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    Confused by direct entry Masters in Nursing

    Music in My Heart replied to SnowStar4's topic in General Nursing

    Based on your limited experience.Based on my limited experience, our DEMSN grads are very good and have met with excellent reviews from both the clinical sites and as new-grad nurses. We are not...
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    Confused by direct entry Masters in Nursing

    Music in My Heart replied to SnowStar4's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a DEMSN grad and our curriculum was just was described by llg - graduate level work integrated with the core nursing topics. Our program was 66 semester units and approximately 1200 hours of...
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    Sport Medicine????

    Music in My Heart replied to swayman2202's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty skeptical that the typical CNA skill set (feeding, toileting, grooming, cleaning, transferring, and positioning) has any value in the sports medicine
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    How do you wash your scrubs?

    Music in My Heart replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    You answered your own question... cost. The patients don't benefit and the employees... well, the hospital doesn't really care since the benefit can't be quantified in terms of cost-benefit to the...
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    CNA to be an RN?

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

    Not so far as I can tell. Two of the three people with acute-care job offers upon graduation from our program had no such experience... the one who did was hired at the place where she was already a...
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    New Grads hired at my LTC facility

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

    It's not hard to get away with if you're careful and you know what you're doing. It's dishonest,
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    18 weeks of "residency" to give 18months experience?

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

    I think it's BS... experience can only be gained hour by hour in the trenches. An 18-week program is 18 weeks of experience... less, I suppose, since 1/4 of the time is in a classroom and not out...
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    Looking for the bright side

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

    I was fortunate enough to find a job within a few months of graduating although it doesn't pay real well and it requires that I travel out of town to work. However, it is a fabulous place to work (the...
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    How do you wash your scrubs?

    Music in My Heart replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    I do the same exact thing! I do the same exact thing!I'm not even willing to have 'em in my car... I change at the hospital and deposit the dirty scrubs in a dedicated, plastic-lined gym bag. I...
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    Nursing Diagnosis Help!

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

    What help are you seeking? I'd state it: "Deficient fluid volume R/T decreased fluid intake, vomiting, and nausea as evidenced by decreased urine output and increased urine concentration." The...
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    Can I use "Electrolyte Imbalance" instead of "Risk for..."

    Music in My Heart replied to itri4vt's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    3.2 is so close to normal I wouldn't worry about it beyond keeping an eye on it. I'd go with the mobility one since quads are at high risk for skin breakdown, pneumonia, and constipation... and need...
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    CNA to be an RN?

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

    Opinions vary but mine is that there's no benefit in doing the CNA route. You learn very little in the training. Keep your day job, get your RN as quickly as possible, and get working. You'll never...
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    How do you wash your scrubs?

    Music in My Heart replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    Well, not really. The soap is simply a surfactant which, along with the friction of rubbing your hands together, dislodges the nasties into the effluent (water). To kill the bugs on your skin, you...
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    Am I a stalker????!!!

    Music in My Heart replied to Serrano2886's topic in General Nursing

    There does come a point, however, where the repeated calls can become an
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    Career Change: Auditor to RN - Education Advice

    Music in My Heart replied to NYC29's topic in General Nursing

    I made a mid-life change from engineering into math. I chose an accelerated MSN program for the same reason that you're considering the ASN... it was the quickest way in and out. I think that's the...
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    New nurse OVERWHELMED

    Music in My Heart replied to leapof faith's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The reality is that there's no need for you to reiterate everything that's already written down elsewhere (last pain med, for example - they can see the exact time on the MAR; or various lab values -...
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    I think I got an unfair grade in clinicals

    Music in My Heart replied to nurse12b's topic in General Students

    A few random thoughts: 1) You don't know if that student really did get an A. Just because she said she did doesn't mean that that was the truth. She was disenrolled, after all. 2) How do you know...
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    Why don't programs take into consideration anything else?

    Music in My Heart replied to honeycakes55's topic in General Students

    It wasn't held against you, it was simply a criterion that worked in favor of the folks admitted. It is fair. Whatever criteria the admissions committee chose to use in selecting their candidates...
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    former architect . . .

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

    Yep, I hear
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    Does anyone know how many people Sonoma State's DEMSN program take per year?

    Music in My Heart replied to live.love.laugh's topic in California Nursing

    They don't admit every year, only every other year. The last two cohorts have had 24 people for each. How hard to get in? That's always a very subjective question. In one way, it's perhaps easier than...
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    Whats it like being a guy in a female dominated career?

    Music in My Heart replied to Josh_H's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a med-surg nurse and, other than the docs and patients, I rarely see other guys while I'm at work. Truthfully, I hardly notice it. I get on just as well with the gals as I do with the guys and I'm...
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    former architect . . .

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

    My situation was very similar to yours and I've now come out the other side and have been working for about 6 months. I'd be happy to discuss details with you via PM but generally, how it worked out...
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    Ever Killed Someone?

    Music in My Heart replied to Bug Out's topic in General Nursing

    Neither of those count as the nurse killing the patient, in my opinion. The former is just an unfortunate accident... The latter is the physician's responsibility... nurses don't diagnose diseases,...
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    CNA certification while in ADN program

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

    If you've already finished your first year (and clinicals) then you've already learned everything that you'd learn in a CNA class. My advice is, "Don't bother." As to speeding it up, it depends on the...
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    Any suggestions on getting a head start

    Music in My Heart replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    Don't waste your time, or your