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It couldn't be A, as purulent drainage is an indication of infection, and that would require 24-48 hours post injury (minimum). It isn't C, as increased cerumen (ear wax) is irrelevant to an injurious process. It isn't D, as the question asks for drainage, and an occluded ear canal wouldn't have drainage. So it must be B

NikNik, Work on your grades, and apply everywhere. Including lottery schools where you can apply with a gpa as low as 2.5 (like some here in CA). Don't let an arbitrary number determine the course of your career. Remember, Einstein failed high school math and went on to become a world class mathematician.

I think you mean PA or CRNA. CNAs make very low wages.

Congratulations, you are letting him take advantage of you. And by not standing up for yourself and your profession, you are doing a disservice to all those involved. First, understand that you were lied to when you were told that the job would be 'light housekeeping, meal prep, and some grooming.' This is typical, since if they presented the assignment as it really is, they would need to pay a fee commensurate with the real service being provided. So by making light of the job, then loading you down with extra work for no extra pay, they are pulling the old "bait and switch." Next, by forcing you to provide service beyond your scope of care, they are saving the cost of having to hire a provider with the requisite skills/licensing, and they are placing all the liability for that care on you. Do you understand how dangerous this is? By accepting those tasks which are beyond your scope, you are accepting blame for any negative outcomes from that point forward. It doesn't mater whether you are to blame or not. The moment you go outside of scope, you are fully responsible for everything afterwards. You accept all liability for the outcome. And what are they paying you to accept all this extra work, and incredible risk? $10.84/hr? Let's put it another way. Are you prepared to risk your future for $10.84/hr? And I'm not even going to mention the unethical split shifting you describe above (working 8-1, then 5-9). Except to say that by agreeing to work under those conditions, you are saving them from having to hire another aide for the evening shift. Demand the pay and respect you deserve. It sounds like you've already earned it.

When I talked to them, they said it costs $32K for the 14 month absn.

Heard from them yesterday. Decision emails will go out the first week of December, and there is a mandatory orientation 12/8 in SD. They sure are cutting it close

Don't be discouraged:) Many people use the "shotgun" approach to nursing school applications, and apply to many schools. Then they see where they get in, and choose. Here in CA, it's not uncommon to go deep into the waitlist. You'll be fine:)

Hi, I live a short distance away from one of the Sutter facilities which had a one day strike. The nurses there had been working without a contract for seven months, and the strike was a last resort to force management to the bargaining table. Management had been stalling so the nurses would be forced to work without a contract (after it had expired). Management doesn't care about patients. They get fat cat bonuses, for keeping costs down. To bad nursing is just treated as a cost. Management uses every trick in the book to keep from having to negotiate fairly and in a timely manner (like before the contract expires).

nathanielandarianna, I think I know the program you are referring to (rthymes with Samuel Ferret), and the exact thing which happen to you (GPA miscalculation) happened to my friend, when he applied there. He got in at another school, and is just finishing his first year of an ADN program, and is happier for it. You just have to accept that these things are going to happen, as long as people are in the loop. And that it is not a reflection on your fitness to be a nurse. I've read some of your other posts, and have enjoyed your perspective on your journey towards nursing. Just keep plugging away, and you'll get there. :)

Sunshine24, It's about to become easier for GOOD students to get into California nursing schools. Many ADN programs are implementing the Chancellor's Model on Nursing School Admissions. It's a program which looks at a student's grade in prerequisites, and computes a cut score to rank the student. Better grades equal a higher ranking, and depending upon the program, it can also mean getting in sooner. Right now many CA schools use a lottery system to select students, and the min GPA can be as low as 2.5. Under the new system, students with poorer grades either will be excluded from the lottery pool, or ranked below better students. Take a look some of the schools which have already implemented the model to see how they are applying it. Bottom line, if you are a better student, you will get in sooner :)

Team, if I understand you correctly I think you are okay. I took micro last two summers ago, and when we did agar plates, we did then as follows: 1. Flame the loop, pause to cool, then dip into broth and streak approx one-third of the plate. 2. Then streak from the area in step #1, into a second, one-third of the plate. In effect you are pulling microbes from the first area into the second. 3. Then streak from area #2, into the last one-third of the plate. Pulling from the less densely saturated area of step #2, into the final unstreaked area (#3) of the plate. This allows you to "thin out" the microbes pulled from the broth, so that in area #3 the microbes are few and far between. Allowing you to easily isolate them for further testing. You are defintitely not supposed to dip in between streaks on the same plate. And I saw people who flamed and others who didn't flame between streaks (on the same plate), and they were still able to isolate their unknown. I think you are going to be okay :)

Hey Zen, Check this out, it's a Careplan Constructor. http://www1.us.elsevierhealth.com/Evolve/Ackley/NDH7e/Constructor/index.php It'll help you put the right pieces in the right places. There are a few of these out on the net. Enjoy :)

Simple, each amino acid is made up of a "codon" sequence of three adjacent nucleotides constituting the genetic code that determines the insertion of a specific amino acid. 11,390 amino acids X 3 nucleotides for each amino acid = 34,170 nucleotides Since a typical protein chain contains millions of amino acids, this number of nucleotides really is "not a lot."

There's a great website for APA and MLA formatting, run by Purdue Univ. It's called the OWL (Online Writing Lab). http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ :)

Any current (2007) Samuel Merritt-Sacto ABSN students out there?