applesxoranges

applesxoranges BSN, RN

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  1. How do I purchase a PP IV bag online?

    applesxoranges replied to Eran505's topic in General Nursing

    Best bet is to contact the manufacture however they may say no. If you're researching it as a company or as a student, I would make sure you have permission to contact the manufacture based on the...

  2. Do you have to do bedside nursing

    applesxoranges replied to dulcet's topic in Nursing Career

    Maybe phone triage but a triage in an ER is a lot more work. You have to assess people and assign them a proper level/color/number/whatever method the ER uses. Then if the ER is full you have to deal...

  3. Certification for jobs

    applesxoranges replied to JEEE's topic in General Nursing

    BLS for those certifications but keep in mind that many places will want you to have your RN or be close to the end before they will teach you if you aren't a paramedic/RT/etc. Make sure you sign up...

  4. Build Your Own Hospital Unit project (help?)

    applesxoranges replied to hufflebinks's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think the place to start is to decide what unit you want. There are different standards that go with each unit. A med-surg nurse takes on more patients than a stepdown would and an ICU takes on...

  5. i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    applesxoranges replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest, I think people need to have a healthy middle ground. When people are one extreme or another, it seems like they get burnt out. There needs to be a healthy loving to work with people and...

  6. New Uniform Policy... ugh!

    applesxoranges replied to snarkosaurus's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    In my state, it is only illegal if you wage drops below minimum wage but then they can take it out over multiple

  7. When should senior nursing students/new grads apply for jobs/take the NCLEX?

    applesxoranges replied to KNofal1's topic in General Students

    It's very regional. I was told that we should apply for jobs as soon as we started our final semester by a manager who works on the opposite end of the state; however, regionally, no one would look at...

  8. Continuing education after Excelsior Degree

    applesxoranges replied to mikect05's topic in Excelsior College

    That is one thing I've heard about Excelsior is that California will not license you as an RN if your intial education was through Excelsior unless you get enough clinical hours through your RN to...

  9. Nicotine & Work

    applesxoranges posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    So I am wondering on what people think about drug testing for nicotine as a condition of employment? In my area 2 out of 3 hospital systems do it (so about 10 or more hospitals) and I am not sure...

  10. AHA BLS or RC CPR?

    applesxoranges replied to Gaby_rmz77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    AHA BLS is the way to go in most cases. I'd wait till you were almost done with nursing school to consider ACLS and PALS because they're kind of useless for techs unless you're a paramedic. Plus a lot...

  11. Should I allow tuition costs to dictate my education? HELP please!

    applesxoranges replied to unbalanced's topic in General Students

    Also, 20,000 for 3 years is excellent if she knocked out pre-reqs. That is about 6700 a year. Most BSN programs here cost at least

  12. A waste of time getting ADN

    applesxoranges replied to workinprogress413's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think it all depends on where you live. NPs aren't in demand

  13. Does it matter which state you take NCLEX?

    applesxoranges replied to SydneyLynch's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No, it does not matter. It's all through Pearsonvue Testing

  14. Should I allow tuition costs to dictate my education? HELP please!

    applesxoranges replied to unbalanced's topic in General Students

    My tuition debt is related to taking extra classes. I am going to do online education because it'll be covered by my employer for sure in turn for working for them for 3 years in either a part-time or...

  15. Failed Maternity Clinical? :(

    applesxoranges replied to BanannaFish's topic in General Students

    Maybe the program needs to do what my school did for clinicals and establish a midway review. Even in the short clinicals we met with our instructors and read how we were being marked. It didn't count...

  16. University of Louisiana-Lafayette online RN-BSN

    applesxoranges replied to bridge2RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Any more updates? Any regrets with going to

  17. Nicotine & Work

    applesxoranges replied to applesxoranges's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My friend had to quit dipping. I think he gave himself 30 days to do

  18. Good Moral Character Application with missing court paperwork :/

    applesxoranges replied to Vallywillis's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Best bet is to email the board of nursing you want to apply and ask them so you'll have something in writing. I prefer to get things in writing though although a phone call may be easier and

  19. Medical Assistants - Good Career Move or Not?

    applesxoranges replied to igus2666's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In my system they hire LPNs or MAs in the medical offices with all the MA positions being open to LPNs or new LPN graduates who will be licensed in six months. I told my friend about it and she is...

  20. Nursing Home or No?

    applesxoranges replied to asimon1126's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Once upon a time nurses were offered sign on bonuses and were hunted by hospitals to fill positions. However, those times aren't now. Take a position and learn how to spin it to your advantage after a...

  21. Where are all of the jobs hiding?

    applesxoranges replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Your best bet is to get a job wherever you can and then find ways to make yourself more desirable because you have a job. In fact, just having a job may make you more desirable. Nursing home? Time...

  22. No opinions please just facts

    applesxoranges replied to wheresmyrights's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My hospital in a different state just did a pre-employment drug test including an additional one for nicotine. It looks like a pregnancy test. If they identify nicotine or suspect you are a smoker,...

  23. How hard was it for you to find a job with an ASN?

    applesxoranges replied to SILVACH24's topic in General Students

    I earned my ADN this December and I was offered an ER and an ICU job, but I work in the hospital along with a bunch of interviews interhospital system. I took the ICU job though because it's a smaller...

  24. looking for a legitimate, decently priced fast track lpn to rn ONLINE program

    applesxoranges replied to AubreyAM's topic in LPN to RN

    There really aren't that many online programs out there because LPN to RN programs require more clinicals in most cases. One program that doesn't is excelsior but that can cause issues if you go that...

  25. Fast and Cheap without all the added course crap

    applesxoranges replied to kellydin86's topic in Online Distance Learning

    In the career section there is someone who talked of seeing job postings that say no online-degrees and some people say that online programs like Excelsior are not accepted by some states. I have not...