Lunah MSN, RN

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    Starting Excelsior's MSN - Education

    Lunah posted a topic in Excelsior College

    I decided a year out of school was enough -- I completed my RN to BSN in June 2010 -- so I'm back in school for an MSN! I decided to go back to Excelsior, where I did my ADN. The price is fabulous for...
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    Grand Canyon DNP

    Lunah replied to Snorris30's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I was accepted to GCU's DNP and put it on hold due to a change in family structure (had a baby, wanted time off of school!), and the enrollment guy's complete lack of a response (not even a congrats,...
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    Excelsior college

    Lunah replied to smariemax's topic in Excelsior College

    This is why it's important to know your local hiring climate before you sign on to Excelsior. There are a couple of areas where I have heard of this
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    Starting Excelsior's MSN - Education

    Lunah replied to Lunah's topic in Excelsior College

    If you aren't going to leave the bedside, a BSN is enough. Heck, an ADN is fine in some areas. You can stay at the bedside with an MSN, but some places may overlook you as
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    Army Reserve OML FY2017

    Lunah replied to pedsrntn's topic in Government, Military

    Congratulations!! Orders might take a bit, hopefully not as long as it did for me (3 months). They have to get the officer basic seats funded, which takes a while.
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    RN overwhelmed with med school

    Lunah replied to RNtoMD's topic in General Nursing

    OP, my husband is a medical student. It truly is like drinking from a firehose. I have heard nurses use the same metaphor, but med school is so next level. Keep plugging away! They admitted you for a...
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    English As A Second Language

    Lunah replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    Most hospitals where I have worked do make a distinction between "interpreter" and "translator." As I understand it, in the medical setting, they are interpreters. Very valuable skill! Ours had to...
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    Was I out of place?

    Lunah replied to rhkenji's topic in Emergency

    I can't blame you for your reaction (sometimes I have no filter between brain and mouth), but yes, there are better ways to handle it, such as speaking to your charge nurse and management about a lack...
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    Military nursing at 38

    Lunah replied to Macek1's topic in Government, Military

    It's a valid question! Where the Army is concerned, you need to pass the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) before you can leave officer basic (initial training). That includes the two-mile run,...
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    Th, BSN, MSN

    Lunah replied to Lmd9570's topic in Government, Military

    Unfortunately, your age is a limiting factor; you are 6 years over the limit, and the process to commission can also take up to a year. I doubt they will issue an age waiver, but you can ask a...
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    Military nursing at 38

    Lunah replied to Macek1's topic in Government, Military

    You're not too old - I commissioned at 38 into the Army Nurse Corps - but not having hospital experience is going to put you in a weird position. Not sure if they would consider you experienced or...
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    English As A Second Language

    Lunah replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    If I had a nickel for every native English speaker who mispronounced "Phenergan" or "larynx," I could fill a big bag with nickels and whack those people on the knuckles for it. Haha. Seriously ... I...
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    Tdap

    Lunah replied to madys911's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, Adacel is for ages 10-64. Boostrix is for ages 10 and up, so anyone 65+ should get Boostrix because they are outside the range of Adacel. Did you ask your physician why one vs the other? This...
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    chamberlain statistics class

    Lunah replied to drsw368's topic in Chamberlain College

    Moved to the Chamberlain forum.
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    Is earwax removal an emergency?

    Lunah replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Pretty sure the earwax thing was a rhetorical question. :) Uncomfortable? Yes. Life threatening? Not in
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    Is earwax removal an emergency?

    Lunah replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I would so work in that ER! Lol. Imagine the patient satisfaction!
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    PCS Military Spouse__Germany

    Lunah replied to JujuBSN's topic in Government, Military

    Look into volunteering with the local American Red Cross - while it won't be paid work, you will get continued nursing experience and maybe you won't go nuts from
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    Is earwax removal an emergency?

    Lunah replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Our society has minimal critical thinking skills as well as a decreased ability to cope. Frustrating for
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    Trapped in a Rural Hospital Scholarship

    Lunah replied to ForensicNurse2997's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am confused - what kind of APN are you? Did you do an NP program as well? I would continue to seek out those education opportunities (being asked to teach classes) until you get some measurable...
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    Excelsior LPN to RN

    Lunah replied to Helper-T's topic in Excelsior College

    Yes, at least 12 months in the absence of a cancelation
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    Why so much Negativity in Nursing?

    Lunah replied to lindsayCalifornia's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse. I chose this on purpose. :) I was a desktop publisher/graphic designer who volunteered as a paramedic on the side. I had an epiphany (after I hit a deer on the highway) that I...
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    Nurse professor & drug testing

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

    I suppose it would depend on your employer. My university favors a "drug free workplace," so yes - there could be random testing. In many states and from a Federal perspective, marijuana is just as...
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    Army Branch Transfer to ANC

    Lunah replied to SycamoreGuy's topic in Government, Military

    Yep! I believe reserves are only requiring 6 months of experience. Stay on it! Good
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    TCRN

    Lunah replied to bafelly's topic in Emergency

    TNCC and a Jeff Solheim review book. Also McQuillan's Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation - great book that covers information beyond the resuscitation phase in the
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    Army Branch Transfer to ANC

    Lunah replied to SycamoreGuy's topic in Government, Military

    Have you taken the NCLEX yet? The problem is that the Army really isn't taking new grads right now, which might make a branch transfer difficult. But congrats on the BSN, that is a big accomplishment!...