ParvulusPuella

ParvulusPuella has 6 years experience and specializes in Cardiac/Progressive Care.

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1. What gauge needle for subq heparin do you use?

   ParvulusPuella replied to evarunnr's topic in Patient Medications

   27g. Same gauge as our insulin

2. Anyone on the East Coast have a BSN from WGU?

   ParvulusPuella replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Western Governors University

   Sorry, I guess I misunderstood. Benegesserit is right, I did the RN-BSN program. I can't give you any insight into the prelicensure program, except that it is limited to certain

3. Anyone on the East Coast have a BSN from WGU?

   ParvulusPuella replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Western Governors University

   I did not, my ADN is from a local CC. I had no problems getting into the program, and was able to start the month I wanted, though I know some people have to wait. I had 12 courses/34 credits to...

4. Anyone on the East Coast have a BSN from WGU?

   ParvulusPuella replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Western Governors University

   I loved my WGU experience. I worked full time nights and roughly one extra shift a week at my per diem. My mentor was only an email or call away if I needed anything, and although I don't plan on...

5. Problems after brain surgery

   ParvulusPuella replied to cottoncndy86's topic in Neurological

   We cannot give medical advice, it's against the Terms of Service. However, if you feel something is not right, give your surgeon a call. Better to notify them and have it be nothing, than to leave it...

6. Help me understand an Ampule

   ParvulusPuella replied to Femine91's topic in Patient Medications

   I've never had the medication spill when inverting an ampule, surface tension keeps it from leaking out. You just wouldn't inject air into the inverted ampule like you do with stoppered vials. You...

7. Albumin administration rate and IV tubing

   ParvulusPuella replied to arms's topic in Medical-Surgical

   We used to run it in by gravity, and pharmacy bundled it with specific tubing with the filter built in. Took roughly 30 minutes to infuse. Now we run it through the pump, with regular pump tubing and...

8. Anyone on the East Coast have a BSN from WGU?

   ParvulusPuella replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Western Governors University

   I do!! I'm in NH, my mentor was from one of the Carolinas I think, and my mentor for Community Health was also from NH. No one I work with had heard of it before I started, but now I have several...

9. WGU RN-BSN in 6 months

   ParvulusPuella replied to ERNurse2011's topic in School, College Programs

   Full time students are required to finish 12 credits per term, which would usually be 4 courses. Every student is assigned a mentor who is the person who unlocks/opens each course for you. Every...

10. WGU RN-BSN in 6 months

    ParvulusPuella replied to ERNurse2011's topic in School, College Programs

    WGU is non-profit. There are two community courses, the first in which you do research about your community demographics, giving you 25 hours of field experience, and the second course uses that...

11. WGU homework type

    ParvulusPuella replied to chanib143's topic in Western Governors University

    I didn't really have what I would call homework. I did have multiple papers amd tests that were required to pass the courses. There are no journal entries or discussion board posts. Some classes, all...

12. I want to complete the RN to BSN program in 1 term

    ParvulusPuella replied to nightflower's topic in Western Governors University

    I'm going to jump in with my experience: I finished the RN-BSN program with 34 credits in 9 months. After completing my first 4 courses in a little over a month, which included health assessment,...

13. Community 228 Class WGU

    ParvulusPuella replied to Veritas10134's topic in Western Governors University

    There is an ATI study guide under the course search. Thats what I used and got a 3 on

14. How to determine JP drainage color

    ParvulusPuella replied to EstC's topic in General Students

    I thought sanguinous meant

15. WGU RN to BSN - are the proctored exams / assessments hard?

    ParvulusPuella replied to Liljegren's topic in Western Governors University

    It's hard to say if the papers and tests are hard, because it depends on what you know and how you learn. The BSN program does not require a capstone, but you do get to put together a