mani96

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1. Can an RN work as a CNA?

   mani96 replied to ursuscalifornia's topic in California Nursing

   Staceyfreddy16, if you go Google "UCSD jobs" it will take you to the job site (duh) and you can look for RN jobs at UCSD. They often post "New Grad" RN jobs for different units (often ICU), so look...

2. University of Michigan Flint CRNA 2023

   mani96 replied to CVICURN2020's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   You're still in the game. I got a straight up rejection email after my

3. NursingCAS

   mani96 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Does anyone know how to transfer all credits already entered in NursingCAS to a new application? I entered my coursework under a program I thought I would apply to and then changed my mind. I would...

4. Should I Go into Debt for Nursing School?

   mani96 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   I do not recommend going into debt for nursing school. I went 75K into debt for my accelerated BSN and I have been regretting it since. I made the decision at the time because I was also being...

5. New Grad's Spirit is Broken

   mani96 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Racking up overtime to finish charting is very common; I see this even with experienced nurses on my floor (acute rehab). Not every shift, but it does happen. Management always mentions OT in...

6. This is so crazy - Do I Need All These Books?

   mani96 replied to KaTStudentNurse's topic in General Students

   I used all the books they required when writing care plans during nursing school. Borrowing would have been a really difficult. I purchased all my books first semester (~$800), then rented the rest...

7. Please help: TBIs in acute rehab setting

   mani96 posted a topic in Rehabilitation

   Hi all, I'm looking for some feedback and advice. I work on an acute rehab floor and have recently had some challenging TBI patients. Our therapy team has all kinds of advice for, and requests of,...

8. Accepted to 2 Nursing Programs: Help me decide which is the best option

   mani96 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   I know you've already made your decision, but...I'd just like to throw in some advice because I was in your situation 4 years ago. After applying to a local ADN program and being wait listed for 2...

9. 37 year old procrastinator - Considering a nursing career

   mani96 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   I went to nursing school when I was 40, you're not too old. However, do NOT go into debt to get a nursing degree. I repeat, do NOT go into debt. I graduated from a very highly ranked nursing school...

10. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    mani96 replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I just experienced my first code as a new grad, and in the aftermath of the code, I was told by a nurse that it was a good learning experience for me -- to be sure that I charted everything that was...

11. Brian Short News

    mani96 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    So so sad to hear about this. My thoughts are with everyone involved. This forum site has been a huge help to me, and it continues to be the supportive and generous site it always has been. RIP...

12. What do I say when the interviewer asks why I left my previous job?

    mani96 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Agreed. But hopefully we can work to change things in SNFs so that these types of forum questions will be a thing of the past. That's my goal

13. What do I say when the interviewer asks why I left my previous job?

    mani96 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    The question we SHOULD be asking is: why are these working conditions acceptable in any facility, SNF or not? The "reality of SNF work" should not be these kinds of ratios. We need to be advocating...

14. Can an RN work as a CNA?

    mani96 replied to ursuscalifornia's topic in California Nursing

    haha, nice one

15. Doctors Medical Center of Modesto Versant New Graduate Program

    mani96 replied to ursuscalifornia's topic in California Nursing

    How does someone "fail" a personality test? What does that even mean? Many of the questions on these test use words like "every time" and "very" and "always." We were told to watch out for...