ChiaLing

ChiaLing

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  1. Hello: I am a first-year Family Nurse Practitioner student, and I am looking for a clinical preceptor in a family practice setting. I am looking for a clinical placement approximately 2 days a week,...
  2. I saw that post a few days ago and I'm working my way through NPfinder. Thanks for the tip,
  3. Hi everyone: I am a first-year Family Nurse Practitioner student, and I am looking for a clinical preceptor in a family practice setting. I am looking for a clinical placement 1-2 days a week, and I...
  4. Dear pinoyNP: Thank you very much for replying to my post and taking the time to answer my questions. I appreciate your willingness to help me. Your answers were great. I'll be sure to PM you if I I...
  5. I am seeking a nurse in an advanced practice role to interview via e-mail for a school assignment; would anyone be willing to help me? I am interested in anyone practicing as a CNS, primary care NP,...
  6. Really? 20 people have read this message, and nobody is willing to help me? (bump) Please? Your confidentiality will be maintained at all times, of course. Much appreciation to any APN who can answer...
  7. how bad is this one????

    Don't beat yourself up. Sounds more like a system error to me. Color coding is potentially confusing - why not use military time, or spell out more clearly AM and PM? Does your hospital use incident...
  8. I thought that medication reconciliation was one of JCAHO's National Patient Safety goals. Shouldn't all hospitals be doing
  9. Dual social work/RN program?

    There is a new program at the University of Southern California, in their School of Social Work, that combines nursing and the MSW degree/Case Management Certificate. I know you don't have an RN yet,...
  10. Christmas scrubs??

    http://www.smartscrubs.com Their scrubs are so comfy, and they have a great selection of
  11. which dept to get experience in

    I rotated through the ED as a student, and felt so overwhelmed with the stimuli, the noise, the chaos ... I am currently precepting in the ICU, and am loving it so far. Am I at a disadvantage in a...
  12. I just can't catch on

    Timothy, THANK YOU for posting that! I'm in my final prelicensure semester, and your advice is GREAT! I'm saving a copy for future
  13. What do you call the teachers??

    Our instructors generally preferred to be called by their first names. Reason? They explained that they viewed us, the students, as professionals and future colleagues within the nursing profession,...
  14. Quit my job! Wah .... advice?

    Wow, I had almost forgotten about my initial post! Just for fun I thought I'd update. My, the things that happen in two years! I got accepted into a direct-entry MSN program and am now finishing up...
  15. Yikes ... I finally took the incredibly frightening step of leaving my job so I could fully devote myself to becoming a nurse! I am excited, but also scared out of my mind! I still a nagging voice of...
  16. documenting

    Daytonite, thanks for posting those links to the articles about documentation. I'm still in nursing school, and my classmates and I are always saying that we ought to have a course in documentation....
  17. Suzanne Gordon has some great work, too, although they tend to focus more on how difficult today's nursing is. Try Life Support: Three Nurses on the Front Lines. I read this book when I was taking...
  18. Whats going on at CSULB - Long Beach?

    Flyingfish2u, I also PM'd you. If you are interested in direct-entry MSN programs, you may want to consider the following schools in the Los Angeles area: Western University (Pomona) Asuza Pacific...
  19. Whats going on at CSULB - Long Beach?

    I had a nightmare of a time applying to CSULB's acc. BSN program last year. (You are talking about CSU Long Beach, right?) I had to contact so many people and jump through so many hoops getting old...
  20. I had a nightmare of a time applying to CSULB's acc. BSN program last year. (You are talking about CSU Long Beach, right?) I had to contact so many people and jump through so many hoops getting old...
  21. I'm currently a first-semester nursing student in a direct-entry master's program. Really intense, but I'm loving it so far! I have a nurse interview assignment due on Oct. 7 for a professional...
  22. Nurse Interview assignment

    Thank you - I've found a nurse to interview for my
  23. Very Discouraged About Chances of Getting In

    I know this is sometimes hard to do, but hang in there! Keep on trying. I think that your 3.4 and 3.8 GPAs are a great sign that you can be a motivated and dedicated student, so don't let your lower...
  24. To the point: Is anyone else having difficulty applying to Cal. State Long Beach's Acc. BSN program? I feel like I've been jumping through a bunch of hoops and I don't know whether this is a normal...
  25. To the point: Is anyone else having difficulty applying to Cal. State Long Beach's Acc. BSN program? I feel like I've been jumping through a bunch of hoops and I don't know whether this is a normal...