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In Pharm now just finished up patho. Starting clincial in Sept, and have the assessment class next. So far i agree the patho was challenging and really made me work. The pharm is very informative.

Both are true. I start my clinicals in Sept. They encourage you to find your own and do it early you have to have the process started 2 sessions before each one so for my Sept session i had to get the ok from the person and my part of the paper work ...

1. State you work in 2. Years of experience 3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc) 4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary 5. Differentials (if any) 6. Union? 1. IL 2. 6 years 3. ICU Med/Surg/Neuro community hospital (150 be...

When i worked in surgery and had to do enucleation and then they would put the eyeball on the mayo I would have to cover it up or i would faint.

I can feel ya there. When I was a surgical tech many years ago there was a patient who had a pilonidal cyst that had tracked up the to anal vault. It stunk up the whole OR. It was one of the worst smells I have every smelt.

I have heard some of your points from other post. The part about the extra time commitments. As for the other issues of lack of communications and liability concerns is a new one. Another thread someone bought up the issue of preceptors needing to do...

I have already started looking, 2 of the places this school already has agreements with for there other programs have gotten back to me. I have contacted 3 places that have school has agreements with. One said it was two early for sept of next year t...

The fed loans i have gotten has covered all of my cost so far. As for this program i have no idea about problems later. So far chamberlain has a good name for it self so who knows. In the end with all the changes in health care and the decline of Dr'...

I don't believe that there is a minimal requirements for experience. The web site for the requirements is here Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN-FNP Chamberlain College . It says nothing about requirements about experience.

Well i have to tell you first before you talk and bring my name in to the subject I talk to the head person who is in charger of the practicums. Who I talk today. She was very nice but was up front about this is a new program and that they ADVICE the...

I had taken the NR-504 class it is different with a different focus. So it is a lesson learned. But it is worth it.I was in the informatics track and got a job in informatics and have been in that job for 8 weeks now. I am transitioning back to the b...

You do have to find your own sites. I have been talking to them they encourage the FNP students to find one site and do all 5 of the practicums at that site. I have some concerns due to lake of getting enough experience and trying to find someone who...

I am have switched over to the his program and start the FNP classes in Nov. One more first year class to go. I will keep ya updated.

Just tring to find out if during a code in other faclities do they stop all pressors. I work in a 16 bed ICU community hospital. During codes I was taught to stop all pressors. Some of the older nurses who have not worked in the ICU for very long but...

"i agree with you about facilities trying to fill slots but do you think that a new grad will be fully aware of the downside of these jobs? they sound good but then when you are in that situation of having a code plus other unstable pts and phones ri...

I can see some of what is said. But i was a new grad and went in to a 16 bed ICU. The hospital that i was hired at has a new grad program and depending on where you will be work you have a tailored orentation. I myself spent 6 weeks on a Tele unit b...

Also it might depend on the area you work in. I am a new grad and i am working in the ICU I am staff nurse II becuase i work in more critcal area. At my hostpital ICU, ER, and Tele are level II will rehab, med surg and such are level I.

It is easy. Ok say all 3 are do at 0800. You have one hour before till one hour after to give meds so here is what you do. 0700 give Cetriazone 1gm/50cc 30 min. 0730 give Cefazolin 1 gm/50cc 30 min. 0800 give Cipro 400 mg/200cc 60 min. That way you ...

At my place Chicago (Central) IR dose them and for the most part they are put in with in a few days 3 or so days after admission for patients who have no other access and have very bad veins where now one can get them.

Yeah. I can see both sides also. I was a surgical tech for 9 years and have dealt with some of the same problems before. I was a traveler for 4 of those years. I always tried to be friendly and helpful with new techs or nurses i was training when i w...

Not sure where to put this but wanted to post and get some feed back. Ok here is the deal. Two of the girls i graduated with are working at a different hospital in the city then me. They both are working at a 12-18 bed ICU and are having a very hard ...

Not sure about PA but if it is anything like IL it is a hard to find. The web site for IL is very outdated and very very hard to find any information. I was helping a friend from another state to find the info and i spent almost 2 hours on google and...

You can do LPN after your first year. You can do the CNA after your first semester. I would ask your nursing department office. That is what most of the people who did this did while i was in school. Also the other thing you might think about is an e...

I am not sure where you are applying but I graduated this past may and i am working at a hospital here in Chicago. I was offered 2 positions right off the bat. I wanted and got ICU with a few months of experience in the hospital on a tele floor that ...

I use to work at a hospital that was magnet. I was a tech until this past may when I graduated from Nursing school. i got a job at another hospital best thing i did. I hated the place. the pay was lower then other hospitals in the area and they reall...