AlmostANurse321

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  1. I'm a Man, Can I be Successful as An OB Nurse

    AlmostANurse321 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a man who is changing careers to nursing. I'm married and have kids. I thought I wanted to do something like ED nursing, because it is "action packed." I'm in the middle of my OB class, and I...

  2. Bellarmine University Accelerated Nursing 2017

    AlmostANurse321 replied to ekb1193's topic in School, College Programs

    Current Bellarmine accelerated student here. What is the hardest you ever studied? Study three times as hard. It is fast. One bad test, and you are behind the 8 ball. Every class is a priority....

  3. RN shortage

    AlmostANurse321 replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    There is a shortage of nurses with BSNs from legit programs who are willing to work the floor. There is a surplus of nurses with dumpster degrees from online or for profit colleges, who don't have...

  4. Buy passports, driver's licenses, identity cards, visas, birth certificates

    AlmostANurse321 replied to rodolfosilvano's topic in General Nursing

    If you're going to violate the laws of the United States and every country you listed in your post, maybe don't give out your name and phone number in the introductory

  5. Resigned - New Job Help

    AlmostANurse321 replied to salpal2127's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a suggestion: "After x period of time at MICU in Fantastic Hospital, I decided that I wanted to expand my skill set by moving to a different facility." The hiring manager understands that you...

  6. Chinese births in U.S. hospitals?

    AlmostANurse321 replied to Plumrose15153's topic in General Nursing

    It's in the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, passed after the Civil War. They had to put it in the Constitution because those charming bigots down south wanted to argue that former slaves were...

  7. Criminal Background and Becoming a Nurse

    AlmostANurse321 replied to dnielson3852's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Dude, get a lawyer. This is a nursing

  8. RN salary in Kentucky

    AlmostANurse321 replied to anchorRN's topic in General Nursing

    What part of Eastern Ky? Lexington and Appalachia are both in Eastern Ky, but probably very different

  9. Does the same rules apply to doctors

    AlmostANurse321 replied to mrsfoster601's topic in General Nursing

    Two things: 1) Doctors do CPR 2) I've had physicians in my CPR renewal class

  10. Gun Owning Nurses

    AlmostANurse321 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where you live I guess. I'm in a rural area and during November all the nurses at my clinical site were talking about the start of deer season and

  11. 90 minutes for a 100 question exam!

    AlmostANurse321 replied to Phantasys's topic in General Students

    If it is multiple choice, it's totally doable. I study a lot and finish 75 questions in about 45

  12. Men in Nursing

    AlmostANurse321 replied to L.Cisneros's topic in Men in Nursing

    This feels like

  13. Clinical site in a dangerous area?

    AlmostANurse321 replied to uknurse2b03's topic in General Students

    Unless you're in Syria, your fears are overblown. Has anybody from your program assigned to that site been the victim of a crime? You sound like someone who is unfamiliar with big cities. Most crime...

  14. Wannabe MDs in Accel Nursing School

    AlmostANurse321 posted a topic in General Students

    So a rant here. I'm in an accelerated 2nd degree nursing program. Most of the people are awesome, but there's one weird contingent. The people who didn't get into medical school, so they're intent...

  15. Psych rotation and pregnancy

    AlmostANurse321 replied to Catarina82's topic in General Students

    It may also be discrimination. So look at your state's laws on discrimination against pregnant

  16. Is one C on my transcript going to kill me?

    AlmostANurse321 replied to bigdreams01's topic in General Students

    Check your syllabus, a C- may be a failing grade. Many nursing schools require at least a C to

  17. drug testing

    AlmostANurse321 replied to Tjaq15's topic in General Nursing

    They tested all babies at the hospital where we had our youngest. They gave us a brochure after admission that explained the policy. A nurse told us it was because they had gotten complaints about...

  18. Help - what is the easiest floor to work

    AlmostANurse321 replied to gears83's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You don't want to think analytically about your patient care, you're cold emotionally, you want to sit behind a desk, and you're in it for the money. Have you thought this through, and do you...

  19. drug testing

    AlmostANurse321 replied to Tjaq15's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, they test the

  20. Veterinary Nurse

    AlmostANurse321 replied to enc123's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently pets have become children, so why not make vet techs into

  21. Substance Abuse Eval in Texas

    AlmostANurse321 replied to Tigerlily8's topic in General Nursing

    It's not extortion. The BON has a duty to make sure a nurse is fit for licensing. Two DWIs is a lot. One is a mistake, two is a

  22. Unsafe call house

    AlmostANurse321 replied to bayoulady's topic in General Nursing

    Report the house to the county code inspector. It's

  23. Building the perfect BON

    AlmostANurse321 replied to triple...H's topic in General Nursing

    Better question, what did the BON do to you and why did they do

  24. Should i just call it a day?

    AlmostANurse321 replied to marsbar37's topic in General Students

    Med-Surg 2 is very hard. There's a lot of content, and accel means that the content is compressed. Once you get past Med-Surg 2, it gets

  25. So is there really a nursing shortage?

    AlmostANurse321 replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    If you read into the data that's out there and the hiring trends, there is a shortage of BSN trained nurses willing to work in acute care