AdamRN2007

AdamRN2007 specializes in Psych/SNF/LTC.

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1. Saint Joseph's College of Maine Online MSN

   AdamRN2007 posted a topic in Online Learning

   Is there anyone currently attending SJCoM? I'm just curious on what others think of the program. I just finished up my first class, NU501 Nursing Informatics. I took the whole 15 weeks just to get a feel for it, and found it was not difficult, it jus...

2. New Charge Nurse needs advice with float assignment

   AdamRN2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am an 11-7 charge nurse/superviser with less than a year experience in SNF/LTC. Our units consist of Long term care, skilled nursing (my unit) and a dementia unit. Our ideal staffing for 11-7 is as follows... Skilled - 1 CNA per 20 (maximum) reside...

3. admissions ?s

   AdamRN2007 replied to studentnurseinmd's topic in SRNA

   Hi, Congratulations! I'm also a nursing student, but feel that I can answer some of your questions. 1) I am pretty sure that a BSN is the preferable degree, other degrees that would be beneficial are degrees in the biological or physical sciences. Th...

4. Rn/md

   AdamRN2007 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

   DO's can perform surgery. Med school graduates, and med students have to take a 3 step licensing exam called the USMLE for MD students, and the COMLEX for DO students. Passing either of these exams after graduation from med school will get you a lice...

5. Any RN programs in US w/out wait list????

   AdamRN2007 replied to Krissyone's topic in General Students

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6. Is BSN required for FNP

   AdamRN2007 replied to ravi's topic in General Nursing

   Hey everyone! I had done some research in the past, and found out that some PA programs (and some med school programs) require that you complete at least 90 credit hours of course work (with no degree). This means that you can get into a PA school (o...

7. Grad School Acceptance Rates

   AdamRN2007 replied to orangeplum's topic in Post Graduate

   In general most schools will require a competitive applicant to posess at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA in your undergraduate studies. You will also have to do equally as well in your core science courses, as well as all nursing courses. The GRE will al...

8. Paying back student loans...

   AdamRN2007 replied to AdamRN2007's topic in General Nursing

   Hey thanks for the info everyone. To answer sugabuga's question: I just consolidated what loans I currently owe up to now. My loan advisor told me that I could pay it off in 10 years or 20 years, and I chose to take the 20 year plan. With what I curr...

9. Paying back student loans...

   AdamRN2007 replied to AdamRN2007's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the advice everyone. I am on the 20 year payment plan and my loans will only be about $500 a month, once they are all consolidated. I'm going to pay off as much as I can. Paying off $20,000 in one year is amazing. If I can manage that, I w...

10. Paying back student loans...

    AdamRN2007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student in Maine. My tuition is about $11,000 annually not including housing, clinical fees, and books. It's an extra $6,000 to stay on campus. I switched my major to nursing last year, which set me back a year academically and put me o...