Hpy_Vly_RNBSN

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1. How long does it take to switch from a MD license to a DC license

   Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to ql279's topic in General Nursing

   Also its not a switch. You MD license will remain active for as long as its good for. You are just getting an endorsement to practice in DC. You will have a dual license.

2. How long does it take to switch from a MD license to a DC license

   Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to ql279's topic in General Nursing

   As soon as you get your MD license, apply for a DC license. It took me over a month to get a temporary license in DC from my VA license. There is a long process you have to do in order to apply,(passport photos, finger printing, License verification ...

3. I really want to know?

   Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   This is a very hard one for me. And after working in inner city DC with the majority of my patients drug abusers, I will admit I was very frustrated. I felt like I was more of a drug dealer than a nurse. When patients refuse insulin for a BG of 300 b...

4. Nashville, TN

   Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to kdsmith1017's topic in General Nursing

   Vanderbilt has a great Trauma ICU program and I very much enjoy the facility. There are several hospitals in the area but many of them divert ICU/Trauma pts to Vandy. To get a good range of hospitals, salaries and benefits, I suggest applying at St T...

5. Is it possible to get out of a signed contract if a nurse doesn't like her job.

   Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to VKALA's topic in General Nursing

   Read your contract very well. I signed a 2 year contract with a hospital and was able to leave said contract. Within the contract it stated that repayment of broken contract was under CNO discretion. I had to leave due to my disabled vet husband nee...

6. Go into nursing for the money?

   Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to jackhensy's topic in General Nursing

   Seriously....If the money was good I might have gone into it for the money. I am not making it big time at all and with all my student loans that I pay for actually becoming a nurse, I just get by. I went into nursing because it was something that in...

7. Pregnancy Work Woes

   Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

   I am currently 26 weeks pregnant and working as an RN on a Cardiac step-down unit. All in all I have not declined to do very many things throughout my pregnancy. Stinky jobs or not, I still have done them. I do find it hard to do all the bending, pul...

8. How to sleep for first night shift?

   Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in New Nurse

   I regularly work different shifts Mostly nights but some days My body honestly never knows when to sleep and when to be awake I normally sleep the whole night before a night shift get up on time and do what needs to be done Then I will sleep from 2-4...

9. Nurse-Patient Ratios

   Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to PA_RN87's topic in General Nursing

   General Medicine unit Washington DC Ratio is generally 1:5 on days and 1:6 on nights Usually we have 3 techs split between 40 patients Charge nurse handles staffing and patient placement and often take patients We are understaffed most times It's ...

10. Rant:How NOT to be a nurse

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to crnahole's topic in Relations

    I work on a busy med surg floor that is understaffed. I've had days when techs tell me no and I have one patient crawling out of bed and another that needs the restroom and another needing pain medication. Sitting in the room with my computer to char...

11. Can someone explain?

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to Khalesi25's topic in Geriatric

    90% of your real training will happen during your first job. You learn basic skills and how to think critically in nursing school. LTC and Hospital nursing are very different but you will qualify for either when you pass your Nclex

12. Doc that hinders pain management

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to rehric00's topic in Pain

    Wow just wow! I work in a facility that basically gives out PCAs for everything just to cover their butts with the HCAP (I know that abbreviation is missing a letter or 2 but oh well) scores. We also have a separate service for Palliative care patien...

13. Chamberlain accept people who have failed out of a program?

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to kringkring5144's topic in Chamberlain College

    You can transfer Gen Eds I think but it's part of the program that the Nursing credits do not transfer

14. Chamberlain accept people who have failed out of a program?

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to kringkring5144's topic in Chamberlain College

    It is non stop for 2 years... The school is a for profit school so it's expensive and hard to deal with at times I had to take max financial aid and that still didn't cover it They do have an in such loan called the Chamberlain loan they didn't offer...

15. Chamberlain accept people who have failed out of a program?

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to kringkring5144's topic in Chamberlain College

    As a Graduate of Chamberlain, let me say just because they accept you even though you failed out of a different program doesn't mean it will be easier Chamberlain is an accelerated program which means if you don't learn fast you'll get left behind O...