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  1. Nursing is becoming stupid

    And yet we still go to these jobs everyday...WHY? It is a question I ask myself everyday while sitting in my car trying to pep talk myself before I take a dreaded step towards my
  2. Are too many certifications a bad thing?

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  3. Aspen University anyone??

    Is anyone attending Aspen University ? If so, can you lete know how things are going and what is expected of you during the program? Thank
  4. Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable

    ""Why do they eat their young? Just a little devil's advocate on that thought. Some (a few?) new nurses believe they actually are better than experienced nurses because they are some combo of...
  5. Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable

    I feel the same way....HUGE mistake for me
  6. New grad interested in operating room nursing

    I did OR for many years. You will find places that will take you right from nursing school, but there are a lot of things to consider. I have seen a lot in my days. I will tell you that the brand new...
  7. Why don't you just read the chart?

    And at the end 9f the day, the single most important thing you do is give a complete, through hand off report. This is a JACHO
  8. Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable

    I feel the o ly way to address these issues is with a national or state Nurses Union. That nurses are automatically a part of, I look at teachers taking "sabbatical leave" for entire school years,...
  9. Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable

    "" I would love for the media to do a story.....of a series of articles about what our members are saying in this article and the one that prompted this one. If anyone has connections with the media,...
  10. Why don't you just read the chart?

    This is just the sort of attitude that causes errors and poor patient outcomes. To top it off this post is pretty rude and shows a lot of disrespect towards your fellow nurses. If a doc or resident...
  11. Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable

    There is so much fear of retaliation in nursing..As much as I feel we need to ban together, I feel it will never happen, we are victims the situations we find ourselves in. We are given assigments...
  12. Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable

    You know, I honestly feel everyone else in the hospital tries to figure out how to make your day as sh**y as possible. Docs, pharmacist, OT, PT, management, RT, are obstructionist in the highest...
  13. Hi all, I am trying to find someone who has attended Aspen University's RN to BSN program. I would live to hear your opinion. I spoke to an enrollment specialist and she was really wonderful. Any...
  14. Scholarly activities

    Hi all, I'm kind of an "old" nurse. I would love to apply for a clinical ladder designation at my institution, however, one of the requirements is a scholarly activity. Can anyone help me out with...
  15. Looking to start classes again this year.....

    I was seriously looking at WGU, but I can't seem to come up with the tuition money up front. I have tuition reimbursement, but I would still need to come up with the money. WGU looked like a great...
  16. I'm done! Singing the praises of WGU

    CONGRATULATIONS!!! Now you will
  17. Diploma nurses are worthless?!

    So sorry that you had to go through this. I actually have an AD which I got in 1992. I have, on and off, worked on my BSN. I have TONS and TONS of experience in my field and the AD doesn't really...
  18. Difficult people

    I'm still there, but I'm looking at leaving. Either a new position with another place or going back to my prior position. It's so catty, one of the other nurses told me that this nurse is talking...
  19. Difficult people

    I am in a very strange situation right now. I am working in a small facility, and I have been working there for a little while now. Almost all of my co workers are pleasant, but there is one who is...
  20. CHOP interview

    Thanks, I wasn't aware there was a PA nurses forum!!! I will look now. Thanks
  21. CHOP interview

    I have an interview at CHOP, can anyone give me any pointers on what CHOP looks for and also, can you tell me what the benefits package is? How much vacation you start out with. I already know I...
  22. Starting RN-BSN program on October 27th

    Hi trying to decide now about this school VS WGU. Do you have to take a college level math class? I have a huge, huge problem with the math. Thanks for any
  23. Thanks so much for posting this. I just spoke to an enrollment counselor, they have my transcripts, application, etc. Just wanted to say thanks for getting me going with this. I just really want to...
  24. Thanks, I was wondering. I will be talking to an enrollment person today. Only thing is, I got sidelined and my dog has had a $4000 surgery on one knee and need the other one needs to be done in about...