MatthewSN BSN, RN

MatthewSN has 4 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Cardiovascular Critical Care.

Latest Activity

1. Safe Patient-Nurse Ratio

   MatthewSN replied to ShadowNurse's topic in LTAC

   I spent the first year and a half of my nursing career as an LTAC nurse. After spending the last 3.5 years as a critical care nurse, I consider my LTAC experience to be on par if not harder than step-down level care. Our patient/nurse ratios were cre...

2. Considering an ADN over a BSN but already have a bachelors

   MatthewSN replied to heyitsryan's topic in ADN/BSN

   I'm in an ADN program, I took a year of Anatomy and Physiology and a year of pathophysiology so what was it you were saying about an "increased knowledge" base? I've compared my program to BSN programs, the major difference was the BSN programs had a...

3. Why do they give so much ridiculous, insignificant homework?????

   MatthewSN replied to Overwhelmed1026's topic in General Students

   I'm in an ADN program- it's the 300 level nursing class. The main focus is peds and OB with a sprinkling of Med-Surg. I've always been told med surg makes or breaks nursing students however most of my class loved last semester (all med surg) and did ...

4. How important is ATI???

   MatthewSN replied to FORTHELOVEOF!!!!'s topic in General Students

   Sometimes I feel like my school relies too much on ATI. I like certain things about it....the books for instance are like the readers digest version of the huge textbooks. I don't feel like the modules are very helpful. When I know I have a ton of h...

5. Im here to complain. you can too:)

   MatthewSN replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

   LMAO- I hatttttttte ATI, I feel like my teachers rely on it way too much. Has anyone had to do the C-Diff clinical reasoning scenario????

6. Should I go Physician's Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in KY?

   MatthewSN replied to jaredsgirl's topic in Kentucky

   In KY PA's cannot prescribe controlled substances- they can however prescribe anything else. I am a pharmacy tech and am familiar with prescription authority. NP's do have a DEA number and as was stated can write for limited amounts of narcotics. Tha...