HeartsOpenWide RN

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    Lvn vs Medical assisting

    HeartsOpenWide replied to DiabeticGirl18's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you are choosing the MA route because it is easier because of mom's BF and are planning on working as an MA while in RN school you would be better of just suffering with the BF for the 3 semester...
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    Can a Registered Psychiatric Nurse work as an RN?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Blondiemagick3's topic in Psychiatric

    I have never even heard of an RPN. Do you take the NCLEX when you graduate? If so I bet you could get another job other than psych, if not..then not as an
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    Lvn vs Medical assisting

    HeartsOpenWide replied to DiabeticGirl18's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am a previous MA. Medical Assisting is not a bad thing, but if I had the option you have I would do LVN. With the LVN you can move up to RN if you want to do that later, there is nothing to move up...
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    Why do a lot of nursing students hate med/surg?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to mariposabella's topic in General Students

    Because some of us knew what we wanted to do when we became nurses before we even started our pre-reqs and Med/Surg is not one of them. I have known since I was a kid that I wanted to be in OB. (not...
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    Health care workers can be drafted during a pandemic

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I did not know that when I graduate this month I will secretly become property of the government because of it...guess you do not even have to join the military anymore to have your life taken
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    ATT: Turnaround Time

    HeartsOpenWide replied to eager1hasbegun's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I turned my paperwork in over a month ago and still have not received a number..they sure cashed my check though!! Some people said they got theirs in a week!! Should I worry? Do they said the number...
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    ATI Books v. Testing

    HeartsOpenWide replied to dianajh73's topic in General Students

    The books and CDs are free, they come with the cost of the test; that is what you are paying for. If you buy the books on line you will still have to pay the same amount to ATI to take the exams. Your...
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    ACLS

    HeartsOpenWide replied to HURN's topic in General Nursing

    Since BLS is pre-req review that. Also review arrythmias and you should be fine. I liked ECG made
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    May grads...when are you starting work?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to pumpkin455's topic in First Year After Licensure

    when I even get a job
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    You will still have to wipe butts even as a NURSE !

    HeartsOpenWide replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I agree about the whole patient care thing, some times there are no aids at all; and when there are they are too busy. We were required to use delegation as part of our Leadership and Management...
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    You will still have to wipe butts even as a NURSE !

    HeartsOpenWide replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Student nurses need to practice delegation. It is a part of time management. That being said however, I do not think it should be done until the end of their program after the skills you mentioned...
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    Attention all 50 states: what is your nursing ratio? please post!

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am in California where there are slim to none in nursing jobs for new grads. I am highly considering leaving the state but am scared to venture out of California's nice nursing rations. What is the...
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    Dumb question: calculating weighted grade before all grades are in

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in General Students

    I know how to figure a final weighted grade, but how do I calculate what my grade is right
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    Student Uniform - My Gosh!

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Meg_student's topic in General Students

    Is this a joke? What is the name of your school? This just doesn't seem real...what is their reasoning? I understand why we have to all wear the school color, so we can be easily identified in the...
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    How many new grads DID find a job right away?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to SoCaliGirl's topic in California Nursing

    So far, as far as I know only three out of a class of 30. Not including
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    Steps of a wet to dry dressing

    HeartsOpenWide replied to oxyjen's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    We do not do wet to dry dressings anymore; it goes against evidenced based
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    Home births 'as safe as hospital'

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well that is a topic all and of itself for another thread. When they say home birth is just as safe as hospital birth they are talking about home birth attended by a skilled attendant; not the...
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    For those of use New Grads not getting jobs, what do you suggest?

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in General Nursing

    Everyone is my class is starting to freak out because the vast majority of us are not getting jobs in this cruddy economy, does help that I am in the northern part of the country were jobs are the...
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    For those of use New Grads not getting jobs, what do you suggest?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    This is easier said than done. I am married and my husband owns his own business. It is going to be hard for me to just pack up and
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    SNOTTY MA claiming to be a nurse!!!!

    HeartsOpenWide replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to play the monkey card here. But I can still remember my first semester when my instructor explained the role of the nurse. She put a picture up on the screen of a chimp and said, "A Monkey...
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    SNOTTY MA claiming to be a nurse!!!!

    HeartsOpenWide replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    Then why are they called Licensed Practical
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    A nurse should have at least 5 years exp before NP school

    HeartsOpenWide replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    So you will never go to a doctor? Or are you considering residency working in their field
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    SNOTTY MA claiming to be a nurse!!!!

    HeartsOpenWide replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    I will have 1200 hours clinical time by the time I graduate with my BSN next month (900 required and 300 extra curricular precepted hours)......you do the
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    A nurse should have at least 5 years exp before NP school

    HeartsOpenWide replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors do not have to do clinicals in between pre-med and medical school. Why should a nurse. I think it is individual. Some need more nursing time others do not. There are a variety of NPs out...
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    Home births 'as safe as hospital'

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And them thinking that midwives are going to take their place...their place? HA! Sorry dudes, midwives were doing it LONG before you were; yeah, Biblical