hgwalter91

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1. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (Lady of the Lake College) RN-BSN program

   hgwalter91 replied to linrs's topic in Online Learning

   I attended this university about 2 years ago for my RN to BSN, I personally enjoyed the university. All the classes were manageable and all the staff including the chair of the program would help me whenever needed even as an online student. I was j...

2. Spring Arbor University FNP

   hgwalter91 replied to Terryb1985's topic in NP Students

   Did you accept the offer or end up in another program?

3. FNP Student Looking For Clinical

   hgwalter91 replied to Suchar's topic in NP Students

   I am hopefully starting October 1st at spring arbor, did you not have any contacts before starting the program or is it really that hard to find sites? I already have one np setup. Thoughts about the program?

4. Interview

   hgwalter91 replied to dpg234's topic in Cardiac

   I had my interview for a telemetry floor just a few months ago. They know you are a new nurse, my interviewers just acted like it was a normal interview for any other job. Like what is your goal for the next five years kind of questions (trying to se...

5. New Grad in ER, working with LPNs

   hgwalter91 replied to Ria80's topic in Relations

   Ya....a six shift orientation just sounds like they are setting you up for failure! I would have asked for a longer orientation to make you feel more comfortable with the whole job/department in general.

6. looking for information about the LPN/RN program brown mackie ks location

   hgwalter91 replied to FuturePedsNur16's topic in Kansas

   Brown Mackie in general is just a bad school. I suggest you look elsewhere. Very bad reputation at least where I live. (Northern Indiana) State board of nursing even looks down on them.

7. exit exam and stressed to the max.

   hgwalter91 replied to tncrawfordc's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I'm guessing you are taking the exit hesi or something similar? Only 4 out of 15 passed our exit hesi and thank god I was one of them. My advice is study the hesi book, Saunders, and even look into nclex mastery (iPhone/android app). I had to take it...

8. Should I be worried about my HESI score?

   hgwalter91 replied to Dezi919's topic in General Students

   Start studying the hesi book. Entrance exam means nothing towards nursing knowledge. My school actually requires us to pass the exit hesi of at least an 850 or higher. Only 4 out of 15 of us passed and graduated (the others do graduate till they get ...

9. Pre-Nursing student: RPN(LPN) Or RN?

   hgwalter91 replied to Filibus's topic in Canada

   Was answering question about higher level hospitals in the US. That is all.

10. Pre-Nursing student: RPN(LPN) Or RN?

    hgwalter91 replied to Filibus's topic in Canada

    Sorry here is a quote from a website about magnet status: "Magnet status is an award given by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center (ANCC), an affiliate of the American Nurses Association, to hospitals that satisfy a set of criteria designed to m...

11. Pre-Nursing student: RPN(LPN) Or RN?

    hgwalter91 replied to Filibus's topic in Canada

    RNs are actually replacing a lot of LPNs at least in the US because it puts the company/hospital at a higher level. You are able to get a RN in 2 years. Why not?

12. Passed the NCLEX-PN 2015 in FL

    hgwalter91 replied to NitneyG's topic in NCLEX

    I used the nclex mastery app for more content than anything! Congrats!

13. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    hgwalter91 replied to Bell13's topic in New Nurse

    1. Northern Indiana 2. $22.26 3. 3 years phlebotomy/lab assistant, 4 months cardiac patient care assistant. (Brand new grad) 4. Progressive Care (cardiac tele)

14. Cardiac tech

    hgwalter91 replied to Lusin's topic in CNA/MA

    I could not find a good ekg map online, but our machine at the hospital has a button with color coded dots on it to match up on where to put each lead. It's that easy.

15. Cardiac tech

    hgwalter91 replied to Lusin's topic in CNA/MA

    Performing the ekg is super easy. As an RN now we will look at the strips during the shift, but a 12 lead is seen by the nurse, but diagnosed by the doctor. As nurses and aids we do not diagnose. If you want to get further knowledge about reading ekg...