RunBabyRN

RunBabyRN

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  1. Striving to do Better

    RunBabyRN replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can take more transferable courses to beef up your GPA. That's pretty much what I had to do (I did poorly when I first got to college, too; it happens :) ). I was honest and submitted all...

  2. Tracing a drop of blood...

    RunBabyRN replied to nhunt's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What do you have so far? Maybe we can help guide you from there.

  3. Resume Critique

    RunBabyRN replied to asand14's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First, a little friendly advice- change your avatar to something more anonymous, and take your name off the resume on here. There are lots of reasons to protect your identity on a public forum,...

  4. Advice - Transitioning from an AA to a BSN

    RunBabyRN replied to juliolopez966's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would have to imagine you'd be okay taking these courses and just put that you'll be a transfer student. That's how I did all of mine. You can't apply for your ADN/ASN unless you're in an ADN...

  5. What to do to improve application?

    RunBabyRN replied to mwil162's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Keep volunteering. Study hard and do VERY well on the HESI. Retaking courses- eh. You'll need to research repeat policies on this one. Some schools are fine with it, some aren't. You'll need to...

  6. Student needs placement advice

    RunBabyRN replied to 3016SG's topic in General Students

    One friendly piece of advice- change your avatar to something more anonymous, and take your name off of your post (you may need to contact an admin to edit it). There are a lot of reasons to protect...

  7. Where do I go from here?

    RunBabyRN replied to audiothologist's topic in General Students

    I think your first step is to look into these programs in your area, and see what is required in order to get to your end goal. I don't think all of the certifications will help you much, but there...

  8. CEU Questions

    RunBabyRN replied to pmabraham's topic in General Students

    I will answer what I can of these: 1. You can do CEUs anytime between when you're licensed and when your license is due. For example, I am newly licensed, but I am already accruing some CEUs toward...

  9. How to use the Breeze system

    RunBabyRN replied to Rachelc110's topic in California Nursing

    Maybe try another

  10. Community College v. Four Year

    RunBabyRN replied to fluffybunny7542's topic in California Nursing

    Do your prereqs at SFCC or another community college. It is a waste of money to do your general ed and prereqs at a university, and it generally doesn't give you any more preference for the BSN...

  11. Emergency Trauma

    RunBabyRN replied to Susanne Rall's topic in California Nursing

    A couple of things- Change your screen name to something anonymous. There are a lot of reasons to protect your identity on a public forum. Next, it will be VERY difficult to get an emergency...

  12. Nursing new grad programs

    RunBabyRN replied to Wallawalla's topic in General Students

    They really vary pretty widely. Some pay you, some you pay to do. Some require that you have zero RN experience, some allow you to have some, as long as it's not acute care. There are a lot of...

  13. How did you feel when you got your first nursing paycheck?

    RunBabyRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Correction:

  14. Infusion RN for new grad with lots of IV experience prior to RN school

    RunBabyRN replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I know there will plenty of things that won't translate, but I figure some will. Certainly can't hurt! :) I know we do hang blood fairly frequently in OB, and I would imagine there will be some of...

  15. Infusion RN for new grad with lots of IV experience prior to RN school

    RunBabyRN replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    That's kind of what I figured as well. I feel like this is a narrow enough scope that I can focus on just this area of nursing for now, without all of the comprehensive care of home health. I have...

  16. Infusion RN for new grad with lots of IV experience prior to RN school

    RunBabyRN replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    No specific concerns, but just curious if anyone had any input. One of the nurses I was in the Navy with said on FB to be careful with agencies, and that had I not been on of her HMs, she'd have...

  17. Meds for nclex

    RunBabyRN replied to kenee23's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would study some of the big ones like digoxin, lithium, dilaudid, morphine, BP meds, heparin, and the like. You cannot possibly learn them all, but know the major side effects and...

  18. How to use the Breeze system

    RunBabyRN replied to Rachelc110's topic in California Nursing

    Go to this page: Board of Registered Nursing Under Quick Hits, go to Breeze License Verification. Click the big button that says "Click to verify license." Then "Click here to access Breeze online...

  19. STRONG Program at Sutter Health in California

    RunBabyRN replied to CuriousAnya's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It looks like this is specific to the Sacramento region. In the North Bay, we don't have this, but I know that some of the local Sutter facilities are doing a residency program through Sonoma State....

  20. How did you feel when you got your first nursing paycheck?

    RunBabyRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    So, a little comedy for everyone... My first paycheck as a registered nurse was for $8.46. Through the agency, we are paid minimum wage for anything that happens in the office, and that was for my...

  21. RN, NP, and Corpsman Career Questions

    RunBabyRN replied to Vanessa182's topic in Government, Military

    One good thing about taking the approach you've mentioned is that you'll then have your GI Bill available. Then you can do your bachelor's, should you choose to do so, and if you want, you can try to...

  22. In last semester and thinking of changing majors

    RunBabyRN replied to MMA12345's topic in General Students

    Just be aware that much of this can be said about ANY field. People go online to vent. People don't go online to gush about how much they love their job and don't want a single thing to change....

  23. Need your opinion/thoughts

    RunBabyRN replied to nlitened's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Definitely the public school. If you can avoid the loans, DO SO. It's worth the slightly more expensive gas (bus pass, maybe? Good study time!) to save over

  24. New Grad RN in CA find any work in CA?

    RunBabyRN replied to swoo5's topic in California Nursing

    It's tough for sure. I have applied to over 500 positions. No hospitals around here will take new grads. However, I have found a couple of positions through agencies doing health fairs,...

  25. Senior in college seeking grad info

    RunBabyRN replied to kcfox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree about researching residency programs now. Also, start building your connections. Are you introducing yourself to managers while in clinicals? Have you reached out to anyone you know that's...