Acosmo27

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  1. New grad program UCSD 2008

    Acosmo27 replied to Newgradnurse08's topic in General Nursing

    Hey you might want to post this in the CA nurses section....... Im from san diego and currently in NS... UCSD is a great hospital, Im sure you will have a wonderful experience working

  2. Do i settle or do i wait?

    Acosmo27 replied to leprdnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I could be wrong, but as a new grad I dont think its the smartest thing to be really picky. I think its important to gain experience and then you can always transfer after a year or so.... I think...

  3. SDSU admission help please

    Acosmo27 replied to Brightstar's topic in California Nursing

    hey... Im currently a 4th semester (of the old 6 semester program) student at state, and I can tell you that you will most likely get in with 68 points. Although the requirements have changed a lot...

  4. Perpetuating contentions between kinds of nurses

    Acosmo27 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    grrr, know what you mean. My boyfriend is an EMT and also a paramedic student. BIG difference between the two... my current professor always refers to paramedics as EMTs and its kinda annoying... Im...

  5. Cute video

    Acosmo27 replied to NFB2008's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    sooo

  6. Kaiser Southern California/Portland areas

    Acosmo27 replied to awhisler's topic in General Nursing

    i have heard that kaiser pays very well... but its also one of our least favorite hospitals to go to for clinicals... :paw:

  7. Well, it finally happened after 2.5 years...

    Acosmo27 replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    wowww. Im so sorry that happened to you, this lady seems like a total witch. I send you hugs

  8. Poll: What do you love about the NICU?

    Acosmo27 replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    LOVE this thread. Im still in nursing school, but I know for a fact that NICU is my calling. I just know it. Cant wait until the day I can share my own stories.

  9. at what age did you start studying nursing?

    Acosmo27 replied to cksl's topic in General Students

    started pre reqs at 18... started nursing school at 20. Will graduate when Im

  10. Did You Settle for Nursing?

    Acosmo27 replied to sarahrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you settle for anything in

  11. Nurse Bashing

    Acosmo27 replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I do wish there was more camaraderie. My boyfriend is a firefighter, and I truly admire the brotherhood that he is apart of. IMO it has a lot to do with nursing being a female dominated profession not...

  12. Documentation

    Acosmo27 replied to minderaser804's topic in General Nursing

    Im not an official nurse yet or anything but in school we are "taught" to avoid the use of names........however, I have found nurses who do use names in order to cover their own buns. I think its...

  13. Low CO2 what to do?

    Acosmo27 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Students

    oops! My bad... thanks for clearing that

  14. Low CO2 what to do?

    Acosmo27 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Students

    No, no, no. Co2 is considered an acid therefore low co2 would be considered alkalotic first off. Second, when there is a problem with co2 (versus hco3) it is considered a respiratory problem not a...

  15. Please, tell me!

    Acosmo27 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in Emergency

    I notice that you have a few posts about salary... you can probably do a search online and see the salaries of nurses if youre very interested. Its going to be different across the country r/t cost of...

  16. I can't get a hospital job!

    Acosmo27 replied to gonzo1224's topic in General Nursing

    For the past couple months Ive been trying to get a job on my own as a nurses assistant (uncertified) and couldn't do it. I would apply to every job that popped up on the hospitals website and never...

  17. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    Acosmo27 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    John Stossel wrote an amazing article in response to Michael Moore's doc "Sicko"........ if you have the time to read it ill copy and paste it here.. enjoy! Sick Sob Stories By JOHN STOSSEL...

  18. For all Nursing students and Nurses... I need you!

    Acosmo27 replied to amy1577's topic in General Nursing

    Well coming from someone who is currently in NS, I will tell you how long its taken me. It took me two years to finish pre-reqs... At my school, it "should" only take 1 year, but you would have to be...

  19. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Acosmo27 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    oh my gosh. So I was reading this thread the other day and one word that stood out to me was people calling a centimeter a "sontimeter". When I read that I thought, who the heck would do that??? Well...

  20. A Bad, Bad Day

    Acosmo27 replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    you have to be a little easier on yourself. IMO it was an honest mistake, nothing you did intentional. You had good intentions and thats what matters. I understand how you may feel because Im the same...

  21. How to get in?

    Acosmo27 replied to MamaOneday's topic in General Nursing

    Ill be starting as an NA (an uncertified CNA) on a mother-infant unit in a month.. so perhaps it depends on where you are from but, I dont believe CNAs always get "stuck" in

  22. Pre-Req courses for Nursing

    Acosmo27 replied to Mommyof3inJP's topic in General Nursing

    hmm I dont know of any, but that would be nice! I just cant imagine any programs that dont require these courses considering so much we have to learn requires basic A&P knowledge. Now chemistry on...

  23. HIV+ residents

    Acosmo27 replied to mo_07's topic in General Nursing

    lol I gagged when she told me

  24. HIV+ residents

    Acosmo27 replied to mo_07's topic in General Nursing

    My professor once told me that in order to contract AIDs from saliva you would have to drink about a bucket full of it, that is how rare it

  25. How can an adult leave a child in a hot car?

    Acosmo27 replied to Patrick57's topic in General Nursing

    I have to second this, at times it is not laziness or ignorance. There was a case like this around where I lived as well. The father was busy and apparently the mother put the baby in the car for him...