Papi15437

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1. American University of Health Science?

   Papi15437 replied to Amanda1985's topic in California Nursing

   Actually, although they showed interest in applying for the WASC accedtn, we were told it was not a priority of the school and they are not planning to pursue it any time

2. AUHS Long Beach

   Papi15437 replied to AZnursingstudent's topic in California Nursing

   I am a BSN student at this school. It is a really new program still trying to figure itself out. Tuition is about $80K for the whole program, which is 2.5 years long. They are only approved by the BRN...

3. American University of Health Science?

   Papi15437 replied to Amanda1985's topic in California Nursing

   I am a BSN student at this school. It is a really new program still trying to figure itself out. Tuition is about $80K for the whole program, which is 2.5 years long. They are only approved by the...

4. Please help! To attend or not to attend? ACICS accreditation

   Papi15437 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I am currently enrolled in a BSN program at American University of Health Sciences, Long Beach, CA. auhs.edu This private school is only ACICS accredited, which from my understanding is only a...

5. BSN vs. ADN

   Papi15437 posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Can someone please let me know if getting my BSN as opposed to an ADN is really worth all the time and money being invested into it? As of right now, I am apprehensive about the money I will have to...

6. Vital Signs and Contact Precautions patients

   Papi15437 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   When taking the vital signs of a contact precautions patient, how do you record the info on a piece of paper if you are wearing a gown and gloves without contaminating your pen/paper? Do you just...

7. FIRST DAY AT CLINICAL!!!! Advice please?

   Papi15437 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Tomorrow is my first day of clinical and I am terrified! We went to our clinical site today to gather all our info on our individual patients...such as lab values, medications, allergies, etc. What...

8. Help! Gowning and Wet to Dry Wound Dressings

   Papi15437 replied to Papi15437's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Finally2008---I already thanked daytonite, I just didn't know how to access my old posts because I am still pretty new to this site. Therefore, I asked it

9. Dosage Calculations: How to know which syringe to use?

   Papi15437 replied to Papi15437's topic in General Students

   Thank you so

10. Help! Gowning and Wet to Dry Wound Dressings

    Papi15437 replied to Papi15437's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey there! thanks again for the extensive and very helpful answer! I am new to the site and didn't know how to check my previous posts so I was going crazy trying to find it...but thanks again, you...

11. Help! Gowning and Wet to Dry Wound Dressings

    Papi15437 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can someone please tell me the proper order for gowning? My book and the videos teach different ways and I just want to know how nurses in real life do it. Such as when to apply the gown, gloves,...

12. Dosage Calculations: How to know which syringe to use?

    Papi15437 posted a topic in General Students

    I am having trouble with dosage calculations and knowing which syringe to use when I'm solving a problem. I know the math part of the problem, but I always get stuck when they ask which syringe I...

13. Confused: Sterile Field for Wet Dry Wound Dressings?

    Papi15437 replied to Papi15437's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you so much for clearing that up for me and those videos were really helpful! I start clinical in 2 weeks, and now I feel more confident about setting up a sterile

14. Confused: Sterile Field for Wet Dry Wound Dressings?

    Papi15437 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Please help me! I am a new nursing student taking Nursing Fundamentals. I am SO confused about the CORRECT technique for changing a wound and using a sterile field. I want to do it the RIGHT way,...