OrganizedChaos LVN

M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab

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    Nursing Schools are so stupid...

    I would not bash the school & especially not your friend. I have to take the TEAS to get into the bridge program. I took it once before & didn't make the cut (needed 68%). Was it the school's...
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    Things to brush up on for transition program?

    I have the same question. I'm starting a bridge program next fall & I've been out of school for awhile. I want to kick butt in class & not feel so
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    The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

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    mandated overtime?

    I know of a state supported living center near me & has mandated OT. I've talked to MANY people who worked there & they hate it. Between the morale, how they were treated & the OT no one...
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    A&M Corpus Christi HESI

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    Accelerated ADN program?

    My school isn't private but it is highly regarded. I didn't have a problem sitting for the NCLEX-PN or getting jobs. Plus they just revamped the program.
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    Which job? Need advice.

    Great points. I've worked 12 hour shifts with the same commute time. It's never just 12 hours, so then you have a loong drive after a loong shift. Ontop of working nights, I think it's dangerous &...
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    Nursing at BOP Facility

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    A&M Corpus Christi HESI

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    Nursing at BOP Facility

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    Accelerated ADN program?

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    Accelerated ADN program?

    I don't know if it's accelerate but the program I will apply to for next fall is 2 semesters (fall to spring). I can't wait to get in & get my
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    should I buy an iPad?

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    Nursing school and a newborn?

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    Nursing school and a newborn?

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    Christus Spohn South

    Welcome! I volunteered at Driscoll WAAAY before I was ever a nurse & loved it. I have only heard great things about DCH. Nurses there rave about how much they love working there. Good
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    Christus Spohn South

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    New Grad PDN (Advice, please?)

    At lot of agencies won't orientate a new nurse for that long. Even though it might not be a "complex" case, anything could happen. There's a reason they have PDN. If/when something happens, you are...
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    Nursing school and a newborn?

    I was about to apply to a bridge program but then I found out I was pregnant with my first child due in July, the program starts in August. I knew I wanted to be there for my newborn. So I decided to...
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    Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

    I hate 12 hour shifts, it's just too hard on me. Twelve hours is never just twelve hours. I always end up staying later to finish up paper work or what have you. By that time its been 13+ hours &...
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    Christus Spohn South

    I've never worked for Christus, are you talking about the one in Corpus Christi? I heard, from people who work there, that they cut benefits & stuff. Compared to how much I was making elsewhere,...
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    Nursing at BOP Facility

    Did you go to the
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    Nursing at BOP Facility

    That's crazy! Weapons training??? Holy
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    New Grad PDN (Advice, please?)

    I think it is daunting for new nurses to go into PDN. Between the client & the family things can go wrong FAST. I believe it is important to have at least a year of clinical experience before...
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    Nursing school is killing my relationship!

    If he isn't there for you now, it's very telling of what he will be like if anything stressful happens. You need lots of support during school, this is only gonna make school harder. Sit down &...