missnurse01

missnurse01 MSN, RN

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  1. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    missnurse01 replied to Jaelle625's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Having the courses as grad level rather than undergrad is probably most important. They seem to like to see that you can handle grad level sciences well before tackling CRNA

  2. Need advice / help! Current stats low GPA

    missnurse01 replied to bbarajas4608's topic in School, College Programs

    my friend didn't have to wait down in palm desert and she didn't have a stellar

  3. Need advice / help! Current stats low GPA

    missnurse01 replied to bbarajas4608's topic in School, College Programs

    woot!!!

  4. Where are the new grads in ICU?

    missnurse01 replied to kika72's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    yes! mine was after I spiked a new bag of dopa...then couldn't figure out why my pt's HR was in the 140s, ST. I kept looking and looking and looking. Finally another nurse came in and found I had...

  5. Need some advice...

    missnurse01 replied to criticalRN10's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    great!! icu is very very different. Just be the best new-to-icu person you can be. Lots to learn, be a sponge. Very good luck to you. I would not tell anyone in the ICU, even during an interview,...

  6. Requirements to becoming a CRNA

    missnurse01 replied to MissMaster's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I took all of my sciences at the community college and was

  7. Internal Medicine/Telemetry Unit

    missnurse01 replied to CPCTColeman's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    congrats!

  8. Need some advice...

    missnurse01 replied to criticalRN10's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    the only thing with going prn only is that you do not get the sick pt's. They know you did not have much orientation or experience so you will not get the sickies. I would find people that only had...

  9. Need advice / help! Current stats low GPA

    missnurse01 replied to bbarajas4608's topic in School, College Programs

    Oh hon, you are in the inland empire aren't you? I got my lvn at RCC. I lived in the mountains at the time, 1+ each way to and from school, worked two jobs. Not a lot of sleep. I was able to work...

  10. Need advice / help! Current stats low GPA

    missnurse01 replied to bbarajas4608's topic in School, College Programs

    drive however far you have to to retake your sciences and get a's. do all the other things recommended here for getting into school, hosp experience, volunteer, etc

  11. Why are some nurses so miserable?

    missnurse01 replied to tangel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    goodness there are so many reasons for this I couldn't list them all. Some came in fresh and happy like a puppy,only to be kicked down over and over again throughout the years by staff, mds,...

  12. Does having ONLY a MSN-RN allow one to work in a magnet facility?

    missnurse01 replied to nps07's topic in Nursing Career

    I would explain your career goals when you apply, that you are going for your masters instead of bsn. also explain what bachelor's you are looking at and why. we are magnet and hire adns all the...

  13. Need some advice...

    missnurse01 replied to criticalRN10's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would not be worried about the trauma designation. Find a busy unit, transplant, or open heart and get your experience. Apply at every hosp that has an opening in those units in driving distance...

  14. Fall class schedule for pre requisites

    missnurse01 replied to determined_30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    if you haven't been to school in a while, and have a ton of responsibilities, you might try just one class at first, and see how you

  15. SPSCC - rumors

    missnurse01 replied to anichka's topic in Washington Nursing

    I haven't worked with any nurses that have graduated from there. I have worked from new grads from a lot of area schools and haven't heard anyone speak ill of other programs. I would go to the board...

  16. Transition from LPN to RN

    missnurse01 replied to Georgia peach RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No I felt the same way. You should not be a team leader or charge nurse until you have a few years of experience. Ask to back down to staff

  17. Accelerated A&P and 2 weeks to learn a ton of info!

    missnurse01 replied to Trenata's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    omg, I would never take an accelerated a and p! wow, you have guts! You need to devote ALL of the weekend to studying, and ALL of every evening. find study partners if you are local to anyone else...

  18. Considering 2nd degree BSN - Seeking advice

    missnurse01 replied to StophJS's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would advise you to take prereqs at community college and save a ton of money. If you can bang them out fast and get into the accelerated program, then in maybe 3-4 years you would be a new grad....

  19. Fall class schedule for pre requisites

    missnurse01 replied to determined_30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As the above poster said, it depends on your level of perserverence. If you are a, I will do anything, kind of person. The three together should not be too bad. And I agree, easy stuff with a and...

  20. need advice on clean needle sticks, and needle sticks in general.

    missnurse01 replied to stephanie.monaco's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The only other thing you could have done was stop, wash your hands, put on a bandaid, and reglove. If you pt didn't see, no biggie. If she did and you didn't do anything for yourself, she might say...

  21. New here.

    missnurse01 replied to MediWitch's topic in General Students

    congrats on school and good luck!

  22. Nursing student in nursing school trying to get my LPN while in nursing school

    missnurse01 replied to jweb77's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    through your state board of

  23. Can't afford nursing school

    missnurse01 replied to zhightower's topic in General Students

    I understand being tired of waiting, it does suck. However I also know people coming out of school 60 grand in debt and 5 years later, are still massively under the table and can't even think of grad...

  24. Excelsior Friendly Grad Programs

    missnurse01 replied to BOSS man's topic in Excelsior College

    I don't think it matters as long as the school is accredited. However EC is expensive compared to other online programs. Making sure your sciences have labs is probably more important. You could...

  25. college network

    missnurse01 replied to tarabeara's topic in School, College Programs

    I went through another publishing company, and wish I hadn't. I didn't realize it wasn't required to study and pass the tests. I went by the free content outline that EC gives you and made sure I...