SopranoKris MSN, RN, NP

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    help on nursing diagnosis

    SopranoKris replied to jxu35's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you have the NANDA book? Look up pain and then come back and tell us how you'd rephrase your nursing diagnosis :) Look in the Nursing Student Assistance forum for posts from GrnTea & Esme12....
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    ACCEPTED!

    SopranoKris replied to efda2rn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats
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    Yay!!!!!

    SopranoKris replied to meib92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations!!!
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    Microbiology help PLEASE!!! My major unknown may be contaminated?

    SopranoKris replied to CaliRN284's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First of all, we can't give you a direct answer of "what is it?" This is your project and you need to come up with the answer on your own. There are several tests you can do to determine if the sample...
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    Need advice on which program to attend.

    SopranoKris replied to fayiebreanna's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my area, new nurses from the ADN program are more highly regarded in the workplace because they get more hands-on clinical hours and more hands-on skills training. FWIW, when I was in med-surg, I...
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    bsn pb or lpn

    SopranoKris replied to danlee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Get the BSN! Around here, about the only job I could get as an LPN is working in long-term care or subacute rehab. If you have the BSN, you can work your way in to
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    Debating route based on my experience

    SopranoKris replied to sb2203's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on your area. I've only seen PAs in the ER around here. However, my parents live in another state and they get NPs and rarely ever get a PA. It's very regional. I haven't met any NPs who...
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    Would this actually be a quicker route to getting my RN??

    SopranoKris replied to KLN72's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We have people in our class who commute from Detroit, Flint, Battle Creek & Cadillac. If you can't get in quickly locally, think about commuting. Our commuter students record the lectures and...
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    Need good thoughts...

    SopranoKris replied to Cortney2013's topic in General Students

    Lots of
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    Microbiology help PLEASE!!! My major unknown may be contaminated?

    SopranoKris replied to CaliRN284's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ^^THIS! Also keep in mind: did you do your initial Gram stain properly? Perhaps not rinsed properly, which is why some appear purple instead of all pink? Good luck on your Unknowns! One of my...
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    Debating route based on my experience

    SopranoKris replied to sb2203's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on the state in which you practice. In some states, there is very little difference other than training (medical model vs. nursing
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    Debating route based on my experience

    SopranoKris replied to sb2203's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I, too, am debating between PA or NP once I'm done with my BSN. I could have finished a degree in Clinical Laboratory Science much quicker than getting the BSN and gone straight to PA school, but I...
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    Would this actually be a quicker route to getting my RN??

    SopranoKris replied to KLN72's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in MI and I got in to an ADN program right away. Apply to programs that have points-based admissions, rather than waiting lists. I finished my last pre-req in Dec. 2012 and was accepted April...
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    Things they won't tell you that you need but should get?!

    SopranoKris replied to cadymariexoxo's topic in General Students

    My plastic clipboard that I can keep my paperwork in has been my best friend at clinicals. I can clean it with disinfecting wipes at the end of my shift, it has a built-in calculator and even my...
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    Chemistry

    SopranoKris replied to TexRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Without know what your school's Clinical Chem course entails, we really can't answer your question. You stated "I heard" several times I'm your post. Did you hear the info from other students? Your...
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    Mini-rant on specific program topics

    SopranoKris replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Students

    I, too, have noticed an influx of school-specific threads
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    A Little Whiny

    SopranoKris replied to Stacilator's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    First of all, I doubt most employers will care one whit what your GPA was in nursing school. Grad schools will care, but the GPA you need is dependent upon their admissions criteria and how...
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    Seriously on the verge of going crazy..

    SopranoKris replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Was your corrected test grade much better?
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    Veteran/medical experience

    SopranoKris replied to sb2203's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As a former Navy brat, I thank you for your service You will find that some programs which use a point-based admissions system will give you points for military or former EMT training, so use this to...
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    Should I Retake?

    SopranoKris replied to nicole1125's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you've already taken the classes at a prestigious university, why are you even re-taking them? Did you exceed the 5 year mark (or other time limit) for pre-req completion? As for how it will...
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    Effect of a grade of 'W'

    SopranoKris replied to tu_hopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on the schools you apply to regarding how "W" would be regarded. In our program, you can't have more than 2 Ws in the same course, however, the W doesn't count against your GPA. You'll...
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    Got a D in A&P 2..

    SopranoKris replied to Tl70's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Physiology is the basis you need for understanding Med-Surg in nursing school. If you can't pass the class with higher than a D, then you will not make it through nursing school. Bottom line. So,...
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    Med Error

    SopranoKris replied to Stacey2010's topic in General Students

    You will never forget that again! Luckily, the order was for 5 to 10 mg, so you were technically within the ordered parameters. However, if you intended to give 5 mg, yes, that was indeed an error....
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    couldn't wait for ADN acceptance, now kind of terrified

    SopranoKris replied to breanna91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing school jitters! You've worked hard and now you're in...congratulations! :) I was in your shoes last fall. Nursing school is unlike anything you've ever done before. Learning to think like a...
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    Got a D in A&P 2..

    SopranoKris replied to Tl70's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You'll need to retake the class. I don't know of any school that accepts less than a 2.5 in pre-req