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deliverator I am looking at this as an option. I was active duty army for a few years then switched to the reserves. Once I got into a nursing program the rules changed on military nurses having to get the BSN in order to serve. Right now it is my goal to get my degree and want to serve my country either through serving again or by working in at the military clinic. Thanks for your reccommendations:nurse:

I am in the same boat. I graduated in May 2009 got licensed in July 2009. I had a baby Sep 2009 and moved out of state to be with my husband who is in the ARMY. Needless to say because of the ARMY life i have not been able to land a job. We moved 3 times within me graduating from school. I haven't been able to land a job so I decided to go back to get my BSN. I am more than half way done. I pray that when I finish up my BSN and take a refresher course and get ACLS certified I will be able to finally land a job. I am doing the flu clinics but I want to do more. I would not mind volunteering or doing LTC or even hospice. I get want some experience. And for the answer about the striped. I don't think it is a bad idea if the pay difference isnt that much. And I would have no problem signing a 3 year contract to stay at a hospital

Thanks everyone. I am going to do the refresher course and take the ACLS. My BLS is current. That sucks that the market is so horrible right now. You keep hearing how theres a shortage of nursing and then they wont hire new grads only experienced nurses. Its so sad. I know once I get my BSN some doors will open with military employment so that is why I am working hard on getting my BSN.

Due to husband being in the military and myself having a baby I was not able to look into getting a RN job until now. I will be moving to the Los Angeles County area in Sep. And would like a job. Anyone have any suggestions for me? I have my ADN and am about half way done with my BSN. Ideally I would love to work in a hospital but at this point I think i will take anything. Also do you thinkI should do a refresher course? Or any other courses to help me out? And helps or tips would be greatly appreciated

Do you have the information? I would like to sign myself up. I went to school there and loved it. I think it is worth the 3 year contract plus they pay really well. In addition since it is county if you choose to leave a lot of hospital in the area will hire you ASAP.

I applied to a few of there programs I know they had one in San Pedro, Downey and Anaheim I believe I have yet to hear anything from them. I got to it through a search through indeed.com

does anybody know of new grad programs in Augusta GA area? i was licensed in CA and am transfering it over to GA. my hubby is military, any advice would be great>

This trick worked for me and my friends. I took the exam June 30 th and got home I tried it got the pop and found out I passed July 3rd on my son's 7th birthday! Praise the lord.

I passed too! WOO HOO I am an RN!!!! I found out friday but couldn't get on to post before that. :) That pearson vue trick worked for me

No news yet. But a couple of my friends got there results today. All passed except for one who isn't sure bc the boards said there were problems with her transcripts. Where did you go to school at? I heard that they update their website every night at 315 am so hopefully we will know tomorrow.

Seriously pay the money to do the NCSBN questions they are identical to the ones on the nclex. The link is http://www.learningext.com/ I definately think that if you do the review online plus all the questions you will be ready. The only other advice I have is when doing the questions review each rationale to the questions wether it is right or wrong. Saftey, infection control, prioritizing was very big I got a lot of those questions. Also know the diffrent procedures, I was asked to rank order inserting a foley, 1 med question and a lot of teaching as in how do you know it was effective and not effective. HTH

IS anyone else painfully awaitng there results? I took the test tuesday June 30th. When can I expect to see my result on the BON website? My stupid school just sent our transcripts last thursday, I hope to dear god that they are in before the lone weekend. ANYONE ELSE IN THE WAITING GAME???:redpinkhe:o

Hey everyone was wondering if anyone took the NCLEX in CA on June 30th. I am looking for support, I am anxiously awaitng the results. I am 7 months pregnant and can not take all this anxiety. I got 75 questions with about 5 SATA, 1 rank order about foley's, 8 on meds, 5 of which I have never heard of any totally had to guess,and 1 drug dosage calculation. There were a lot of priority, delegation, and infection control. Does any one have any idea when I am gonna see my name on the CA BON website? PS I tired the pearson VUE trick and it wouldn't let me re-register which is good news. Any body??? PLEASE help relieve my anxiety:cry:

CONGRATS on passing. i am also on the waiting list. took the test today and got 75 and am deadly afraid that I didn't pass. Thanks for giving me hope.

Speaking as a person who just took the NCLEX as in today, NCSBN question were very similar to the NCLEX questions. Most of my questions were one sentence type questions which is most similar to the NCSBN. I did take a review and did NCLEX 3500 but like I said the most similar ones are on the learning ext. HTH

I got in and I only had 83 points. Definitely try. I didn't get all A's in the pre reqs and now I am in 4th semester about to graduate in May 27 , 2009 it can be done.

Hey I am inthe program now and it is great. After your finish your pre-recs apply. The faculty is great and we have first dibs on all the clinical sites. Let me know if you have any questions about the program.

She did not lose consciousness after the accident. I am was told that the nasal packing was put in place to help control the epitaxsis as well as reduce the swelling to maintain a stable enviornment for healing of the laceration as well as to reduce edema to the area before surgery. I think it is the biggest problem for her is maintain a patent airway. For interventions I have 1. Assess respiratory rate, depth, rhythm, effort, and breath sounds every 4 hours. Rationale: Assessing the respiratory status every four hours determines change in status and response to therapy. 2. Position the pt in semi-Fowlers position. Rationale: To facilitate respirations reduce swelling, and control epitaxsis. Educate the client and family about the significance of changes in nasal or sputum characteristics, including color, character, amount, and odor. Rationale: The client and family can identify the signs of infection and seek treatment before acute illness occurs.4. Document the pt teaching and understanding in chart. Rationale: Documentation is in accordance with hospital protocol and for legal purposes.

Hey everyone here is some info on my pt 46 y/o hispanic female presented to ER with L forhead hematoma, complicated nasal laceration with fracture s/p MVA. My objective data are : b/p increased 141/99, Hr 89, RR 16, tmp 98.3 She has bilateral nasal packing, sutures to left nares dry and intact, facial edema, dry mucous membranes Subjective: Dry mouth and throat, difficulting opening mouth d/t nasal pain, difficulty breathing because she is a mouth breather I am thinking of using 1. Ineffective airway clearance related to nasal fracture and nasal packing manifested by dyspnea, dry mucous membranes, and nasal pain. Does that seam good? I need four more with a PC. 2. Risk for infection due to nasal laceration 3.Anxiety related to nasal surgery manifiested by nervousness, restlessness, and increasein B/P 4. PC: Septal hematoma Please feel free to add or suggest other NANDA diagnosis

So if she is on a calcium channel blocker then the HTN is usually due to total peripheral resistance?? She has no signs of being overweight. She is 5ft 8 inches and weighs 144 pounds. Does not smoke and as of now does not have any other medical conditions that can cause and alteration in her blood pressure.

I second PP i have used hotdogs for intradermal great at showing the wheal. And I have used oranges for injections. As far as foleys go I have used a pillow.

Hey everyone I need help with the patho phys of HTN. Here is what I have so far Pathophysiology of HTN: Cardiac output is raised with normal total peripheral resistance (TRP) over time the cardiac output drops to normal levels but the TRP levels increase. The kidney plays a role since it excretes sodium and increases fluid reabsorption. This excess fluid causes BP to rise. Decreasing pressure in the renal artery causes the secretion of renin enzyme. Renin in turn causes the formation of Angiotensin I, which causes the kidneys to retain sodium and water. Angiotensin I is converted to Angiotensin II by angiotension converting enzyme found in the lungs. Angiotension II causes vasoconstricts of the arterioles which further increases TRP and elevates the BP further. My instructor is very hard and i need to know if this will be enough to correctly describe it. Any help or input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Andrea:nurse:

Hey everyone I need help with the patho phys of HTN. Here is what I have so far Pathophysiology of HTN: Cardiac output is raised with normal total peripheral resistance (TRP) over time the cardiac output drops to normal levels but the TRP levels increase. The kidney plays a role since it excretes sodium and increases fluid reabsorption. This excess fluid causes BP to rise. Decreasing pressure in the renal artery causes the secretion of renin enzyme. Renin in turn causes the formation of Angiotensin I, which causes the kidneys to retain sodium and water. Angiotensin I is converted to Angiotensin II by angiotension converting enzyme found in the lungs. Angiotension II causes vasoconstricts of the arterioles which further increases TRP and elevates the BP further. My instructor is very hard and i need to know if this will be enough to correctly describe it. Any help or input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Andrea:nurse:

It depends where is So cal you live. I am currently attending a private ADN program in Los Angeles. It is called Los Angeles County School of Nursing and Allied health. It is 2400 a semster but you do have to have your pre-reqs already. Here is there website. http://ladhs.org/lacusc/lacnah/ I like it so far. ALso check out Mt. Saint Mary's they are also a private school where you can pursue either your ADN or BSN. And you can do all the pre-reqs there. Also check out the CA board of nursing to find diffrent types of schools. Here is the websitehttp://www.rn.ca.gov/schools/rnprgms.htm#adn Good Luck!

Any one here graduates of the program? Or are in the program?