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Hello everyone, I have a few questions about reserve nursing... Thank you in advance for your answers! :) I was finally pulled off of the OML list for the Army Reserve. How long is BOLC for reservists? Do I get to pick a date, or am I assigned a da...

Hello everyone, I am currently an assistant nurse manager of an inpatient hospital unit. I have my BSN, and am ready to pursue a master's degree. An MBA in healthcare seems like a much more interesting curriculum than taking more nursing courses in a...

Hello everyone, I am in the process of obtaining a direct commission as a nurse in the Army Reserve. I have over 4 years of civilian experience (3 years with an RN diploma and 1 year with a BSN). I asked my recruiter about rank, they told me that I...

Ok, this forum was very helpful to me when I was applying to school. It's time for me to give back. I'm going to attempt to share with you everything that I know. Please feel free to ask any questions and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. BH...

I'm currently employed as an ICU nurse in a very large MICU. I don't have my BSN, but will be done with it soon. If I joined AD when I complete my BSN, is it possible to be guaranteed an ICU position?

Thanks for the info!

Hey everyone. I currently work in a very large MICU and am considering joining the military as a RN. I am working on completing my BSN within the next year. I am prior enlisted in the Marine Corps reserve. 1. Will my time as a civilian nurse count...

Running incompatible drips in different lumens of the same line... Thought??!

lol... I guess Micromedics lists incompatibilities between drugs just for fun! And I'm glad you think that having pharmacists is a waste of hospital resources. Just because there is no "precipitate," does not mean that there isn't any type of react...

There is no concern for the meds to mix together when they leave the lumens and meet in the blood vessel?

I started at bridgeport hospital as a new grad in 2013 with a diploma @ a base of 29.50/hr

Hey everyone, I've been a nurse for a little over a year now, I work on a fast past pulmonary/tele unit, and I regularly care for vent patients. I've been afforded the opportunity to interview in a MICU in the same hospital that I already work at. ...

Thanks for the advice!

Thank you very much for the info!

Hello, I'm a former enlisted Marine and have just completed my RN. I've been reading up on the BSN-STRAP program and I am very curious about it. My question is: my RN program was a hospital based diploma program, so I don't have my ADN. I am curr...

Unfortunately the schedule unpredictable. During level I, I was able to work on the days that we didn't have class/clinical; we usually had one day off during the week and the weekends (although, sometimes there are Saturday clinicals available...) ...

I'm sorry for such a delayed response, I usually get an email when someone posts... English and Chem are the only courses that are required to enter the program. There are deadlines when the other courses must be completed during the program. That...

Well, when I attended, the evening students would only have to attend one lecture day and all clinical and labs were at night. Keep in mind that the evening program is only for the first year, after that, you must attend during the day. But, I've h...

Hey everyone, I just interviewed at the hospital a couple days ago for a new grad position. I was offered a job in both med/surg and progressive care. I'm still deciding if I want to take the job... I currently live in the Northeast, it would be a ...

An index card is provided for you that has several formulas/conversions on it. You are allowed to use this card for level 1. Sometime during level 2 you will no longer be allowed to use the card. You will be given a calculator for every math test....

for care plans you can get either book: nursing diagnosis manual, marilynn e. doenges or nursing diagnosis handbook, betty j. ackley and for the drug book: davis's drug guide for nurses... i would recommend getting this new so you can get the cd (cop...

UPDATED 7/25/2012 (After NU-104) Ok, this forum was very helpful to me when I was applying to school. It's time for me to give back. I'm going to attempt to share with you everything that I know. Please feel free to ask any questions and I'll get ...

At BHSN class usually starts at 8:30AM, clinical days usually start at 7:30AM. There are only 2 or 3 clinical days that are early ~6:45AM.

You can opt for the accelerated program in the spring of your first year. This option will allow you to graduate in December instead of the following May. -You will have to attend school in the summer. -You must have all of your co-requisite class...

Congrats! See you there in September!