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    New to the board - terrified of NA exam! (NC)

    Music in My Heart replied to Shawbunny's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well, I didn't take the exam in NC; mine was in CA. However, we heard the same horror stories. The exam proved to be a piece of cake. Every person in our group passed (and this wasn't a collection of...
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    New Grads - where is there a nursing glut?

    Music in My Heart replied to spudbunny's topic in First Year After Licensure

    San Francisco/Sacramento region (Sonoma County down through San Jose over to the Sierra Nevada foothills) seems to have a glut of new grads struggling to find work. But the schools keep pumping 'em...
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    I need California CNA Advice

    Music in My Heart replied to kozina0209's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I tested with the Red Cross from Santa Cruz. It was ridiculously simple. I wouldn't stress it at all. We all had to test on hand washing and vital signs and then we each were assigned three other...
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    A Special Thank you

    Music in My Heart replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good for you. I love to see hard work rewarded... you did... and you were. Keep it
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    Black scrubs?

    Music in My Heart replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Just because nobody complains doesn't mean that it doesn't bother them. Given the dependent nature of being an LTC resident I would expect that some people don't complain for fear of alienating the...
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    Micro Heads Up!

    Music in My Heart replied to rayele's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    To get a jump on micro I would invest some time becoming familiar with the basics of bacterial structure, paying particular attention to the cell wall and the difference between Gram positive and Gram...
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    Passed all exams and still nothing...

    Music in My Heart replied to pringlesreducedfat's topic in International Nursing

    I'd like to share with you just a little bit more perspective in order to help you understand what you're facing. As you might have surmised there is growing pessimism in the US. There are many...
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    Pharmacology question

    Music in My Heart replied to ashemson's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would focus on whatever is in the NCLEX study guide that you're going to use. We're force to use the ATI series in my program. I made up a ton of flashcards based on the ATI. When I get some...
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    Passed all exams and still nothing...

    Music in My Heart replied to pringlesreducedfat's topic in International Nursing

    Reading on this site and watching the local employment situation suggests that there's NO SHORTAGE of American new graduates fighting for jobs. I would expect diminishing opportunities for foreign...
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    Having major concerns going the FNP route....

    Music in My Heart replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Of course, the longshoremen would laugh at earning "only" 80 grand a year. I don't think RN salaries are inflated. Just as with the physicians, they are what the market will bear. People need health...
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    Having major concerns going the FNP route....

    Music in My Heart replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In my case I find myself drawn to the NP role after graduation and a few years of experience. My primary motivation is a desire to do missions work. While there is a demand for RNs, there's a greater...
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    I am afraid I will fail : (

    Music in My Heart replied to New2block's topic in General Nursing

    I have a degree in mechanical engineering. Believe me, math to a nursing student and math to an engineering student are completely different animals. The fact that you're even in engineering school...
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    Having major concerns going the FNP route....

    Music in My Heart replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know; I'm not a California FNP. I can only relate what she says and presume that she knows of what she speaks. Perhaps she's referring to the potential for problems associated with making...
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    Having major concerns going the FNP route....

    Music in My Heart replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know what is the norm. I do know that we have a family friend who's an FNP. She worked with my sister in a school-based health clinic. She finally moved on and now works as an RN in the ED of...
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    Confused and frustrated!

    Music in My Heart replied to JJG07's topic in International Nursing

    She didn't say WHY s/he's not getting job offers, only that s/he's not. I doubt that employers are explaining... they usually just don't reply or they send a form letter. I deduced the grammar issue...
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    Rumor of a six month 200K RN position in Iraq????

    Music in My Heart replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    Because the war in Iraq has nothing to do with our
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    Math Calculation Help Please!!!!!

    Music in My Heart replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    750 ml x (1 min / 80 gtt) x (15 gtt / 1 ml) 750 ml x (1 min / 80 gtt) x (15 gtt / 1 ml) = 140.625 minutes = 2 hours and 20.625 minutes ~ 2 hrs, 21
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    Math Calculation Help Please!!!!!

    Music in My Heart replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Same answer as you two: 42 gtt/min and 125 mL/hr If the setup was not changed then the infusion rate at the first minute is the same as at the 4th hour is the same as at the end of the infusion. My...
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    Gastrointestinal Question

    Music in My Heart replied to NewStudentGirly's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    According to my Med-Surg book (Ignatavicius, 2007, pp. 1287-1288), peptic ulcer is a general term which describes both gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers. You can't differentiate between a peptic...
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    Called Off for Low Census!!!

    Music in My Heart replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    But remember what we keep hearing, there's a nursing
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    University's in California with a BSN major

    Music in My Heart replied to ProLogic's topic in Nursing Career

    It has not been my experience that "most UCs are better academically than most Cal States." It really varies school by school, and more so, department by department. "Far better on a resume" is...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Music in My Heart replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Enunciate and pronunciation... it's a spelling thing. Annunciate also means "to announce" as in "The annunciator on the IV pump is blinking because there's an
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Music in My Heart replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not nursing-related but my mother says, "alblum." I still shudder each
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Music in My Heart replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes... I find it quite exasperating. My boss used to do this and he sounded like such an idiot. This is one of my pet peeves... mostly because it sounds so pretentious to
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    How strict is/was your nursing school concerning your appearance?

    Music in My Heart replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our program treats us like grown-ups. Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor with good hygiene and tidy grooming. The only uniform requirement is that we must wear white scrubs... style, cut,...