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I love the things that I"ve read about this school, but I am concerned about the name being so unrecognized. DO any of you foresee this as being a problem when it is time to look for a job as a Frontier graduate?

I don't have the $$ to retake any of my undergrad courses. I went to a private school and tuition is insane. I am assuming that I will need another Stats class during NP school that I can take as an undeclared major, but otherwise, I think you are right - the classes are specific to the program.

I am sooo mad at myself. I went through school with the motto "C's get degrees" and I basically messed up my GPA up as an undergrad. I didn't care what my GPA was so long as I graduated. Now, on my behalf, the grading scale at my former uni was VERY high and a C at my uni is like a B at other uni's...blah blah blah. No excuses and it doesn't matter. But here I am older and wiser, and I really want to go to NP school. I am in the best position in life to make this happen. I don't have kids, I have $$ in the bank, and I have the option of living with 2 people rent free (my mom or boyfriend). I won't have to work and I can concentrate on school and I will take it VERY seriously! But I am afraid that my GPA is sooo low that most schools won't consider me. I can declare myself as an undecided major, take some extra classes to boost my GPA, and THEN apply for NP school. However, I need to find out what general ed classes I need as an undeclared major, that will transfer over to the NP program. Obviously, an advisor from the NP program will need to review my transcripts and tell me what classes I need. I feel like it will be held against me when it is time for me to apply to NP school. I mean, if they remember that I was the girl with the LOW GPA who went undeclared for a year...... '

hello, hello!!!!!!!!!!!! How does the deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis help with VAP prevention? Is it also used as a prophylactic for people at risk for pneumonia, who aren't on vents? Is the rationale behind a Peptic Ulcer Prophylaxis because of the possibility of regurgitating gastric acid into the trachea? Is there any evidence that one agent is better than the other? I could not find info on this. The ETT is inserted into the mouth, then down the trach and a balloon hold it in place? How long do patients typically keep this in for? A tracheotomy is a procedure performed in surgery for long-term trach patients?

Well, they won't accept a 2 week notice anyway. A nurse who began 3 weeks before me announced to someone that she may have to move this summer because of her hubby's job. My manager got wind of it, asked her if it is true, and when she said yes, they basically told her to go home on spot if she wasn't going to stay for at least 18 months. No notice was necessary since she was in orientation.

I will do my best to make this succinct. Approximately one month ago, I transferred to a new department (surgery) and am working as a circulating nurse. The SAME exact week that I began this job, I checked my facebook, and there was a "friend request" from a guy that I went to HS with almost 15 years ago. The guy now lives in a different state, 10 hours away, and is working as a Tax Attorney. He graduated from Law school a year ago, but this is his first job as an Atty and he JUST started it a month ago. It took him a year to find a job in his state! I, however, still live in the same town that I went to HS in. We excahnged numbers the week we "reconnected", and MY GOD, we have so much in common. We pretty much talk on the phone every night, sometimes for many hours at a time. We have only had one weekend of face-to-face contact since reconnecting, but the connection is there and we definitely want to become exclusive. Here is where it gets complicated. He can't quit his job and move back here. He is not barred in this state and he FINALLY landed a job after a year. And getting a job as an Atty is not easy if you don't have the experience. He would like to put in at least 2 years with his current firm. At minimum. After 2 years, after he's proved himself to the firm, they will likely make him a "partner" - and that is when his job will become more lucrative. He feels bad, because that means it's up to me to make the move and this is a sticky situation. My job is putting me through SIX months of orientation. I am one month into it. And I don't want to move there now. In fact, I want to date him (long distance) for another 6 -9 months before I move. But if I wait that long, my orientation will just be over with. I can't do that to my employer!! My friends are telling me to move there sooner than six months. He is coming down here every weekend in Oct just to see me, so my friends think that I should move in November. Arrgh. I am "ok" with moving there in November because I really think this dude and I are going to make it, but still, if I move at the beginning in November, I will be 3 months into my orientation. Do you think this is going to upset my employer? What should I do? I can't talk to my employer about this because they will let me go right away. Even if I wait a year, I will still feel bad, because I will only be 6 months out of orientation. I "heard" that they frown upon anyone who leaves before 18 months! I should add, I am 32, never married no kids and the same goes for him. I really want kids, but my bio clock is ticking! We are both really, super, excited to have found each other and we can't wait to see where things go. Both of us are a little scared the the LDR is going to get old, and it probably will. We SOOO don't want that to happen, so it's like, this move SHOULD take place sooner rather than later. But I'm so scared of doing something so unprofessional. I burned some bridges in my past as a new nurse, and I don't want to do that now. Sigh, Please advice.