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Would someone kindly also forward me the facebook page information. Would love to chat with other student during the program. :)

I'm a neonatal ICU nurse, and I'm in school for FNP. I agree with the previous poster. Go work in a NICU and see for yourself what it's like. I LOVE preemies... that's why I'm a NICU nurse. I don't find it difficult to see sick babies, or even d...

I started the South U FNP program Monday. So today is day 5. So far I've completed the work for this week and what of next week that I can. The hardest thing about the week was figuing out APA citations and finding journal articles to reference in...

The total program, including books, is approx. $34K

HI ABCKitty, I'm also starting the FNP program tomorrow, Nov 30. Maybe we can commiserate! Future_ARNP, I'm also in Florida... Orlando area. Just thought I'd say hi! -Carrie

I have PCOS too. You might ask your endocrinologist whether or not low dose spironolactone might help. In addition to being a diuretic, it blocks testosterone at the level of the hair follicles. It does take about 6 months for effects to begin to s...

Ok. I had to laugh at this post! Here in the NICU, most of the nurses wouldn't be able to work 1 week per month if we couldn't hold babies while menstruating. That's just preposterous!

An MA, passing herself off as a nurse, lied to my daughter once when she was about 10. She said that a rocephin injection wasn't going to hurt, but knew full well that it was. My daugher, now 3 years later, still does not trust nurses and outrightl...

It is important for parents to learn how to properly administer medications to their infant that the infant will be getting at home. In order to do this, the nurse must teach the parent how to give the medication and then have the parent actually ad...

The OP asked for HONESTY, not sugar-coated civility. That's what he/she got!

I graduated in Jun '09. NICU was the only RN job I wanted. Our school would not allow us to do NICU for our last practicum/preceptorship (other schools in the area did allow it, so there were students doing practicum on the unit). I got hired in t...

Medications DO cure disease. Antibiotics cure bacterial infections... as, for example, Leprosy. Iron replacement cures iron deficiency anemia. Laxatives cure constipation. Antivirals cure viral infections. Allergy shots are aimed at curing allergie...

I've always said that nursing school is nothing more than 2 years of hazing (or longer). It's just what you have to get through to get where you want to be. Focus on the goal, getting to and passing NCLEX. The semester will suck, but will be over b...

You get accustomed to dealing with the icky stuff after you do it a few times. I actually passed-out when I got my ears pierced and went into nursing school with a TERRIBLE fear of needles. I still cannot watch when I get a shot, but I can start IV...

I have been working as an RN for about a year now, and I'm one of the lucky ones that got exactly the specialty job I dreamed of. I have a much more financial security. Paid off all my debts. I have taken a couple of trips across the country to see ...

Depends on where you work. I work on a unit where I feel the nurse:patient ratio is safe, the nurses help each other and are supportive of each other in our work, there is usually a float nurse who is available to lend a hand if you get really behin...

You can get used to anything over time.

We practiced on manequins with pretend water. It was sufficient to learn. It's inappropriate to force everyone to get into swimsuits in front of all their classmates. Yes, it shows the patient perspective, but the patients do not go to school with...

I suspect that when you start clinicals, you will be working so closely with the others in your clinical group that you will make friends and maybe even study partners. As far as study groups go, I personally found them more harm than good. Too m...

I went into nursing school in my mid 30's. I graduated last year at the age of 38. I chose nursing after having a 25 week preemie that died in the NICU after 7 months. I now work in the NICU myself. My time in the NICU as a parent is likely what ...

I graduated in 6/09. I had a job lined up before graduation. It took many of my classmates months to find a job. Some could only secure part-time work. A few still do not have jobs and have decided to fill the gap by going back to school for a high...

When I was a child in the 70s, I had an overnight in the hospital and came home with scabies. That was gross! Fortunately, it's not an issue for me at work.

Many hospitals are not hiring new grads, the one I work at has NO openings for new grads posted at this time (RN or LPN). Hospitals also prefer RNs over LPNs. You may find great difficulty finding a hospital job as a new LPN right now in this area. ...

Well lets compare 2 areas with very similar costs of living. Central Florida with say, Vancouver, WA (a place I would LOVE to live). According to Salary.com and other sites, the cost of living is essentially the same. However, starting nursing sal...

I was torn between LTC and home health. I don't enjoy working with geriatric populations and their ailments. Don't get me wrong, I like healthy old people; I just don't want to deal with them when they're sick. I also do not like the atmosphere of LT...