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  1. Is clinic nursing a dirty job?

    target98765 replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    I work with one of those plastic surgery office nurses, she refuses to pick dirty stuff up off the floor and every day and every hour she says to me and my co workers to "go get me xyz." She is very...

  2. RN to BSN online programs., Which university to choose? HELP!!!

    target98765 replied to RN2009Belarus's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I didn't check them. Mostly none of the on line programs have clinicals! Good

  3. First clinical competency was a disaster

    target98765 replied to iwearadrstethoscope's topic in General Students

    Don't beat yourself up!!! It is very stressful and it is new. Be kind to yourself, the whole thing is stressful. Hey I had an ugly cry in front of my

  4. Capella University

    target98765 replied to target98765's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    North Central is the regional

  5. Capella University

    target98765 replied to target98765's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Accreditation - Capella

  6. Capella University

    target98765 replied to target98765's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, they are regionally accredited. I was all set to go to Aspen University and my place of work put the brakes on that; my reimbursment app was denied because they are not accredited. So, trust...

  7. Capella University

    target98765 replied to target98765's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Thanks, so far I love it. My professor is super and always answers my questions right away, and I have a lot of questions!! I just loved that my enrollment couselor and I figured out together how to...

  8. Desperately need advice

    target98765 replied to Cynbar1988's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You have some options. 1. You could move to find a hospital job, 2. You can apply to nursing homes; they are more likely to hire a new RN with an ADN. I am the major metro city down south of NY and...

  9. Nursing: Associates vs. BSN

    target98765 replied to schrutefarms's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Bear in mind, if you choose Tha ADN, most RN to BSN programs require that you are a practicing RN so a job is required to apply to most RN to BSN programs. Be sure you check out nursing job postings...

  10. Do I NEED to get my BSN?

    target98765 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, I agree, it is so

  11. Is nursing for me?

    target98765 replied to schrutefarms's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Dan! I would suggest you see if you can shadow a nurse on a med surg floor to see what the job entails. Seems to me you are a smart guy with your math and science degree; real life application of...

  12. Motivation

    target98765 replied to rocioromero's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It is diffcult, I worked with techs who went through nursing school while balancing 12 hour shifts, families, and school. They were exhaute at the end, but they did this for themselves and their...

  13. Do I NEED to get my BSN?

    target98765 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I live in a major metro area south of NY, and it is, with few exceptions, BSN or you need not apply. I do not have my BSN (I have an ADN) but I have many years of experience in my specialty. If I...

  14. RN to BSN online programs., Which university to choose? HELP!!!

    target98765 replied to RN2009Belarus's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Oh my gosh, Villanova is a top University, I actually pass it on my way into work. I looked at their on line program and I was impressed by it. It is just very expensive!!! I spoke with Western...

  15. Transferring Credit from Aspen University

    target98765 replied to Ann.E's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congratulations!!! I wish you much success!!!

  16. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    target98765 replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    We had everyone but nursing punching a clock at one point. Then the RNS were found to be abusing this system. That is why everyone now punches the

  17. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    target98765 replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    That is great unless you have a surgeon throwing s**t at

  18. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    target98765 replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to tell you some of the chatter I was in a front row seat for...two doctors, in mixed company mind you; myself and another nurse in the procedure room, these two women decided to talk...

  19. Transferring Credit from Aspen University

    target98765 replied to Ann.E's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Lol!! First off, I have a $6,000 YEARLY reimbursement package at work. Capella gave me a $3000 scholarship and I get a 10% tuition discount through my employer. Do you market for WGU? Your response...

  20. Transferring Credit from Aspen University

    target98765 replied to Ann.E's topic in Online Distance Learning

    "At least with WGU, the college mathematics requirement is waived for all students with an associate degree in nursing. The statistics course was self-paced, contained no hardcore math or...

  21. Transferring Credit from Aspen University

    target98765 replied to Ann.E's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Capella did not require me to take math. I have a lot of science and math and science are under one umbrella at Capella. I only have to take 11 nursing

  22. Age Discrimination in Nursing

    target98765 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Sounds lIke "Employment at Will" law in

  23. Transferring Credit from Aspen University

    target98765 replied to Ann.E's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I was enrolled I the Aspen program, however, when I submitted the class to my employer, they would not approve it because it is not regionally accredited. That was a red flag to me. So far I am not...

  24. Age Discrimination in Nursing

    target98765 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I work with much younger nurses. I am close to 50 and while I have over 20 years of experience in area of nursing, the younger nurse, who didn't have the experience to even be hired for the position...

  25. Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    target98765 replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Pretty rude....how could you possibly be able to assess what is "sub-par" in nursing? And no one will be interested in your prior "highly specalized" sonogram career because you aren't in that field...