Wapanther11

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1. Student Nurse Extern MICU

   Wapanther11 replied to heynurse!'s topic in MICU

   I would recommend "The Little ICU book" by Marino. It pretty much covers everything you need to know when caring for the typcial "MICU" patient. A lot of the residents at my hospital carry it around and it is a good reference when learning how to ma...

2. GRE-bound & "1000" score goal for June 30th test date. Adequate time to prepare?

   Wapanther11 replied to genmac's topic in SRNA

   I'm replying to this per your request on another thread of mine. I took the GRE last July. I had just finished my junior year of nursing school and wanted to "get them out of the way". I purchased three books to study. The first was by Kaplan, which ...

3. NEW GRE vs OLD GRE

   Wapanther11 posted a topic in SRNA

   I am graduating with my BSN in 2 weeks and will be starting in the MICU at Allegheny General Hospital as a new GN in June. I took the GRE last summer and was very pleased with my score. The reason I took them is because I know most programs typically...

4. career coach

   Wapanther11 replied to jla11's topic in SRNA

   I'm not sure what you mean by "career coach". I would recommend going to the aana website, looking up accredited programs in the area you would like to apply, and then looking at what their admission requirements are. Basic requirements usually inclu...

5. GRE

   Wapanther11 posted a topic in SRNA

   I have a question in regards to how much weight admission committees place on GRE scores. I am going to be a senior at the University of Pittsburgh this fall. I understand the requirements for most anesthesia programs (min 1 year/2 perferred in an IC...

6. How many uniforms should I buy?

   Wapanther11 replied to Rnstudent2011's topic in General Students

   As a senior in a nursing program, I believe two nursing uniforms would suffice. I found that gave me enough time to wash them in between clinicals. Good luck with nursing school.