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New nurse here and I have a question about PCA pumps. If I have a patient with one IV and PCA dilaudid is running through it (along with NS), can I push other meds through this PCA line? This could be a silly question. I did not have experience with ...

Thanks for the replies. I wasn't sure what to do in the moment so I took the safe route and just temporarily unhooked the PCA, flushed NS, administered my push, and flushed before hooking the PCA back (like what Larry3373 said). The meds were compati...

Hi everyone, Ok so I am very interested in the LRP for the Navy or the Army, but I have a question regarding the loans that will be repaid. So I graduated from college with a Psych degree and a small amount of debt ($13,000). The following year I r...

Dang, I've been thinking about joining the military since I was in high school so I was hoping as I new nurse I finally could. I think I'm going to talk to a recruiter and see what my option are, maybe the right time to join will be later down the ro...

Sorry I meant the health professionals loan repayment program not the lrp for enlisted as I would go in commissioned (right?), which has a cap of $120,000. My first degree contained all my per-requisite courses for my BSN if that makes a difference.

I just wanted to see if anyone was applying for UNC-Chapel Hill's BSN program starting in May 2013!

Do not let being waitlisted discourage you from being a UNC nurse. I was waitlisted the first time I applied to the school as an undergraduate at UNC. I had no idea how hard it was to get into nursing school and assumed because I met at least the m...

Hi WolfpackMommy- I'm not sure what your nursing goals are, but have you looked into ECU's alternate entry MSN?

The first time I applied I was still working on my pre-reqs and ended up being waitlisted, this time around I was finished with my pre-reqs and was accepted.

Hey everyone! I got my acceptance letter this afternoon! I was so worried I wasn't going to get in because I am a 2nd degree student, don't let this discourage you! Earlgreylavendar- I wonder if we had any Psych classes together at UNC (I graduated...

I was reading last year's thread and they mentioned that online decisions were up March 1st! Ahhh, so soon! brittbrittRN, hopefully the same will go for this year and you will have more time

I was a psych major too!! Since I have graduated college I have been working full time in an Alzheimer and Dementia Assisted Living/ LTC facility as a CNA. I was considering Duke and UNCG, but Duke is too expensive for me and I don't have the NUR 210...

I applied to UNC's program when I was an undergraduate for May 2011 and was wait listed (so I changed my major and graduated early). I also applied to WSSU ABSN program that was to start Jan. 2013 and was not accepted. My application has changed a lo...

I am a second degree applicant. I graduated from UNC in May 2012 a year early (so everyone from my freshman class is graduating May 2013). Are you a first or second degree? I hate the wait!!

Hey everyone! Congrats on those that got in! Nothing in my mailbox yet, but I did get an email (it was vague and didn't say much). Did anyone else get a email? My mail is always about a week late (that is what I get for living in the middle of nowh...

Well three years to pay off $17,000 was an awesome deal for me as I will be paying off my $12,000 loan from UNC for my first degree for longer than that. I saw the three year contract as a guaranteed job after graduation lol, but I plan on staying i...

Thank you for telling me when I need to start looking for something in the mail! As for the funding issue, I really don't know. I have had a hard time getting in touch with someone over the phone in the nursing department to get an answer on this ...

Hi! I applied for WSSU ABSN Jan 2013 entry, does anyone know when we will be able to find out if we got in?

Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I got an email today saying we can go to the SON building and pick up our letters on Thursday after 9am (March 10!). If the letters are not personally picked up by March 16th at 5pm they will be maile...

Hi Everyone! Ok so I am a soon to be nursing student at a four year university and a new member on this site (so this is my first thread ever, I hope I do it right). I think after I graduate I want to work as an ER nurse, critical care nurse, or eve...