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  1. L.A. County corrections and Incarcerated Relative

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to milzer2012's topic in Correctional

    Did you disclose it in your application if there was a section for it? If not, notify your background investigator if you get to that point. They find out later, it is an integrity

  2. Non-IT Background go into NI?

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Nursing student here. As I go through my BSN courses, I took a NI class and it peaked my interest slightly. I don't have a general background in IT, but being a millenial I have worked with computers...

  3. Issues with psych rotation-PTSD

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to kkordalski87's topic in General Nursing

    As a student we only have so long in each rotation. I'd suggest finding some way to get by each day until the rotation is done. I personally mark off calendar days and it makes time go faster. Try not...

  4. Need encouragement- how do you control your fear?

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    Make a game of it then. Play who wants to be a millionaire in your mind and they want you to be sure before you move

  5. Need encouragement- how do you control your fear?

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    Study, then on day of exam pray and tell yourself that you will do good and you already know this stuff. Skip hard questions and come back later. Go over every question when you are finished. It's...

  6. Job frustration

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to ajw49886's topic in General Nursing

    This kind of stuff is why I'm going to seek Union hospital jobs when I graduate. Representation worked in my last job, I believe in it

  7. I'm officially an employee of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department!

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to Psych LVN's topic in Correctional

    No but I worked there before switching to

  8. I'm officially an employee of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department!

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to Psych LVN's topic in Correctional

    You are working with criminals, but that doesnt mean it has to be stressful. They are just like anyone else, just have less to lose. It's dangerous, but not worth stressing over. LASD does do a...

  9. WGU Pre-licensing BSN for 2015

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to ShondaJ's topic in Western Governors University

    Try any and everything. You don't want to graduate with

  10. WGU Pre-licensing BSN for 2015

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to ShondaJ's topic in Western Governors University

    These are scholarship

  11. WGU Pre-licensing BSN for 2015

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to ShondaJ's topic in Western Governors University

    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=scholarship+2015 will lead you to some books for the coming

  12. WGU Pre-licensing BSN for 2015

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to ShondaJ's topic in Western Governors University

    Get a scholarship book, apply online, find them on school websites, etc... think outside the

  13. WGU HOUSTON NOV 1 2014 Cohort Start Date

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to RNQUEST's topic in Western Governors University

    christianah, call the school and talk with an enrollment

  14. WGU Pre-licensing BSN for 2015

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to ShondaJ's topic in Western Governors University

    Tasha, no need to graduate with debt. Scholarships are the way to pay everything off for

  15. Nervous about Anatomy and Physiology I

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to hfullerCNA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Focus on your studies and you'll be fine. I'd go as far to cut out all distractions in your life until you

  16. Career switch to Nursing

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey everyone! I've slowly been chipping away at my pre-reqs and got accepted into a BSN program that starts in a few days. I've been in Law Enforcement before but decided I want to help people on a...

  17. Straigterline and WGU

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to TriceCNA's topic in Western Governors University

    Straighterline isn't too hard, just motivate yourself somehow to get through it. I did AP 1/2, and Microbiology through straighterline in 2

  18. new nurse unsure of how to get along

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to newnurse11491's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Life happens to all of us, but we decide how to interpret

  19. Favorite ways to decompress

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to duskyjewel's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Exercise, sex, reading, strategizing my life, having days where I do nothing to recharge, hanging out with friends, seeing movies, etc. Getting out in nature is the

  20. 1st Night Shift Loneliness

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to lucni01's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My old job I worked graveyards the first 9 months before moving to evenings and then to days 5 years later. It really is about prioritizing and self discipline on your part. True you work when most...

  21. Does anyone else have nursing nightmares while sleeping?

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to jrbl77's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Work nightmares are common but once you wake up, you need to verbally remind yourself that it wasn't real, just an illusion. Then go grab a bowl of ice cream and be

  22. stressed out at work

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to xxlilangelxx1090's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Degree level you're at? Consider going for an MSN? If nursing isn't for you, what do you feel your calling is? As for getting another nursing job, why not relocate to a cheaper place that needs more...

  23. I'm burned out...what to do...

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to KC34's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I worked in the jails and saw nurses getting paid more than law enforcement. Seriously $8,500/month isn't a joke! As for stress relief, try meditation, praying, or exercising. Also the foods you eat...

  24. I Hate Nursing

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to BubbleSmiles's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I was in a job I didn't like for 6.5 years before I left it for nursing school. Before you know it, your life will be over. So why exactly aren't you moving yourself towards something you

  25. Stressed out Nursing Student need reassurance

    CVICU-Nurse1.5 replied to ONCRN2017's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm done with my first month of nursing school out of thirty. Chill out. The reason anyone can see your stress is because you stretch yourself too thin. You don't need to be part of the association...