june2009

june2009

long-term-care, LTAC, PCU

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  1. FNP program at University of southern indiana

    june2009 replied to PRIMESTAR1's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I was wondering if someone could please give me an email or phone number that I could contact an advisor for the USI rn-msn program. I've registered on their website several times but I havn't...

  2. Careolans.com registering!

    june2009 replied to dragon1407's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I personally considered joining this site at the beginning of school. I decided that it would be a total waste of money. A good care plan book is all you need. I like mosby's nursing care plans,...

  3. Anbody Else Gain a Ton of Weight in Nursing School?

    june2009 replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Students

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  4. Looking for a group of nurses in SW PA

    june2009 replied to Jean1313's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I live in Latrobe! I'm an LPN that will be graduating in june from conemaugh school of nursing in johnstown. currently debating where i want to work. i need to decide soon though, not many jobs...

  5. UPMC jobs

    june2009 replied to greygooseuria's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    My friend just got hired at children's in the CICU. I don't think there is a hiring

  6. Kind of bummed...My 4.0 is ruined

    june2009 replied to midnight*sky's topic in General Students

    My advice is to get over it quick. nursing school is really hard and if you focus on getting straight A's you'll drive yourself crazy. Just remember, when you get a job and are working as an RN your...

  7. rn-msn online

    june2009 replied to june2009's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm looking into slippery rock university for my BSN. It's only $212 per credit. I've ruled out university of phoenix after speaking to a

  8. Online Rn- BSN in PA

    june2009 replied to ctucker's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I was extremely interested in chatham's online rn-bsn program until I saw the price per credit. It's $700. By the time you're done with the program, you're set back $18200. For me, it would be nice...

  9. Trying to find a nursing program in PA

    june2009 replied to justwannaRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    There are several nursing schools in the pittsburgh area. Shadyside, west penn, university of pittsburgh, carlow, catham, comm college of allegheny county, just to name a few. If you're looking for...

  10. resident/staff ratios

    june2009 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was just wondering what everyones RN, LPN, CNA to resident ratios are. The facility that I just resigned from sometimes had one LPN or RN on a 46 bed unit, with never more than 4 CNAs and a lot of...

  11. LPN Licensure

    june2009 replied to toby4's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    You have to graduate from PN school. LPNs in the state of PA are required to have a minimum amount of clinical hours whereas RNs do not.I'm not exactly sure how many clinical hours you need but the...

  12. UPMC jobs

    june2009 replied to greygooseuria's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    ghillbert, I was wondering if you know why the cardiopulmonary transplant floor needs RNs. I graduate in June and I would love to work on that floor unless there is some horrible reason why I...

  13. Reputable Pittsburgh Agency/-ies

    june2009 replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I briefly worked for UPMCs Vital Staffing. They are who any of UPMCs will call if they need to use agency. Since you are working for UPMC they do not cancel as quickly. When I worked for them,...

  14. Happy Thanksgiving!

    june2009 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello everyone! I havn't been here in a while (so busy with school, go figure) anyway, I wanted to see how everyone was doing and wish you all a happy thanksgiving. I hope everyone has a nice time...

  15. LPN pay rate?

    june2009 replied to kerri2686's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    In my area, Westmoreland county, the county home is currently paying $19.45/hr for new hires. The hospitals aren't even hiring LPNs any more. The ones who have been there forever are still working...

  16. L&D After Graduation in W. PA

    june2009 replied to kalley's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I agree. You should have no problem with Magee. The nursing school I'm in right now (conemaugh hosp. @ johnstown) will hire you directly to L&D if you do well in the maternal-child rotation in...

  17. Lpn starting from scratch in RN program

    june2009 replied to Gititgirl7's topic in LPN to RN

    In my LPN to RN program, LPNs are automatically excused from the first semester (fundamentals of nursing) and the third semester (geriatric nursing). To be honest, I wish I would have started from...

  18. fetal circulation

    june2009 posted a topic in General Students

    Does anyone have any schematics,websites, or anything at all that could help me understand and remember fetal circulation? for some reason I'm having a difficult time with it.

  19. yet another care plan question!

    june2009 replied to DLF1021's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    First of all, I would advise you to reference a good care plan book such as The nursing diagnosis handbook by Ludwig and Ackley, or Gulanick and Myers Nursing Care Plans. These books have an index of...

  20. [Almost] halfway done with 1st Semester.

    june2009 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in General Students

    I'm in my second year of a diploma program. Right now I'm in psych nursing, and we only have one week left!!! Yeah!!! Psych is not my thing. After this week, We go to OB/peds and have eight weeks...

  21. how do you guys do it?

    june2009 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I don't know if this should be posted here or on the pediatric forum but here goes. We have an eight week psychiatric rotation. The 1st place we were was a geropsych unit, Seriousely, it was just...

  22. has anyone had this experience or known someone who has?

    june2009 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am currently in an 8 week psych rotation for lecture/clinicals. A very good friend of mine is with me in clinicals, and is having a difficult time with psych. She was raped twice and sexually...

  23. how do you guys do it?

    june2009 replied to june2009's topic in Psychiatric

    I think this story kind of goes back to what lucianne had said about children who came from "good" homes sometimes and up having major psychological issues for unknown reasons. Some children who come...

  24. how do you guys do it?

    june2009 replied to june2009's topic in Psychiatric

    I guess not all children who are exposed to traumatic events end up in adult psych or prison. I have a very good friend who fled afghanistan (sp?) with her family, (mom who was 7 mos pregnant, six...

  25. how do you guys do it?

    june2009 replied to june2009's topic in Psychiatric

    one pt. was in for trying to perform oral sex on a family member who had custody of the pt., since the pt. been removed from their parents. Well, needless to say the child was going to go to foster...