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  1. Do you aspirate before giving an IM deltoid injection?

    nep1980 replied to seasalt1023's topic in Patient Medications

    If you read the sheet that comes with the flu vaccine it says not to aspirate, I know that is what we are taught in school, but according to the CDC and the vaccine manufactures its not what they want...

  2. How do I transfer old medical files to a new doctor?

    nep1980 replied to italy's topic in General Nursing

    It depends if the new dr wants you old records before your visit or not. If they do they decide where you are going to transfer to. Then go to your old office and ask them to transfer your records...

  3. IV starts in nursing school

    nep1980 replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    I school in PA can't do IV on patients or each other. We were told we will be taught this as part of out on the job orientation after graduation, that it is not required/allowed by the PA Board of...

  4. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    they will give you a print out at orientation about books. You can use your loan money to buy books. But I bought all my books up front as a one shot package and received a huge

  5. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    you get the months of April, August, and December off.... just a month not more not less......

  6. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I did this exact same thing......But now they have my clinical from next semester conflicting with the only PSU courses that I have left......Advanced Pharm and Nursing informatics.......UGGH.....I...

  7. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    If your nutrition class was not taught by a registered dietician they will not accept it. I had to get a letter from my teacher at my college stating her degree and a course description from my...

  8. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    The PSU classes are a joke compared to the Nursing classes...... just be prepared for

  9. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    If the stats was not a 4 credit class, you will be repeating it! But, on the bright side Mr O is awesome, he loves to talk about gambling, casinos and Boardwalk

  10. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    the nursing homes are various agencies thoughout the city that the school has contracts with, currently they are at PPH and Pauls

  11. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    no, the graduation date they give you is including the PSU rotations so my not having to do them b/c of having brought in alot of classes moved me up in graduation time not back. But basically you...

  12. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    your orientation is

  13. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yes you will have clinical on thursday and fridays during nursing 110, from 7-3 and its at a nursing home during that semester. During Nursing 111, I was at Frankford campus of Aria and now I am at...

  14. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    you have 2 clinical days no matter what level, just you don't have look up during your first semester. they will move up PSU classes if you have ones that would normaly be done during the first...

  15. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    classes are for the Penn state courses either 8:00 to 11:30 or 1:00-4:30 and those are one day a week, you usuallly take 2 penn state classes and one nursing class. PSU are anywhere from 3 to 4...

  16. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    sorry my grammar was messed up in my previous post, I have a fever and my 3 year old is trying to crawl all over me as I'm

  17. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    you generally get transfer credit for the classes that are already taken, as long as they will accept them. You will find that out at registration or shortly there after. I am a 2 year student at...

  18. Aria Health School of Nursing - Jan 11'

    nep1980 replied to markzab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    they take 40.......Good luck I am 2nd level there and I love

  19. Question for Aria Health SON or CCP Nursing students/graduates?

    nep1980 replied to SPG1975's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I attend Aria now and I love it! It has more advantages than a ASN from a community college. While Aria is a diploma program you can get an associates in Arts and letters from Penn State since they...

  20. Where do I take the TEAS......???

    nep1980 replied to SPG1975's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    you take it at the school on Penn street in Frankford! The test is done on the computer there, don't sign up on ATI's site b/c the school will sign you up! I know b/c I tried to sign up on their...

  21. Need advice for schooling! LPN vs A.A.S in Nursing

    nep1980 replied to honeydewnyc's topic in Nursing Career

    They are two totally different things. Why don't you see if you could shadow both an LPN and an RN and see which is better for you. I myself would go with the RN (as I am currently doing now), but...

  22. confused...legal to not feed patients?

    nep1980 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    The DNR is not the same as the withholding of nutrition and fluids. The withholding of nutrition and fluids should be specified by the patient or their proxy through an advance directive. An advance...

  23. Frankford Hospital or Aria Health School of Nursing

    nep1980 replied to ccass2491's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I am also accepted! Hopefully we will be meeting soon!!!

  24. Frankford Hospital or Aria Health School of Nursing

    nep1980 replied to ccass2491's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    So mine still says tier 2...I think that the people who were straight denied found out they were not accepted because they we just denied and not even assigned a tier... When are the letters going...

  25. Frankford Hospital or Aria Health School of Nursing

    nep1980 replied to ccass2491's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    what does rap review