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Hi, mcabreza. Whether you are a new grad or not in technicality, the job market in both NorCal and SoCal are supersaturated (meaning it cannot even adequately accommodate our own new grads here). Moreover, is a huge surplus of BSN and even MSN-RN who...

Two things stand out for me other than what I've mentioned in the other thread regarding coagulation. 1) If your pt. is not compliant with dialysis and has a change in mental status, a red flag (either a high serum uric acid or ammonia values) should...

Both values are WNL. Due to the hypercoagulable state (because of the pt.'s APLS), you need to first check if these lab values are within the targeted therapeutic ranges for whatever anticoagulation therapy the pt. is on. If lower than therapeutic ra...

My $0.02: Content in biochem/upper division chem (including physical chem, which is nuclear chem) is much, much, much harder than nursing. Pre-med, pre-pharm, and any nonsocial sciences (i.e., pure sciences) tackle complicated concepts to grasp, henc...

Hi, Ashley. Could it be laparoscopic Vecchietti procedure? VEC does not seem to be an acronym; rather, it could be a shorten form of the Vecchietti procedure. My $0.02 Shaas http://www.mrkh.org/files/ORG/Laparaoscopic_vaginoplasty.pdf

No problem. I am glad to be of assistance of any kind and to learn along with you.

It is mainly due to the inflammation process, to combat the invading and replicating virus (in this case) or bacteria, which is a pretty complicated cell signaling/G-protein-mediated process of nociception involving articular nerves. During the infla...

Wow, what a great piece of news just prior to the Thanksgiving! I surely have much to be thankful for. I got the admission letter via e-mail today, and, I must say, I am both thrilled and cautious. I hope that the program suits me well and that I can...

Wow. I am shocked to see such a high price tag with so little in return... We are finishing up our first semester by next week. We had minimum of 4 med. passes and 4+ subcutaneous heparin/Arixtra/insulin injections, not to mention some of us got to i...

More specifically: RN-ADN = associate's degree in nursing; passed NCLEX and got RN licensure RN-BSN = bachelor's degree in nursing; passed NCLEX and got RN licensure. The essential difference is not in RN v. BSN, but in ADN and BSN. Both routes can l...

Hi, Kimkim. I believe that they do have a recency requirement for their nursing prerequisites. As far as GPA and scores go, "cutoff line" varies by applicant pool per term and the program's willingness to accept a certain breadth of students from var...

It is very true that not all students will perform at the same level despite having given the same instruction and material on the subject matter; therefore, they'd test differently as well. I believe that the biggest clue was not just tachycardia, ...

Digoxin does address HR, more specifically myocardial contractility, but you should really look it up. You need to ask: it decreases HR by addressing what sort of conduction problem and what mechanism of action? For future reference: digoxin is indi...

Hi, there. One thing that I can think of is that, in this situation, sinus tachycardia may have been caused by fever or pain (both elevate HR). And, there is no electrical/conduction problem as far as I can tell from the question's stem. The conducti...

Hi, there. I'm a fellow first-year nursing student as well. There's not much data that you presented but one thing stands out from what's been written: risk for falling, again. Your client has a history of having fallen more than once, which means th...

Red blood cells are anucelated cells. So, the environment within a RBC would be considered 'intracellular' whereas the space inside the blood vessel sans RBCs would be considered 'extracellular.' So, conclusively, even within the blood vessel there a...

If it isn't a bacterial UTI (which most labs are run for), then could it be Candida UTI since she'd probably been on antibiotics for a prolonged duration of time due to her recurrent UTI previously? Fungi tend to flourish with chronic use of antibiot...

*Disclaimer: Some graphic content and TMI; reader discretion advised. Souzou, you may ask one of your molecular or biochem professors, who do laboratory research, if they need a tech to help during summers. However, as I've mentioned, this is more pe...

Hi, Souzou. By the looks of it, you've already read a bit about Columbia's Combined BS/MS (ETP) Program for non-nursing graduates, which is pretty self-explanatory. No, you don't need a RN license or an associates in nursing. Just your BS in biochem ...

Hi, there. There are a few (some CSU schools also) that offer RN-BSN online programs, as well as an out-of-state univ. that has an agreement with the CA BRN. As for me, I am going via the ADN route: get the RN license in two years and enroll in BSN ...

I had to fish that information out by looking at the OP's previous post about the nursing program. :) https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/there-difference-between-515536.html#post4629982

You sound like quite a busy student!:) Yes, it seems a rather sad state of affairs for the new nurses. However, there are jobs if you search strategically. When you get a chance during this winter break, read about the "New Grad Programs" in this for...

As other have advised, you will have to step up your game on your own, without their help. Go to the extra lab hours, look for videos on youtube on a skill, etc. to make through this session. As you may already know, you cannot change others. You ca...

Hi, GHGoonette. :) My assertion really does not differ much from yours. That is why it is stated that caring should remain an undercurrent trait for both physicians and nurses. It's a human decency issue, and may not be a teachable trait at all. It i...

I know that this is not going to be a popular sentiment, but it is what it is, an unpopular but a legitimate gripe of mine. Please, bear with me. One salient oddity that I've noticed while taking an introduction to nursing class is the nursing academ...