LessValuableNinja

LessValuableNinja

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  1. New Grad. Floor nurse or orthopedic clinic nurse, what's best?

    LessValuableNinja replied to amonasterio5's topic in Nursing Career

    You can go easily from acute care to non-acute. It's more difficult to go from non-acute to acute. What's "best" depends on you, but this is a

  2. Is 35 too old to start from Scratch?

    LessValuableNinja replied to BellaGrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is that you, Josh

  3. Stop the preceptor madness!

    LessValuableNinja replied to Rocknurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My preceptor was compensated by both their employer and the

  4. Contacting Interview Panel

    LessValuableNinja replied to Robin.Hood1986's topic in General Nursing

    Preferred? In my experience, the VA usually wants to fill the slot with the person with the most points on the rubric. Education is usually worth points. Experience.. points. Veteran.. points....

  5. Contacting Interview Panel

    LessValuableNinja replied to Robin.Hood1986's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, sort of. As valuable, yes. More valuable.. eh. Better paid, yes. For example, this is a copy paste from a nurse vacancy on usajobs: GS-09: Master's or equivalent degree; OR, Two (2) full years of...

  6. Contacting Interview Panel

    LessValuableNinja replied to Robin.Hood1986's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I can give OP an answer they want.. Some federal agencies increase your pay grade for having a master of whatever degree. Depends on the position, but it does apply to many nursing

  7. How big are the re-injury risks in nursing?

    LessValuableNinja replied to ameline's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    If you survive nursing school and your first year or two of nursing, there are much less physically demanding jobs. You may even be able to get a less physically demanding job straight out of school....

  8. Well.. sigh.. someone stole my stethoscope..

    LessValuableNinja replied to ALIkat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always used a separate one for neo. I also have a cardiology III that has dual bells, but feel it is just "OK" on

  9. First nursing job - help

    LessValuableNinja replied to Mariec3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just to clarify before advising: You had a total of 5 shifts of orientation as a new

  10. Storing medications

    LessValuableNinja replied to WineRN's topic in School

    Most schools that I've seen have little baskets in a locked cabinet. Each is labeled with the student's name. It contains things like inhalers, medication containers, oral syringes, and so on....

  11. Contacting Interview Panel

    LessValuableNinja replied to Robin.Hood1986's topic in General Nursing

    Recruiters will generally accept of you try to connect to them on

  12. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    LessValuableNinja replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    IT has it's own set of "crap." -- Former systems engineer / project manager / operations manager / service

  13. Financial survival and Accelerated BSN...thoughts?

    LessValuableNinja replied to Free_bird_J89's topic in General Students

    My ABSN was

  14. Already have my BSN

    LessValuableNinja replied to Midlandsks's topic in Government, Military

    It's probably worth reading the recent posts where people answered some of your

  15. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    LessValuableNinja replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    Can we keep the thread at least vaguely

  16. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    LessValuableNinja replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure who you're referring to,

  17. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    LessValuableNinja replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure who you were referring to. If it was the prior poster, it seems mostly to be based on reimbursements and potentially using that as an argument for higher

  18. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    LessValuableNinja replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    Who's on

  19. PMHNP Program Admission Tips

    LessValuableNinja replied to flyingsky's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't have cluster b. I don't have any

  20. PMHNP Program Admission Tips

    LessValuableNinja replied to flyingsky's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    While I generally agree that nursing is very different than nurse practitionering, I think that is more particular to fnping or acnping. Psych is a bit of a different beast where the interaction and...

  21. PMHNP Program Admission Tips

    LessValuableNinja replied to flyingsky's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yes, it can. Though if you're mostly interested in psychic patients, Bill Murray will share

  22. Minimum staffing need data

    LessValuableNinja replied to kimmie4476's topic in Emergency

    It's 1:4 for ED, 1:1 for

  23. Minimum staffing need data

    LessValuableNinja replied to kimmie4476's topic in Emergency

    Do you have JEN access? There are a bunch of

  24. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    LessValuableNinja replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    It is. I couldn't help but click. Looks like supplements. Have I told you how one simple trick with essential oils will cure all your

  25. Help! What are my chances getting into Second Degree BSN Accelerated option????

    LessValuableNinja replied to Newatthis's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depends on the program. That GPA would not be competitive for some programs, and would be fine for others. You also need to understand the rubric they use for each specific program. Some programs...