amajeste

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1. I hate nursing

   amajeste replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

   My Dad always told me... it's good to have a job, but it is a true blessing to love your job. It's never too late to pursue another career. I think it's healthy that you've identified your feelings about being an LPN. It is how you use these emotions...

2. CRNA school chances after failing two first semester courses

   amajeste replied to .CJ.'s topic in SRNA

   I am glad that you are interested in advancing your career! As mentioned above CRNA school is extremely competitive. Most applicants have a cumulative GPA > 3.5. That's not to say that if it is less than that you wouldn't get in. Pharmacology is V...

3. Thinking about leaving nursing school

   amajeste replied to Student1713's topic in General Students

   Nursing is not just bedside...in the hospital! While that is the MAJOR focus of nursing school, there are a wide variety of options when becoming a nurse that have nothing to do with Med-surge, ICU, or LnD. Psychiatric nursing is a fantastic career ...

4. switch from medical school to nursing?

   amajeste replied to gj101's topic in General Students

   You need to ask yourself if you really want to be a physician! I have known two people who have started medical school and then decided on becoming nurses because, they preferred the bedside nursing care over the in and out management of care from th...

5. Drugs to know in the Neuro Icu

   amajeste replied to AstarteRN's topic in Neuro

   One drug that I would look at would be Ketamine, it's technically an anesthetic drug, but we use it a lot for stopping patient in status epilepticus.

6. Neuro ICU patient population?

   amajeste replied to Chaserr's topic in Neuro

   I agree with the above. We see a lot of CVAs and TIAs especially if the patient got TPA our standard is Neuro ICU for at least 24 hours. We see a lot of SAH and they stay in the Neuro ICU forever because of the risk of vasospasims, at least 2 weeks. ...

7. 2015 Duke BSN to DNP

   amajeste replied to amajeste's topic in Doctoral

   Good Luck!!

8. 2015 Duke BSN to DNP

   amajeste replied to amajeste's topic in Doctoral

   Was there an email sent or was it a phone call? Well I'll wait and see if there is really bad news or just a delay. I've been accepted into two other programs, so at least I know that I'll be starting a DNP program in MAY :)

9. 2015 Duke BSN to DNP

   amajeste replied to amajeste's topic in Doctoral

   When were you notified by Duke and how were you notified? I haven't heard anything yet.

10. 2015 Duke BSN to DNP

    amajeste replied to amajeste's topic in Doctoral

    I haven't recieved a call or email trying to set up an interview. I got accepted into two other programs, but am still waiting to hear from Duke and Vanderbilt. When and how were you notified from Duke? Also did you apply to the DNP portion with the ...

11. 2015 Duke BSN to DNP

    amajeste replied to amajeste's topic in Doctoral

    Thanks! I really like their program and I hope that I get in! I know that for the last round of applicants they had 170 applicants and only 45 spots, so fingers crossed!

12. 2015 Duke BSN to DNP

    amajeste posted a topic in Doctoral

    Decided to start this thread to see if anyone had any idea when Duke would be notifying applicants about interviews?