NurseGuy30

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  1. Pneumonia and PaCO2

    NurseGuy30 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My med-surg book and other sources tell me that in pneumonia, initially, ABG values for both PaO2 and PaCO2 will be low, and later in the disease Pa02 will be low and PaO2 will be high. I've usually...

  2. RN Research Career Path?

    NurseGuy30 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm currently an RN ADN with almost 5 years experience, about 3 of those years as manager of a post-acute rehab unit before I moved on to acute care. I hope to complete my BSN within the next six...

  3. Wgu bsn start date 11/1/15

    NurseGuy30 replied to BrittanyMcGheeCole's topic in Western Governors University

    Hoping for 6 months here too, I have 34 CUs to

  4. Can you get into an NP program without hospital experience?

    NurseGuy30 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm about to graduate from an NP program and already work as an LPN at an LTC/rehab facility, on the rehab side. I enjoy my job, and when I get my RN I'll make a very good wage. I plan to pick up some...

  5. Can you get into an NP program without hospital experience?

    NurseGuy30 replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Oh, and FNP

  6. Can you get into an NP program without hospital experience?

    NurseGuy30 replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Mary, I'm hoping for ADN to MSN. Frontier looks

  7. Can you get into an NP program without hospital experience?

    NurseGuy30 replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks!

  8. Can you get into an NP program without hospital experience?

    NurseGuy30 replied to NurseGuy30's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Ah! ADN program I'm graduating from,.not an np program.

  9. Accepted to Frontier Nursing University....WHOOO HOOO

    NurseGuy30 replied to TonieRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I know you need to have a year RN experience, generally speaking, to get in. Will they accept someone with only LTC

  10. If you did not need the money...?

    NurseGuy30 replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    I did my time as a CNA, and I don't think I could ever, ever, ever go back to being a CNA, for any amount of money. I love being a Nurse. (And a fairly well compensated

  11. Jobs in the Indianapolis area?

    NurseGuy30 posted a topic in Indiana Nursing

    Hi, I've heard it's almost impossible for a new RN to get a job in the Indianapolis area right now? Is this true? Should I start

  12. First Year Nursing - Scared of Death

    NurseGuy30 replied to jerep's topic in General Students

    FWIW, which is probably not much, I started my healthcare career as a tech on an oncology floor. I was on-and-off depressed for some six months. Now it honestly doesn't bother it much. For me, death...

  13. Older Nursing students

    NurseGuy30 replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

    Rain---------------->Parade

  14. Nontraditional Student Thankful

    NurseGuy30 posted a topic in General Students

    Nursing school is the hardest thing I've ever done, and having a full-time job as a CNA doesn't make it any easier. Neither does having two young children. I'm approaching middle age. I have a...

  15. What do you guys do to wake up in the morning?

    NurseGuy30 replied to wannabeanRN90's topic in General Students

    I work out three times a week. It means getting to campus an hour and a half early, but it's totally worth it. It makes me feel better all week

  16. Discouraged in nursing school now

    NurseGuy30 replied to Nicole74's topic in General Students

    You could work as a PCT or CNA at a local hospital, maybe just the weekends. Those jobs can even be hard to get. My advice: apply, follow up, go visit the hiring manager, tell them why they should...

  17. LOL moments at work

    NurseGuy30 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Nursing Humor

    A nurse at a hospital I did a rotation in: "This is a Catholic hospital. A sister gets on the PA to say prayers at exactly 8:30 AM and exactly 8:30 PM. So if someone gets on the horn at 9:45 and says...

  18. Unit secretary turned tele tech

    NurseGuy30 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Tele techs practice under the RN's license. So they don't really have a scope of practice any more than a unit secretary has a scope of practice. They just have a list of things they can't actually...

  19. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    NurseGuy30 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    --Thanks for apologizing for being snarky. I know it was a stressful day, so really--don't worry about it. --I'm sorry it took me so long to realize what a good nurse you are. --No, we don't usually...

  20. Abusive and Cruel Clinical Instructors: Why??

    NurseGuy30 replied to sallber's topic in General Students

    That's awesome. I have to say that I have been very lucky in my nursing school so far. The clinical instructor I have now has a reputation for being tough, and she is. But I know she has only the best...

  21. ADN Students Whom Already Hold a Bachelors in Another Field

    NurseGuy30 replied to TheCareerStudent's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the clarification. I had looked at it rather carefully, but apparently remembered

  22. Leaving our beliefs at the door

    NurseGuy30 replied to jordansnapp's topic in General Students

    Okay, well you need to specify. I have a belief that alcoholism is a waste of humanity, but I also have the belief that I have the responsibility to help care for anyone who is (professionally) under...

  23. Does Having CNA Exp Help so Much in Nursing School?

    NurseGuy30 replied to proudmommy's topic in General Students

    I worked as a CNA/unit secretary at a hospital for a year before I started nursing school. I have to say that it has helped me tremendously, mainly in knowing how to deal with patients--bedside...

  24. PA speaks poorly of RN's

    NurseGuy30 replied to heavenbound's topic in General Nursing

    Ridiculous. That's

  25. Books to use

    NurseGuy30 replied to FutureUofARN's topic in General Students

    A+ in Fluids and Electrolytes, A+ in Peds, A+ in Mother/Baby Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy Bought Pharmacology Math Made Incredibly Easy, never cracked it--passed pharm. NCLEX-RN Made...