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  1. Lpn...rn...surgical Tech...totally Confused

    APRN. replied to pixieshmoo's topic in General Nursing

    I went to RN with a Surg-Tech who challenged several nursing prerequisites in order to get into RN school. She excelled quite well, and went on to run the OR unit at the hospital that she worked at...

  2. ECCO to teach CCU

    APRN. posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am curious about others' opinions regarding the ECCO course from the AACN's website for teaching critical care nursing to nurses new to the ICU. What are your thoughts regarding using this to...

  3. crying abuse when being written up for neglect of patients

    APRN. replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts are with you my fellow nursing colleague. How frustrating to be subject to such review. Everyone's advice on this matter that I've read is helpful. I see that you are from Winnipeg,...

  4. MICU/SICU - Vancomycin -peek and trough

    APRN. replied to BGmedsestra's topic in MICU, SICU

    At my facility, the doc's order 'Vanco per pharmacy protocol'. The pharmacy doses the vancomycin according to the current creatinine and adjusts the dose, if warranted, after the trough is drawn 30...

  5. are online MSN programs respected?

    APRN. replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Greetings, I am currently attending online classes at Thomas Edison State College in NJ with the goal of graduating with a MSN/Nurse Educator degree. When I researched the program, I noted that TESC...

  6. How to fix the nursing shortage?

    APRN. replied to wish4RN's topic in General Nursing

    33 years ago, my sister worked in the ICU as an LPN and was assigned her own patients in a Midwest hosptial. The only LPN/LVN's that you see working in ICU now-adays are usually sitting at the tele...

  7. RN's that used to be LPN's

    APRN. replied to Roozeyk's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh..... This post struck such a nerve with me, that I had to stick a comment on her despite the age of the thread. I was an LPN for something like 5 years, an LVN for 10 years. I had experience in...

  8. private nursing schools in california

    APRN. replied to ricongia's topic in California Nursing

    Good luck in your

  9. Anyone know of any LVN to RN bridge programs in Northern California? Thanks^^

    APRN. replied to Johnny2254's topic in California Nursing

    Pacific Union College, based in Angwin, CA (between Calistoga and St. Helena) has an excellent LVN to RN program that only requires students to attend classes every 5 weeks, for four days in a row...

  10. Question about unresponsive patient.

    APRN. replied to poohbear1968's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    PVC's are usually an early indication of low oxygen level. Check their 02 sat and keep it above 95. If you start seeing more of these, you can bet that the heart muscle is starting to get more PO'd...

  11. Bay Area hospitals saturated with RN wanting critical care experience?

    APRN. replied to jensfbay's topic in California Nursing

    My suggestion is to take a critical care training program on your

  12. NLNAC vs. CCNE Accreditation

    APRN. replied to zubi14's topic in General Students

    NLN accreditation is more for associate degrees and lower. CCNE accreditation is more for undergraduate degrees and above. The operative word is "more". Neither accreditation is better than the...

  13. What I Love About Nursing Is....

    APRN. replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    The artist who puts pen to paper to describe changes in conditions, or spoken word to hardened ear to soothe frustrations with poor progress, finds little solace in overtime environments and hostile...

  14. AAS vs. BSN

    APRN. replied to LWildman's topic in General Students

    Please note, that while you are earning your BSN from scratch, you are not accumulating time in grade as an RN. This means, that when you start your first job as an RN, you will be marking "No Prior...