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No doubt about it... ICU. ED just won't prepare you for those 6 drip, ABG interpreting, MODS, SIRS, ARDS nightmare transfers. As an ICU nurse, your expertise begins at the edge of your medic partner's comfort zone. Lastly, do not be in a big hurry t...

My first question is why on earth would you place an A-line simply for blood draws? You can't give meds through it and if you're not interested in obtaining blood gasses then it simply is the wrong choice. As far as what to do with it... I would wide...

20-40 year olds are definitely much more likely to complain after open heart surgery. I have noticed this time and again, although we're doing fewer and fewer younger folks. I was taught, and believe to be true, that younger folks have more bone mass...

What a depressing thread. On one hand you have these poor souls who suffer from chronic pain. They truly suffer, so we help them... we give them medicine, opioids, to take away their pain. And it works, and they are so grateful. But the pain comes ba...

I recently started my nursing career in the CTICU. I have a strong background...BSN, previous BS in exercise physiology, EMT. I've found the experience extremely challenging, but in a positive way. There's no way I could've done "time" as a floor nur...

Samuel Merritt does offer a post masters certificate program... from their website: A Post-Masters Certificate For those students who have already completed a masters degree in nursing, we offer a post-masters certificate program. The curriculum is t...

Greetings! I am currently enrolled in a BSN program and am now just a couple of months away from graduating. The experience has certainly opened my eyes to the world of nursing, in good ways and bad. I come from an EMT background and currently have a...

Of course, no student, male, female, nursing, or medical, should be "imposed" upon a patient. Patients have rights and they have the right to refuse the care of any student. That said, the co-assigned nurse should include me in the room, introduce me...

I never imagined there would be so much writing. I pump out 20 pages a week and it just keeps coming. Also, the testing format is just plain odd. All of our tests are given NCLEX style. I find that it doesn't seem to matter if I study or not. The q's...

That never happened to me. I did have one patient who refused my care, but that's a different topic altogether. I was treated differently, but never excluded. I would have a sit down with your instructor with your concerns. If the instructor refuses ...

Clearly, nursing classes won't be difficult for you. Your background is quite remarkable. I admire your work ethic and I understand your desire for variety in careers and educational opportunities. In my experience, the nursing millieu necessitates ...

During my first clinical experience in an RN program, we essentially did the work of CNAs. My impression: God bless the CNAs, they truly work hard for their money. I would hit burn out in 6 months tops. As for personal care from a male perspective, y...

Straight, gay, bisexual, whatever. In my experience, the sexual orientation of male faculty matters little. I only had one male instructor and he is gay. Great instructor and I never felt like he preferred female students. I found his teaching style...

The instructors I have had have been almost entirely female. They have been INCREDIBLE. These women know their stuff and they know how to teach. They have taught me so much about nursing and about myself. In the few instances where I faced discrimin...

I will finish an accelerated program in May. We have a handful of folks (out of 56) drop out, mostly due to not passing a clinical session. They have the option of continuing on a part-time basis and then repeating/continuing with clinical over a sec...

As a Father-to-be, I was very excited about my OB rotation. I found that the patients were generally very accepting. I did have one patient say that she would prefer to have a female nurse, but that didn't bother me at all. The behavior of the nurses...

Deadline is now Dec. 5th. That's great for CA EMTs right? WRONG! What they neglect to tell CA EMTs is that without Nat'l Registry certification you will not be admitted. Even though your cert may say California State Fire Marshal EMT on it, EC says t...

Clearly, the major disadvantage of Excelsior is that it does not provide any clinical experience. Other traditional learning based programs provide 300-700 clinical hours. Best of luck

I recently applied to Excelsior College and was declined. I was told that EC is not accepting California EMTs without National Registry Certification. This stipulation is NOT posted ANYWHERE on their admission requirements. It seems that California ...

The needed cert. (Nat'l Reg. or NY cert) isn't difficult at all. I've already applied for a NY EMT cert. (just moved) The problem is it takes a few weeks. I only have two weeks to appeal Excelsior's decision. As for looking into a different progam, a...

That is good news. However, it does not affect me or the other California EMT's who applied for admission prior to Sept. 1st who are being declined admission because they are not nationally certified. According to Excelsior, EMT's must have either s...

I believe the CA BRN issue is a separate one. It is true that they will no longer be accepting Excelsior Students for direct licensure. However, Excelsior is encouraging California EMTs to apply prior to the deadline of Sept 12. This deadline was ext...

I recently applied to Excelsior College and was declined. I was told that EC is not accepting California EMTs without National Registry Certification. This stipulation is NOT posted ANYWHERE on their admission requirements. It seems that California i...