don't care if they are legal or getting legal. They are not good for you and the people who use them will suck you down. #4. Stop...

  7. You are not a nurse...

    JoseQuinones replied to TMT_P's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know a pediatric neurosurgeon who worked in bedside nursing several years before going to medical school. The other day he heard one of the CNA's refer to herself as a nurse. He waited till we...

  8. Accreditation

    JoseQuinones replied to bestallaround's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Don't do it. Forget about whether or not you may get a job for a moment, what about future career growth? Do it right the first time. There are no shortcuts to a great nursing career. Unaccredited and...

  9. Schools push APRN immediately-$$

    JoseQuinones replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Physicians have been fighting us on scope of practice for APRN's for years, warning that nurses did not have the same depth of experience and were going to kill someone. Now the gold rush is on and...

  10. I have a random CNA Question

    JoseQuinones replied to Cinnibun2618's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That is an excellent question and shows you have a caring heart and the ability to be patient focused rather than task focused. The patient is the person directly receiving care. It is also their...

  11. Worried I won't get into a BSN Program

    JoseQuinones replied to lsinger95's topic in General Students

    I ditto everything HouTx says above. Bear in mind that "good" grades in any other program in the same university as your nursing school are "drop out" grades in the nursing school. Like medical...

  12. Transcripts keep disappearing - ideas?

    JoseQuinones posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I really need some help or ideas as to what to do. In March, I sent my transcripts to the Colorado BON by certified mail. I have the slip to prove they received it. They told me they do...

  13. Quit great job to stay home with baby?

    JoseQuinones replied to Sangrita RN's topic in Nursing Career

    After seven years of trying and two rounds of fertility treatment, my wife and I would give anything to have this problem. Jobs come and go, but children are a blessing for

  14. Unsupportive spouse?

    JoseQuinones replied to spierre's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You are making your husband out to be the bad guy here, but maybe he's just wondering how to hold the family together while his wife goes to school. Maybe you could sit down together with him and a...

  15. Medical school after nursing school ?

    JoseQuinones replied to Harlee92's topic in General Students

    I added a minor in bio-medical sciences to my BSN because I want to leave the door open to do just what you're thinking about. The way I see it, a straight science degree in a pre-med track is a bit...

  16. Interested in nurse anesthetist career but don't know where to begin :(

    JoseQuinones replied to HolliLovesCake's topic in Nursing Career

    In my experience, the ones who go into nursing with their eye on the FNP or CRNA or other APN specialty rather than on being a nurse nurse flame out and quit. Life happens and there is no guarantee...

  17. Interested in nurse anesthetist career but don't know where to begin :(

    JoseQuinones replied to HolliLovesCake's topic in Nursing Career

    Again, let me put this kindly but straight to save you time and aggravation: it is not a straight shot from non-nurse to CRNA in X number of years. There are so many variables you do not control, such...

  18. Win $100! May 2015 Caption Contest

    JoseQuinones replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    "He rushes over on lunch break to make sure the RN's are treating his mom the way he treats

  19. Interested in nurse anesthetist career but don't know where to begin :(

    JoseQuinones replied to HolliLovesCake's topic in Nursing Career

    The point I am trying to make is that you don't necessarily go straight into CRNA. It is a long road, not a direct shot. And you had better enjoy being a very good

  20. Interested in nurse anesthetist career but don't know where to begin :(

    JoseQuinones replied to HolliLovesCake's topic in Nursing Career

    You do realize that before you can become an anesthetist, you have to be a nurse, right? You need the full BSN, plus 1 to 3 years of experience in critical care. Critical care jobs are highly...

  21. Petition to Governor to stop HPRP abuses

    JoseQuinones replied to carollucas1776's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Once again proving that the solution to every problem is not to rush a new law onto the books. Unintended consequences can be costly. I gladly signed your

  22. Switching Careers

    JoseQuinones replied to ENVME921's topic in General Students

    Nursing is not the 'next best thing' or a sort of consolation prize for not getting into medical school. Such thinking makes disappointed, bitter nurses and frustrated doctors. If you want to be an...

  23. Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

    JoseQuinones replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

    When will someone invent a device that is for women what the condom catheter is for men? We have VC and angel funds investing billion$ every year in projects that go nowhere, like rockets that land...

  24. That nagging feeling...

    JoseQuinones replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm the nurse, but a few years ago I got into trouble at the beach and almost drowned. I had no ID, no phone, nothing. I woke up in the hospital with my wife standing over me. She explained to me...

  25. Corinthian Colleges Calling It Quits

    JoseQuinones replied to caliotter3's topic in Nursing News

    I hope that University of Phoenix is next. What a creepy