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  1. How would you answer this?

    Buyer beware replied to LUCBSN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This nurse manager is not prepared asking those kinds of questions for as you say you don't have any experience. But that that alone begs the return question (which I think is reasonable), "hello, I...

  2. What are some reasons you either like or dislike your Unit Clerk/Unit Secretary?

    Buyer beware replied to Thrillbook's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a very interesing, far reaching phenomenon. Maybe our dear leader can find a way to bring these jobs back

  3. DNP Online ;Chamberlain vs. Grand Canyon U

    Buyer beware replied to vokaybo's topic in General Students

    Well, since there is no independent (from the schools) published from reputable sources information on these programs, it seems to me one for-profit DNP diploma may be as good as the other DNP...

  4. November 2016 Top 8 Captions - Select $100 Winner

    Buyer beware replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    These captions are really terriffic. Right up there with some of the best from N.Y. magazine. One is as good as the other. Best of luck to all the entrants. Now, If I could only stop

  5. Financing second degree BSN

    Buyer beware replied to dalik1's topic in General Students

    Could you be more specific. I believe you would get a more comprehensive response if you laid your cards on the table regarding your present ability to work, personal contributions to tuition, etc....

  6. Chemical dependency in nursing

    Buyer beware replied to aflahe00's topic in Nurses Recovery

    OP: I don't remember it being called "drug diversion" back then. I just remember it just being called "stealing drugs." In the days before pyxis you could measure the algorithmic progression and the...

  7. Carrington to Chamberlain- good choice?

    Buyer beware replied to NurseMommyJ's topic in Arizona Nursing

    OP: I don't know the particulars of your situation except that with all due respect and concern for the awesome task you have before you, you seem to possess the one fatal flaw that will destroy you...

  8. Need help making a decision RN VS BSN

    Buyer beware replied to rfutrell's topic in General Students

    Is this a vent thread? It sounds like one. Spare me the Adderall induced stream of unconsciousness. I just uncovered the VERY LAST person I would ever permit to pass gas in my direction. Laud have...

  9. Questions for male nurse for essay

    Buyer beware replied to ramseydennis's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Kurrin, Only a year and you know all this stuff!!! You are one gifted person. I am in

  10. Best MSN programs?

    Buyer beware replied to nenurse1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You could try South University (online) *They have a graduation rate of 2%. collegescorecard.ed.gov/search/?name=South%20UniversitySavannah%20Online&sort=advantage:descbesed *This percentage...

  11. Can you pay off your mortgage doing travel nursing?

    Buyer beware replied to Oddobox's topic in Travel

    Lela, You sound like a good egg. I believe what you propose to do, depending on the particulars, is achievable. I sense that you are on somewhat of an existential journey as well. The biggest...

  12. Is it possible for one nurse to excell in all the nursing specialties?

    Buyer beware replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    So the next step is to go to NP

  13. I think I will give negative feedback

    Buyer beware replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So the crew was unhappy about the election and that Trump was elected. So I take it from the majority of posters so far that that was a bad

  14. So nurses, what is our role now? Unity?

    Buyer beware replied to murphychen's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury Signifying nothing. Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 5) We have met the enemy and he is

  15. South Florida Job Prospects ?

    Buyer beware replied to ydnewrn's topic in Florida Nursing

    Well OP, 1. Being bilingual is a plus. 2. Remember this is a third world country. 3. The Commander-in-hair lives here. 4. Being Canadian, don't forget to tip. 5. Learn to love college football. 6....

  16. Don't think I can keep writing these papers!

    Buyer beware replied to simvee's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Simvee, You will get very little honest discourse here that speakes to the issues you raise. For some reason there is a "stay on the sunny side" conspiracy of silence going on. I believe it has much...

  17. LPN to RN Jersey college

    Buyer beware replied to NaturalNursey's topic in LPN to RN

    This school seems to get the job of retaining and graduating nursing students done. Look them up at (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Accreditation really centers around the transference of credits. These...

  18. Kaiser university current nurse students ???

    Buyer beware replied to nsutherin's topic in School, College Programs

    Tip: save yourself a ton of money and take these things at the local CC at a fraction of the cost if at all

  19. Are nurses allowed to turn in wanted criminals?

    Buyer beware replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Screw the policy if the person is Jeffrey Dahmer or John Wayne Gacey. Jesus, Mary and Joseph!!! As the nuns used to say, "keep your wits about you

  20. ideas for RN activism & volunteering?

    Buyer beware replied to ferminadaza's topic in General Nursing

    OP: Just remember that whatever organization you get involved with they will have an agenda that they don't necessarily want the individual member to know about. Usually that hidden agenda is...

  21. Are you required by law to have two years Med Surg experience prior to working in an ED?

    Buyer beware replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in Emergency

    ED is an impromptu job. You should have all the skills at your finger tips so you can quickly and efficiently move patients along. Therefore flexibility is the key but this is best achieved by working...

  22. Telephonic worker's comp

    Buyer beware replied to hoppynurse's topic in Case Management

    When you work from home it is all about productivity. How many "entries" you make a day, your "contacts" with the clients and providers. It is not necessarily "micro-managing" but the supervisors and...

  23. Well, I just screwed up.

    Buyer beware replied to Struggling1984's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Strugg, You are honest and upfront about where you've been and where you hope to be through the disappointment and disillusionment by seeing this thing through. I can tell that you have the gift of...

  24. General, Pre-nursing education questions.

    Buyer beware replied to Pudding212's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The ANA promulgated a "white paper" in 1965 designating the BSN as the future entry level academic degree to become branded a RN. May I remind you the year is 2016 Ripp Van Winkle. Any movement on...

  25. Having 2nd thoughts about nursing! This is just a rant to anyone who cares to read.

    Buyer beware replied to pinedaw14's topic in General Nursing

    Find someone of like mind. Talk to them and lay your burden down. Going from venue to venue has made you a stranger in a stange land and people being gregarious creatures for the most part know that...