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  1. Can You get a ASN if you have a B.A. in another field

    I had a BA prior to going to nursing school. I graduated from an ADN program 5 years ago ( I spent maybe 8000 the most including books, supplies, uniforms on the whole program). I then completed my...
  2. I was always told that you can not tell because pain is subjective. I can tell you though that if we know that the patient has issues with pain control and nothing works, we would call pain...
  3. Question about 10cc syringes and picc/ports

    It is pure physics. Pressure = to a Force divided by an
  4. Anyone hear from Columbia

    Is anyone that got in going to visiting Day on the
  5. A New Prespective on the Nursing Profession

    I had a priest once explain to me what an enneagram is. A model of human personality that uses an enneagram figure. It is interesting to read about it and realize how you can fit people into each...
  6. Burnng out of nursing...

    I would say, try and find another area of nursing to work in. I know when I first started, I was very depressed. I was a lot like you where I would cry the night and the next day (when I had off) I...
  7. Anyone hear from Columbia

    I got in:). Still can't believe
  8. Anyone hear from Columbia

    me
  9. One year CRNA program?

    It is a post-graduate CRNA program only for people who already have their masters in nursing. There are a few schools that have
  10. Med Surg Tech Orientation from Hell!!

    I worked as a nursing assistant and thought the same thing that nursing couldn't be harder than this. I actually thought the nurses had it easier. Then I became a nurse and realized I was wrong. A...
  11. Anyone hear from Columbia

    One more month and we should
  12. Does anyone know of any online ICU prep courses

    try
  13. Anyone hear from Columbia

    I heard from a student there that they aren't interviewing this
  14. nursing Is So...

    interesting
  15. Fluctuating Blood Sugar?

    Is the patient septic? I have seen this with severe
  16. AV pacing and tachy brady syndrome

    This syndrome is also know as sick sinus syndrom. The sinus is not regulating correctly. The pacemaker is only in place for the bradycardia in these patients. The problem before the pacemaker is...
  17. New grad RN finds job at ltc, but getiing paid as LPN

    a new grad n NYC makes about 32 dollars an hour (ADN) and 34 dollars an hour (BSN)on the day shift and more on nights. You should try NYP they are opening a new heart center in febuary and they are...
  18. Mass Transfusion Questions

    If we are using a rapid transfuser we will put everything together, except for the platelets because platelets cannot go through the rapid transfuser. I am not sure of the reason platelets can not run...
  19. PharmD student - pursue FNP afterwards?

    In reply to this comment, there are FNP programs that do not require experience. However, try finding a job as an FNP after you finish your degree without any experience as a nurse. It will be very...
  20. UMDNJ

    Haven't heard anything yet. I heard of some people getting interviews. Have you gotten an invite for an interview
  21. UMDNJ

    Still haven't heard from them although I know of people receiving letters to interview already. I am not optimistic about getting an interview at this
  22. I have had the patient call the cops on me (of course she was psychotic, but they did
  23. A Professor's Grade Deflation Policy

    I will tell you after graduating from community college I did feel well prepared. There were others that graduated from other types of programs that had a more difficult time getting used to...
  24. will nurse practitioners with a doctorate get paid more?

    I think that right now the DNP will not mean an increase in pay. First off, there is controversy as to whether the degree should be called a Doctor of Nurses because in in a medical setting the term...
  25. Where to get more patient interaction?

    If you want to work in a hospital, I would say the ICU. You would only be taking care of a couple patients at a time and it is more hands on and focused. If you are willing to leave the hospitl,...