umbdude MSN, APRN

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    Prereqs - Community College vs. 4-Year College

    umbdude replied to SN2751's topic in General Students

    Nursing schools do not care about where you take your
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    Psych NP programs

    umbdude replied to morningcoffee's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm surprised that you're having a hard time with this. Most PMHNP programs I've looked at do not require experience. Generally only acute-care NP or CRNA programs have absolute requirement for...
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    Question about the nursing program.

    umbdude replied to RNHS's topic in General Students

    My clinicals varied. My med-surg and OB were 12 hours and started at 7am but we usually got there about 6:30am. My peds clinical was also 12 hours and started at 8am and we get there at 8. I've heard...
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    graduating with 3.0 - is it not good enough

    umbdude replied to smile2906's topic in General Students

    I agree. GPA only matters when it comes to grad school and maybe new grad residency programs. Other than that a 3.0 is a B which isn't
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    Walden now has a Psych NP program

    umbdude replied to LoneStar1908's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole myself. I'm very biased against for-profits. I do think it's the first for-profit to offer PMHNP, and it's a bad
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    Failing nursing fundamentals

    umbdude replied to mooneybeee's topic in General Students

    How many practice questions do you do for each exam? Do you carefully read the rationales and re-do the ones you either were unsure about or got
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    Which prereq classes are cool to take online

    umbdude replied to lburkett28's topic in General Students

    Everything that doesn't have a lab portion is fine
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    Getting into nursing school.

    umbdude replied to Zooey72's topic in General Students

    Your grades and scores are competitive and I wouldn't worry about you getting unfair preferential treatment. GPA and TEAS aren't the be-all end-all. Having high GPA/TEAS is nice but doesn't make that...
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    Nursing students and their bad behaviors >:(

    umbdude replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Students

    I don't know why people care so much about other people being late to class. In the real world people are always late. I worked in another field for years...people show up to meetings late every time....
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    Accounting to nursing

    umbdude replied to ILNurse2b's topic in General Students

    I'm a career changer too. I worked in investment management for 14 years (BS/MS finance) and I'm now a senior BSN student graduating in December. My interest is Psych nursing. You should definitely...
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    Why can't we all just get along?

    umbdude replied to milesims's topic in General Students

    This is just how some people are. You can't change them. Just focus on your own dreams and share only with a few who truly
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    I give up on this math problem

    umbdude replied to Larry2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is the question really asking? How many "mL" is left in the bag after 3.5 hours of infusing. So you need to first know fast you're infusing. From the stem of the question you can figure out how...
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    Didn't Get Accepted Into Nursing School, what to do next?

    umbdude replied to aanugwom's topic in General Students

    Your parents sound wise to me, and very practical. Don't discount their advice. Focus on school and retaking the TEAS. Are your grades competitive? Working as a CNA will give you some exposure but it...
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    Do Antidepressants Work? Maybe Not.

    umbdude replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in Psychiatric

    There's also a recent study claiming that "talk therapy" is not as effective as people think when publication bias is considered. A key thing to note from your link is that those 4 antidepressants did...
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    Need some help with a nursing care plan!!

    umbdude replied to Brunbrun2's topic in General Students

    When you write "Risk for" diagnosis, you don't need "related to". Just say "Risk for impaired skin integrity as evidenced by bilateral lower extremity edema." Your goals should always make sense and...
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    Is it just me?

    umbdude replied to czerwodl121's topic in General Students

    It's pretty normal. Most people got used to it after the 2nd
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    Would you retake the Teas V?

    umbdude replied to Wise2035's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    What's the average weighted score of accepted students? You should find that out and see where you stand. In general, 63.3% is not competitive. If it's 50% weight I would shoot for a much higher score...
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    Should I work as a CNA before starting Nursing School?

    umbdude replied to eleah2's topic in General Students

    CNA experience matters especially if you're in a highly competitive area. Not all CNA experiences are the same. If your goal is to work in a hospital, try your best to get into the hospital you want...
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    Microbiology

    umbdude replied to km1427's topic in General Students

    I took micro and A&P II together, and that how it is for most of the community colleges I know. General bio 1 is a pre-req. IMO it's unnecessary to have A&P prior to micro. They're very...
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    Study tips please!!

    umbdude replied to Nikpond's topic in General Students

    I read the text and I'm very big on understanding stuff I read. Try to know the patho, but really pay attention to manifestations (especially the ones that define the illness) and typical treatments...
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    Feeling defeated.. need some hope

    umbdude replied to stategrl's topic in General Students

    I agree with PPs...getting 80s is pretty good in nursing school. I can't say that it will "get better" because, in hind sight, first semester (though it was busy) was the easiest. But most people do...
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    For Those of You Who Were Accepted Into BSN Programs With No CNA Experience

    umbdude replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    My school doesn't require it. It might help when you want to apply to a CNA job at a hospital during nursing school, but usually after 1-2 semesters students can apply to those student patient care...
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    ADN vs ABSN (cost vs job opportunity)

    umbdude replied to LGDee's topic in General Students

    If you have been admitted already, go talk to the school and find as many recent grads of the ABSN program as possible. Ask them about how they are doing on finding jobs and ask the school about...
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    Clarification on the DNP requirement of 2015

    umbdude posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hi- I'm a bit confused about the whole 2015 DNP requirement for APRNs. Does this mean a DNP, instead an MSN, is required in order to become a Nurse Practitioner starting 2015? Is this applied...
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    Decreased Cardiac output and edema.

    umbdude replied to antonio1194's topic in General Students

    Pretty much. Decreased cardiac output results from inability of the heart to pump. If it's the right ventricle, then blood backs into the liver, spleen, and lower extremities etc.; if it's the left...