abake003

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1. Holistic scope NP--dream or possibility?

   abake003 replied to golden-hair's topic in NP

   Hello- New York University in New York City has a Holistic NP program...check their website. http://www.nyu.edu/nursing/academicprograms/masters/programs/holistic.html It looks really interesting... Good Luck!

2. Views on New Grads Entering the ER.

   abake003 replied to ICUNurse11's topic in Emergency

   hello- i will have been a nurse for two years in february of 2007, and i began my career in the er. i think the er is the perfect place for a new grad because you literally see everything and get to develop strong assessment skills and advanced criti...

3. what is your nurse to patient ratio?

   abake003 replied to paphgrl's topic in Emergency

   I work nights in a busy ED in Washington, DC....my personal limit is 6 patients (which I frequently have), but I have taken up to 7 at a time once....yeah, transfusing 3 GI bleeds at once is no fun. I would LOVE to only have to worry about 4 patients...

4. graduate education in school nursing

   abake003 replied to krisssy's topic in School

   Hello- There's one at Ohio State University: http://www.con.ohio-state.edu/programs/snp.htm Good Luck!

5. What are you scoring?? (Kaplan, NCSBN, Mosby CAT)

   abake003 replied to lmcnabbkv's topic in NCLEX

   Just found out that I passed! What a relief! I was absolutely certain that I failed. Computer cut off at 75 questions. I scored 73% on the Kaplan test and was pretty much in the 70-80% range on all my practice exams. Good luck!

6. TOOK NCLEX 2/3/05, had 265 !!

   abake003 replied to ashlynurse's topic in NCLEX

   I have a friend who found out she passed last week, and she had 265 questions. Hang in there!!!

7. Positions for New Grads

   abake003 replied to abake003's topic in School

   That seems like really good advice that I will take to heart.

8. Positions for New Grads

   abake003 posted a topic in School

   Will school districts hire new grads as school nurses, or do you have to have experience?

9. ARe there Any jobs in Maryland/Baltimore area

   abake003 replied to Born2BAnurse's topic in Maryland

   I am in the process of interviewing for jobs in Maryland, and although I'm getting lots of offers I had one recruiter tell me that there is NO nursing shortage in the State of Maryland. I haven't heard of other new grads having trouble getting their ...

10. Future CNMs

    abake003 replied to ayndim's topic in CNM

    You know, none of them seem to be concerned about prescriptive authority being taken away ... more about the birthing centers closing and even hospital-based midwifery services closing, based on the malpractice issue. Several midwives in this area ha...

11. WHNP vs. CNM

    abake003 replied to abake003's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hi jeremy- your response is quite helpful. are you a cnm? thanks, alicia

12. Future CNMs

    abake003 replied to ayndim's topic in CNM

    What are the people at Frontier forcasting in terms of the malpractice issue, prescriptive authority and future of midwifery in the US? Everything I hear from Maryland CNMs is quite negative.

13. WHNP vs. CNM

    abake003 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am in nursing school because I want to become a CNM ... but now that I've begun my practicum in L&D I am growing concerned about birth in the hospital environment. It's so medicalized and the most vulnerable populations seems to have the toughe...