ED Nurse, RN

ED Nurse, RN has 9 years experience and specializes in Emergency Medicine.

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1. How hard is CRNA programs vs NP programs?

   ED Nurse, RN replied to WishfulCRNA's topic in NP

   It is when you work full time. You can't say an NP program, if a legitimate program, is easy.

2. How hard is CRNA programs vs NP programs?

   ED Nurse, RN replied to WishfulCRNA's topic in NP

   I have to disagree with MSN is an easy degree as an NP. I'm in the AGACNP program at UPENN and easy is certainly not a word the comes to mind- I put in 15+ hrs a week studying, as do many of my classmates. It is a very difficult program. Like most...

3. Nursing Admissions: A Frustrated Student's Manifesto

   ED Nurse, RN replied to medicapoetica's topic in General Nursing

   You gathered enough information after applying to ONE school for a "manifesto?" This "article" can't be serious- it's satire, right? You seem to love the thesaurus- I have found that people who feel the need to use large, SAT type words, are typical...

4. holidays... sick call...

   ED Nurse, RN replied to imsickagain's topic in General Nursing

   It says a lot about a persons character when you become defensive and hostile because you don't hear the answer you like. Nursing isn't about you, it's about safe and effective patient care. If you wish to have a career where you are the center of ...

5. UPenn MSN 2016

   ED Nurse, RN replied to PMH:awesome's topic in School Programs

   Got accepted to the AGACNP program!!! Starting this summer!!

6. How did you get through nursing school?

   ED Nurse, RN replied to Student2017555's topic in General Students

   I'm just going to put this out there- nursing may not be for you. I think first and foremost, you need professional help to get your mental state back on track. What you are saying you are experiencing is not normal and you are making a bad situati...

7. What's it like having a flexible work schedule?

   ED Nurse, RN replied to LucidDreamer's topic in General Nursing

   Getting advice from strangers on the Internet to shape what your future may look like, is quite naive. Why not go speak with actual, real people, in person? Why not find out what's it like by shadowing and asking questions of them? You are going to...

8. Have you ever worked with someone who had such a nasty attitude that it was almost hostile

   ED Nurse, RN replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Relations

   If strangers opinions on the internet distress you so much to the point you need to announce your separation from such, the Internet, is not for you. Lighten up, this is a great place if you don't take life so seriously. As nurses, we deal with too...

9. BSN student studying for NCLEX PN

   ED Nurse, RN replied to Chelonophile's topic in General Students

   I didn't even know this was possible?

10. Have you ever worked with someone who had such a nasty attitude that it was almost hostile

    ED Nurse, RN replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Relations

    So, OP is never coming back, huh? What a shame- we are probably all bullies now. If this special snowflake could just swallow her pride she may have learned some valuable lessons here.

11. What's it like having a flexible work schedule?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to LucidDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said in your previous similar post, nurses usually need to work rotating weekends, they also works holidays. Novice nurses also tend to get less desirable shift assignments, such as nights.

12. When to start applying for RN jobs?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to g.elizabeth's topic in General Nursing

    Applying for a job now is not a good idea. When I have open job positions, I'm not going to hire someone and hold that position open for possibly almost a year- you graduate in December and have to pass your boards. 2-3 months prior to gradation is...

13. I want to be a nurse!!

    ED Nurse, RN replied to LucidDreamer's topic in Pre-Nursing

    You typically most work every other weekend as a nurse, also holidays. Many novice nurses must work the less desirable shifts, like nights.

14. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    ED Nurse, RN replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    Factoring in the standard deviation will basically equate to an equal pass rate for BSN and ASN. However, I stand behind my previous post of evolving our profession and what it takes to do so.

15. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    ED Nurse, RN replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have numbers and statistics on this information? If not, it's merely opinion. I personally don't know a single BSN prepared nurse who did not pass on the first time they took the NCLEX.