verene MSN

mental health / psychiatic nursing

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    A Feather in my Cap!

    verene replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Way to go DavyDo! Also an important reminder that documentation does actually
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    Looking for a great NP program/school

    verene replied to Cannary22's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Geographic location in which you are willing to travel? Online only vs hybrid? Is program rigor/excellence more of a priority or is convience (geography/online)? Are you looking for part-time or...
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    loans

    verene replied to mdavis2018's topic in General Students

    "Better" is going to come down to several individual factors. Are you already carrying prior debt? What is your current income / earning potential, and what is the difference after completing nursing...
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    Paying for Nursing Pre-Reqs

    verene replied to elba88's topic in General Students

    In terms of paying for pre-reqs I paid as I went along and took only as many classes a term as I could afford - which meant that sometimes I was taking only one pre-req class per term. I could have...
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    Do I need clinical experience to be accepted into an ABSN program?

    verene replied to gopats1234's topic in General Students

    As above poster stated it depends on the school and their specific admission criteria. In the ABSN program I attended we had a mix of backgrounds some had heavy experience as CNAs, MAs, or EMTs before...
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    Should I Go Right Into Psychiatric Nursing?

    verene replied to khepting's topic in General Students

    I knew going into nursing school that I wanted to go into psych nursing and my mental health rotation only confirmed that fact for me. My first/only job out of nursing school has been in psych....
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    Do employers look at new grad grades?

    verene replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Students

    Some new grad residencies in saturated markets ask for a minimum GPA, and make take grades into account when ranking otherwise equal applicants. Aside from these highly competitive new grad jobs,...
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    Quarter System to Semester?

    verene replied to MJ 0990's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Generally there are few issues transferring between quarter and semester based systems. My prior degree and pre-reqs were at quarter-system based schools and I applied to nursing programs that were...
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    Best study options for NCLEX/Preparing for new job?

    verene replied to samichil's topic in General Students

    I used Saunders NCLEX prep book + the associated online resources to study for
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    What does your school use for documentation?

    verene replied to roenthatcher's topic in General Students

    What kind of documentation? For clinical care plans during clinical we used paper documentation. For care provided during clinical we used the clinical site EHR. For hour logs either excel or a...
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    Terrified...is this normal?

    verene replied to Piper98's topic in General Students

    Some anxiety about a transition like starting nursing school is completely normal. All out terror, and feeling overwhelmed to the point of wanting to leave orientation is not. If you feel that your...
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    Admissions Advantages to Completing PreReqs at UW?

    verene replied to murrel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't believe UW gives priority to students who complete pre-reqs at UW as nursing is a competitive major and even students who start at UW as freshman have to separately apply to the nursing...
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    Already struggling as a cna

    verene replied to Sammiegurl87's topic in General Students

    Being a CNA or a nurse is just like any other job it takes time to learn and to become confident. I think it took me about 2-3 months as a CNA before I really felt like I had my feet under me and when...
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    Getting ghosted by my preceptor

    verene replied to mzjanedoe's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Have you tried calling her directly? Also has this preceptor provided you with a copy of her schedule? You say it is variable, but I'm assuming she knows when she will be showing up in advance to some...
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    FNP student but I also want to teach in the future...is this even possible!?

    verene replied to NJ777's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Very much possible! Undergrad programs usually require a master's degree and graduate programs usually want a doctorate (DNP, PhD or EdD.) You might see if there are opportunities to TA for courses...
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    Injection Leaked! A lot!

    verene replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    That's a tough situation and I can understand why injection was rushed and not optimal. I work in a locked setting so I have more control over the environment and can offer either chair or exam bed...
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    Injection Leaked! A lot!

    verene replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Did you give slowly and do a good Z-track out? I find that helps. It's such a thick med that it doesn't absorb well and can leak out easily if given too fast or with a straight in-out. You can also...
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    Clinicals and 2nd language?

    verene replied to prettyplanetearth's topic in General Students

    My guess it is a demographic question to get a sense of background and skills. Which can be useful in seeing how far outside the student's comfort zone a clinical placement may be. A student who spent...
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    practice without specifically being hired?

    verene replied to stellarfirefly's topic in General Nursing

    You cannot operate as a nurse if that is not your role with the organization. For example when I was a hospice volunteer many of the volunteers came from health care backgrounds, but since we were...
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    Nursing as a second degre

    verene replied to Chiamaka45's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Assuming you are in the U.S. with a prior degree you have a lot of options to pursue nursing depending on you abilities to move, how much money you want to spend, and how long you want to take to make...
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    Prereq rigor vs nursing school?

    verene replied to Gokuuu's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took pre-reqs 1-2 at a time because I was working and because that was all I could afford to pay for out of pocket as I went along. Nursing school was more intense because I was a full-time student...
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    Graduation Hold

    verene replied to bnm65435's topic in General Students

    Have you talked to the registrar and/or financial office about your situation? Clarify with them what paying in January will mean as far as graduation and eligibility to sit NCLEX. My guess is that...
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    Places with most demand for RNs??

    verene replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    What Klone said! Portland is saturated (unless you want to work in less popular specialty or have a BSN and experience), but outside of Portland... I get recruiters contacting me weekly through...
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    financial donation to a needy patient

    verene replied to bounjour's topic in General Nursing

    No, absolutely not. It is a major boundary violation. About 25% of the patients I work with are homeless. Yes it is heartbreaking to hear their stories, but you cannot fix the entire...
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    I didn't wake up on time and was too late to come for AM shift?

    verene replied to Surgonconurse's topic in General Nursing

    I signed up to be stand-by/on-call for day shift a few months back, and some how forgot to set my alarm and slept straight through my whole stand-by time period (first 3 hours of shift)... when I woke...