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I would like to ask you some questions. I hope you don't mind? Where on line are you going into BSN? I have an associates. What school? What state are you in? Where did you find the on line school ?

to rn hopefull, no way! never give up on anything. if others can do it so can you. i think you know that already. if you want it bad enough you can do it. that's all it takes. anyone can fail a test. i know that. and you know you can pass that test "teas"

if you know and understand that power point on the website that is on my post you already have a great big head start. http://breeze.mc.maricopa.edu/p65735599 these books are good. :heartbeat in this book it explains very well all the rhythms you need to know. the only ones you need to know are on that website power point lecture. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0323039707/ref=dp_olp_1 if you are a visual learner it would help to get this book just for the small section in the back called quick guide to arrhythmias. i learned how to pick out the rhythms very well just by taking a look instead of counting all the intervals all the time. it also tells you the treatments for each arrhythmias right underneath. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1582555648/ref=sr_1_olp_1?ie=utf8&s=books&qid=1257196416&sr=1-1 with checkoffs - you tube is the best way to see demonstrations over and over. there are actually professional videos on that site that nursing and medical schools buy. medline plus is a government website that you must look at when you don't understand some diseases, tests, surgeries, or diagnostic procedures. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html as far as the tests and how hard they are, don't listen to all that. one test is just as hard as any other one. they are all the same. if they said the first two are the hardest they did not know their heart well enough. study and don't give up. it is all worth it. one last thing. know and understand how the circulitory system works, how fluids get back and forth into the vessels and back to the heart. before you take your nclex , take hurst review lectures on line. you can listen to it over and over for three months. going for one week to the live lectures is good, but not good enough, i think.

Thank You So Much.

The main reason many no longer use wet to dry is because many times it removes newly formed granulation tissue :loveya:

i'm looking to work prn in a psych facility near no or northshore area. i am a new rn. i am presently working at greenbriar community care center. i do everything from hanging ivs, drawing blood, wound care, to working with dementia, alzheimer's patients, and other geriatric mental disorders. the facility operates to serve a wide variety of client needs. such as postop therapy and care, long term care, rehabilitation therapy services, including physical therapy, speech therapy and occupation therapy. a memory care unit is available for those suffering from alzheimer's or experiencing other dementia issues. i graduated in dec. of 08, passed my boards in march of 09, got a job at greenbriar in april of 09 as a charge nurse, and became weekend supervisor in late june. i am a stand in for don when needed. i love my job. i also love psych nursing. i work 2 16's on the weekend and have the whole week off. i would love a job prn or pt in psych but there isn't much in this area that i can find. please, if you know of any openings please let me know. the reason i was promoted so quickly asside from being a great nurse is that i have an extensive background in management, and i enjoy people as much as they enjoy me. please let me know if you know of anywhere i can get in.

I am a graduate of Charity School of Nursing. I will tell you the truth. I can not say that all of the teachers are the best. I knew more about the body and how it works than some of the instructors that taught there, but I was only 2 courses from getting my bachelors in Biology when I started at Charity. I can also say on Charity's behalf that I know more about anatomy, physiology, and how the body works now more than most nurses that have been around for a long time. Many of the instructors are very good and the clinical experience is excellent. I read someones reply below about Charity being put on "academic probation as of 2008 due to poor nclex scores". I don't know what the class of 2007 did to bring the school to that position, maybe post Katrina shock, but I graduated in December 2008. My graduating class scored in the top 97% in the nation as far as pass rate. The thing is that not many get accepted into CSN and only a small fraction of them graduate. My point is you must be exceptional to get in. They weed out many just to keep the pass rate high. Many quit or flunk out with a sour grapes attitude. It is an extremely hard school. You can get through it only if you are devoted to making studying you whole life for the next 2 years. I had a 3.8, with physics and calculus behind me, when I went in and I was glad just to get a C on an exam. Do not quit on the school. After I graduated I found out about what CSN means to potential employers. It means you are exceptional. One last thing, there was no way I could finish my Bio Degree while still in Charity. Too much to study in nursing school. There are many Dr.s in my family and they all say they didn't have as much material to study on any one test at any time when they were in med school. At CSN you have to know just as much as you would have to know at any university but a four year program in shoved into 2 years, so 1 semester at Charity is like 2 at another. It is worth it. The best thing to do about any text books in school - ever - is to get them at amazon, get a used copy and an edition behind for the best price. I still have my books. Keep them you will need them later if you want to refresh. You do need them in school because if you do not understand something you must look it up and read about it. The next best thing I can tell you to do is order Hurst Review Physiology, and Hurst for nclex. It will not only help you pass the nclex but it will help get you through school. Also use the tutorials on medline plus website. And for Nursing for Adult Clients II go to this address - http://breeze.mc.maricopa.edu/p65735599 As far as being a guy, you've got it made. The clinical instructors will love you. The girls will be after you.You will make many friends for life.

Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 I have two questions. The first is why is long term care considered scraping the bottom of the barrel as I have heard. After I passed my NCLEX in March of last year there were no jobs available anywhere in the New Orleans or surrounding areas for new RNs, so I finally made my way into a nursing home with 175 residents. I actually love the residents; I was promoted to weekend supervisor after 2 months because of my past background in management (I'm fifty so that is a long time.), but they work me to death for too little money. I think they are taking advantage of my inexperience in the profession. But what I want to know is why is it scraping the bottom of the barrel? 2nd question - I really wanted to go into psychiatric nursing. You would think there would be plenty of job opportunities around here because of hurricane Katrina, which was a nightmare and seems like the worst dream you could have that you can't wake up from. There aren't many job opportunities any longer because Charity Hospital now is still closed, because we haven't recovered yet, and that was the largest psych facility around. How difficult is it to go into psych from a nursing home? I tried applying and no one wants me without 2 years experience. I am dealing with dementia, and Alzheimer, and delusional patients every day.

I have two questions. The first is why is long term care considered scraping the bottom of the barrel as I have heard. After I passed my NCLEX in March of last year there were no jobs available anywhere in the New Orleans or surrounding areas for new RNs, so I finally made my way into a nursing home with 175 residents. I actually love the residents; I was promoted to weekend supervisor after 2 months because of my past background in management (I'm fifty so that is a long time.), but they work me to death for too little money. I think they are taking advantage of my inexperience in the profession. But what I want to know is why is it scraping the bottom of the barrel? 2nd question - I really wanted to go into psychiatric nursing. You would think there would be plenty of job opportunities around here because of hurricane Katrina, which was a nightmare and seems like the worst dream you could have that you can't wake up from. There aren't many job opportunities any longer because Charity Hospital now is still closed, because we haven't recovered yet, and that was the largest psych facility around. How difficult is it to go into psych from a nursing home? I tried applying and no one wants me without 2 years experience. I am dealing with dementia, and Alzheimer, and delusional patients every day.