hope3456 ASN, RN

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    Is their really a big demand for nurses?

    hope3456 replied to goliath738's topic in Texas Nursing

    A similar situation is going on in Northern Colorado....there are hardly any openings for RN's - new grads, at least. I was lucky to get full time in LTC after I graduated. However, the newspaper...
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    online schools cheapen our profession?

    hope3456 replied to $/satisfaction?'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    It would be interesting to know what the attrition rates are in these online programs....esp the lpn to rn. I work with a LPN that was in the online LPN to RN program thru Regis. This was about a...
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    Thinking of leaving LTC

    hope3456 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is a good
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    Thinking of leaving LTC

    hope3456 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am going on maternity leave in 1 mo. from my LTC RN job and not going back!!! I understand most LTC's are 'for profit' corporations, but this one takes it way to far. And I did hear thru the...
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    pregnant nurses and AIDS pts?? question

    hope3456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a RN, 7 mo pregnant and I work in LTC - the subacute medicare hall. I just heard that they are going to be admitting an end stage AIDS patient to my unit this weekend. I don't know what the...
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    pregnant nurses and AIDS pts?? question

    hope3456 replied to hope3456's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the link - good idea. In nsg. school, I think my instructor overdramatized it - it looks like there are only very small
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    Nursing shortages? Not in my area!

    hope3456 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't sound like your admin knows much about getting "magnet status." Don't they know that the 'magnet people' do extensive interviewing of the RN's as to whether they are satisfied with their...
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    Nursing shortages? Not in my area!

    hope3456 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

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    Nursing shortages? Not in my area!

    hope3456 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    [so the other day, when I was feeling very low about not working...I went to the grocery store to get a few needed items (with just enough money to get those and nothing else!), when I talked to two...
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    Which agencies are the best?

    hope3456 replied to Malt123's topic in Agency Nurses

    just out of curiosity, how often does it happen that you get cancelled at the last minute? I've heard horror
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    Moving to Ft. Collins

    hope3456 replied to 06grad's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I live in ft collins. To be honest, there aren't many nsg jobs here right now. Part of the reason for this is the local CC doubled their admissions to the nsg program a couple years ago - basically...
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    Working in Summit County

    hope3456 replied to JPine's topic in Colorado Nursing

    My aunt is an RN and lives in Breckenridge - but commutes to Denver to work. She said it is hard to full time work in that area - most places only hire
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    Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    hope3456 replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Good for the state of Cali......reading this takes me back to a couple years ago when I was working as a CNA. I ran into a h.s. friend of mine who was working in a retail store. We were talking, she...
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    Need some help!! please =)

    hope3456 replied to Nursing.is.an.ART's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I just graduated from Front Range CC in Fort Collins in May. It is an ADN program w/ a 3year wait list - pretty much like all the rest of the CC's in Colorado. For master's programs, there is UNC in...
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    When is it my turn to get hired as an RN at my work??

    hope3456 replied to cndynf's topic in General Nursing

    You are not alone. When I graduated in May, basically the same thing happened to me. I worked as a CNA on a telemetry unit all the way thru nsg school - both years, even after getting my LPN license...
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    Become a nurse in just 12 months!!!

    hope3456 replied to askater11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Forgive me if this is slightly off-topic, but since we are discussing college degrees, thought y'all might have an opinion... b/c I am slightly confused and curious.... In the Sunday Denver Post...
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    Agency nurses in Wyoming??

    hope3456 posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    It seems this site is kind've dead but I thought I would try anyway =-) Basically asking for a friend of mine but I was curious too - does anyone know of hospitals (or any other health care...
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    Agency nurses in Wyoming??

    hope3456 replied to hope3456's topic in Agency Nurses

    Thanks for the reply! I've known several nurses who have worked contracts at the Wyo state pen. I guess they pay top dollar - probably b/c it is hard to attract people there (rawlins wyo). Not...
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    Become a nurse in just 12 months!!!

    hope3456 replied to askater11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Question for the accelerated students (I am not judging - just curious): Do you feel it was worth it to get the first degree? Would you do it over again - getting a degree and then going to nsg...
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    medication aides

    hope3456 replied to micco's topic in Colorado Nursing

    It sounded to me like they will need to meet pretty strict criteria in order to become "med certified." Some of the requirements include being a CNA for at least a year, taking a pharmacology class...
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    medication aides

    hope3456 replied to micco's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Yeah, there is a post somewhere that was hotly debating this topic. i havent seen it for a while. I guess the legislation to allow med aides did pass in April '05. I personally don't know of them...
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    medication aides

    hope3456 replied to micco's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I heard that there was a bill in the state legislature earlier this year that was going to decide whether they (med aides)would be utilized in LTC facilities in colorado.....I don't know if it passed...
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    MD's "pushing" epidurals?

    hope3456 replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am 5 months pregnant w/my 1st. I was under the impression that, during prenatal care, a woman was "offered" the option of having the testing done for birth defects, in particular the AFP for Down...
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    Nursing supply

    hope3456 replied to coltrane02's topic in General Nursing

    It depends alot on location. Some towns/hospitals/states have more of a shortage than others. It is my theory that the more desirable places to live have less of a shortage. This is on my mind...
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    LPN to RN

    hope3456 replied to Shannon RN 2be's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I know a couple LPN's on the RN wait lists here in colorado - they told me it is a 2 year