scrubing77

scrubing77 specializes in ICU.

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1. Chamberlain FNP Program

   scrubing77 replied to NiceNurse75's topic in NP Students

   In Pharm now just finished up patho. Starting clincial in Sept, and have the assessment class next. So far i agree the patho was challenging and really made me work. The pharm is very informative.

2. Chamberlain FNP CLINICALS

   scrubing77 replied to ohsnapples's topic in NP Students

   Both are true. I start my clinicals in Sept. They encourage you to find your own and do it early you have to have the process started 2 sessions before each one so for my Sept session i had to get the ok from the person and my part of the paper work ...

3. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   scrubing77 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   1. State you work in 2. Years of experience 3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc) 4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary 5. Differentials (if any) 6. Union? 1. IL 2. 6 years 3. ICU Med/Surg/Neuro community hospital (150 be...

4. What is your Achilles heel?

   scrubing77 replied to cjdmomma's topic in General Nursing

   When i worked in surgery and had to do enucleation and then they would put the eyeball on the mayo I would have to cover it up or i would faint.

5. What is your Achilles heel?

   scrubing77 replied to cjdmomma's topic in General Nursing

   I can feel ya there. When I was a surgical tech many years ago there was a patient who had a pilonidal cyst that had tracked up the to anal vault. It stunk up the whole OR. It was one of the worst smells I have every smelt.

6. Chamberlain FNP program

   scrubing77 replied to Lonlai84's topic in Chamberlain College

   I have heard some of your points from other post. The part about the extra time commitments. As for the other issues of lack of communications and liability concerns is a new one. Another thread someone bought up the issue of preceptors needing to do...

7. Chamberlain FNP program

   scrubing77 replied to Lonlai84's topic in Chamberlain College

   I have already started looking, 2 of the places this school already has agreements with for there other programs have gotten back to me. I have contacted 3 places that have school has agreements with. One said it was two early for sept of next year t...

8. FNP syllabuses and book names

   scrubing77 replied to nurselove757's topic in NP Students

   The fed loans i have gotten has covered all of my cost so far. As for this program i have no idea about problems later. So far chamberlain has a good name for it self so who knows. In the end with all the changes in health care and the decline of Dr'...

9. Chamberlain FNP program

   scrubing77 replied to Lonlai84's topic in Chamberlain College

   I don't believe that there is a minimal requirements for experience. The web site for the requirements is here Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN-FNP Chamberlain College . It says nothing about requirements about experience.

10. Chamberlain FNP program

    scrubing77 replied to Lonlai84's topic in Chamberlain College

    Well i have to tell you first before you talk and bring my name in to the subject I talk to the head person who is in charger of the practicums. Who I talk today. She was very nice but was up front about this is a new program and that they ADVICE the...

11. FNP syllabuses and book names

    scrubing77 replied to nurselove757's topic in NP Students

    I had taken the NR-504 class it is different with a different focus. So it is a lesson learned. But it is worth it.I was in the informatics track and got a job in informatics and have been in that job for 8 weeks now. I am transitioning back to the b...

12. Chamberlain FNP program

    scrubing77 replied to Lonlai84's topic in Chamberlain College

    You do have to find your own sites. I have been talking to them they encourage the FNP students to find one site and do all 5 of the practicums at that site. I have some concerns due to lake of getting enough experience and trying to find someone who...

13. FNP syllabuses and book names

    scrubing77 replied to nurselove757's topic in NP Students

    I am have switched over to the his program and start the FNP classes in Nov. One more first year class to go. I will keep ya updated.

14. Stopping pressors during a code

    scrubing77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just tring to find out if during a code in other faclities do they stop all pressors. I work in a 16 bed ICU community hospital. During codes I was taught to stop all pressors. Some of the older nurses who have not worked in the ICU for very long but...

15. new RN's in specialty areas

    scrubing77 replied to sunny261's topic in General Nursing

    "i agree with you about facilities trying to fill slots but do you think that a new grad will be fully aware of the downside of these jobs? they sound good but then when you are in that situation of having a code plus other unstable pts and phones ri...