verene MSN

mental health / psychiatic nursing

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    Careers Related to Nursing

    verene replied to Corgilicious's topic in General Nursing

    Still in nursing school... For much of my childhood I really wanted to become a veterinarian. When considering career options before starting nursing school I looked pretty closely at teaching, social...
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    BSN accelerated?

    verene replied to nysems2117's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you specifically interested in ABSN programs? Or are you asking about all the different possible pathways to get through a BSN? I'm a little confused by the wording of your post. I'm currently in...
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    Financing second degree BSN

    verene replied to dalik1's topic in General Students

    If you are just looking for scholarships and grants google: "nursing scholarships" "second degree scholarships" and the like and you will find a bunch. Many are, unfortunately, not worth applying to....
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    CNAs give medications

    verene replied to Beaue's topic in General Nursing

    As a CNA I passed medications when I worked in assisted living. Even with training I felt uncomfortable and scared doing it then, and now in nursing school I'm retroactively terrified that I was...
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    White Leather Shoes for Nursing School

    verene replied to atrrlrva's topic in General Students

    Double check that the white shoes are actually required. According to the dress code posted online by my school we must wear white leather shoes and any undershirts to our scrubs must be white....
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    Pay for union hospital

    verene replied to fsuao2006's topic in Washington Nursing

    WSNA contract -Swedish This includes a list of base pay per experience and differentials for different shifts. Other union hospitals in the area are likely to have similar
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    TB skin test & titers

    verene replied to emgne's topic in General Students

    I had my TB screen and titers done separately, but that was more by happenstance. I needed one of them done for something, and then many months later needed the other done. I don't think there is...
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    CNA to LPN to RN to BSN....

    verene replied to mindywright3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you considered going to community college for an ASN or going to a traditional BSN program? The latter would likely take only 2 years since you have pre-req and general ed courses done and just...
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    Paying for Pre-Reqs in Community College

    verene replied to allthatshines's topic in LPN to RN

    I worked as a CNA while taking my nursing pre-reqs and had very little money to spend on school and no financial aid because I had a prior degree. I ended up having to take pre-reqs 1 or 2 at a time...
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    Respiration counting

    verene replied to AMMLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I still use the radial pulse trick. Very few patients or families have said anything about it. Still it's easy to explain that machines aren't 100% accurate and there is good reason to verify...
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    Practicum Placement

    verene replied to Kb033's topic in General Students

    In my program everyone gets a practicum placement in their final quarter. They may not get their first choice placement but they do get a placement. My program though is much smaller than yours (~40...
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    Do you keep your school binders?

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

    I did not keep notes from most of my pre-req course work. I did keep my A&P packets and text book and am glad I did so. Those have been useful to me in nursing school to review normal anatomy and...
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    Tips for working with children

    verene replied to Jklinsky's topic in General Students

    Posting because I'd like some tips as well. I'll be spending time on a peds unit next
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    Hospice & ghosts -

    verene replied to blondebabe0625's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I've worked in hospice care and been present at the moment of death for several patients. Currently I am reading your question asking if there are bad spirits or ghosts that latch onto people as they...
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    What do you think of Elsevier ebooks / PageBurst?

    verene replied to A.M. Wolf's topic in General Students

    I find the paper books easier to work with when doing research. However I really like page burst for convenience, not lugging my books around saves my back, and I can easily look something up on my...
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    5/6/7 year combined MSN?

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

    Why does it have to be combined? I'm on the west coast and I can't think of a single program that I've heard of that offers a combined BSN/MSN for first degree seekers. I didn't know there was such an...
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    I have a huge tattoo on my arm and hand. Will I ever have a career in Nursing?

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

    I think it depends on where you want to work. Some cities are more open to tattoos, and some employers. I'm ain a city that has a strong culture of individual freedom and at the hospital I'm at it...
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    Accelerated Nursing Program Advice

    verene replied to dhudson's topic in General Students

    I did have experience working as a CNA when I applied. I had worked for about 1.5 years at an ALF, and about 4 or 5 months for a hospital at the time of my application. I also had about 2 years...
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    Schools misrepresenting clinical site locations

    verene replied to LPNtoRNin2016OH's topic in General Students

    Yes, actually, community placements do help us get jobs. In my city there is no shortage of new grads and experienced nurses ready and willing to fill acute care jobs. The shortage of jobs is in the...
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    living situation while in nursing school

    verene replied to sameishafate's topic in General Nursing

    I am living in an apartment, but I have been out on my own a while and am married. My husband's salary pays our rent. If I was single I would very seriously consider moving back in with my parents...
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    Schools misrepresenting clinical site locations

    verene replied to LPNtoRNin2016OH's topic in General Students

    Nursing schools are constantly in negotiations with clinical sites. Just because a program was able to go to a specific site in past years, doesn't automatically mean they are able to go again....
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    Options to get a BSN

    verene replied to maybeanurse?'s topic in General Students

    All of your options will likely require a few pre-req courses. I suggest taking these at a community college for cost, no matter where you think you might go. For options to get a BSN - you could...
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    Accelerated Nursing Program Advice

    verene replied to dhudson's topic in General Students

    I got a BA in a liberal arts subject several years ago. When I decided to go back to school for nursing I took all my pre-reqs (with the exception of English Comp which carried forward) from my local...
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    Jobs in nursing in social justice

    verene replied to michaelaellie's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct in that doing anything that would get you arrested is not something yo should be doing as a nurse. However I think maybe you need to broaden your horizons as to what social justice...
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    "Smart watch" vs traditional for taking pulse/resp

    verene replied to bay area FNP-to-be's topic in General Students

    I use a cheap ($12) water-proof plastic watch with a second hand. It's easy to sanitize, easy to read, and best of all if it gets broken it's no biggie to replace. I would not want to wear a really...