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  1. Best clinical rotation

    Shanimal replied to Anmay's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Perhaps the best way to find out is to contact each school you're considering and

  2. Real books vs ebooks

    Shanimal replied to Polly Peptide's topic in General Students

    It's all just a matter of preference. Maybe it's a bit old-fashioned of me, but like you I opted to have all textbooks and passed on the e-book options. I think the act of highlighting and...

  3. Shoes for nursing school?

    Shanimal replied to marisa.m's topic in General Students

    Pretty sure by "no clogs" they mean no open back or sling back

  4. Instructor Issue

    Shanimal replied to lorias's topic in General Students

    I'm fairly certain anyone who's ever finished nursing school has had a bad experience with an instructor at one point or another. My instructor actually hit me on my very first day of clinical....

  5. Nursing theory

    Shanimal replied to Meenerh Adam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you have a specific

  6. Electrolytes--keeping abnormalities straight

    Shanimal replied to LipStickFigure's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. Are you having trouble remembering the prefixes (hyper/hypo) or the word root (-natremia/-calcemia)? For the prefix part, "hypo" rhymes with "low." For...

  7. Can I Become A Nurse With A Dismissed Arrest Record?

    Shanimal replied to Anne929's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Without a conviction I'd be surprised if you were to be denied a nursing license. Since no one here can give you legal advice your best bet is to check with an attorney, your state BON, and the...

  8. Is First Aid Class Worth It?

    Shanimal replied to rileowski's topic in General Students

    A waste of time (and money). I'm a BLS instructor with the American Heart Association and teach this course. It's intended for the layperson. You'll learn all this stuff and more early on in your...

  9. Crna school

    Shanimal replied to Courtneyrn9317's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Browse this forum. There's a wealth of information already posted here. Shadow. Repeat as

  10. FNP/AGNP

    Shanimal replied to RICHJOANNE's topic in Advanced Practice

    The AGNP requirement may just be a regional thing or employer-specific. I've worked with several FNPs in the ED-most but not all had prior ED experience as an

  11. VA Nurse Practitioner

    Shanimal replied to serenitylove14's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Since you already work for the VA, do you have any NP colleagues who can offer their opinions and maybe even allow you to

  12. Not sure how to deal with this future classmate...

    Shanimal replied to tulipsupontulips's topic in General Students

    I agree with meanmaryjane on this one--there's waaaay too much energy being spent on this and waaaay too much unnecessary drama. And yes, at this point it would be waaaay overboard to contact the...

  13. What was the cost of your Family Nurse Practitioner Program?

    Shanimal replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Um, excuse

  14. Penn DNP-NA 2018

    Shanimal replied to wjsb's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Ultimately I chose to attend a program closer to home, but as I recall I got my invitation to interview within 2-3 weeks of the application deadline and my acceptance letter within 10 days of my...

  15. Excelsior college

    Shanimal replied to smariemax's topic in Excelsior College

    Seems strange to me, especially since you were eligible to sit for NCLEX and now hold an active RN license. I've never had a hospital care about where I went to school, only that I held an...

  16. Excelsior college

    Shanimal replied to smariemax's topic in Excelsior College

    Have you been told by the HR department that your alma mater is the reason you're not being hired or are you just assuming

  17. H&H trending down...why??

    Shanimal replied to emm13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There are a gazillion reasons why the H/H may be slowly dropping--post-op fluid shifting, multiple blood draws over the past couple of days, etc. Also his H/H may have been WNL for the first couple...

  18. Advice to become a competitive applicant?

    Shanimal replied to tammyyxx3's topic in School, College Programs

    Sounds like a question you should ask the program director or other point-of-contact at LSU. That person would have the most helpful advice in applying to the program under your particular...

  19. Echelon's On-line Critical Care Nursing Program

    Shanimal replied to AlwaysLearningBSN's topic in Critical Care

    Never heard of it, and $250 is a good chunk of change to casually toss around in my book. Have you already been hired into an ICU? If so, check to see if the unit enrolls new ICU nurses in AACN's...

  20. How to prepare in these 6mo prior to school starting

    Shanimal replied to RN0429's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't start school until January, but the most frequent advice I've received from current NA students and practicing CRNAs is...nothing. Relax. Read a good book. Take a vacation. Maybe save up a...

  21. SOCIAL ettique of using "Dr." on invitation

    Shanimal replied to SherlockRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Your format is correct if it's a very formal

  22. Are Online RN to BSN Degrees Looked Down Upon?

    Shanimal replied to hollyd45's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I've never heard of an employer caring whether the RN-BSN was earned from an online program or not as long as it's accredited. A couple colleagues of mine earned their BSN degrees online (from...

  23. Ethical Dilemma

    Shanimal replied to lilfayfay's topic in General Students

    Before you get yourself too worked up you should discuss the discrepancy with your instructor. Nursing faculty are human too and can make data entry mistakes. I've caught a couple assignment grading...

  24. Can I get in a masters nursing program if I withdrew from a bachelors nursing program?

    Shanimal replied to Sl74's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yes, I applied to two different graduate programs and was accepted into both despite voluntarily withdrawing from an undergraduate program (though not without some Fs on my transcript). My...

  25. Specialty areas

    Shanimal replied to junebugger's topic in General Nursing

    It really just depends on your geographical area and current hiring practices of surrounding employers. While in school I knew I wanted to do ER and ICU nursing (I was already working on a med/surg...