christvs DNP, RN, NP

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    Important Info For Grad Students!!

    christvs replied to lovingpecola's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi Lovingpecola, have you decided whether you're going to Yale or Columbia? I'm going to look into the financial aid info you posted. Thanks!
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    Strange Situation

    christvs replied to May_baby's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm glad you're writing the school a letter because I don't think it's fair for them to penalize you for someone else taking a long time to pass in your recommendation letter. Good luck & let us...
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    New Grad Boston Rn's Making $55/hr??!!

    christvs replied to lisa41rn's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    True, if you work full time but I work part time & also I have my BSN. But where I work, we all get paid the same regardless of which nursing degree we have. We just got a raise too, so we get...
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    I had my first patient in active chest pain during my shift!

    christvs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been an RN for 7 months now & I work on a med/surg/tele unit. I've had plenty of patients come in because they had chest pain at home so they got to the ER via ambulance, but I've never ever...
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    what is the best shift to work while in school?

    christvs replied to johnson0424's topic in Post Graduate Students

    If you could pick I would go per diem so you can adjust your work schedule according to your classes and clinicals. I would love to go per diem but can't because my job now has medical & dental...
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    Hi

    christvs replied to Erica1019's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been an RN for 7 months now & I think my biggest issue when I started was that when I was a student I only had 1 or 2 patients to take care of & could therefore spend all day with &...
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    Need some support

    christvs replied to ladydame's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, no wonder you are stressed out. What a long day you have between working and commuting. It sounds to me like you would be happier working closer to home. Is there another hospital near where you...
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    Am I A Wimp Or A Failure??!!

    christvs replied to lisa41rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are neither a wimp nor a failure; you are simply human & who hasn't made mistakes? I've been a nurse 7 months too & I try my very best to do everything right but I still mess up. Just...
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    NCSBN proposes CNS no longer be considered APNs

    christvs replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think it would be really sad if they did that because CNS are & should remain advanced practice nurses. They contribute a great deal to staff, patients, and others. It's so strange to me that...
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    When do you start feeling like a RN

    christvs replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been an RN for 7 months now & I think I can say that I now feel like I'm really a nurse, but every time I see/do something for the first time, I feel like a student all over again. I think...
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    Is it true?!?! Say it aint so...

    christvs replied to lovingpecola's topic in Post Graduate Students

    When I was in nursing school we did fake bed baths on each other sophomore year. We would take turns getting on a bed and going through the motions of giving a bath, but not do it-we would just speak...
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    Too Old?

    christvs replied to rhapsodyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I became an RN at 28 years old (will be 29 in 3 days!!!) & I'll be starting NP school this summer. When I graduate I'll be 32 years old. I don't think anyone is too old to do anything unless they...
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    doesn't like being a cna

    christvs replied to nursewannabee's topic in General Nursing

    I can really relate to this too! Four years ago I was 24 years old and had a Master's degree in biology when I decided to take a CNA course at the Red Cross. I felt strange being in a class that...
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    Patients always needing something no matter what.

    christvs replied to OliveVinesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's great that everyone is venting here cuz I can totally relate to nearly everything posted here and I've only been an RN for 7 months! Here is what happened to me last night at work that...
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    doesn't like being a cna

    christvs replied to nursewannabee's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a CNA in a hospital during nursing school and while I didn't hate it, I didn't absolutely love it either. I liked interacting with the patients and liked talking and listening to them, and...
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    Nurse Practioner without any clinical experience?

    christvs replied to Blee O'Myacin's topic in General Nursing

    I think everyone is different, but for me personally I am glad I'm getting several of years of experience as an RN before I work as an NP, just because I simply feel a lot safer that way. I graduated...
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    Six months in and...

    christvs replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know, how fast time goes by! I've now been an RN for 7 months and I still get so excited and feel special when I write those initials after my name. :) Keep up the good work. :)
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    Classes started yesterday......

    christvs replied to CardioTrans's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hey guys, I'm going to be in an MSN program this fall to be an adult acute care NP (will take an elective class in oncology nursing this May too) and I was wondering-what do you learn in the advanced...
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    Most recent problem (VERY LONG)

    christvs replied to JentheRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm glad you left that horrible place. I hope you have a better time at your new job. I couldn't believe how your manager acted! That is so outrageous. Let us know how your new job goes. -Christine...
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    Need help from night shift nurses

    christvs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi I've been an RN for 6 months now & have only worked either 7-3 (on orientation) and now I've been working 3-11 PM. My manager put me on 11-7 this coming Sunday night and I've been really...
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    Student Transition

    christvs replied to eaglenurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think the hardest thing to overcome is your confidence level or lack of. In my opinion that is. It was really hard and weird at first to not have a clinical instructor to go to every time I needed...
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    Na Na Na Na Na (raspberry!) :D

    christvs replied to DCCCRNn2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Gompers, this is a bit off the subject but I had to write you about your friend who succeeded in nursing school even when others told her she couldn't -good for her! :) I'm glad she stuck through it....
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    My pt made me look like an idiot

    christvs replied to NurseEcho's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You did absolutely nothing wrong. I would have done exactly what you did. This has happened to me before: I call the doc because the patient is in bad shape, they come by and suddenly everything is...
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    Need help from night shift nurses

    christvs replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey thanks for your responses everyone. :) I just wanted to let you know that I was all dressed Sunday night and ready to go into work (but still not happy about it) when at 9 PM my phone rang. It was...
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    What's NP (FNP) program like?

    christvs replied to NCLEX_CareBear's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi NCLEX CareBear! I'm not in BC or UMASS Boston but I will be starting the NP/MSN program at UMASS-Worcester this summer. Do you live in Mass? I hope you get into the grad school program you want. :)...