tfleuter BSN, RN

Even though your schools don't want to burn bridges, some of these circumstances seem disturbing (like the incontinent residents sitting in wheelchairs all day). These sound like neglect/abuse situations and really should be reported, which can be do...

I haven't had OB yet, but I'll take a stab. I would say A. The question is asking what is the reason for temp drop. Even though a newborn may have immature thermoregulation, if their enviroment is controlled, their temp will remain steady. But if...

As others have said, experience in that skill will quickly decrease the nervousness you feel about peforming them in front of others. Even more so, I think you may find that the actual experience of having a skills pass off will become less and less ...

My first semester I had one instructor who I felt was not very skilled at writing tests. Similar to what you are mentioning, I thought her rationales were sometimes weak and even faulty. Like she was trying to use a question she had seen before, bu...

See if you can talk with any students who are further along in the nursing program. Find out how difficult and time the first semester is so you can make the best decision. For example, my first semester in nursing school wasn't all that bad. I to...

All you can really do is respect his wishes and try to spend as much quality time as you can with him. Sounds like the both of you are going through some major regret over the father/son relationship, which is understandable. I can only imagine how...

So if you are agaisnt "Obamacare" or whatever other terms of endearment other choose to use, then you better have an alternative in place to validate your view? Can't a person admit that they don't know what the answer is, but believe that this curr...

Someone previously mentioned that swearing only really mattered in peds units or where children were present; where as adult units it's acceptable since they can handle it, it's expected, ect. Well I can say with certainty that this should not be as...

This is too funny. Just yesterday I was eating in the school's cafeteria when I heard a girl slopping down her meal. She was sitting at least 15 ft away from me and the room was not quiet either. I could not believe how loudly she was chewing her ...

My youngest (14mo) is being watched by my cousin who is a SAHM. Before this semester I had him in a daycare 2 full days a week and that was expensive enough. My oldest (5yr) is going to a full day pre-k which has been really expensive as well. Thi...

I was already for the "doom and gloom" I read on AN before I started my first semester, and honestly I was almost disappointed when it didn't turn out to be that bad. I'm in my second semester and the workload has definately increased, but I'm still...

I don't think it's a no brainer. There's a lot to consider here. I'm assuming you are looking for work because you need the additional income as well, not soley for the experience and resume boost. Of course the PCT will offer you valuable hands on...

It really is going to depend on your school. I'm in my second semester as well with med-surg and pysch disorders. My first semester of fundamentals really wasn't that bad, but that's something my school is known for. 1st = easy. 2nd semester = wa...

I was told, as it was explained to him, that as a developing embryo, not all cells reach their intended destination. In his case, a germ cell did not travel to the gential region and instead stopped in his thorax. He was told this happens all the t...

It's whatever works best for you and your situation. The shorter route sounds like a good idea, if you can make it work for your schedule. I'm not sure that you've given us enough info to say go one way or the other. If cutting back work hours and...

Usually between 6-8. I used to think that if I didn't get at least 7 hours of sleep the night before that I would be dragging the whole next day. I've now learned that 6 hours here and there really isn't a problem for me. I had a professor who said h...

A family member of mine had a germ cell tumor several years ago. It was found in his thoracic cavity and when removed, approx 4.5lbs. It did not involve any other part of his body and a couple rounds of chemo were needed.

I guess it comes back to the bigger picture then. If someone has found an area that they love so much, that moving is not an option, then I would think the sacrifice in pay is understandable. At the end of the day, there are things that are a lot m...

Ok, once I used my reading skills and realized you were talking about multiple answer questions and not multiple choice questions, your post made a little more sense. I don't care for those type of questions either, but I don't see a problem with us...

Utah Valley University Avg GPA accepted last year: 3.93 (specific pre-reqs only) Avg TEAS score accepted last year: 89 (I think?) HESI not used

CRNA school is difficult to get into for sure. Much more so than your average nursing program. Impossible? No. Difficult and competitive? Yes.

The LPN makes more sense to me. At least then you could do a LPN-RN bridge program which would take less time then a regular ASN/ADN program. The healthcare admin doesn't make any sense to me if RN is your final goal. I'm pretty sure few if any of...

I still think even 300 pages per week for one class is ridiculous. At what point are instructors going beyond what is a reasonable amount of information for a student to learn and retain for testing? What an ineffective use and waste of students tim...

I've got to admit, I'm not sure how nursing students questioning you on why you switched majors leads to lateral violence? If anything it's a bit dissappointing to see that they think so little of their education. I'm only in the second semester of...

I've been to my local B&N and the nursing books are still on the shelfs. How dissappointing (and embarrassing) to see what kind of stigma this must create about the nursing profession, deserved or not.