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i work on a med/surg telemetry unit. we get a variety of different types of patients...pre/post caths, acute mi, pts with electrolyte imbalances, sickle cellers with low hgb, pts who had post op complications like desatting or pulm emobli, etc. we t...

if you don't mind me asking, what turned you off from penn's program. just curious. i am in the philadelphia area. working in tele, soon to move to icu and then sometime in the next few years apply to crna. i have some info on all of the schools y...

Bill Clinton's mother was a nurse anesthetist.

Hi peas, There are several nursing programs for those with bachelor's degrees who wish to change their careers to nursing. Some of them offer MSN degrees but others stop at the bachelor's level. I went to one that offered two years for both...

mitzi77crnp, i noticed that you are from pa. are you in the philly area? what school are you attending? i ask because i am in philly and looking a several different schools in the area. erin

I'm not really clear on what nursing unions are about. I remember someone telling me before that belonging to a union makes nursing less of a career and profession and more of a trade. I think it was one of my instructors who said it. What are the...

Congratulations!!!! That is great news! I am a new nurse and in the next few years I am thinking about applying to Villanova. How was the interview? Are you taking any classes before you officially start the program? Erin

Hi!! I am a recent graduate working in Philly at Jeff Hosp. on a medical telemetry unit. Nice to meet everybody!! Erin

Leslie, Thanks so much for all of your information. I am graduating with my BSN in 4weeks!! I am very interested in pursuing a career in nurse anesthesia. I am looking into both Drexel and Villanova. I start working in June on an intermedia...

Is anyone here attending any of the anesthesia schools in Philadelphia. I just started looking into some programs here and was wondering if anyone had any personal opinions to share. Erin

I am sorry to hear about your change in plans. I know that at Jeff, you need to have one semester of clinical before you can extern and it pays $12 an hour. And it is definetly possible to work while in school, especially if you are doing two years...

I think I answered most of your other questions in my PM to you. Just wanted to include that we have class two days a week for varying times and clinical three days a week for a full eight hour day. We do our clinicals in blocks we stared with med ...

I go to school in PA and the only thing we are not allowed to do is insert IVs and insert NG tubes. We did an IV tutorial on a computer program and this is the only practice we are going to get through our entire program. Not very helpful. We are a...

I am a nursing student who frequently visits this website to get seasoned and experienced nurses opinions and points of view on specific topics. After reading this thread, I think I will stick to the student forum. Some people here seem to be perpe...

jfpruitt, I am in the same boat. I graduate in approx. THREE months and feel like I need three more years of practice in school before I will be ready. However, I just read a couple of research articles (for school of course) that said gradu...

I was wondering the same thing you guys are talking about. How long do you have to wait after graduation to take the NCLEX? Do you think it is better to wait until after you've taken the test to start working? Combining the stress of studying and ...

While working in my first career which was in a long term care facility as a dietitian, I decided to change careers to nursing. A nurse manager at the facility explained some of the advance practice roles for nurses to me and mentioned nurse anesthe...

On my floor there is no one constantly watching the monitors at all times. There are several different alarms that go off if anything goes out of range or anyone goes into a different rhythm. When this happens, it is the responsibility of the RN's ...

The tele packs that our patient's are on, allow us to monitor them throughout the entire facility so they do not need to be accompanied by an RN. We can watch their status from the floor. If they need to come off the monitor for a shower or for the...

Thanks for all the info smogmatt! Erin

Our class is exactly the same way. I think you have to be an overachiever to succeed in these types of programs. But it is definitely worth all the hard work to get a bachelor's degree in one year. Good Luck to you! Erin

Emerald NYL, I am in the accelerated BSN program at Thomas Jefferson. How is your program so far? Ours is pretty disorganized because it is their first year running it. Do you think your program is preparing you well enough to practice? Sometimes...

Hi fellow TJU student!! If you were thinking about externing at Jeff, they usually have lots of positions and even when they don't they will often accomodate you. The nurse recruiter will try to work with you and put you wherever you want to go. I ...

Hi everyone, I have been reading these boards for a while, but have just recently started posting. I am 24 years old, have a bachelors in nutrition, and am in my third semester of an accelerated second degree program in philly. Thankfully I w...

Tigger100S, I love Jefferson Hospital. Compared to other hospitals I have been to, they are really advanced and there is usually a lot going on around there. You will really like it. As for the school, while I can't speak for your program, but our...