NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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    Nursing pay

    NurseGirl525 replied to Zooey72's topic in General Students

    Maybe he misunderstood his wife and it was $24/hr. Or it could be possible he just didn't want to tell you. I don't talk about how much my salary is with people. I don't talk about money period. I...
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    Help, completely confused (pre-nursing, entry-level jobs, etc)

    NurseGirl525 replied to MomAndSonInMD's topic in General Students

    I took two sciences together, along with 3 other classes one semester. It's really not a big deal. Actually, a lot of my micro and A&P II overlapped. Personally, I think it's a mistake to take...
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    Looking in to ICU nursing

    NurseGirl525 replied to oobray's topic in Nursing Career

    Diaper changes? Are you looking at
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    Combining Nursing with Exercise Science and Biomechanics; is it possible?

    NurseGirl525 replied to runyourheartout's topic in General Nursing

    Ok. Well, $85k is much higher than $60k. I was simply stating that the starting salary was higher as I personally know and maybe you were confused with a PTA. $60k is more in line with what they...
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    Nursing School on 2nd year probation?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Oceanblu's topic in General Students

    Red Flag!!! I'm not sure what more you need. And actually, John Hopkins is number one. I just googled
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    HELP please. Will I be disadvantaged if I do RN to MSN without a BSN?

    NurseGirl525 replied to BenjaminsMom's topic in General Students

    I've heard that yes, there is a disadvantage. But if you already have RN experience as an ADN I'm not
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    Switching My Major?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Winry's topic in General Students

    First off, understand the BSN is the degree. The RN is the license. You would first have to get your BSN, then sit for the NCLEX. Upon passing that, you would become an RN. I'm going to tell you...
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    Purdue Professional Nursing Pathway Program

    NurseGirl525 replied to kristindrenth's topic in General Students

    You can start after you graduate with your ASN from Ivy Tech but before you actually get your RN license. You must pass NCLEX within three months and all of your credits will transfer. I think there...
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    Combining Nursing with Exercise Science and Biomechanics; is it possible?

    NurseGirl525 replied to runyourheartout's topic in General Nursing

    The starting salary for a PT is much higher than that. My sister is one. You do have to get your doctorate. Maybe you were looking at a PTA? My cousin is one and that is about how much she
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    Who declares time of death?

    NurseGirl525 replied to TeaPlease's topic in General Nursing

    Well, who pronounces death on say the scene of an MVA? I'm sure it differs state-to-state on the laws, but I would think EMS
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    34 yr old starting out...help

    NurseGirl525 replied to katylady22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You will have to probably repeat most of the basics for an ASN. Usually algebra or stats is
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    Certified background check drug test

    NurseGirl525 replied to ipac's topic in General Students

    Why do people just blow by this? It's no big deal. Let's see, you applied to nursing school with the hopes of getting in, correct? You knew this testing would be coming up as it is a standard...
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    Disrespectful patient

    NurseGirl525 replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To to me what she wanted was other nurses to back her up. What she did was wrong, and she was not standing up for herself. She personally did not feel this patient was up to her manner standards....
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    new nurse joining -code blue committee or budget committee?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm very confused. You are an LPN but working as an activity assistant? Or have you not passed NCLEX yet? How do you sit on a code blue committee as an activity assistant? Is this a nursing role?...
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    Interactive resources for learning to take blood pressures

    NurseGirl525 replied to wannabeny's topic in General Students

    You don't look at the gauge to record the numbers, you listen. Then you look at the gauge. People will say you can look at how the needles bumps up and down and to use that, but that's not how...
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    Do any of you think about going to med school?

    NurseGirl525 replied to RN to be soon's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Doctors learn the medical model of medicine. They study the disease and treat the disease. The nurse treats how that person responds to that disease process. What do they need now? Is their BP...
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    Nursing student married with kids

    NurseGirl525 replied to Leeann725's topic in General Students

    Help. Have help. Have back-ups, and back-ups for
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    Certified background check drug test

    NurseGirl525 replied to ipac's topic in General Students

    It is the company or school ordering
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    Who's at fault here?

    NurseGirl525 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    See, just that pictures makes me laugh hard!!! Seriously. Tears. Down.
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    In my feelings

    NurseGirl525 replied to Shanella25's topic in General Students

    I try to truly remember what I felt like at that age when I read these posts. I don't necessarily think it comes down to feeling old, but feeling like your classmates are going to be way ahead of you...
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    Who's at fault here?

    NurseGirl525 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    That is one of the best commercials
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    I'm Done With Nursing.

    NurseGirl525 replied to RegNurse1987's topic in General Nursing

    Do bread trucks even still exist?? Most jobs are paperwork these days, even the bread truck. He has to prove he delivered the bread at what time, showed how much his bread costs, bill the person he...
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    Initial Drug Test

    NurseGirl525 replied to Damiapa's topic in General Nursing

    Because, nobody takes responsibility for their actions. Ever. It's the device they vaped with? Come on, you vaped 6 mos ago and it's showing up now? Not buying. I like it way better when there...
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    Who's at fault here?

    NurseGirl525 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    I think that you and some of your classmates are not grasping the concepts. You can study content all you want, but if you are having issues understanding how to think critically and answer the...
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    How accurate is the ATI Exit exam

    NurseGirl525 replied to Rn 1979's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got a 93% chance of passing on my first try with ATI. I am currently in an ATI live review class which honestly is mind numbing. I thought we would do more questions and they are reviewing...