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    Lifestyle of a Nurse

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to contemplations's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I mean to say that, seeing both sides of it, all the awful stuff I have gone through as a student makes a lot of nursing a cakewalk. I have dealt with angry customers (and, soon to be, angry...
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    NCLEX CA ATT??

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Theone40's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    They are a little farther along than what the processing times are. Once the date changes on the application status, something good will be happening soon. Here's my timeline: applied 04/18/16,...
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    Lifestyle of a Nurse

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to contemplations's topic in General Nursing

    I think the aim of what you're seeking should be directed more towards the life of a nursing student. There was a lot I had to put up with that made me sometimes feel like it simply wasn't worth it...
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    Any info on summit college in Colton ca

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Gbh137's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I agree. You can get your ADN at SBVC and not have to deal with a for-profit school that costs much more than it should and you won't have to go LVN-to-RN but rather RN-to-BSN. Have you heard of the...
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    Receiving your ATT

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to jessc16's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am right there with you. I have my job waiting for me but I have to get this all together by August 26th. It's getting pretty late for me. Not really much else I can do about
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    Advice needed for nursing school!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Anonymous313's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The ABSN at APU is extremely expensive if you're considering cost. Most ABSN programs around here are because they're private. I would seriously look at public schools above anything else. I'm also...
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    Do Nurse Practitioners Assist In "Pulling the Plug"?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that most of the other posts have answered your question fairly well, however, I want to bring attention to the two quoted statements. I don't understand why you're juxtaposing taking a child...
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    Post-Orientation Doubts

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Fancychicken's topic in General Students

    I only say this as being burnt out a bit on doing leadership things in my nursing program but also that, when I asked when I would be expected to start contributing, that's paraphrasing what I was...
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    Commuting an hour to work

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to MiaLyse's topic in General Nursing

    This times a million. I plan on getting the car I want (I haven't had a new vehicle in close to 11 years) that will make the drive even more worth it. I wanted a hybrid something or other to get that...
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    Commuting an hour to work

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to MiaLyse's topic in General Nursing

    I currently commute anywhere from 1.5 to 3 hours (depending on the day and traffic) to where I work. I do it because it's a fantastic work environment and the time I lose in traffic is made up in...
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    Post-Orientation Doubts

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Fancychicken's topic in General Students

    Fresh, 1 month and 9 day old new grad here, and I have to tell you, that that's part of orientation. It's a "worst case scenario" slap in the face to get you to square yourself away as much as...
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    A little frustrated/confused about BSN/ADN

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to hellfirecat's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This was based on the Institute of Medicine's "call to action" that hospitals hire an 80% BSN-prepared workforce by 2020. It's based on research that supports the idea that a more educated nursing...
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    processing delays in California

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to NickL521's topic in General Students

    We all are. It's ridiculous. And for us, since we didn't start our final quarter (and our application process) until the 2nd week of April, we're still sitting here waiting, trying not to have a...
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    New grad starting peds hem/onc, how to prepare? Book suggestions?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Gobbstopper's topic in Oncology

    See if the nurse educator (or whomever is in charge of training the new grad nurses) has a list of meds that are commonly found on your unit. It's kind of fun to start going through everything that...
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    Seeking advice from all you Introverted nurses out there...

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to jk2185's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm an introvert that had a pretty painful shyness problem that I was able to cope with prior to starting nursing school (wouldn't even have applied to a program if it was still an issue). What I have...
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    My dream of becoming a nurse has became a nightmare

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to NurseKJ5's topic in General Nursing

    This times 1 million. BMT is the definition of
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Much to the chagrin of people who did things by going down a more reality-oriented path. I've heard a lot of experienced nurses comment on how woefully unprepared these accelerated ELM grads are. I've...
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    When our older nurses die :(

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    None of this comment makes any sense in context of the
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    Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    ....said the person without a mortgage or real, hardcore-adulting bills. Honestly, yeah, it would be cool to go and buy Louboutins and Gucci like I was able to back in the day (I worked in high-end...
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    Dealing with Guilt

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to JA89's topic in General Nursing

    I can't help but wonder though, that had it not been the cell phone that distracted you, would you have rationalized your guilt with another reason? Like, maybe you would feel that you had a hunch...
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    Pediatric oncology nurse salary?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Tara227's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Pediatrics, especially hemonc, on it's own is not a lucrative specialty for any medical facility. A lot of facilities operate at a loss. Pediatrics for docs is also a losing game and they are, among...
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    Is money everything in this profession?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to WhyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's tacky to discuss loopholes like that. However, nursing has the opportunity to be a fairly good living for some people. For others, it's pretty bleak and that's not fair, especially it seems that...
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    Test question re: PROM

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to guest563546's topic in Ob/Gyn

    While I agree that it's a really bizarre question in terms of wording (yeah, it's PPROM, not PROM) but I think the reason it is infection and not risk for infection is because a PPROM may occur d/t...
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    Anyone else feeling down now that they graduated?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to RnoRN's topic in General Students

    I feel a little adrift, too. I'm in the same situation -- graduated with awesome honors, got my dream job and am two shifts away from heading out for a nice vacation. And yet, it feels a little...
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    Are there any gay nurses here?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so this really bugs me that you feel like you would be dismissed as misappropriating if you posted something about it. I am a queer, freshly-minted new grad (as of 6/18!) and I want you to know...