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  1. ideas for RN activism & volunteering?

    Buyer beware replied to ferminadaza's topic in General Nursing

    No, I wouldn't have any ideas on that

  2. ideas for RN activism & volunteering?

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

    There is a "million woman march" being planned for January. Nursing should be represented. It's a sin how the for-profit mess targets Nursing. With Trump's history of the con, this "industry" must be...

  3. Career Planning. Advice? BSN.

    Buyer beware replied to rmorgv2's topic in General Nursing

    You're in 11grade and have been taking nursing classes for almost two years? And you have only one year left to figure out how to become a RN. And there's no money. I'm not totally confused here but...

  4. Question about CNA vs PCT

    Buyer beware replied to magsp's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    So you had to be a CNA to be in the nursing program you're already in? I did not know that Trump University School of Career Health Colleges was up and running yet. Thanks for the

  5. Choosing a Preceptorship

    Buyer beware replied to sharpiechic's topic in General Nursing

    OP: Your job right now is to learn the basics of the entire process of taking care of a patient. Look at this in perspective. The pupose of a clinical is not to make you a master of the craft. It's...

  6. cussed out in the OR

    Buyer beware replied to sop832's topic in Operating Room

    What could it be? Such unusual behavior for a surgeon. I've never heard of this before. Quite possibly this outlier behavior was brought on by something very unusual in the world of this physician....

  7. what is meant by "nursing staff resource"?

    Buyer beware replied to lola8penny's topic in General Students

    Have no fear student. The designation of "nursing staff resource' is commonly found in accounting jargon. It refers to and is tabulated by the bean counters on a 1-10 scale in the order of importance...

  8. sunglasses indoors-thoughts?

    Buyer beware replied to BeckyESRN's topic in School

    Used to be cool but now it's considered

  9. License info being sold

    Buyer beware replied to #wontgiveup's topic in General Nursing

    Hell! You may have a friend in Jesus but the BON?

  10. License info being sold

    Buyer beware replied to #wontgiveup's topic in General Nursing

    OP: This is a huge problem and going on for years especially with the emergence of the internet. What the miscreants used to do and still do, and there was a post on this lately, is when a nurse male...

  11. My professor told us NPs have no future...

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

    This professor's statements about the future of NPs have a lot of validity to them but not for the reasons he states. The state of all education but especially nursing education as it relates to us...

  12. How do nurses keep current with up to date information?

    Buyer beware replied to Shillelagh's topic in General Nursing

    The "Nightly

  13. Paying for Chamberlain and working full time?

    Buyer beware replied to zolabug's topic in Chamberlain College

    OP: The financial concerns are the "ONLY" thing holding you back. You will now get loaned up to the teeth. That's what all for-profits like Chamberlain (DeVry) do. The student loan business is their...

  14. FNP student disappointed

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

  15. Keiser university Sarasota campus

    Buyer beware replied to SarahAW's topic in General Students

    OP: If you drive North to South on the Florida Turnpike you will see signs along the side of the road advertising the Keiser University just about every 5-10 miles or so. In case you forget, this...

  16. Chamberlain College (Arlington)

    Buyer beware replied to Monalulu's topic in Virginia Nursing

    https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/search/?name=Chamberlain%20College&sort=advantage:desc OP: I have given you the site published by the FEDS that gives you the vital stats you need to know about the...

  17. Excited May be Attending WGU

    Buyer beware replied to Marieh's topic in Western Governors University

    Marieh, Don't be sorry to be blunt. Many people involved in healthcare are blunt. Some people are blunt to the point that they will make you cry. My point is it takes all kinds as they say; but you...

  18. Herzing

    Buyer beware replied to Jmill90's topic in School, College Programs

    Nothing special. Expensive. Will loan you up to attend. Take prerequisites one at a time at a community college. When you get your academic chops together take on more courses. After this, make a...

  19. NYC New grad nursing jobs

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

    Hey, you're an Ivy League grad that should give you at least a 0.5 leg up on your GPA over the regular stups. But seriuosly folks, the problem with NYC is not getting a job. There's 8 million nursing...

  20. Career advice for a nurse scientist?

    Buyer beware replied to PhD_Scientist's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    OP: You would have to agree that the position you presently hold is a coveted one among the hoards of Ph.Ds and DNPs pounding the pavement these days and having to settle for subsistence adjunct...

  21. Considering Nursing as a second career

    Buyer beware replied to Vidma's topic in Texas Nursing

    Accelerated programs are for people who are already nurses. They know most of the ropes, have done clinicals, are employed and are going to school on the hospital's dime to obtain a BSN. This is...

  22. 30 unit advice...please!

    Buyer beware replied to nix79's topic in Nursing Career

    OP: I don't know about the 30 unit option. That sounds cryptic to me. But the part about wanting to help your family sounds righteous and necessary. The only problem is being an LVN with...

  23. Florida ARNP's OPIOID PRESCRIBING

    Buyer beware replied to casias12's topic in Advanced Practice

    OP: I will just say this: Just try as a patient to get even a 7 day supply of opioid drugs from most physicians in Florida these days for ANY reason especially if they don't know you. You can forget...

  24. Nursing is Just a Job - Common Myths in Nursing

    Buyer beware replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    OP: You are right. Many of the characteristics you site are indicative of a personslity disorder. Our dear president elect very much comes to mind in his insistence that he alone can make America...

  25. I'm so not an artist...

    Buyer beware replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    Seriously. Stay with the spore cluster hyphae. They look like stick figures and circles anyway. She'll think you're Michangelo and you'll ace the