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  1. Holistic Nursing Certification

    beekee posted a topic in Holistic

    Can anyone tell me about the holistic nursing certification exam? I'd like to take but I don't see a lot of stuff to help

  2. CMC Certification

    beekee posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Anyone recently take the CMC exam from AACN? I’m thinking about it. Any suggestions on materials to study for it? Any thoughts on Nicole Kupchik’s Ace the CMC®!: You Can Do It! Study

  3. ANCC Gerontological Nursing Certification

    beekee posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Anyone take it? Recommended review material? I am wondering if it’s worth the time and expense to get.

  4. Anybody Passed CMC recently? I need recommendation on review materials. Thanks

    beekee replied to gilversplace's topic in Critical Care

    Nicole Kupchik! AACN review questions/practice exam. Any CCRN review material, focusing on the cardiac/pulmonary material is useful too. There’s a lot of overlap, but the CMC goes more in

  5. Burned Out?

    beekee replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    The past two years have been incredibly hard for many nurses, new and seasoned. Many of us may use imprecise language to try to express what we are feeling. “I’m burnt out” is easier, and often...

  6. GPA 3.16 - Can I get a job as a new grad?

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

    I’d definitely cast your net wider. In addition to other locales, I’d suggest other areas of nursing. I’m not familiar with the job market in Texas, but where I am, we can’t even find people...

  7. CHFN (Certified Heart Failure Nurse)

    beekee posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone taken the CHFN exam? Any tips? Any recommended study materials? I’m thinking of taking it, so I thought I’d ask if anyone has some

  8. Your Help Needed: Give A Tip To A New Grad Nurse

    beekee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Don’t be afraid to call the provider in the middle of the night. If you have a concern, bounce it off a more experienced nurse first. But if your gut says you need to escalate it, do it. Even if the...

  9. Repetitious Threads & Recycled Reponses

    beekee replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Bonus points if they neglect to identify the home

  10. Looking for Advice/Perspectives

    beekee replied to thegreennurse's topic in General Nursing

    What are your goals as a future NP? If it’s family practice, critical care might not be very beneficial. Whereas a TCU might be an excellent learning ground. And if you think days on a...

  11. Continuing education for educators

    beekee posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am currently a bedside nurse, but I see myself transitioning to an educator role in a few years. I think I’d like to work with students at the community college level. I have a masters in...

  12. I cant be a nurse anymore

    beekee replied to Cg134357's topic in General Nursing

    What about home care? Or wound care, PICC nurse, utilization review, quality, infection prevention, MDS? There are options for introverts in nursing. But it’s OK to try a different care too. I’m...

  13. Longest Shift You've Worked

    beekee replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    If I was your manager, I’d fire you. If you are working 16-20+ hours a day, five days a week, you are incapable of doing your job effectively, proficiently or capably. You are modeling atrocious...

  14. LPN schools without prerequisites ?

    beekee replied to BetterMe's topic in General Nursing

    Schools that claim you don’t need prerequisites aren’t exactly honest. You still need to take those classes, you just might not need them for admission. Often, these schools are more expensive...

  15. Concerned - New Grad from Excelsior

    beekee replied to Medic6940's topic in General Nursing

    Excelsior states on its website that Maryland does not accept Excelsior graduates via examination or

  16. Achieve Test Prep for CNA to RN

    beekee replied to LJ1's topic in General Nursing

    In order to even apply to nursing school, your wife will need complete several prerequisite course. Then, during nursing school, there will be several more non-nursing courses (science, English,...

  17. Revising Resume or CV, need suggestions please

    beekee replied to creativelily's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn’t leave that education or experience out. It will set you apart from the traditional new grad. Be sure to have a solid answer to the inevitable interview question “why did you switch to...

  18. Start nursing school at 59?

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

    Depending on how long ago you took those prerequisites, they may not “count.” Often, there’s a time limit on courses, often 5 years. Also, you likely will not be able to work during the...

  19. Should I quit my program?

    beekee replied to cj_94's topic in General Nursing

    To build on this: This will sound harsh, but no one cares why you made a mistake, are awkward, have poor social skills or clinical skills, etc. The focus is on the patient. No matter what is going on...

  20. Should I Quit or Give up? Glucometer Failure ?

    beekee replied to cj_94's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse here. 5 years. I hate those machines. I’ll beg and plead for anyone to do it for me. But, I’m still a nurse and you will be too someday. I don’t think you need to drop out over

  21. Meltdown at Work and Feel like a Failure

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

    I am a crier. I cry at EVERYTHING. Like OP, I am also an introvert, not very social and very shy. Early in my career, a coworker passed me in the hall and flippantly inquired why I wasn't crying...

  22. Please Read: Fired from first nursing job

    beekee replied to newRN109's topic in General Nursing

    It is extremely unlikely that your old job would hire you back into the residency program after firing you. To put it bluntly, they don’t care why you failed, just that you failed. I would not send...

  23. 10th grader forced into nursing by family

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

    From this quote, it appears that you might want to try nursing, but you are afraid of the difficulty...and possibly letting your family down? I say go for it. Set yourself up for success by...

  24. How soon can we expect to see cases go down now that Biden is president?

    beekee replied to DesiDani's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    The President can’t force people to wear masks, social distance or wash their hands. The President can’t force law enforcement to enforce the laws. The President can model and encourage...

  25. New Grads and Acute Care Hiring

    beekee replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, and working nurses don’t have hardships? They have family, work and sometimes school to juggle too. If, for example, I’ve worked night shift for 5 years, you should get the day shift before...