aquarius04

Thank you for the insight! Your career is definitely what you make of it.

My understanding, from the research I have done is that if you wanted to be an RNFA, as an RN you need to have OR experience. However, if you are a NP, you do not need the OR experience. You would just need to be a licensed NP and complete the RNFA t...

MassRN2008 I'm glad you posted this question. I was wondering the exact same thing. I contacted a local hospital in my area, and I was told it was okay to submit your information prior to certification, due to the credentialing process taking a long ...

Your time and knowledge is very much appreciated!

You literally took the words out of my mouth. I am currently going through the transition from student to actual nurse. It really is a shock. I knew passing NCLEX would be a challenge, and finding a job would be difficult. However, I never really cal...

I have had days where I feel like I am not thanked, and then I have some moments where patients are genuinely thanking me, but I'm so busy with work that I cannot take it in. It sounds like your job is very difficult. Seeing as your locked into a 2 ...

Soo I'm not sure what part of the country you live in, but that could play a part. Do you have a bachelors, associates or diploma? I'm not sure if your trying primarily get a job in the hospital or if you don't mind what facility your in. One of the ...

I honestly don't remember how long it took. But I finished August 16thish and got it back a week or two after, b/c I remember I could've taken my boards the first week of Sept. My school had a really good turn around, they put the info into the BON t...

I believe they have their cohort for January already. But you should call to double check if they are taking any more people or when their doing it again.

Not sure if you're still looking for the answer, but LPNs cannot give medication via IV push, give blood products, do initial assessments or teaching. I think that is the main difference between the two.

Just wanted to keep the support going for the Pearson Vue Trick. I took my NCLEX yesterday (9/19). Received the good pop up and verified by calling my boards this morning. I believe in the trick!

I would say try to hit all the major topics and points. If you received a syllabus with the topics I would definitely know the general aspects and depending on how in depth your professor went into in class spend more time on that. Hope this helps. G...

I just had to post that i received my acceptance letter for my community college nursing program this summer. I am so happy, I now feel like I am getting closer to my goal!!!! Is anyone else applying for a program that begins this summer?

here is a video i found...hopefully it helps

There is always doctors offices, which I think may be a little rare now with medical assistance becoming more popular. You could get a higher degree and become a nurse educator or a nurse practitioner but I do believe you will need floor experience f...

As a PCA I have come across nurses like that who would spend more time hunting me down when the task could have already been completed. And I also worked with nurses that have knocked out some of my job before I even knew it needed to be done. I real...

i totally agree. PT doing wound care is really foreign to me. And for some reason I feel like with the concentration their schooling is directed towards, wouldn't wound care be out of their scope of practice? Of course they could incorporate it, but ...

1. Organization is key!! especially when your bouncing from class notes, to lab notes to clinical (and we have a seminar class) 2. Get help as and ask questions no matter how small you think the topic may be 3. Always take initiative to do more and g...

I totally agree with sbostonRN the just brought the 'Incredibly Visual Pathophysiology' book. And it appeals to my sense of learning with pictures. I would definitely go to a book store and sit down and look at one of them to give it a feel.

you would need to take the pre-req's for medical school and take your mcat.

That actually happened during my lab last week. We had the dental hygienist students come in and talk to us about the importance of oral care. After we demonstrated brushing another persons teeth.

Not to be mean but I think a couple of those questions such as # 3 you can answer on your own if you think about it. If a person is standing up gravity is going to pull the blood down, thus making it harder for blood to return to the heart. That is w...

i havent started clinicals but I would like to work in the ER, I volunteered there and it was a great experience....i also want to become a nurse practitioner and hope to work in the ER when that time comes

these were some good tips...thank you, i will surely being using some for my first semester this summer!

I just started my job as a patient care tech and I am full time employee. My worry is that I begin a ADN program this summer, and I know we will have to be at school three days of the week. I just wanted to know if there are any other pct's or anyone...