TheSquire

TheSquire DNP, APRN, NP

Urgent Care NP, Emergency Nursing, Camp Nursing

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  1. Help needed!

    TheSquire replied to hopefulUS's topic in General Students

    Or we could NOT go and outright do people's homework for

  2. question about CPR certification

    TheSquire replied to sans33's topic in General Students

    If someone accepts an online training for CPR, their lawyers must be having aneurysms. Take the in-person class - there's no substitute for physically doing the

  3. DePaul General Masters program

    TheSquire replied to Jennacoh's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Summer start? That's a new one on me. You sure it's not the Winter/January start? That's when I applied for the winter start

  4. NCLEX Question.

    TheSquire replied to andrewprincesspeach's topic in General Students

    5. Don't come here asking us to do your hw for

  5. UGH!!!!! V ent: Finding charts

    TheSquire replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

    Other than for physical rehab, where the patients are there for weeks on end, we never got patient information beforehand for any of our med-surg patients, so this problem never presented

  6. Which semester did you think was the hardest?

    TheSquire replied to wahwahgerman's topic in General Students

    My hardest quarter so far was my just-completed fifth quarter, where I had Critical Care, clinical in the ICU, my research proposal write-up, my biostatistics course, and the Med-Surg ATI at the end....

  7. Is there anything I can work on before starting NS?

    TheSquire replied to missdixie023's topic in General Students

    Take a CNA or EMT-B course before you start. Both will help you with vitals signs; the CNA will help you with nursing fundamentals (turning patients, putting them on the bedpan, cleaning them up when...

  8. Chicago State University?

    TheSquire replied to black_knight's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I went and looked at the Board of Nursing's website - CSU's BSN admit/grad rate is fairly decent (compared to it's general baccalaureate graduation rate, which is abysmal). Dunno how that compares to...

  9. State forums now have state nurse program discussion forums

    TheSquire replied to Silverdragon102's topic in General Students

    Perhaps this could be pinned? And any school-specific threads moved when they pop up

  10. Confused on EMT-B?????

    TheSquire replied to proudpops's topic in General Students

    Why don't you find a medic board to ask them what to

  11. BSN vs RN to MSN

    TheSquire replied to TheGorgeousNurse's topic in General Students

    You say GPC as if it is supposed to mean something to the majority of the

  12. Advice Please

    TheSquire replied to proudpops's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Starting EMT-B pay actually isn't that great, somewhere just north of $8/hr in the Chicagoland area. Part of the reason is that there's a glut of paramedics in the area, so EMT-Bs are running with...

  13. What to do with an Undergraduate Bachelor degree in Science (NOT nursing)?

    TheSquire replied to kaitv26's topic in Post Graduate Students

    NPs and PAs have varying degrees of autonomy from state to state. In some states NPs are firmly mid-level practitioners, in others the practice act for NPs is the exact same as it is for physicians....

  14. Any ABSN programs still accepting applications for Fall 2010?

    TheSquire replied to katydid77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    DePaul's Masters-Entry's is closed for Fall 2010, but should be accepting applications for Winter 2011 (though you may want to wait for your spring courses to be finished if you're taking

  15. When to take tests for Summer 2011 admissions

    TheSquire replied to ninz0099's topic in General Students

    Snarky answer: when they tell you to. Possibly more helpful answer: It depends, mostly on when the deadlines are and when you're ready to take the various exams. Contact the schools you're looking at...

  16. What backpack do you have?

    TheSquire replied to sunkissedmspriss's topic in General Students

    This is almost a carbon copy of what I was going to put - I got mine for my senior year of HS 9 years ago and I've used it ever since. I don't know why you want/need a roller backpack; textbooks are...

  17. How Did You Decide On Nursing as a Career?

    TheSquire replied to BeanTrees's topic in General Students

    First, the pre-nursing board is back one page, and down at the bottom near the guys' club. My path towards choosing to be a nurse started with being pre-med in undergrad. I didn't matriculate into...

  18. Question about getting nursing license in Illinois after graduation

    TheSquire replied to Tree5981's topic in General Students

    "if the job market seems to be promising out there" HA! -Master's entry student in

  19. First day of Maternity coming up! SCARED

    TheSquire replied to Sarah010101's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    At least you're female and have the relevant parts. Somehow being a guy makes me have no footing on explaining x, y, and z, even though only a handful of my female classmates have their own

  20. Have you ever had a nursing agency stop scheduling you with no explanation?

    TheSquire replied to Lorilove's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried asking what's

  21. How much do I need to know about sports?

    TheSquire replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Suddenly my spiteful decision to keep Kansas from winning my bracket seems a bit more wise. Too bad my fantasy bracket that had Kansas losing to Michigan State had MSU turning around to lose to...

  22. How much do I need to know about sports?

    TheSquire replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    There is more to life than nursing, ya

  23. How much do I need to know about sports?

    TheSquire replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I specifically kept Kansas from winning in my bracket - then again, I did my undergrad at UofI, so I'm a wee bit biased. My fantasy bracket had Georgetown in the Elite Eight. Apparently that bracket...

  24. Chances of getting in to nursing school

    TheSquire replied to hawainpanda's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If she wasn't raised in an English speaking country (a caveat I add because there are people who are citizens of one country but are raised in another), make sure she has a kick-ass TOEFL

  25. Schools with Good Financial Aid Packages

    TheSquire replied to jiwonkim89's topic in General Students

    If you have your bachelor's already, any grad-entry or masters-entry program makes you eligible for GradPLUS loans that'll cover your cost of