203bravo

203bravo MSN, APRN

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  1. Not sure if I should stay in school

    Most nursing programs are 2 years following the completion of pre-reqs. Thus the way you have written your post, the reader would assume that you are 1/2 way though your final semester (if a...
  2. This is exactly why those of that are serious about our education are finding it increasing difficult to find willing preceptors for our
  3. just turned 49 and I'm in the 2nd semester of my FNP program... it's tough but
  4. Be careful with this advice, according to exam procedures this is considered brain dumping is not allowed.. A proctor that observes this will issue an incident report... however, once question 1...
  5. ABSN Accepted Students Day - Parents?

    Don't see the problem.. and if you plan ahead you could arrange a campus tour with a recruiter for them and a tour of the nursing school... by the time they are done, you would probably also be...
  6. FNP EXPECTATIONS

    Yes these programs are difficult but I wouldn't go into a program with the self doubt of "can I do this" but rather go into them with the determination that "I'm going to do this." If you enter with a...
  7. You don't pick a medical diagnosis and then try to find your nursing diagnosis. The face that pt is hypokalemic may or may not actually influence your nursing diagnosis... You must first assess your...
  8. Delta state university rn to bsn

    I graduated their BSN program, but have no knowledge of their RN-BSN
  9. Intake and Output

    2 questions to start --- what time frame are you supposed to measure? 24hrs? 8hr shift? 12hr shift? Also a "glass" comes in many sizes, does your problem specify how many oz are in that glass of...
  10. Hair does in nursing shoes

    You start in 2 weeks. I would absolutely wait to do anything this radical to your hair until you begin and find out exactly what the dress and grooming code is for the
  11. nursing school (adn) with a 3.4 a possibility

    really depends on the applicant pool they receive and what other factors that the admission committee considers. most schools will either publish or freely share with you what their typical admitted...
  12. Doing my pre-request!!!

    both AP 2 and micro are very information and time intensive.. I personally wouldn't take them together during a shortened summer semester... but that's just me.
  13. Seeking insight on Elsevier Evolve Adaptive Quizzing

    Sounds like you have answered your own question. I've used it and liked it, it's another tool to assist in reinforcing the material being
  14. Flu - Missing Class

    1st you need to understand the attendance policy --- there should be a difference between missing 2 days of "class" and 2 "clinical"
  15. International Boarding School

    Interesting topic.. but since this is a boarding school,, a practice of not allowing these herbal treatments doesn't seem very cultural
  16. Idk which road to take

    I'm sorry, but with a wife and kid + already substantial debt + living with the folks house ---- i would NEVER consider an 88K program.. take on that kinda of extra debt and then you'll want to go to...
  17. LPN or Focus on PA School

    26k for an LPN would also make me double think that route as well unless LPNs in your area are making close to 30 bucks an hour.... Most volunteer positions in the hospitals that I am aware of do not...
  18. sharing job descriptions

    This -- but I considered cost as #2
  19. LPN or Focus on PA School

    I didn't read the post as the OP would be seeking a BSN degree prior to PA school.... He/she was asking if it would be a good investment to obtain the LPN to gain the required clinical experience for...
  20. Make up duty

    Sorry, but not exactly sure what advice you are hoping for... You admit that you were late, but you insist that you were within the "grace period," but the program insists that you were not and...
  21. Jobs with loan forgiveness?

    I live and work in a pretty high needs area -- meaning that most hospitals are consistently short staffed based on their projected RN needs and are usually very creative with their recruiting......
  22. When do nursing programs do drug tests?

    We got tested usually during the first week of classes and then sometimes again around
  23. I need some advice and directions

    1. Do people normally re-take the pre-req courses at a community college? It's cheaper so this would be an excellent option. 2. Are there any post bac program for pre-nursing? non that I've ever...
  24. If you honestly feel that it is a mere "waste" of time to obtain the position as well as experience and contacts that may come with it,, then I wouldn't even consider