clhRN2b2010

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  1. Vitamin K administration legal/ethical nightmare!

    Curious...what state? We also can refuse if we choose. I nixed the eye antibiotic for my babies but absolutely felt that the benefits outweighed the risks for Vit K. I know folks who are adamant...
  2. Random Questions...

    I understand what you mean when you say that NCLEX is a solo sport, however I personally would be very cautious before attending a school with a significantly lower pass rate than other local schools....
  3. is anybody applying to umd and what are ur gpas

    Congrat's! AACC should be making decisions soon after Spring grades are in. Their orientation is scheduled for June 13th, so I would guess by the end of May? It's great to hear your story. I am...
  4. 31-yr-Old Needs Advice on Career Change to Nursing

    The nice thing is that you don't have to decide hard and fast right now. There are some pretty universal pre req's-Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology/Patho, Intro Psych, and usually a Chemistry...
  5. 31-yr-Old Needs Advice on Career Change to Nursing

    Do a search for either NLNAC or CCNE. These are the accrediting organizations. They will list schools out based upon program types they offer. An Accelerated BSN will likely be fastest, but be...
  6. Maryland Nursing Schools

    Good, you found us here! U of MD has a great reputation, from what I have heard. They require 59 credits of pre req's and your GPA from your pre req's is one of the key things they look at,...
  7. is anybody applying to umd and what are ur gpas

    One question specifically re: the NET. One of the study guides I saw had a lot of Algebra. You know, if X=a/23-17C, then c= ? Would you say it had a majority of general...
  8. is anybody applying to umd and what are ur gpas

    Thanks for the advice! I plan on practicing quite a bit for the NET. It's been so long since I have been in college the first time (15 years) and I have only had two professors for retaking science...
  9. is anybody applying to umd and what are ur gpas

    Yes, it is now required and recomended that one gets atleast a
  10. is anybody applying to umd and what are ur gpas

    I am hoping for Baltimore campus. I live near Annapolis. If UMD doesn't work out, I plan on going to Anne Arundel Community which has a great program and is very close to home. The only obvious...
  11. is anybody applying to umd and what are ur gpas

    Yes, I heard back from Admissions today saying pretty much the same thing. As long as finals go well, I should be swinging a 4.0 in the sciences...so hopefully that will bode well. I am a tad...
  12. PLEASE HELP w/ Nursing school info

    You are going to get better feedback if you go up to the Region tab at the top of the page and find your State and post this in that forum. That way someone might know what MTSU and where it is, plus...
  13. is anybody applying to umd and what are ur gpas

    old thread-i would be interested in the answers. I am intending on applying to UMD for Spring '09 admission. I will have 3 pre req's to finish in the Fall '08, but will have a 3.66 in the finished...
  14. are care plans a joke for you?

    I am interested in the replies he too. I just held a conversation with a fellow student who clued me in on the "fact" that the care plans we write in school are archaic and should be done away with...
  15. I'm daydreaming about moving to Canada from US. I would like to stay on the East Coast since most of my family are in North East states. I have a young family of 5 who are not afraid of snow, love...
  16. I was interested also for down the road. I have heard good things but can't seem to gte solid answers regarding clinical placement options. It only recently went online only and I can't help but...
  17. travel nursing in Canada for US nurses

    Please forgive me for the hijack, but how does NAFTA work for US nurses to take permanent jobs there? I am looking at Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island specifically and have looked at their...
  18. midwifery program at Parkland in Dallas, TX?

    I ask because I have looked at the ACNM list of accredited schools a million times a didn't see it. I double checked again and it isn't there-or the Universityof Texas. The only Texas school is a...
  19. Is nursing the best job ever?

    Yeah! Thanks for the affirmation! I like to think this is true but alas, I haven't been in the trenches yet. I have lived life long enough to know that we can get stuck in any career track, but I...
  20. midwifery program at Parkland in Dallas, TX?

    Can you be more specific about the programs name or attach a link to the web
  21. University of Maryland or Johns Hopkins?

    I would agree with all the above poster said. I have already been through college once and paid of 20k in loans. That was diffficult enough and I was single with no responsibilities but myself at...
  22. My Plan

    Congrat's both on your remission and your new direction in what's important! It is exhilirating, isn't it? I have a previous BS but with a substandard GPA-not worthy of admission to the accelerated...
  23. is the advisor right?

    I would say that the bottom line is she needs to know the material covered in A&P in order to understand the concepts that will be coming at her in NS. Does ones grade in any given class best...
  24. CNM or direct-entry midwife

    As far as I have seen and heard, if as a CNM student I want to expand my knowledge base of alternative, herbal, or homeopathic treatments I will need to do that on my own. Some programs are beginning...
  25. Recorder Recommendations ?

    olympus. cost $100. i like that it does mp3 and wav files, has enough storage for a whole tests worth of lectures, easy files, great sound quality and volume, and has a usb attached-no looking for...