Daddie O BSN, RN

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1. PMHNP Spring 2024 and/or Fall 2024

   Daddie O replied to Ward814's topic in NP Students

   I have been accepted! I start January 8th. Wish me luck!

2. Is Walden a good school for pysch NP?

   Daddie O replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I have not attended Walden, but I have a few coworkers that have and I asked them about their experiences. They both felt that Walden did not do a good job of preparing them to be PMHNPs. They stated that they had to do everything on their own. Th...

3. PMHNP Spring 2024 and/or Fall 2024

   Daddie O replied to Ward814's topic in NP Students

   1.) Where did you apply and for which cohort? Yale Spring 2024 2.) Preference of school and is it online or in person? Yale, online with on-campus immersions 3.) Personal background/stats (GPA, GRE, experience) Undergraduate ...

4. Staffing Ratios

   Daddie O replied to Tigerlily8's topic in Psychiatric

   In California the law states patient nurse ratio on a psych unit is no more than 6:1

5. 265 questions is almost guaranteed if your a male.

   Daddie O replied to wilderness47's topic in NCLEX

   I'm a guy and I passed in 75 questions.

6. Nursing School Burnout/Rant....Help

   Daddie O replied to nursingstudentwannabe's topic in General Students

   I went to a very competitive nursing school. Everyone accepted to the program was a straight A student before the program. Pretty much no one was by the end. It was hard at first to accept you won't get an A in everything, but not having a 4.0 whe...

7. Took My NCLEX yesterday 75 Questions - Help?

   Daddie O replied to Dreamer_9982's topic in NCLEX

   If you passed then it should be posted on CA breeze already

8. Took My NCLEX yesterday 75 Questions - Help?

   Daddie O replied to Dreamer_9982's topic in NCLEX

   I bet your licence posts about 11:45 pm tonight.

9. Failed Nursing 1 by less than a percent looking for advice

   Daddie O replied to joven4801's topic in General Students

   Part of the problem is our education system. It rewards memorization skills instead of critical thinking skills. Obviously both skills are necessary, especially in the nursing profession. Instead of being able to memorize a correct answer you are ...

10. New grad seeking advice

    Daddie O posted a topic in Neurological

    Hi everybody! I recently graduated nursing school with honors while earning my BSN. I was actively involved in student government, and continue to volunteer. Since graduating I've earned my ACLS, PALS, and NIHSS certifications. I went on my first...

11. what should i have done.

    Daddie O replied to heyimnew911's topic in General Nursing

    I'm shocked at the "slip medication into his food" when the patient is non-compliant. This not only violates the ethical principle of autonomy, but I believe it constitutes battery.

12. Suctioning Question

    Daddie O replied to Nursingblue's topic in NCLEX

    There is a lot of bacteria in the mouth, and if you don't do oral suction first you may introduce bacteria into the respiratory tract.

13. 265 questions on NCLEX?!

    Daddie O replied to skimille12's topic in NCLEX

    Congrats! You should add RN to your name now :) I'm waiting for the ATT from the BRN and then I'll schedule my test.

14. How much do nurses make?

    Daddie O replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the work you do!

15. Best stethoscope for an ER Nurse?

    Daddie O replied to verbalsjint's topic in Emergency

    I love my Littmann Master Cardiology. I made it through nursing school and no one walked away with it. I had it engraved as well. I didn't mind spending $100 more for it as I use it all the time. It also came with a cool adapter for when I was on...