Amxixi29

Amxixi29 specializes in Medical/Surgical.

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1. Feedback/help with FNP personal statement appreciated!

   Amxixi29 replied to Amxixi29's topic in General Students

   Thanks for taking the time out of your day to revise MammaNurse2Be=) I really appreciate all of this. I actually did start over. When thinking of what I wanted to write, I felt that tying in my personal life (my dad and family) would be a great theme...

2. Feedback/help on personal statement appreciated!

   Amxixi29 replied to Amxixi29's topic in Post Graduate

   First of all, thank you for taking the time to provide feedback as it really helped me to think further and be more specific into what I want to say. I actually was not using this statement for different schools but taking your comments into thought...

3. Feedback/help with FNP personal statement appreciated!

   Amxixi29 posted a topic in General Students

   I need some help proof-reading my personal statement for FNP graduate school and would really appreciate if anyone can just give me some feed back. Anything you guys can think of - changes, opinions, or criticism would be great! I have excluded perso...

4. Feedback/help with FNP personal statement

   Amxixi29 posted a topic in NP

   I need some help proof-reading my personal statement for FNP graduate school and would really appreciate if anyone can just give me some feed back. Anything you guys can think of - changes, opinions, or criticism would be great! I have excluded perso...

5. Feedback/help on personal statement appreciated!

   Amxixi29 posted a topic in Post Graduate

   I need some help proof-reading my personal statement for FNP graduate school and would really appreciate if anyone can just give me some feed back. Anything you guys can think of - changes, opinions, or criticism would be great! I have excluded perso...

6. going for FNP with no peds experience

   Amxixi29 posted a topic in NP

   I am in the process of applying for grad school to be admitted to a FNP program. I have about 2 years of adult med/surg experience but absolutely no work experience with pediatric patients. I remember feeling nervous during my peds and ob clinicals d...

7. When do you wear eye protection?

   Amxixi29 replied to linda2097's topic in Emergency

   There was a code today when I worked. Amid all the chaos someone yelled the pt is HIV + ! Then all of a sudden face masks with the splash guards were passed out and put on by the Docs and RNs working close to the pt. I've seen a couple of codes and t...

8. I really AM the nurse!

   Amxixi29 replied to TsavarenaRN's topic in New Nurse

   Hey Kahlann! I am going to post a link to a thread I started over 1.5 yrs ago before I was an RN ( I was 21). I felt (and still do sometimes now at 23) regarding the whole young age thing. I KNOW I look really young...and don't mind admitting it. I u...

9. Irrigating suprapubic catheters

   Amxixi29 replied to shannon_LPN's topic in General Nursing

   Hmm...I recently had to do that and I thought you just let what you irrigate into the catheter drain out by itself. This was what I was told to do at least.

10. Transplant Patients

    Amxixi29 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is there anyone that is interested in learning more about transplant patients and the care that goes into providing for them? I have worked on a med-surg/transplant floor for almost a year now. We most frequently see kidney and liver patients but we ...

11. How do I deal with pt/family's racist attitudes?

    Amxixi29 replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in Relations

    One of my colleagues had a patient recently whose family requested a chaplain to come see the pt and speak with the relatives. The pt was not doing very well at the time. The nurse contacted the chaplain and he came up fairly quickly. The family requ...

12. Sign On Bonus in Chicago for New Grads?

    Amxixi29 replied to lookin4ER's topic in Illinois

    When applying for jobs to the larger university hospitals in the Chicago area, I did not come across any institution that were offering sign on bonuses. I believe Loyola University Medical Center did a few years back but that is no longer the case no...

13. do you use this site everyday?

    Amxixi29 replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

    :redbeathe I am in love with this site. :redbeathe I wished I had found this place when I was still in nursing school but luckily I discovered it when I was studying for NCLEX. BELIEVE me this was the place to go for help and when I needed to vent. I...

14. Chicago Graduate Programs - Any reviews/opinions?

    Amxixi29 posted a topic in NP

    Hello everyone! I am currently researching on Chicago area schools that offer a graduate program for NP. I am still learning more about what each NP specialty entails (FNP? Adult? Acute Care?). Basically I have no idea what I would like to focus on ...

15. Chicago Graduate Programs - Any reviews/opinions?

    Amxixi29 posted a topic in Illinois

    Hello everyone! :wink2::wink2: I am currently researching on Chicago area schools that offer a graduate program for NP. I am still learning more about what each NP specialty entails (FNP? Adult? Acute Care?). Basically I have no idea what I would lik...