danh3190

danh3190

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  1. Anyone getting the Tuition Forgiveness @ UPMC Shadyside??

    danh3190 replied to jrp216's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    At our orientation they just passed out the contracts for the loan forgiveness program and anybody who wanted to sign up could. As mentioned above you have to have C's (76) in all the classes....

  2. CCAC vs. UPMC

    danh3190 replied to julz78's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    It did in the spring. I'd give them a

  3. Is it really THAT bad?

    danh3190 replied to easy4U2say's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can identify with your situation. I'm starting nursing school on Monday. I've avoided mentioning that to any nurses I know. About 2/3 of the nurses are very positive and seem to like their jobs,...

  4. upmc shadyside vs sewickley vs ?

    danh3190 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Good luck in school. West Penn and AGH are great

  5. upmc shadyside vs sewickley vs ?

    danh3190 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Just looking at Shadyside's 2006-2007 schedule. Fall semester 8/28/06 - 12/15/06 Winter semester 1/2/07 - 4/20/07 Spring semester 4/30/07 -

  6. CCAC vs. UPMC

    danh3190 replied to julz78's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I didn't have a choice. Applied to both but because most of my college credits are too old, CCAC wouldn't accept them. They took one look and said "There's no way you can start this Fall". Since I'm...

  7. Nursing Student Divorce Rate?

    danh3190 replied to ibmaryann's topic in General Students

    Besides 59.746% of statistics are just made up

  8. Getting to know the men behind the names...

    danh3190 replied to irwin's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hi all, I'm Dan. An old guy at 54. Worked 28 years as a chemist to pay the bills, but my real love was the 15-25 hours/week I spent as a volunteer paramedic for the last 25 years. When I got laid...

  9. What to wear for 1st day of orientation?

    danh3190 replied to JoshuaC's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I bet it depends on the particular school's culture. When I actually asked the assistant director of my school (2 yr hospital diploma program) what people wear to class, she said I was overdressed...

  10. frustrated with myself & IV's

    danh3190 replied to spejsa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah nerves can really mess you up. In one of my dry spells I remember getting to the point where I was actually afraid to start IVs. I kept thinking going in that I was going to miss it. It helped...

  11. Question?

    danh3190 replied to Lil123's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When counting pulses or manually measuring a BP on an irregular pulse I've often noticed that after a pause in the pulse the next beat would be very strong (Frank-Starling effect????). I was...

  12. Badly Paid Nurse a Good Nurse

    danh3190 replied to foxyhill21's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm. Is a badly paid physician a good

  13. frustrated with myself & IV's

    danh3190 replied to spejsa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm an old paramedic and I agree that practice does help and I'm sure you'll get good at it. It sounds like you didn't get a chance for a lot of practice before you had to work on your own with real...

  14. How much is everyone paying for books this upcoming semester?

    danh3190 replied to JoshuaC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    About $650. Most of the books were bought new which may have been stupid. I've had some used books in really bad shape though. I would have paid more except that the A&P and Microbiology books...

  15. Anybody Here Expert in IV Insertion?

    danh3190 replied to waques1984's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We use the same colors. Also for trauma: Orange= 14g Gray=

  16. Don't laugh, but... what if I throw up??

    danh3190 replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm a 20+ year paramedic also starting nursing school this month. Pretty much everybody has something that gags them or totally grosses them out. A couple of the best nurse-medics I ever knew had...

  17. considering EMT school before nursing school

    danh3190 replied to paccookie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Another advantage of being an EMT while in nursing school is that if you work at a fairly slow service there will be some hours each day when you're at the base just waiting for calls. In many...

  18. Eh? Pedi field protocols?

    danh3190 replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

    There seems to be some deemphasis on field intubation if the patient can be bagged well. Although intubation is the "gold standard", most paramedics just don't get enough practice, especially on...

  19. PLEASE HELP!!! so embarassed about sweating!

    danh3190 replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    How much body surface area can you safely use antiperspirant on? I assume you might have heat regulation problems if you stopped all your sweating. I sweat heavily when under stress or any physical...

  20. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    danh3190 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised to hear that drug testing isn't a frequent regular occurence at all hospitals. At a former job (chemist at a corporate research lab) there was random drug testing based on hair samples,...

  21. Male Nurses/female Patients

    danh3190 replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Very interesting thread. As a long time (22 years) paramedic I do my best not to be alone with an impaired female (psych, EtOH, narcotics). If I don't have a female partner in the back with me I try...