LotusPetals82 ADN, CNA, RN

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    Student with ADHD

    LotusPetals82 replied to Scottish _23's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Addendum: I take my meds now. Needed a good combo. It helps tremendously. But I still forget a lot of
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    Wilkes University / BSN-MSN PMHNP / Fall 2021

    LotusPetals82 replied to 2015bsngirl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Make sure you go to the Wilkes PMHNP group on facebook and search "preceptor". You will find the info you need to make decisions. Things have not been going well for
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    COVID Faces

    LotusPetals82 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, when I see people with their masks off for the first time, their faces look warped! Often times I ask to see them with their mask off because it drives me crazy to not know what they look like. I...
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    Wilkes U-PMHNP

    LotusPetals82 replied to chuva09's topic in Psychiatric

    Depends on your track. Mine was ADN-MSN, and they start you out slow (3 credits, 7 credits), barely part time, then ramp up to full time load at the end of the program. It is all planned out for you....
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    Nursing with medical marijuana card...

    LotusPetals82 replied to youenjoymyself's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Florida, late 2019: I asked a physician that prescribes Marijuana, and he said that as long as you don't work at a federal facility, you are good. I would hope that he would know. However, my google...
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    Best positions for nurse with anxiety/ ADHD

    LotusPetals82 replied to nursewellman's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Maybe
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    Student with ADHD

    LotusPetals82 replied to Scottish _23's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Medication was necessary in school. I work in psych, and I really don't care to take it now, but my work does suffer. If I don't write things down immediately, I don't remember to do it / pass it on /...
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    Wilkes U-PMHNP

    LotusPetals82 replied to chuva09's topic in Psychiatric

    Oh, sorry, I meant to answer that. It’s been around $4k for 6 credit hours. This is for RN-MSN, but I believe the tuition is that same for
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    Wilkes U-PMHNP

    LotusPetals82 replied to chuva09's topic in Psychiatric

    Maybe a year and a half full time, and I only say that because only certain classes can be taken in summer. It could possibly be less. I am definitely not attempting it full time just because I
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    Wilkes U-PMHNP

    LotusPetals82 replied to chuva09's topic in Psychiatric

    No not every week. It’s totally doable with full time
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    Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    LotusPetals82 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    All the time on the geri ward, and unprovoked of course. ONCE in the adult inpatient unit, but that was kinda my
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    Wilkes U-PMHNP

    LotusPetals82 replied to chuva09's topic in Psychiatric

    They set it up to be two classes at a time at first, and then three towards the end. From what I can see, it's like that because of either the difficulty of the courseload assigned, or whether or not...
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    RN to PMHNP

    LotusPetals82 replied to lenkakirilenka's topic in Psychiatric

    Agreed. I started at Wilkes. Seemed like the best option to
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    Wilkes U-PMHNP

    LotusPetals82 replied to chuva09's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm going into my fourth semester there. Started out in the RN-PMHNP program, so the first two semesters were the bachelors level courses. I like it so far. The classes have all had the same format...
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    Psy NP program in Wilkes university

    LotusPetals82 replied to Suna100456's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Accepted to RN-MSN PMHNP Spring
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    Wilkes MSN PMHNP Spring 2019

    LotusPetals82 replied to Miss.Jersey's topic in School, College Programs

    Yes, accepted. But
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    How do new grad Nurses that don't have BSN manage to survive this job market ?

    LotusPetals82 replied to Wannabenurseneko's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I couldn't even get an RN job at the hospital I was working at as a CNA when I graduated! I got hired at a rural hospital PRN and at a psych hospital that I worked at previously because I knew the...
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    New grad RN starting salary 2017 & 2018

    LotusPetals82 replied to dianearc's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Central Florida hospitals new RN grad $23-25 hr plus shift differentials
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    ATI Comp Predictor advice please!!

    LotusPetals82 replied to a_la22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I always scored way lower on the practices (A&B) than on the actual proctors. I made level 3 on all but 1 proctor, but would score in the 50's and up on the practices. Maybe it's because I did all...
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    How do I find specific salary/benefit info?

    LotusPetals82 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    How do I find specific salary/differential/benefit, and nurse residency program info for specific hospitals? The residency is not searchable on the internet in some instances, and I've not seen salary...
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    PMHNP - Wilkes University

    LotusPetals82 replied to Nae Nae123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have lots of information about it, directly from the admissions counselor. You can PM
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    Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    LotusPetals82 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    It's true for me. That's why I went to nursing school. My original degree track was in Mental Health Counseling. After a short maternity leave from school, I decided to go ahead and shoot for that...
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    Does the NCLEX have trick questions like in nursing school exams?

    LotusPetals82 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My classmates and I want to know, as we have heard rumors that it does not. But does the actual NCLEX have all the trick questions that nursing school exams do? Like in ATI, Wolters-Kluewer products,...
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    Does the NCLEX have trick questions like in nursing school exams?

    LotusPetals82 replied to LotusPetals82's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I do understand how it works. However, what I meant was sometimes the wording seems tricky, and ATI seems to be worse about it than others. My question is more like "Are the questions worded clearly,...
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    Did being a CNA make you NOT want to be a nurse anymore?

    LotusPetals82 replied to emily_ganshert's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes. For the first 11 months of being a PCA/CNA, I did NOT want to be a regular floor nurse. Now that I'm half-way through my nursing core, and I've seen that not all floors/specialties are as nasty...