I hate to break the bad news but I talked to Stacey whom I believe is another graduate nursing advisor like Alison, and she told me that the University has made decision to cancel all the FNP, ANP and...
Gosh, that is really getting annoying! I cannot believe we have to wait for so long! Why can't they make the decision already? I don't mind if we have to go through CCPE, as long as I get into the...
So I emailed Alison, again, for the 100th time, regarding the acceptance to CSULB MSN program. She told me that the University is still making decision and they will decide everything by the middle of...
You mentioned that you love being a staff nurse, why not go for CNS route? You can still be a staff nurse and have a higher degree at the same time. Best of luck to
I got accepted to the AGNP program. Alison told me that they accepted 29 students for the program. There were a total of 200 students got accepted for the various Master programs. But that is not...
Yes, for clarification too, if it's an emergency, and you are unable to get a verbal/written order from a physician for whatever reason, then it's OK to initiate such orders. That's what the hospital...
Yes, kidney is one of them. Think of how K works, where are they most abundant, and how do they get excreted. Hypokalemia could happen if: 1) Decrease K intake 2) Increase K excretion via kidneys and...
In our facility, we have emergency protocol for hypokalemic pts without doctor's order. The K must be lower than 3.2 mEq with association with new onset or symptomatic PVC or V tach. Nurses can...
Does anyone know any good books how to deal with difficult doctors? I did not experience dealing with one since I started the new grad program, but yesterday, one of the doctors who is well known for...
I agree with LE...the waiting is really no fun. I've seen some people went for RT instead because they were fed up of waiting. But I would suggest maybe taking other elective nursing courses or...
You need to find a hospital that is willing to petition you for H1b after your BSN. At the meantime, I would find a lawyer to file for I-140 although the retrogression is still an on-going thing. If...