milwerica MSN, APRN

milwerica has 9 years experience as a MSN, APRN and specializes in Family practice.

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   exposed to respiratory mrsa

   milwerica replied to sophie09's topic in General Nursing

   Unless she coughed in your face and you inhaled oogles of droplets you are fine. Also like others noted it comes with LTC and most are colonized. No worries...
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   heard it with my own ears

   milwerica replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

   YAAAA the appreciation is great to hear. We have to have more of that from nurse to doctors also:)
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   Coached on carrying Narcotics in my pocket...

   milwerica replied to royaso's topic in General Nursing

   When I was in nursing school doing my clinical rotation I had a preceptor do the same thing with IV push morphine. Kept it in her pocket until she remembered later that night to put it back. I felt it was time to say good bye to that preceptor. She h...
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   Stigma with LTC

   milwerica replied to Derek1975's topic in Geriatric

   I work in a skilled nursing facility... that is what I say and it tends to not have that stigma. I am in the acute setting type rehab... lots of dressing changes, trachs, wound vacs, peg tubes, picc lines, therapy, therapy, therapy, MD appointments a...
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   Most common LTC meds

   milwerica replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric

   You people are great. I am a new grad and got a position in LTC. This was a great list for me! Thanks all!!!
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   How did you balance a family and an Accelerated BSN program at the same time?

   milwerica replied to nvsmom's topic in General Nursing

   I totally agree with a previous poster and do the online BS to BSN accelerated programs. I am at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and it is all online. No commute to school nothing. I am also a single mother. My daughter was 5 months old when I starte...
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   Pregnant

   milwerica replied to marineswife0809's topic in General Nursing

   I was pregnant starting nursing school. I gave birth on christmas break, 3 days after taking my finals for the fall semester. It was worth it. Who cares what they think. If you give birth in may you might not even miss any school and then have summer...
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   Online FNP/ACNP Programs

   milwerica replied to ernursechic's topic in Advanced

   I too would like some info. I have looked at Ball State (BSU) but the courses are part time and will take at least 3 years. I have also looked at University of Southern Alabama, but am worried that I do not know anyone that has gone there. Let us kno...
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   Are all accelerated BSN programs the same?

   milwerica replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

   Nope organic chem is not a prereq. On the website they have all the prereqs that are needed. Which I did not think were that bad. As for the time that you have to put into it. The assignments are just during the week, along with the exams, so you do ...
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    Are all accelerated BSN programs the same?

    milwerica replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    Ya, it is awesome. We have all course work through an online discussion module. Classes are between two to three weeks long. But it is one class at a time. It is a lot of reading about 60 - 100 pages a day, but some classes are easier than others. We...
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    Are all accelerated BSN programs the same?

    milwerica replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    I am in an online BS to BSN through UW-Oshkosh in Wisconsin. It is great and one year. I did not find it that competitive but it is $34,500 for the year. All class work is online and clinicals are in your home town. I am in my third month and I am le...
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    UW-Oshkosh FNP Program

    milwerica replied to dayshiftonly's topic in Wisconsin

    I graduated with an education degree from UWM and now I am going to go back for the FNP. But the one issue that I did have with UWM was their advisors. I have contacted them almost 15 times now and the only time that I get to talk to them is if they ...
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    in need of advice after getting fired

    milwerica replied to matt59's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Matt: I am in school to be an RN (343 days left) and want to get into psyc nursing because of the "wildness" of it. As a teenager I was in a psyc unit for an eating disorder and severe depression. I admired what the nurses had to flippen put up w...
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    Least competitive schools for accelerated BSN or second degree BSN

    milwerica replied to ChanelCinq's topic in New Nurse

    Alright, I shall try to help you. First off there are a ton of Accelerated B.S. to B.S.N. programs around the United States. Though I feel they all have a degree of competitiveness. I also would say you have a limited chance of getting into even the ...
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    I think i'm making a huge mistake

    milwerica replied to luckystudentnurseRN's topic in General Students

    To be honest I would leave the LVN program. Apply for an accelerated BSN or MSN program and work, work, work to save up money for when you are in school for the BSN. I am at UW-Oshkosh Accelerated Online BSN program and love it. One year program for ...