JM2011

did you start your program? how is it going?

has anyone started/are in/completed the DNP program at UTA? I've heard a lot of bad stuff and wanted to know how everyone's experience was. considering applying. thanks for the feedback.

yeah definitely dont worry about it now! relax and enjoy your life

well it's not an exact time, but the length of time to administer the medication over. this applies to IV push meds. lasix, again, needs to be a slow IV push (1 mg per minute) because this can cause ototoxicity if you push it too quickly. the times to give meds is decided by the hospital. my general rule is go slow for everything.

i didn't see a reply for this but when i was at brookhaven from 2010-2011 we were not kicked out unless you failed a class (70% and lower). we got three chances for check offs as well. it's almost impossible not to pass a check off eventually, but classes can be a but overwhelming. just be sure you are studying and have a study group and using all resources available to you, including nclex review books and the evolve practice questions.

you should still try for grants and scholarships. there are tons out there if you have the time. fastweb.com is a good resource to find some.

you will need to know adverse reactions and administration time (for IV push). also sometimes mechanism of action (furosemide is a loop diuretic), etc. and interactions. the drugs can get very intense and i can tell you that you will know maybe 1 drug that NCLEX gives you. are you in the program now? good luck!

yes totally appropriate for you to ask your manager for support. esp if you have confronted the pt on his inappropriate behavior! He is the patient, but you are the trained professional that uses the appropriate judgement on when to and when not to administer medications. safety first. If he's not satisfied with the care he is receiving then you can tell him he does not have to stay at the hospital. he can leave at any time. it might be against medical advice, but he can go.

i dont live in CA but all i can say is just go ahead and apply for schools to get your RN. I'm in TX. I went to a community college that used a points system for admissions. it was a combination of GPA, entrance test scores, support course points among other things. You should meet with an advisor from the school (s) that you are wanting to attend and get their advice on how to proceed. should you retake classes to improve your GPA or do they only look at the grades for the courses that apply to the program? all things to consider good luck!

we were allowed to have laptops after some argument, but then the privilege was taken away because some students weren't able to stay on task. so first semester and second semester we were able to use them, but after that we didn't. /: i think the semester that started after us weren't allowed to have them at all, but i am not positive about that.

I depends on the teacher. some teachers record it for you and post it. just be sure to ask before hand.

We were instructed never to practice invasive skills on people at all. We did practice physical assessment, BP, pulses points, etc on people. everything else, we practiced on vitaman, the fake person.

The only thing that i can think of is a stethoscope. you will be able to get the skills pack after school starts and it was about $100 i think. You can start saving up for your scrubs, depending on what you want they can be expensive. if you choose to get the scrubs from the embroidery store they will be far less expensive than if you buy the scrubs you want and get them embroidered. you can email the admin and get the book list and start buying those. go ahead and get your immunizations and titers if you haven't done so already. other than that, i can't really think of anything.

From what I heard from my classmates is that the financial aid comes in right around the end of the semester. some of it has to do with the teachers certifying the class so that FA knows you are in there and can assign you the monies. Brookhaven/DCCCD likes to hold on to it for some reason and disperse it at or near the end of the semester. Hope this helps.

I started spring 2010 and our success camp was the tuesday/wednesday the week before school started that semester. Hope this helps!