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calijaz

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  1. Transfer AL license to GA

    You guys! I'm so frustrated. I am trying to get my GA license by endorsement and have been calling (I mean probably tried 100x the last 3 days). And it was busy every time except one. That one time I was on hold for ONE HOUR and hung up. I mean reall...
  2. Transfer AL license to GA

    You guys! I'm so frustrated. I am trying to get my GA license by endorsement and have been calling (I mean probably tried 100x the last 3 days). And it was busy every time except one. That one time I was on hold for ONE HOUR and hung up. I mean reall...
  3. CNM post MSN-FNP

    I'm just finishing up my MSN-FNP program. I've become particularly interested in women's health, OB, alternative medicine, fertility, etc. lately and have begun looking at CNM programs. My concern is that all of my experience as an RN is in critical ...
  4. Standard practice for arterial line pulls

    We have a 6wk orientation, I think I watched one, pulled the 2nd. Prob did about 20 on orientation, however we are not allowed to pull without another RN in the room until we hit 6months... however many that may be.
  5. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    I submitted my stuff to certified background last tuesday and I got an email today that my MMR was not approved because it does not have the address on it. I just uploaded the individual page (p1) so I guess I just need to upload all three pages to e...
  6. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    Okay so Tuesday I: faxed acceptance letter, POS, FERPA and license and CPR. I also did my background check and drug screen. Thursday I upload all of my medical stuff. I've got my blazernet ID, theres holds though so I can't register. So I guess I'm j...
  7. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    Congratulations!! Your patience has paid off.
  8. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    There's public notaries at any bank and lots of secretaries at offices and such. Technically a notary is not allowed to validate a document and they almost refused to help me. They can only validate a signature. I went and copied my BLS, drivers lice...
  9. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    resilient nurse- I'm not sure, it let me submit as many as I wanted. I originally just had three, then I ran into an old clinical instructor that asked if she could write one.... figured it could only help. rmicu- If you hear back from the lady about...
  10. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    Congrats to you as well! I tried to fax it and it wouldn't go through. I thought maybe it was a phone number... but that didn't work either. I guess I'll just put it in the mail in the AM? What about you?
  11. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    Here's my stats: I am an Alabama nurse. I have a 3.7 GPA overall, with only about a 3.0 on my last 60 hours. Where I went to nursing school you had to have a 4.0 to get in pretty much and pretty much no one got A's once they were in the Bachelors pro...
  12. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    I know some people at work that started in Fall 2010 "part time" FNP and some graduate in Fall '12 and some graduate in Spring '12. So it seems to me like they just place people at different lengths based on the resources they anticipate.
  13. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    YAY! Finally got my letter! FNP! Part time, but mine has me graduating Fall 2013. Mine has two classes listed for the Fall- Patho and Role Development.
  14. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    So does this said package fit in my mailbox or do I need to start stalking my apartment office as well?
  15. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    I'm not sure if this is true, but I had heard that they weren't accepting anyone full-time for any masters program for the fall. I wish I could remember who told me that.
  16. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    AHHH! Yay for you! Still no letter for me. fingers xxxxxxxed.
  17. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    You're my hero!! This is exactly how I feel.
  18. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    Based on people that I work with that were accepted the last two summers, they all found out the second week in July. But yes, it is ridiculously late. They all mentioned that they were satisfied with the program during the fall/spring but in the sum...
  19. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    I just called UAB again... They told me that the letters would be sent out "by next week" and that was all the information she could give me. I wish I would have applied to USA.
  20. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    I have that same teacher I'm pretty sure right now for another class nondegree... I've heard she is really good in the fall/spring, but lazy in the summer. Plenty of papers, midterm, etc., still no grades yet and no response.
  21. I am hoping to relocate to the DC area and I have no idea where to start as far as hospitals. I will have two years of experience on a cardiac critical care unit, ACLS and balloon pump certification. I would love to be on a similar unit or another cr...
  22. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    Congratulations to you! I'm sure you're ecstatic.
  23. Anyone applying to UAB MSN program?

    What so they KNOW who got in and who didn't and they're just holding the letters for fun??! :) Haha. I'm going insane.
  24. Cardiac Stepdown unit 5:1 patient ratio...is this normal???

    I work on a unit like this w/a very very high turnover rate (many outpt caths). We take 3:1 by ourselves, 4:1 with a PCA, 5:1 with an LPN or 6:1 with both an LPN and a PCA. The LPN or PCA usually has 10+ patients. Sometimes its so slow and sometimes ...
  25. staffing

    Our staffing is anywhere from 2:1 to 1:3 depending on acuity. If you have three patients, none are intubated. We don't get open hearts... we have a separate unit for those. 2:1 or 1:1 is almost always induced hypothermia patients post cardiac arrest....