applesxoranges

applesxoranges BSN, RN

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  1. Gun Owning Nurses

    applesxoranges replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    guns aren't very nurse-like? What the hell is that supposed to mean... It's not like you're carrying a gun to work. I am a strong believer that "nursing stereotypes" help hold us back as a profession....

  2. I failed my third semester today

    applesxoranges replied to na-na's topic in General Students

    Are you allowed to retake the semester? I have known people who failed out of the traditional RN program, earned their LPN, and then completed the LPN to RN bridge. I have also known students who...

  3. Looking for legal advice

    applesxoranges replied to Ameel15's topic in General Students

    Best bet is to talk to a lawyer. You may or may not have a case. I'm not a lawyer so I do not

  4. Need a BSN for what again?

    applesxoranges replied to ModernRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I personally advocate for a ADN/BSN hybrid which is closer to what some Europeans consider to be a bachelors. I love when people started referencing an article that used European countries that...

  5. Curious About Drop-out Rate In Nursing School

    applesxoranges replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Students

    It's hard to say. The traditional RN program lost an entire class between people failing. I think we lost maybe 20 people in the first to second semesters but some people have to repeat a semester....

  6. RN or PA: What is the odd of being accepted?

    applesxoranges replied to ilovnursing's topic in General Students

    Well, there is really no way to know for sure. I would say PA school is harder because there are more nursing schools in general. In my city alone, we have about 12 direct-entry RN programs and at...

  7. Is it wise to start taking courses for BSN while in ADN program?

    applesxoranges replied to Shookclays's topic in General Students

    I planned ahead but I picked classes from a list that Ohio University provided to me that were guaranteed to transfer and fulfill major requirements (the rep provided it to me). I only needed my...

  8. EMT-B?

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

    Most EMT-Basic courses are only 1 semester long. Vocational EMT classes tend to be around 8-14 weeks. Each state has different requirements but in general it's around 150 hours of total education if I...

  9. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    applesxoranges replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    It still happens. I do think that a lot of new nurses are actually 2nd career nurses and they have realized there are other opportunities too. Nurses work many different

  10. Is customer service getting too far?

    applesxoranges replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    I think society in general has created an issue. I have talked to people in other countries and I think our patients would **** themselves if they received the smaller work ups they do in other...

  11. Unsolicited Advice From A Preceptor

    applesxoranges replied to Izzy11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    In all honesty, I think people are too nice sometimes. In my paramedic program, they offered to sign all my patient logs because I had so many hours with them. I didn't let them but some people offer...

  12. online medical terminology class

    applesxoranges replied to amandaec's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Look at community colleges. My community college offers medical terminology ("language of medicine") online. I took it a few years

  13. ADN ONLINE

    applesxoranges replied to fancyscrubs's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Well, you could check community colleges. My community college always offered 1 lecture portion online but they still had clinical components like the regular on campus students. I did a hybrid where...

  14. EMT Training before Nursing School?

    applesxoranges replied to chudson958's topic in General Students

    Do you live in an area where you can volunteer? If you have volunteer fire departments, some will pay for EMT school. As for working as an EMT, it's kind of overrated. It looks good if you want to get...

  15. Thinking about changing majors.

    applesxoranges replied to Nsapp514's topic in General Students

    Make sure you are staggering classes appropriately. Don't try to take very work intensive classes if you can avoid

  16. BAD Accreditation??

    applesxoranges replied to smalli's topic in General Students

    NLNAC is actually ACEN. They changed their name a few years ago. I think in 2012ish? If I remember correctly, there were some questions about whether they are impartial due to the NLN. CCNE does not...

  17. Got into LVN school. Found out about my 27 year old DUI. Will they yank me now?

    applesxoranges replied to tjcnurse2b's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Contact the state board through both email and phone. The school may let you complete clinicals and then you may find out you're not able to be licensed. This happens frequently where the schools...

  18. Scary ER RNs

    applesxoranges replied to applesxoranges's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Eh, I don't really care if I get voted most liked nurse or not. It's a job as far as I am concerned. I wouldn't call them old since one is in their high 30s to low 40s and the other one I would put at...

  19. Scary ER RNs

    applesxoranges posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So this hospital is a bit different. It's not bad. It's just different. They are moving towards becoming inline with the main company's policies since they were bought out a few years ago. They do...

  20. Scary ER RNs

    applesxoranges replied to applesxoranges's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One hospital recently realized that the ER providers were not calculating an adequate dosage of vanco so it is a pharmacy calculated dose now. We frequently see 1.5, 2, 1.75, etc. i think the pump has...

  21. Cops and Nurses

    applesxoranges replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I was always nice to cops that have to sit with patients so hopefully they will be willing to help out if we have a very, very bad patient or if I ever get pulled over. Although leaving a FD...

  22. Nurse with active MRSA OR previous history caring for pts

    applesxoranges replied to LetsFixNursing's topic in Patient Education

    When I volunteered before I was licensed in infection control, the infection control nurse answered it as in as long as the infection site could be covered up. This was about 5 years ago or so. We...

  23. OTC Medication Administration - The Legality

    applesxoranges replied to katie.ford's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Is it from your personal supply? Is it from the mission's first aid kit? Are you acting as a nurse on the mission trip or just a general person (like you're just going to build houses or something?)...

  24. Don't think I can keep writing these papers!

    applesxoranges replied to simvee's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    One of the NPs had a PA student the other day and he had to write a capstone paper too. He was complaining about how he wanted to do it related to antibiotic therapy for treating appendicitis but...

  25. Are you required by law to have two years Med Surg experience prior to working in an ED?

    applesxoranges replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in Emergency

    It may be an ER policy but not state law. I see a mix of both and it can negatively impact nurses view. ER nurses who start in the ER don't know the floor and stress that comes with it. ICU holds are...