premie_nurse

Hello, any updates on the endorsement process via online application and livescan? Just submitted my application, and am hoping to be able to receive my perm license by late Jan.

Hi, I am moving to the DMV area in a few months, and wanted some input from those who have worked at some of the larger level III-IV NICU's in the area. Which hospital is best? So far, I am considering Children's National, Georgetown University Hospi...

Thanks so much, very informative!

Part 1: A 20 kg 4 year old with seizures has an order for a versed drip at 0.1 mg/kg/hr. You go to the pyxis and remove a 10 ml vial of versed that has a concentration of 5 mg/mL. Your final concentration will be 1 mg/ml after dilution with NS. How m...

Thank you so much! I had that calculation that what I was given would = 50 mg. For some reason I was unable to put it all together to make the 1:1 dilution, but it all makes perfect sense now. So i would need to add 40 mL of NS to the 10 mL to = 50 m...

Oh gosh, I'm stresed. Just registered for July 2. What made you feel like you failed? Was iit what you expected? What kind of questions did you get? Do you feeel like Saunders prepared you well? Thats pretty much what I'm using. Thanks and CONGRATS!!

Hi ladies, so whats the status? Well.... knowing FAMU, you'll probably find out if you were accepted in late September or early August . But best of luck to each of you! If you have any questions, just let me know. It might be best to shoot me a PM b...

In my area, I believe you have to be in good standing at your university and have completed 1 semester of nursing school. IDK if there are any gpa requirements, but check out some job postings nearby online and see what requirements are specific for ...

Also, perhaps you could get a job in the healthcare setting. I have some classmates that are techs or sitters, and if you work in a slow unit, you can actually spend your shift reading and studying. That way you can be making money while making good ...

I worked for every semester of nursing school except for this past semester, which was supposed to be the hardest. I mean, I feel like if you feel like you can handle it without work taking a toll on your grades, then go for it! It is doable, especia...

I agree witih some of the other posters. Make sure that you are aware and complete all of the prereqs for each school, because many of them vary. Some courses weren't offered at the school I transferred from, so I ended up having to take an equivilan...

Your comfort level with small talk while performing routine activities will come with time. Nursing school will help you to know what type of communication is considered therapeutic, and clinicals will help you to become more comfortable using these ...

I dont think I can PM yet, but I think I can recieved PM's. Try to send me one and i'll let you know if I recieve it. And yes, I'll still be there in the spring. Watch out for that Patho!! Contact me and I'll tell you some keys to succeeding in that...

Oh, so it's a computerized application? Well I would maybe call the nursing manager to the area you are trying to apply just to be sure. Because if the job description told you to list clinical experience that might have an impact on you meeting the ...

You can change things aroung a little on those resume templates. Add a seperate section titled "clinical experience" where you can include all of your rotations. You are definitely NOT going to want to leave that part out, because everyone else is li...

I am hoping to delve right into the NICU upon graduation, but I'm getting nervous... doesn't seem to be many positions available! I can't wait for my preceptorship this semester! Of course if I'll be doing NICU if I get approved for that area.... :ye...

Congrats! I am in my last semester, and it has been a long and rough road, but I am almost at the end of the tunnel! First off, I might think about whether or not you will work during school... some people don't have a choice. I was under a lot of s...

I would like to know this as well. I want to go right into NICU nursing upon graduation in May, but there is such a shortage of GN positions that I'm not sure its smart for me to be so selective. I just don't want anything to slow me down from doing ...

I had this question as well, and I am getting frightened because I had hoped to move to Atlanta, GA upon graduation and land a GN position there, but there are slim to no job openings in that area, much less any area! The ones that I have seen for a...

I am about to graduate in Spring 2010! The road was long and rough, but it's almost here!! To answer your questions, I don't recall doing an interview... if you live in the area, stop by from time to time to let them know your face. You do have to wr...