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If you find it too difficult to take these courses together then I would strongly suggest avoiding a full time bachelors program altogether.

Curious. What does the Tylenol do for PCR testing. Is it a pain issue?

I don't believe that's information that they will share with applicants.

I believe they are in their final deliberation phase. The last interview day was last Monday, and they sent their decisions from that group Wednesday. That does not mean they are done though. They said that they could be sending out acceptances as late as early January if openings remain unfilled.

Don't give up hope. They are still interviewing candidates. So they have not made any final decisions yet. I've heard of people hearing from UNCG as late as January in years past. Try to keep your spirits high while you wait. No answer is just that, no answer. They will let you know of their decision when it happens.

@justtryingtohelp It's hard to gauge whether or not this is a joke or not. That said, you sound really frustrated. I bet anyone of the students we spoke to yesterday would be happy to give you some guidance if you wanted to vent with someone. Did you catch their emails? If not, or if you want to vent with someone not in the program you can always PM me here and we can swap contacts. That said, I'm sorry yesterday didn't go as you expected. This is an incredibly stressful time for all of us.

Best of luck to those off y'all that interviewed yesterday. Wish we could have had a chance to really meet and commiserate ?.

I have an interview on Monday. They added it just recently.

They are still extending invites, so best of luck to all still waiting.

May I ask, in all seriousness, where are you performing breast exams?

Everyone has to start somewhere NGRN89. They will teach you everything they want you to know, and they'll give you all the time you need. If your not interested in pt care though, I would stay away from the ICUs. Baths, BMs, ambulation, turns are hourly events. But you don't have to do it alone. Grab your desk buddy and team work it.

As did I! Congrats y'all. Best of luck to everyone.

If you don't mind me asking, is that a cumulative GPA? I ask because I have 2 bachelors, one immediately after high school 10 years ago (which didn't go so well) and my second in nursing that I did much better in. Curious how they consider that situation.

It disheartens me to see so many people judging me, a complete stranger, and a business that it sounds like they have no experience with. I guess it's not that surprising to find that in social media today though. Anyway, y'all win all the social clout points today. I'm out. OP, best of luck to you and your endeavors.

I would hope that every medical facility would have an AED available, and that every employee be BLS certified.

Private practice offices and even urgent care offices will call 911 if you code. The provider's there are rarely ACLS certified as it is so rare for them to be faced with that kind of emergency.

IV medication administration can be incredibly risky. Usually it's the ones that we least expect that tend to catch us by surprise. It's a risk that we assume every shift One that we protect our patients from through expertise and vigilence, and one that we project ourselves from through patient education and malpractice coverage. It's part of what distinguishes RNs from other healthcare professionals.

And it begins?

I can understand your concern. It can sound strange for someone who is unfamiliar. Let me try to ease your mind though. There was always a licensed prescriber involved (MD, NP, PA) who met with each client and then wrote the orders if they felt it was appropriate. There is a health assessment equal to that you would receive in any ED, or urgent care. In other words it's a private practice with a very limited service, so it falls under all of the same regulations any clinic would. It's not like it's black market Ringers, haha. That said, malpractice insurance is a must for anyone practicing nursing in any facility.

To add to your answer, it's a facility they provides IV hydration and limited medication administration by client request off a menu rather than by provider suggestion. It still requires a provider's prescription and an order, as well as a nurses prior health assessment before administering. A large number of clients do seem to have more money than they know what to do with, and are asking for treatments with little knowledge of their efficacy or purpose. But hey, if you wanna show off have at it. And yet, it's still a ligitimate practice. It's especially helpful for clients with chronic migraines, absorbtion disorders (e.g. Roux-en-Y bypass), DI, endurance athletes. Not everything is readily absorbed through the digestive system. It's helpful to anyone that requires frequent hydration/micro nutrient replacement without a (sometimes) weekly visit to the doctor's office. Which is realistically unattainable.

The facility I worked at used toradol, pepcid, zofran, and micro nutrients (vitamins\minerals) in minimal dosages mixed into 1000 mL LR bags. No IV pushes. Everything is compatible.

I worked at an infusion clinic PRN for a while. I never felt unsafe in that environment. You don't have many medications to work with, and All of the medications you are administering are rather innocuous for the most part (zofran, toradol, B12 and other vitamins, O2). Make sure you are comfortable in recognizing allergic reactions, and know the 4 medications you will be administering front and back. Other wise, it's rather cushy. Good pay, normal hours, mostly friendly consumers. If you aren't at least 7/10 with IVs though don't even consider it if you are the only RN on property because many of the people that come into these places are vascularly challenged.