Grengemly BSN, RN

Grengemly has 6 years experience as a BSN, RN.

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1. New nurse leaving hospital for office job.. advice?

   Grengemly replied to Cabana's topic in General Nursing

   Agreed. I believe I stated that the previous posters had made valid points. Not arguing. Stating my experience. Thanks.

2. New nurse leaving hospital for office job.. advice?

   Grengemly replied to Cabana's topic in General Nursing

   After 2.5 years on med surg, I too recently left the hospital setting for a clinic. I'm a few weeks in and, so far, ZERO regrets. Some people don't thrive on med surg. I kept trying to "stick it out" thinking that someday my anxiety would improve. It...

3. Charge RN

   Grengemly replied to elRae's topic in General Nursing

   I am currently charging nights on a 24-bed unit (med surg/tele/ortho). Although day shift has a dedicated charge nurse and unit sec, nights does not. I am expected to take a full load of patients. That means five on a good night, seven on a bad one (...

4. RN to BSN dilemma (for an older RN)

   Grengemly replied to tbmb90's topic in General Nursing

   Have you looked at WGU? Very reasonable tuition, flat rate per six moth term, so you can take as many classes as you want. I am fifty-two (although I have only been a nurse for a couple years) and have found the program to be very doable, even while ...

5. BSN-MSN Education

   Grengemly replied to RegisteredNurseMia's topic in Western Governors

   I would love to hear how this program is working for you! I am considering the RN to MSN option in Nursing Education at WGU as well. Do you like it so far?

6. Is 54 too old to get hired as a new RN?

   Grengemly replied to WannabRN-GA's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated almost a year ago at 50. Was offered, and accepted, a job before graduation. In my area, age hasn't proven to be much of a problem. Our hospital requires participation in a two year long Nurse Residency program for all newly licensed nur...

7. Cost vs benefit of BSN at middle age

   Grengemly replied to Grengemly's topic in General Nursing

   I have been considering WGU, thank you for the recommendation!

8. Cost vs benefit of BSN at middle age

   Grengemly replied to Grengemly's topic in General Nursing

   Very true. It is a benefit, even with the contract.

9. Cost vs benefit of BSN at middle age

   Grengemly replied to Grengemly's topic in General Nursing

   Good points, thank you! As I was trying to get myself up from a kneeling position on the floor of my patient's room yesterday, it did hit me that I am no "spring chicken".

10. Cost vs benefit of BSN at middle age

    Grengemly posted a topic in General Nursing

    Would you get a BSN if it was not required? I am a middle aged (if I live to be a hundred) new ADN nurse. I work at a smallish hospital in a rural area that does not require a BSN. The hospital has no plans to change this policy. They do offer tuitio...

11. Favouritism in nursing school!

    Grengemly replied to Greeneyednurse1228's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is a microcosm of the work-world you will be entering. There will always be people that you feel are getting by with something or getting preferential treatment. The operative words here are "you feel". While it is your opinion that th...

12. Is it even possible to NOT work during nursing school?

    Grengemly replied to djksjdalksjf's topic in General Students

    I have not worked during the program, other than one day a week the first semester. Most of my classmates work, at least part time. I am an older student with a supportive husband. We are not high income by any means, but are fortunate that our house...

13. Studying- You may be doing it wrong

    Grengemly replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Students

    Thank you, good advice. I am in my last semester (c'mon May!) and for the first time, I am struggling a bit. I think it is due to trying to cover the whole chapter, when we average 5-7 chapters per exam, instead of using the objectives to narrow it d...

14. I'm having doubts about nursing... :(

    Grengemly replied to Texasstudent0's topic in General Students

    OP you didn't mention if you had any previous experience working in the medical field? If not, that may have been the reason you were scheduled with a CNA. Our clinical instructor made sure that those of us who hadn't worked as a CNA previously (me a...

15. Death by A&P a summer course

    Grengemly replied to hhartmann's topic in General Students

    I'm currently taking AP2 over a five week summer session (Only five more days to go, yay!) and have found Crash Course videos (on YouTube) helpful for an overall "big picture" before reading the text to clarify and go into more detail. Good luck!