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IMO, you have a better chance obtaining a position at a remote facility (not metro Albuquerque). Check out the facilities that JBudd posted. Apologies- I am just really down on the hiring situation here in New Mexico. I already have job offers in Col...

I don't want to rain on your parade but... There are 100s of unemployed new grads here in the metro Albuquerque area. I am an unemployed Respiratory Therapist who moved to ABQ from Buffalo, NY- applied to over 30 RT positions with no hire, even thoug...

Thats awesome that you have heard good things about the UNM Valencia program. I think that the admissions are going to get more competitive once the word really gets out. Previous healthcare experience is an absoulte requirement for admission, which ...

I really liked the time frame of the GCU program, but I couldn't afford the tuition- even with an extremely generous scholarship offer x2 application with x2 rejection to UNM Main with a cumulative 3.63 and overall 4.0 in pre-reqs. I am currently en...

I chose not to attend the GCU program due to I could not afford the cost of the program and I was accepted into another nursing program- so I can't fill you in on any details. Best of luck to you COr7 :)

Congrats on passing! This is great info to keep in mind as I get closer to that magical date- thanks for sharing your strategies and thoughts. Most likely, I will use the same study plan as you. I can study every day for eight hours a day in cram se...

Thank you so much for this information murse636! Unfortunately, I still have 3 semesters to complete in my ADN program at The University of New Mexico- just east of you in Albuquerque, NM. I have alot more to learn- which I am really looking forwa...

Here are some links regarding externships and hospitals that offer externships: http://www.jefferson.edu/academic-affairs/schools/career-development-center/Students_Alumni/nurse_externship.html. http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/nursing/exte...

In order to be a professional Registered Nurse, one must develop a scientific knowledge base. Why in the world are nursing students using Wikipedia and google? What happened to textbooks, journals, and databases?

I would like to add some of my thus so far knowledge base to this discussion, even though it's too late to change the nursing care plan. 1) Priority Nursing Diagnoses: utilize the ABC's. Ineffective gas exchange is clearly more important than constip...

Because you sound very interested in military service, I would advocate contacting a recruiter and explaining that you are interested in one of the medical specialties. They will be able to answer your questions more in depth :) I can only speak for ...

I don't see why not, but- it would be difficult. I would contact WGU and ask what their policies are concerning military taking classes in terms of deployments, etc. I completed six years of active duty and pretty much all I did after the completion ...

I am in the same situation regarding summer externship for 2013. Commenting to move this post higher in the thread. I can't imagine that a Nurse Externship would provide a student nurse with housing (although that would be nice). Does anyone have any...

1) I would like to clarify enlisting. When one enlists, they are either an Officer rank or Enlisted rank. 2) If you enlist as an ADN (which isn't possible), you will be considered an Enlisted rank (instead of an Officer) and you will NOT be practicin...

I am presuming that this is a NCLEX test question... your priority nursing intervention is 2-3 L/M O2 via NC. One of the above posters is correct that O2 is a drug, which requires a physicians order to administer. However (in the realm of the NCLEX) ...

1) Stop using v/r. YESTERDAY 2) Are you a corpsman? 3) College is college. Study hard and be prepared to sacrifice free time. You will need excellent grades in your pre-requisite courses. 4) Pre-requisite courses (usually) include Intro and Developme...

Hi, I am a ADN student at UNM- Valencia and this is exactly the situation that I am worried about. Since moving here, I have applied to over 30 Respiratory Therapist positions and 10 Tech positions. Nada. There are techs in my nursing class that had ...

I would like to add that the authors of this algorithm have erroneously replaced continuous nebulization using a continuous nebilizer with continuous nebulization using a standard nebulizer set up. 1) A continuous nebulizer is different than a standa...

Are you enlisting as a Corpsman? I do not know if the Navy has LPN's. I sincerely hope that someone hasn't provided you with inaccurate information regarding a licensed RN serving in an enlisted position in the military. For example, if you enlisted ...

I don't know if you are aware of this, but the program that you are interested in requires you to have completed an ADN and have current RN licensure. I am presuming that you are a SUNY grad- look at the accelerated BSN program at SUNY Binghamton. BT...

You are most likely aware of this- having experience as a LPN is wonderful and will enhance your nursing school application. That being said. the RN route requires a multitude of pre-requisites- all courses that are not part of a LPN curriculum. For...

One thing to consider is that certain states grant in state tuition to Veterans. For example, I moved from NY to attend The University of New Mexico and received in state tuition despite living in New Mexico for 15 days :) Other states that come to m...

Thanks for the info. Great article concerning Banner's Top 100 designation: Based on comparisons between the study winners and a peer group of similar high-volume hospitals that were not winners, Thomson Reuters found that if all hospitals performe...

wow, sorry to post this so late in the thread. Guzzling Green Tea summed it up perfectly:) I could not have said it myself better! This is a blessing in many ways. It should open up the admissions process in terms of UNM vs GCU and more qualified can...

I am dumbfounded (which isn't new lol) that the selection process for AD RN's takes so long. My general impression is that there is a significant shortage of RN's on AD so you would think that Big Green would facilitate their entry. Maybe I should st...