NICUmiiki DNP, NP

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    Will soon be placed at a nursing home, first time, PCT grad. Scared, advice?!

    NICUmiiki replied to CarlyBelle's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    You didn't get to practice anything in a lab first? Will you have an instructor at the nursing home with you to guide you? You only spend four days in clinical? This program sounds lacking to
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    ER Tech with CNA License

    NICUmiiki replied to jiimmmyyyy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on the hospital and its requirements. I just became an ER Tech. My hospital will only hire EMTs and nursing students as ER Techs and we have a pretty wide scope. We do splints, insert...
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    Does my Pre-nursing schedule sound fair?

    NICUmiiki replied to StudentN123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hahaha I've NEVER heard anyone say that they were taking Organic Chemistry "for fun." But to answer your question, I think that your schedule definitely
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    doing the work of a CNA at a lesser pay

    NICUmiiki replied to grace_lorraine87's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    At the hospitals in my area, there is no difference in scope. They are all called PCA's at the hospital I work at. In some places CNAs are CNAs, and PCTs are CNAs with additional training in...
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    doing the work of a CNA at a lesser pay

    NICUmiiki replied to grace_lorraine87's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Yes, they give you a number in my state too, and it expires every two years. But that does not mean it is a license. You are certified to have initially gotten the training and later maintained the...
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    doing the work of a CNA at a lesser pay

    NICUmiiki replied to grace_lorraine87's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    It is not a license. It is a certification. It is required in every situation to be licensed as a nurse to practice as a nurse. It is not required in every situation by law to be a CNA to work in a...
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    Failed first semester of nursing school. What should i do now?

    NICUmiiki replied to nursetobe15's topic in General Students

    Is it an ASN or BSN. If it's an ASN, you could take classes towards your BSN. You could also pick up as much time at work as possible to put towards student loans/any other debts/save. You could try...
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    Career help

    NICUmiiki replied to audrey17's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Most school won't give you any advanced standing for being a CNA, because it amounts to very little of the RN program, not even a whole class. It's not a bad idea to become a CNA. If you get a job...
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    NP vs. CRNA vs. PA

    NICUmiiki replied to Janice530's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The previous poster's is giving experience from his/her school. My school requires that we buy skill packs the first three semesters. The first (pre-nursing) is the stethoscope, bp cuff, pen light,...
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    Behavioral Health Tech in ER Vs. CNA on MED/SURG floor

    NICUmiiki replied to dreher101's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    From experience in two different ERs, I would enjoy the BHT more. I like the CNA schedule better though, so a tough call for me. Maybe they would allow you to shadow both for a little bit? You can...
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    Scrubs cost WHAT???

    NICUmiiki replied to flying_ace2's topic in General Students

    One of the LPN schools in my city has aprons. They are hip length and have pockets. They also wear
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    What is your First semester schedule?

    NICUmiiki replied to Lolita34's topic in General Students

    I'm in the first semester of a 5 semester BSN program. We are only doing CNA stuff and assessments in the hospital this semester. I'm taking Health Assessment, Pharmacology, and Pathophysiology. We...
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    Insane Course Load ?

    NICUmiiki replied to mms97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's not insane to take 3 sciences at the same time. Science majors do this + some all the time. A lot of people on this site have become afraid of science so they believe the hype about taking one...
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    Choosing the Nursing path....

    NICUmiiki replied to LadyFree28's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That depends on the state. My state doesn't utilize med
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    ITT Tech nursing?

    NICUmiiki replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do you plan on furthering your education beyond a Bachelor's to get a MSN, DNP, or PhD in nursing? ITT Tech is not accredited by NLNAC or CCNE and most Master's programs require that your...
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    LPN first, then RN later

    NICUmiiki replied to kpzdol511's topic in Nursing Career

    I was originally going to follow this route. I enrolled in an LPN program. It was going to take almost 2 years to complete (The first semester is prereqs), and after doing the math, I decided to just...
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    Accreditation help!

    NICUmiiki replied to cjr2619's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Accreditation is important. It provides a slight bit of uniformity across the nation of how nurses are being educated. If you what to eventually pursue becoming an advanced practice registered nurse,...
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    Online STAT

    NICUmiiki replied to chwcbesteph's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm taking it online, but it has two in-person tests. My only other option was to come to school at 7:45 Tuesday and Thursday, where I don't have any other classes Tuesday and my class is at 12 on...
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    I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

    NICUmiiki replied to hershdawg's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen an increase of "Warning this is a rant" and it has been explained all the time on this site that people "vent" more than they talk about positive experiences. This happens everywhere...
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    Pathophysiology☺Spring 2013

    NICUmiiki replied to i♥words's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I enjoyed my first Patho class. We created several concept maps and applied and linked together what we learned in the book. Those who hadn't read the assigned chapters were really lost and behind....
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    Traditional BSN VS RN-BSN program

    NICUmiiki replied to elsaz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    (1) BSNs are much more competitive in job searches in my area since all but one of the hospitals is magnet status. (2) There is only one ADN program in my area (that accept 30 students per year who...
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    was i truely wrong

    NICUmiiki replied to rvd4now's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Even though you can draw up .66, .67 is closer to .666 The rounded (.67) error would be .003 The non-rounded (.66) error would be .006 I would think that you should reduce the error as much as...
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    How many hours/days per week do you spend in clinical?

    NICUmiiki replied to Skips's topic in General Students

    We get a little more than 1200 in our program. You get 60 before you even start the program, 96 in the first semester, and the rest during the nest 4
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    What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?

    NICUmiiki replied to mee9mee9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    anatomy - structure physiology - function There is a hugh amount of overlap, and it is hard to learn one completely without the other. This is why the classes are combined in many schools. ex:...
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    Pathophysiology☺Spring 2013

    NICUmiiki replied to i♥words's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My instructor posted the first chapter of that book. She really likes that book, but I guess they liked Pathophosiology for the Health Professions better. My school uses all Elsevier/Evolve