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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

  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...

  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...

  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,...

  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....

  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...

  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...

  8. How to sleep for first night shift?

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    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...

  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...

  10. Rant:How NOT to be a nurse

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to crnahole's topic in Patient, Colleague 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...

  11. Can someone explain?

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to Khalesi25's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    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...

  12. Doc that hinders pain management

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to rehric00's topic in Pain Management

    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...

  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

  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...

  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...

  16. Deciding between jobs

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to IThinkICan100's topic in General Students

    Even if you don't want ED after you graduate it would be a foot in the door at a facility If you want to work in a hospital after you graduate I would take the ER

  17. Is this what its like for everyone?

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've only just begun my first year as a nurse and already I dread going to work. I daydream of jobs I can take that are not bedside jobs. I know that personally I took one of the hardest jobs at one...

  18. Patients who want to be admitted for minor things

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Where I work in an inner city hospital we have patients who were admitted for things like altered mental status or chest pain observation well they have now been Inpatient without insurance for 3...

  19. One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    Seriously... She denied you the exam. I would take it above her to the Dean or some other higher up. Crap happens and one thing you need as a nurse is understanding If it was your first time missing a...

  20. Class Schedules at Chamberlain

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to sanya011's topic in Chamberlain College

    I worked during the Gen eds and then very part time throughout the program There were people who worked full time throughout the program but they generally were the ones who were held back at least...

  21. Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    I had to call security last week to take a bag full of food from my diabetic patients room His blood sugar was Critical (not even a number) and he pulls a liter of sweet tea and asks for a cup of ice....

  22. Prospects of getting a Critical Care (ICU) nursing job in the Airforce

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to francoml's topic in Government, Military

    My boyfriend is Active Duty Air Force and friends with the Air Force Nurse recruiter here on the east coast. What he told me was he Normally has about 20 some spots for Nurses a quarter to hire This...

  23. Nursing schools that don't require pre-reqs?

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to jbullardd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    All legit nursing programs should have prereqs even accelerated programs make you take them while in the program Nursing school is hard There is no easy way about

  24. Different color scrub Top and Pants, does that look ok for Male nurses?

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to RN_na_pogi_pa's topic in Men in Nursing

    Our color mandated scrubs are 2 different colors White tops and Royal blue pants We have male nurses who have to wear it and it looks fine I'm not a huge fan

  25. Class Schedules at Chamberlain

    Hpy_Vly_RNBSN replied to sanya011's topic in Chamberlain College

    I am a Chamberlain Grad I never had a M-F schedule there are class days and clinical days Class can be Tues Thursday and Clinical a day other than Tues Thursday but you will have other gen eds and...