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Thank you Tish88!

I am knowledgeable on renal failure. I am also skilled in peritoneal dialysis and kidney/pancreas transplant. It is the hemodialysis portion of the exam that would most likely be a challenge for me. I do intend to apply for CNN. I guess the best I could do is to focus and study more about HD - concept, procedure, etc. But without HD experience, would I actually have the chance of passing the exam?

I have been working on a Nephrology/Transplant Unit (med-surg) in a hospital for almost three years now. I am interested in getting certified as a Nephrology Nurse. Presently, nobody on our unit is certified. I spoke to a nurse who attempted to apply years ago and she said that the exam has a lot of hemodialysis content which makes it quite difficult. Our unit cares for renal patients, a number of them are in HD, but we do not perform the dialysis treatments thus we are unfamiliar with the technical aspect of it. I do have a decent understanding of the concept behind HD and other renal replacement therapies. I checked the NNCC website and I learned that there is actually another certification for Dialysis Nurses. I am just wondering if anyone knows how the hemodialysis portion of the certification exam for Nephro Nurses and Dialysis Nurses differ. Is it really that technical on the Nephro Nurses exam? By technical, I mean, does it include questions about the hemodialysis procedure itself such as machine operation, water treatment, dialysate, chemical treatments, etc? Hoping someone could give me more insight. Thanks fellow RNs! =]

tnx for taking time ILUVIVT. hope ur router's fixed. well today i was able to successfully stick another baby.

tnx a lot ILUVIVT..would really appreciate that..today i had to stick a pediatric admission twice!!!arrggghhh, that poor little boy!! need great help here.

I am an ER nurse, been on this area for 5 months already. Everyday I get to perform IV insertions to my patients. I encounter little problem with adult patients. But pediatric admissions are like nightmares for me. I am seldom able to successfully initiate a patent and good-flowing IV line with them. Many times have I called for the assistance of my seniors and this is quite frustrating for me. It is already hard to keep their limbs steady and it is doubly hard for me to find them a good vein. Yes, it requires a lot of practice and experience, but i don't enjoy the idea of having to "practice" on little kids. Hope you could share some tips and strategies with me regarding this. Thanks a lot.

tnx a lot for ur info...yup im still doin sum researches to know more about GSA..i just dont want to get into sumthing im unsure of. but so far i think im going to go on with my application...if u have more/addtl info hop u cud tke tym to snd me a msg agn..goodluck 2u agn..hop the retro gets lifted soon!!

waaaahhh!!! my supervisor just told me today during my shift that i'll be transferring to the ER next month! im also in the MS unit. been here for a few months already and im loving it here. i would want to stay longer but i was told they need me more in ER. hmm...i guees im gona experience much of what you did as well. i hope ill manage. its going to be one hell of adjustments and finding ur way around when ur LOST all over again. best of luck to us!!

hi sugarRN..i learned about GSA thru an email they sent to me and their website..its a very attractive offer and a big opportunity as well. i mean, where else could you get a free masteral scholarship in a university?i am willing to work and study at the same time. i may earn less but it doesn't matter. the point is ur already in US soil. what bothers me is that i was informed that after the program you have to go back to phils. and then im not so sure what happens after that. Are the visas they are offering only student visas?or do they also issue working/immigrant visa? ur right, i guess it is better if we do more research about the company and their program. i hope we'll get more feedbacks from other people thru this post..thank you so much also for responding..tc

hi. i am a foreign registered rn. is anybody familiar with the global scholarship alliance? it offers foreign nurses a fully funded msn scholarship at an accredited american university and a paid practical training as a nurse (part-time/full-time) at an on-campus hospital at the same time. several universities and hospitals throughout us serve as educational and training partners. if you are familiar with the program could i ask for any comment or advice? i am intending to participate in the said program. thank you so much! the nursing schools at the colleges and universities listed below participate in the gsa program. anderson university-anderson, indiana mercy college-dobbs ferry, new york university of cincinnati-cincinnati, ohio binghamton university (suny)-binghamton, new york midwestern state university-witchita falls, texas university of the incarnate word-san antonio, texas capital university-columbus, ohio millersville university-millersville, pennsylvania the university of kansas-kansas city, kansas long island university-brooklyn, new york northwestern states university-alexandria, louisiana university of north carolina greensboro-greensboro, north carolina loyola university new orleans-new orleans, louisiana regis university-denver, colorado xavier university-cincinnati, ohio