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I am from Denver but had to unfortunately move away in 2003 because of my husband's job. I have a Bachelor's in Psych from UC Denver and have since gotten a BSN from another state University. I currently work on the oncology unit in a large urban and...

Hi guys, I am a pediatric oncology nurse with a BSN and a year and a half experience. I also have a BA in psych and nursing is a second careeer for me. I love my job but also don't want to be a floor nurse for ever. I have been thinking that becoming...

Why does this bother you so much? I think some people get too crazy about hipaa (not hippa, BTW) during out of context situations. This woman is just hanging with her friends. If she is being inappropriate in other professional manners, then sure, te...

You will only see a GAPP posting when there is a program opening. They do 3 or 4 classes a year and open the applications for a brief time, several months before each class starts. There is not one posted now because they just started a new class so ...

Previous GAPPer here. It's hard to get in because they have literally HUNDREDS of applicants (500 maybe) so sometimes you have great credentials but just the sheer volume of applicants means some great people have to be screened out early on. They si...

What does your comment mean, ktwlpn? Weird. Well, to the op, sorry, I'm not in Denver now but I grew up there, got my first degree from UC Denver, and am looking to move back in a few months. Denver is a fabulous place, have fun!!!

I'm leaving AZ as well. Definately gonna be a sticker shock but we are finding more homes that suit our needs at a better price than what we can get here in the valley. We desperately need to upgrade! My husband and I have been talking and we've deci...

Thank you for the input, klone! Congrats on getting in, I hope it is as smooth for me as well. I've have no trouble landing the jobs I want thus far so hopefully that string of luck will continue. Doesn't sound like Denver pays it's nurses very well ...

Lighten up, he's just venting. I'm sure he's a wonderful nurse and I can't imagine that you haven't felt this same way on many occasions about many of his gripes. And if you haven't, then I'm sure you are in the minority. Bedside nursing is hard work...

Uuuhm, yeah, they offer 3 post master's certificate programs; FNP, PNP, and AACNP. University of Arizona -College of Nursing - Graduate Certificate Program And please read up on the DNP "requirement". This is a fallacy. The AACN had proposed this ch...

I'm already a BSN and halfway through my MSN, but Ive got friends looking for options. You say it gets you into the DNP program at the masters level, but do you know about eligibility for the certificate programs?

Melz8, does completion of this program allow you entrance into a Post Masters Nurse Practitioner Certificate program, or would you have to go get an MSN on top of this degree?

He who finds it, cleans it! That's the rule.

Just culture will only work if we support its virtues. I don't think you should have been fired because it sounds like you followed up with appropriate actions. Why so harsh, other posters? Have you all never make an error?

We need more information. Did the patients actually NOT have an IV and you charted a whole shift that they did? Or did they have one that was bad/infected/infiltrated, and you didn't assess and intervene? Did they have fluids running in it? You shoul...

Laurenann...like I said; as long as you have a heartbeat! Seriously, nurses are not like fighter pilots. We don't have to be in tip top shape, just capable of completing daily living activities and free from active TB. Unless you are severely limited...

You should really always take a manual BP if you are having to medically intervene based on what the machine says.

You just need a heartbeat, that's all. It doesn't even need to be a regular one.

IVIG is not.

Phoenix Children's is hopping! Of course, it is RSV season. They are actually giving out ASI, we're that busy.

Fundal massage is to help the uterus contract which decreases the change of hemorrhage. The harder you masage, the more you can get the uterus to contract. Also, even light uterine massage after birth is very painful, so you might see women cry and t...

Congrats to the OP, and also wanted to tell exnavygirl-RN that I love your avitar of Klinger!!! He's so funny :rotfl:

Hospitalized pts are at risk for stress ulcers and protonix decreases that risk. The G tube adds to that risk and so most all high risk pts get protonix while in the hospital. It will also help decrease the risk of reflux which could lead to aspirati...

I had a large athletic pt freak out in his MRI and called it off, refusing to finish. He was young and healthy had a stroke out of nowhere, so we were working him up and he really needed that MRI! Well, when he arrived back in his room, I basically h...

where do you live? NAU's accelerated program is 12 months. U of A has a 15 month direct entry MSN program that grants you a Master's. And ASU has some options for people with Bachelor degrees, too. I did the accelerated BSN program at NAU and it was ...