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Very nice. Thanks Brian, staff and mods!

Yeah that's strange but in 2009 I was told there is a building or a few buildings but that the classes are all online. When I call the nursing program later in the week I'll ask again. Still I'm very glad I got the BA at TESC.... and it sounds good...

Hi mjishernameo. Congrats on qualifying for the TE BA degree! That's exciting. :) My story was similiar to yours. After my ADN and numerous college courses over numerous years... To get a BA in psychology at TE in 2009 I only needed to take 6 hour...

I agree but then that can be said about all countries that took over an aboriginal people. Most countries were taken over from the original inhabitants. Also I haven't seen the posts OP is complaining about either. lol @ Pat Paulsen comment. I for...

Agree. All those factors do exist in reality. (Imo) Some students on NA seem to think drowning out the voices of nurses who have experienced these things will somehow make the realities go away. I think it's better to go into things knowing what t...

Calcium precipitates acid so yes there is a rebound effect of acid from Tums. http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=18156 The Truth About Antacids

ha..some here must have taken similar psych classes or read some of the books we were assigned. from the laws of power by greene: law 4. always say less than necessary, when you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more...

hehehe that's exactly why i've been a member since 2001 and only have 100 posts.

I can only speak for what's happening in my area. What GoLytely said about downsizing sadly holds true here. We have 3 nursing schools in my college town (and 4 other programs within a 100 mile radius) cranking out new RN's. Because the hospital'...

Agree, as far as layoffs, seemingly capricous firings and nurses getting the boot - it probably depends on where you live. In my area there are 3 schools with RN programs and 2 large local hospitals. Hearing about a several new grads being fired af...

Quote "I also explained that DNR/DNI does not mean we wouldn't treat her any differently, and we would still give her all the meds, abx, wound cares, etc, " Too bad the chief res and attending didn't automatically see this. The family and pt were s...

And that's EXACTLY why NM/HS wouldn't pick up any pts. I've been in similar day shift staffing situations way too many times in various hospitals around the country. (9 ortho/med/surg pts)...I've NEVER seen a NM/HS help us out. It's been awhile si...

Just click on some one's name and a drop down menu appears that will lead to the private message function. The pm function differs from email. Pm is helpful to send a message to someone that may not be of interest to the general population of the ...

Hi Starfish08! Welcome to allnurses. And congrats on earning your BS and on starting an RN program!!! The BS and your LPN/RN background will mean a lot of job security. :-) It seems like you should be able to use the RN & BSHS to get your foot ...

Hi and welcome to allnurses. You've asked a good question. Wish I could help but I have no experience with online course work. Do you know what online degree options are available for nurse hopefuls? It seems like it would depend on your startin...

lol! I musta missed that one and I totally have this problem. Funny stuff. Congrats on scoring the pens. ;-)

My finances were tight when I was accepted into an ADN program in '94. I signed a contract with a local hospital like mom2michael mentioned. They gave me a total of $2,000.00 spread over 2 yrs. Upon graduation I would repay it by working full-time...

So beautifully written...Using quotes from the Living Will as if the dying patient is speaking directly to family and nurse. And she was. Thank you for sharing this.

In the 9 times that I've been mandated to sleep at various hospital and medical facilities due to snow, hurricanes, floods etc, I've never heard of anyone being paid for more than the shifts they work. I wish they would pay for the whole time we are...

Sorry that you're encountering this Dianne. :redpinkhe:redbeathe:heartbeat Wish I had some good answers about why this occurs. (All I can think is maybe the regular staff is burning out from all the general bs and stuff acute care RN's have to cont...

interesting to see the other side of this. thanks for chiming in mba2brn. i've pretty much burned out on the profound stress of acute care rn jobs. 12 hr shifts can easily run way over. not no mention the life and death responsibility with little ...

Was trying to shoot you a quick reply with good wishes but I hit the "thanks" button instead. No I don't work Psych Case Management but it sounds like it could be a great job AND provide an excellent background for an eventual MSN in mental health. ...

Hi Crazy4Kids! I hope you get some feedback because I'm thinking about doing and RN_-BSN program too. So far I think Thomas Edison State University online beats USM's RN-BSN online. TESU would require a few less classes and their BSN transitions in...

One of my first jobs in nursing was as a staff RN on the night shift of an Ortho/Med/Surg floor. Ironically we did a lot of back surgeries and took care of the pts post op. Many of these pts were obese. We were told we should have 4 ppl every tim...

Thyroid storm. Hyperthyroidism or too high a dose of synthroid can look like the nurse is on amphetamines. Hypothyroidism with it's mental sluggishness can look like someone is on sedatives. I've never passed out or fainted before last Monday. I...