ctersi01

ctersi01 has 9 years experience and specializes in Education, OR,CVT Stepdown,Psych..

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1. Nurse educator AND FNP..need advice!

   ctersi01 replied to prettyRN4's topic in Educators

   Well, one way to look at it: With your NP you can teach or see patients. With your MSN in education, you can't see patients as an NP. I think if you really want to do both, get your DNP as an NP. You will be very marketable as an educator or an NP. U...

2. I am apprehensive about my NCLEX on March 28!

   ctersi01 replied to lizarcala04's topic in NCLEX

   Absolutely correct! Saunders is great to brush up on content, while Kaplan will help you with dismantling the question so you can eliminate answers. I would recommend both and then the day before your test, try to relax and do something fun. Don't st...

3. 265 Questions/Got Last one wrong/ Passed :D

   ctersi01 replied to TheFowldogg's topic in NCLEX

   Whether you pass or fail the NCLEX depends on your questions being above or below the "passing line". If you have 265 questions, the last question determines if you pass the exam. If the last question (whether you get it right or wrong) is above the ...

4. Failed the NCLEX-RN 4 times! =( Help!

   ctersi01 replied to pau1234's topic in NCLEX

   As someone who teaches NCLEX prep classes, I agree wholeheartedly. Obviously the books alone are not helping you. Go to a live review course and use the books to supplement your studying. A live review course will help you learn to break down the que...

5. Considering starting RN-BSN

   ctersi01 replied to susie.davis.56's topic in Western Governors

   No, essays are not proctored.

6. Excelsior RN to WGU BSN Prereqs Needed?

   ctersi01 replied to ivernicole06's topic in Western Governors

   Just to make sure I understand: you're an LPN going for your RN and THEN you plan on going to WGU? I ask because you must already be an RN to complete the BSN at WGU. Once you're an RN, you get 50 CU's (competency units) when you start the BSN at WGU...

7. Senior Biology Student Transferring To Nursing School

   ctersi01 replied to HeatSeeker's topic in Pre-Nursing

   As the previous poster said, thank you for your service. It is much appreciated! To answer your question, I believe your experience can help or hurt you (I've seen it both ways). It can help you if you draw on your experience to gain an understanding...

8. Application process

   ctersi01 replied to coopman712's topic in Western Governors

   You do get your BSN once the requirements are satisfied for the BSN at the end of the term in which the BSN requirements were satisfied. But, I wouldn't go into the RN-MSN unless you are absolutely sure you want to finish the entire program because t...

9. Accreditation from a different region?

   ctersi01 replied to bymysoul2squeeze's topic in Online Learning

   It shouldn't be a problem because what it's important is that the nursing program is accredited (either by the CCNE or the NLNAC). Regional accreditation is for the school as a whole and is important. At one time, WGU was accredited by 4 different re...

10. Family Mental Health NP MSN

    ctersi01 replied to kfitzy89's topic in NP Students

    Check out University of Michigan-Flint. They have an online DNP program in Psychiatric/Mental Health NP.

11. learn to scrub?

    ctersi01 replied to birdie22's topic in Operating Room

    If you can take a PeriOp 101 class from the AORN you will learn what you need to know. I think investing the time and money in a Surgical Tech. class is a little much. They actually learn a lot and it's not a short program.

12. Specialities in the Operating Room...

    ctersi01 replied to OR/GI Nurse Lisa's topic in Operating Room

    Breasts, Plastics, Gyne (Gyne/Onc; Uro/Gyne; General Gyne). I'm currently working at our Women's hospital.

13. Student nurse gets the boot...veteran nurse fired

    ctersi01 replied to C287's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I will be in the minority here. The person who reported the whole thing should have told the student to remove the pic immediately and then, when back at clinical, tell the veteran nurse what had happened (maybe that nurse didn't know the pic w...

14. Question about nurses and prescriptions?

    ctersi01 replied to rondo341's topic in General Nursing

    The same way I, as an RN, do for conscious sedation cases. I get the meds from our pharmacy and administer them to our patients. The doctor ordered the meds and is not there when I administer them. At some point they are there for the surgery. I don'...

15. 6 weeks in and circulating own case?

    ctersi01 replied to SkipBeat's topic in Operating Room

    I guess it's different everywhere. We have 54 OR's spread across 3 pavilions. We would never let a brand new person circulate by themselves after 6 weeks. My first case completely by myself was 4 months.