verene MSN

mental health / psychiatic nursing

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    I am taking my prereqs. Which math should i take?

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

    I wasn't sure and did took a placement exam through my college. I started an algerbra class and about a week in realized I didn't really need the instruction, just practice. So I dropped the class,...
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    Planning to take any summer classes?

    verene replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Students

    I'll be taking Chemistry this summer. Debating adding a second class to that, but I'm not sure what as the only required pre-reqs I have left are chemistry and statistics and I'm not sure it is wise...
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    How long did it take you finish your prerequisites?

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

    Two years part time; I am almost done with them. Already had a few credits from a prior degree which
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    NP with pension retirement plan?

    verene replied to kellyjnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    At least one does; I have a relative who teaches at one of them and he will receive a pension when he retires. That being said, he was hired and reached tenure in an era where pensions were much more...
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    Pre-nursing job at a hospital

    verene replied to mgcampos1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hospital jobs that do not require any certification or experience are likely to be in non-medical support positions. Since you've worked in a restaurant, I'm assuming you have a food handlers permit?...
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    Should I write an admissions letter

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

    I'd contact some one in admissions for the college you are applying to and ask if they would even read it. Some schools do allow you to add a short document or extra letter to explain aberrations in...
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    I feel uncomfortable doing this

    verene replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This may be true in some cases but has not been so in my experience. In my former career it was nearly unheard of for someone to get a job in our department with out knowing some one, somewhere in...
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    How am i going to learn if only writing papers?

    verene replied to mtg0884's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Coming from a non-nursing background where I wrote a lot of papers in my undergrad years: you learn by doing research for those papers, by analyzing and synthesizing the information you come across,...
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    I am NOT a Nurse...

    verene replied to GoofyBlondeChic's topic in General Nursing

    Most people outside of healthcare are not going to understand or even know about all the different roles in the healthcare team so if you are there and getting things done in competent fashion and...
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    Taking Patients down to the Morgue

    verene replied to cd365c's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In the hospice in-patient facility I volunteer at we keep the body until the funeral home picks it up. The body is cleaned, dressed, and left in bed draped with a quilt for any family/friends who want...
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    New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    verene replied to middleagegal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    As with many things the job markets seems to vary based on location. At this point in time though there seem to be many openings for PMHNPs - particularly once one starts building experience - over...
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    failed cna state exam

    verene replied to pierretaina's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Review and try again. I was nervous my first time taking the test and failed on account of a silly mistake - it was something I knew and for whatever reason did wrong when being tested. I went back...
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    Lead CNA

    verene replied to Cupcakelover14's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We have a lead CNA in our facility but we are very small facility and I think many of the extra tasks she takes on would be done by a different role in a larger facility. Her job is the exact same as...
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    How do prerequisite courses apply when you already have a degree?

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

    Your credits taken for your biology degree and at CC will likely count. Check the pre-req listings for the programs you want to apply to and check with an admissions adviser both of the school(s) you...
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    Involuntary hold guidelines

    verene replied to 302queenpa's topic in Psychiatric

    The facility I work in is residential, and in the year I've been there the only time we sought authorization to send a resident out on involuntary hold was for grave disability. If this individual...
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    What specialty do you want to work in

    verene replied to sauce's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I want to work in psych. I'm already working mental health as a CNA and would like to continue in this field first as psych RN and eventually psych
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    Schools Still Offering MSN?

    verene replied to sertile's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The AANP maintains a searchable data base for NP programs; try searching with your criteria:
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    Is it normal to not graduate "on time"?

    verene replied to greenbean14's topic in General Students

    When I was doing my BA it was normal for roughly 50% of the students at my university to take 5+ years to finish their
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    Too old? Too young?? Career? Question:)

    verene replied to SML456's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not yet in nursing school. I am 27 and finishing up pre reqs. I will be applying for fall 2016 start so 29 when I start school. Currently working as a CNA but prior to this was a paralegal working in...
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    Find your Specialty Quiz

    verene replied to Sisyphus_01's topic in General Students

    I got: 1 Psych NP 2 Pediatric NP 3 Telephone triage 4. Developmental disability I want to go for Psych NP. Only one absolute no is telephone triage just because I couldn't stand working phones for a...
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    I would love to be a LPN

    verene replied to Bruceh's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Ask the school if they have a study guide for the math placement test. Most do. Use khan academy (free online resource) to review areas you struggle with
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    is dusting a nursing responsbilty any more ???

    verene replied to Essa Sweity's topic in General Nursing

    In my facility CNAs are responsible for dusting, sweeping, etc on swing and graveyard shifts as we only have housekeeping during the day. It is of course lower on our list of priorities to get to than...
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    Is finding a CNA job hard or easy?

    verene replied to MOSmom's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I found it easy to get a job. I was hired within a week of starting to apply. I only applied for ltc and assisted living positions as I did not have any healthcare
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    Phi Theta Kappa - Haven't we all been invited?

    verene replied to SDChargersGirl#31's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I joined. It shows up on my transcript and I have received some recruitment letters from 4 year schools because of it. It has also given me access to scholarships for when I transfer. I don't know if...
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    Direct Entry Psychiatric NP

    verene replied to historymajor's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    University of Washington is NOT a direct entry program, you MUST have either BSN or BA/BS + RN status in order to apply. UW does offer an accelerated bachelor's program, but there is no guarantee that...