Lunah MSN, RN

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    Did you have a degree before your BSN? If so, what was it in?

    Lunah replied to anna astley's topic in Nursing Career

    AAS, emergency medical technologies (paramedic). Also a liberal arts AA. Then I earned my ASN before going back for a BSN. Two MSNs later, I am pretty much done.
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    Bedside to insurance company?

    Lunah replied to RDH-RN's topic in Nursing Career

    I understand your mindset - we have a vision of nursing as a hands-on-patients profession. But in any nursing role, you will still touch lives. I work in appeals for a large insurance company. I...
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    RN coworker discouraged me

    Lunah replied to LPNwithBIGdreams's topic in General Nursing

    LPN to RN/BSN bridge, I am
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    Paramedic to RN

    Lunah replied to Zmedic50's topic in General Nursing

    I was a paramedic/ED tech who did Excelsior's program 12 years ago. Right now they are not accepting applications from the OP's state due to the impending loss of ACEN accreditation in May. However,...
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    ACEN

    Lunah replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Excelsior College

    They are only accepting students from states that don't require ACEN accreditation, so graduates from those states listed would be able to sit for the NCLEX if they graduate after May (barring any...
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    Bombed my interview

    Lunah replied to RN1485's topic in Case Management

    Those all make sense in the context of UM/your, but dang. Google can answer those questions in 3 seconds. What is more important is that if you don't know the answer, you know where to
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    Bombed New Grad Interview

    Lunah replied to Crawdadssing's topic in General Nursing

    Zero stars, don't recommend. You definitely dodged a bullet. A hail of bullets. Can you imagine the misery of working for that person, or being that person?
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    NBC's The Nurses - Just another nurse show?

    Lunah replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I just don't know why they keep trying
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    remote work

    Lunah replied to nursepurple3000's topic in General Specialties

    There were a couple of companies I heard about that allowed overseas work but have since stopped due to too many issues. For these healthcare organizations, there are a lot of regulations about where...
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    Nurse Educator Salary in Middle/East Tennessee

    Lunah replied to LadyStark's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Agree about TN pay being low. I am in Chattanooga and grateful that I brought my work-from-home job with me when I moved! The local hospital could never afford me,
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    Is calling off for burnout a thing?

    Lunah replied to Stella_Blue's topic in General Nursing

    Stella, I am so sorry you have had to deal with that. *hugs* Please take some time off for
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    New grad from online RN program with ZERO CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

    Lunah replied to angel1312's topic in General Nursing

    Some states do cap the number of hours that can be done via sims; however, with COVID here, I have a feeling many requirements are being
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    Work from home RN jobs

    Lunah replied to aship's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There is a facebook group called "Remote Nursing Jobs" that has great information and
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    Remote Nursing Jobs in California

    Lunah replied to labornurse123's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, 100%. My daughter is 3 and goes to daycare. If she spends more than 10 minutes in my office, she wants to climb on my lap and help me "work," which really equates to pushing all the keys on the...
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    Advice please? Stressing and struggling new nurse in ICU and not doing well

    Lunah replied to lackofconfidence12's topic in General Nursing

    That is great! I hope you continue to improve and excel. Remember, you are NEVER alone in a hospital. Your responsibility will be greater, yes, but learn who your real resources are. And when you are...
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    DePaul's MENP... so what's the title you graduate with?

    Lunah replied to gonz.jpg's topic in School, College Programs

    Same "title" as a community college ASN graduate - registered nurse, assuming you pass the NCLEX, but with significantly more debt I would imagine. Most people I know who have done a direct entry MSN...
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    Friend diagnosed with cancer but can't get surgery?

    Lunah replied to Juniper83's topic in General Nursing

    I work in appeals. If the patient is spending time appealing for a gap exception to use physicians outside his network, that can also eat up some time. And if there are in-network physicians that...
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    Acronym - WEOD

    Lunah replied to ReOxyS's topic in General Nursing

    As are the verbs "eat," "binge," and "gorge."
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    Acronym - WEOD

    Lunah replied to ReOxyS's topic in General Nursing

    Yay, do I win a donut? Today I really NEED a donut!!
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    Becoming an Air Force Nurse in DETAIL

    Lunah replied to thedancingnurse's topic in Government, Military

    I am not black, just a Hispanic girl that looks white. Haha. So I can't pretend to know your struggles, though I am in a mixed-race marriage with a mixed-race child. But seriously, some of the best...
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    Acronym - WEOD

    Lunah replied to ReOxyS's topic in General Nursing

    Weekend option, days (dayshift). WEON would be
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    Remote Nursing Jobs in California

    Lunah replied to labornurse123's topic in Nursing Career

    California RNs have some difficulty with the pay cut that often accompanies a remote position. So many of these companies hiring for remote jobs are national and don't necessarily pay you based on...
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    Work from Home Nursing Job

    Lunah replied to aship's topic in Nursing Career

    I have seen newer nurses get hired with Anthem in a "Nurse Reviewer I" position. Not endorsing it, just saying I have seen
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    NICU babes dress-up for Halloween

    Lunah replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think my favorite is Apollo Creed! Little fighter. ❤️ Thanks for posting
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    ACEN

    Lunah replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Excelsior College

    Meant to update this - there is information on EC's site: https://www.excelsior.edu/admissions/requirements/nursing-requirements/associate-in-nursing-requirements/ They reached an agreement with...