amandie24

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1. What are the Best and Worst Hospitals you've worked at in Arizona?

   amandie24 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

   David - how long have you been with UMC?? I hear that they don't pay very well but that the nurse to patient ratio is 1:4 no matter what floor/unit you are on. I am at UPH Kino and despite the fact...

2. Help failing block 1!!!

   amandie24 replied to gilbertstudent's topic in Arizona Nursing

   Oh the joys of nursing school!! I graduated from PCC in May this year and I was on the border blocks 2 and 4. At least not comfortable. Prior to nursing school I had a GPA of 3.9, that all changed...

3. checking BP before giving BP meds?

   amandie24 replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Medical-Surgical

   This is the good thing about being a baby nurse - paranoia. I ALWAYS check my pt's vitals myself prior to giving any BP

4. How much air is too much

   amandie24 replied to Mbshil's topic in Medical-Surgical

   A pulmonologist told me that it would take a 10cc filled with air to actually bring harm to a patient. I typically do the flicking to drip chamber when the alarm is going off or run a few cc's...

5. How many semesters did YOU wait???

   amandie24 replied to bellabarbiegirl's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I do like PC a lot... but I would venture to guess most people would say that about the program they ended up in. I've made some good friends and the instructors have been good to me so I can't...

6. Info on Phoenix College Nursing Program? THANKS!!!

   amandie24 replied to bellabarbiegirl's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I am in Block 4 at PC and honestly, I love the program. There have been a lot of changes in my year and half there, but the instructors have all been pretty good for the most part. We only have...

7. How many semesters did YOU wait???

   amandie24 replied to bellabarbiegirl's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I applied for the program in March 2006 and started in August 2007 and it was pretty varied with the other students in my class but most of us averaged 3 semester wait. What are they saying the wait...