hope3456 ASN, RN

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    Husband not supportive of me going to school

    hope3456 replied to sweetpea2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good points, Brandon. OP have you read other posts here on AN? You will find that nurses are discouraged with their jobs as well. Many of us would love to have your position. Granted, you are...
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    Husband not supportive of me going to school

    hope3456 replied to sweetpea2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What do you do now for work? I can understand where your husband is coming from. Believe me, the grass is not always greener on the other side of the
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    What crosses your mind when you see elaborate help wanted ads for RNs in news...

    hope3456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So yesterday morning, I was looking thru the newspaper and here is this large, full color ad from a hospital in a town about 3 hours away advertising for OB RN's. $5k sign on bonus. Will even train...
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    What crosses your mind when you see elaborate help wanted ads for RNs in news...

    hope3456 replied to hope3456's topic in General Nursing

    I pm'd you Nola. Not in ND but similar "energy boom"
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    I would like to hear your opinion.

    hope3456 replied to pinkberry555's topic in Rural

    You are right. Keep that m/s
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    I Hope No One Hires You

    hope3456 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is true. I wonder why it is not a reportable offense by
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    Fired 6 weeks into orientation

    hope3456 replied to CuddleFox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It could have been for any other reason and they just "used" the med errors as an excuse. I wouldn't bother listing them on your
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    I Hope No One Hires You

    hope3456 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hopefully a nurse manager will give their POV on this but nurses do often find other employment after quitting/getting fired. I think especially if you have a certain type of experience/willingness...
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    I Hope No One Hires You

    hope3456 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Attendance problems/turnover/job jumping is problem in health care ( especially LTC) what can/should be done
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    I Hope No One Hires You

    hope3456 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    True. Maybe she didn't work there long enough to have to list the facility as a reference or maybe she has already found other employment. Maybe she felt the job "wasn't a good fit" and she was...
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    I Hope No One Hires You

    hope3456 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I live in a RTW state where you can/will get fired for any reason/no reason....and no notice. Street runs both ways. In my LTC experience they were pretty casual about letting people go. Maybe...
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    Online Rn to Bsn as schools as good as brick and mortar?

    hope3456 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It sounds to me like the online RN-BSN programs are better suited for experienced nurses who are already working/ established and simply need the credential. For example, to enroll in WGU you need to...
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    Denver/Ft Collins/Loveland Hospitals

    hope3456 replied to TimeToMoveOn's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Northern CO is a premier place to live/work. Housing is affordable and wages are decent. Hence also quite competitive for nursing jobs. There are a lot of nursing schools in the area as well. I...
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    Online Rn to Bsn as schools as good as brick and mortar?

    hope3456 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Online Distance Learning

    My state university online RN - BSN program had to drop its public health clinical component because they simply could not find enough placements for all the students. So it now has no clinical...
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    Free Quizzes on HITNOTS

    hope3456 replied to Mary Elizabeth's topic in General Nursing

    Great resource. Thanks for
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    The Nursing Shortage

    hope3456 replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Same here ( Intermountain west - rural). Lots of new nurses moving here to get their 1-2 years acute care experience. I don't blame them at all when they find something better and move on. I don't...
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    BSN student questioning my career in nursing

    hope3456 replied to NursePick's topic in General Students

    Kudos on your ability to think outside the box! That sounds like an awesome business plan. Something else you might want to think about is what the job market is like in your locale. In many it...
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    BSN student questioning my career in nursing

    hope3456 replied to NursePick's topic in General Students

    The majority of nursing jobs drain the life out of you. Even if it is a job you like you come home with a sore back, sore feet and mental overload. It usually takes me a full day to get over it to...
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    BSN student questioning my career in nursing

    hope3456 replied to NursePick's topic in General Students

    What kind of business did you start? That is awesome - good for you. I have been a nurse 9 years and would love to do something like that. I questioned myself also and I know nursing wasn't really...
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    A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    hope3456 replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am Breast feeding my 4 y.o. while typing this. I have never been able to ween her even tho I work full time and have left her for 3-4 days at a time. It XXXXXX my husband off to no end so now she...
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    Why is LTC so hated

    hope3456 replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good points sandygirl ...you pulled up an old thread. Another point of contention among nurses here on this site is that, after being employed by LTCs, it can actually be a strike against you if you...
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    Number One on Google

    hope3456 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    I have "googled" nursing topics many times and threads from allnurses discussing the topic pop up. I have also visited other forums, one specifically on careers, and people talk about going to...
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    Reflection of accepting a job offer for North Dakota

    hope3456 replied to DatMurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    http://www.bakkentoday.com/event/article/id/33759/ Lots of people living in camp trailers in the "boom"
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    Quit or be fired?

    hope3456 replied to crystalNC's topic in Nursing Career

    Strange. Why does it matter to them if you quit or get fired? Other than them being scared of you filing
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    BSN by 2020

    hope3456 replied to RN-4Ever's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Looks like the OP is in Maryland and claiming that you have to have a BSN. But you have to realize that not all jobs are in hospitals. There are many different types of jobs in non acute care...