SarasotaRN2b

I was just curious if there were any nurse entrepreneurs who have gone into the billing/coding field of medicine and do auditing of medical/hospital bills.

We had three questions based on one label, so if you get the first wrong, you'll get all three wrong. The label was Ancef 400 mg/5mL. Reconstitute with 90 mL. The vial said that there was 100 mL (when constituted). The first question asked how many...

It looks as though I will not be able to do the ASN due to a financial aid situation (too many credits), so I've decided to apply for the BSN in the State University System. Can anyone tell me how the training is different? One of the things I noti...

Hey 2008BSNGRAD, Wasn't sure that if you caught it or not, but the OP was from 2005.

Look at it as a challenge to be the best that you can be. My class is separated into 3 clinical groups. My clinical instructor (who is also my lecture professor) is probably the tougher one, but you know...I definitely think that I will gain so muc...

Where in NY is HSS??

Do a search and look for any postings from billythekid. I believe, he was accepted into the program awhile back. I've heard more favorable postings from NS than I had of LIJ's critical care program. I used to work at NS-Manhasset years back as a me...

I think the idea is for the more popular hospitals, there is going to be great competition for their new grad programs and not everyone applying will be able to get in. Just think about the # of people on this forum who are looking at hospitals like...

Hi Paula, Breathe! Don't get all stressed about it. I know it is hard but don't put so much emphasis on just the SATA. You did well in nursing school, and you will do fine on the test. Instead of looking at the answers which would fit, look at wh...

One other thing to consider is that in California you really need to have a car...not the case with Manhattan. That alone can save you the cost of a car payment, insurance, maintenance and fuel. That being said, don't have a car in NY as you will h...

Totally agree with Melinurse. Before I started my first semester, I went through a number of sources that Daytonite provided and it really helped me. Also, I always look on this thread for other math questions and complete them on my own, and then ...

Yes! and that's an emphatic yes! I start semester 2 and I still have some butterflies fluttering about. I find that if I take it just one day at a time, it helps. Whenever you feel a bit overwhelmed...take a deep breath...think of what is most imp...

This will be something as you go through your schooling that you will better be able to answer. The big thing is that it is patient centered, and as a nurse, you'll know they will understand the teaching by what they confirm to you. One of the thi...

Exactly! Something is missing.

Actually, I do have to say that even though my class had a high attrition rate (15/43 withdrew or didn't pass), it wasn't lack of support from the school. I think the school realized that they needed to raise their entrance requirements in the prere...

They just changed ours: 94 - 100 = A 87 - 93 = B 80 - 86 = C No rounding either, even if someone has a 93.99, they would still get a B...

Unfortunately it appears that within the last couple of classes, the NCLEX pass rate has also suffered. I believe that is another reason why they are changing the requirements both to get into the program and to stay in. My first semester I had a 9...

Is that possible?

Well, I can't comment on my school as a whole, but just my class which is starting the second semester is down about 13 students out of 43 starting. It does make for some anxious moments, but there were different reasons...a couple realized nursing ...

Check out the NCLEX thread. I believe that Suzanne gives a pretty good explanation of how the NCLEX is scored. I do think that application and comprehension are areas that you need to concentrate as well, especially the application. I see that yo...

Yeah, that makes total sense. My current unit is considered a level 3. We have about 15 babies that need intensive care and then we have a progressive nursery where they need special care but not as intensive and then if our census really gets high...

Hi Sharrie, thanks for the link. Wouldn't a NICU fit into one of these 2 categories? I know that where I work, we've a few babies that are on vents and some that required 1:1 nursing care. Kris

Well, I am currently in nursing school myself, but I am working in a NICU as a unit assistant. What I do love about it, is watching the nurses work as a team...there is no your patient or my patient. The teamwork aspect is great. I also love to se...

Hey Sharrie, what is meant by Level 2 or Level 3 classification? Thanks, Kris

Okay, I was going to post that you need to assess before implementing care, but Daytonite as usual beat me to it in her elegant and thorough way. Kris