nickieph BSN

nickieph has 5 years experience as a BSN.

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1. National University

   nickieph posted a topic in SRNA

   Has anyone attended or currently attending the CRNA program at National University? I'm considering applying for the program however I'm unable to find many reviews about the program and the one I did find was a little concerning. The online reviews...

2. pasadena city college rn program fall 2013

   nickieph replied to Ladykeshar's topic in California

   Hi there, My GPA was 2.7 and I was chosen as an alternate and ending up getting in. If you get in I hope you will have more than 10 hours a week to study because any RN program will keep you very busy! Good luck

3. D5w KCl IV fluid in hyperkalemic infant

   nickieph replied to nickieph's topic in Student Assist

   The bag was ordered and labeled correctly for the patient and the blood was taken via venipuncture. I'm not very familiar with IV fluids and appropriate rates as of yet. we get to do that next semester, however I am trying to at least get somewhat f...

4. D5w KCl IV fluid in hyperkalemic infant

   nickieph posted a topic in Student Assist

   The other day during my peds rotation I had a 2 month old infant born prematurely. who was diagnosed with bacteremia and urosepsis. The original labs showed she had a slightly elevated potassium of 6.1 The 2nd draw showed the K+ at 4.1. The 3rd showe...

5. Pasadena City College RN program

   nickieph replied to Mereb79's topic in California

   Call it what you may, but on PCC's and most other nursing program applications, there's a list of special circumstances in which one marks off and gains an extra point or so toward their cut score. It's called special circumstances, not appeal to pit...

6. Pasadena City College RN program

   nickieph replied to Mereb79's topic in California

   Vikont It's not random chance. Your cut score is based on what you mentioned and that is how everyone is then placed into the lottery. Not everyone has time to volunteer or get straight A's. Some people are single parents who work a couple jobs to su...

7. Pasadena City College RN program

   nickieph replied to Mereb79's topic in California

   Congrats to everyone who was accepted! I'm finishing my first semester at PCC and I love it. It has a very good reputation and is considered one of the top ADN programs in SO. Cal because of the high pass rate for the NCLEX. The syllabus is clear an...