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  1. Become a Nurse without Nursing School

    sraeh88 replied to Longa's topic in General Nursing

    Even people who are trained through University programs in different countries can't just come to the U.S. And practice as a nurse. They have to take a couple additional classes and sit for the NCLEX...

  2. Soooo discouraged:( First Med Error

    sraeh88 replied to LuvTheNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do not be so hard on yourself. Everyone makes medical errors at some point in their career. What most people don't realize is that although the individual does play a role in it, there is a system...

  3. Advice for MSN

    sraeh88 replied to AllSmiles225's topic in Post Graduate Students

    That was the predicament I was in as well. I chose Excelsior Colleges MSN with a specialization in nursing education program. It is affordable and I am just about finished with it and it was a great...

  4. First classes with Excelsior

    sraeh88 replied to mattke07's topic in Excelsior College

    I am finishing my masters there. I loved the program! You need to be self motivated though as it is mostly an online

  5. Best way to read text books

    sraeh88 replied to natmanzo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Read the first two sentences of each paragraph. If it is new material read the whole paragraph, if you at familiar with it move

  6. Anatomy on Crack at my school

    sraeh88 replied to CastMemberR's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sounds about right. I had anatomy and physiology which included the lab and lecture. I had class mon thru Thursday, four hours long and then mon through Saturday, sometimes Saturday I would study for...

  7. Question on reacting to tachycardic afib

    sraeh88 replied to DatMurse's topic in Cardiac

    I agree that it is within our scope of practice to hold a medication based on our assessments. Of course document why you held it and depending on the medication, just update the physician to cover...

  8. Question on reacting to tachycardic afib

    sraeh88 replied to DatMurse's topic in Cardiac

    I would be concerned that the physician is allowing the patient to stay in rapid afib with RVR. Despite the patient being asymptomatic, the tachycardia can cause other problems such as stroke and not...

  9. Fluid bolus by gravity or pump?

    sraeh88 replied to delphine22's topic in MICU, SICU

    Gravity with a pressure bag. A lot of organizations are doing away with "gravity" boluses due to the theoretical possibly of an air embolism, of course rare. Some nurses are more comfortable using a...

  10. Anyone in the MSN nurse educator program???

    sraeh88 posted a topic in Excelsior College

    Hi, I was just wondering if someone could tell me about the MSN nurse educator program at Excelsior---positives, drawbacks, amount of time invested per day/week and how the testing works! I would be...

  11. Anyone in the MSN nurse educator program???

    sraeh88 replied to sraeh88's topic in Excelsior College

    Wonderful, thank you again for all the

  12. Anyone in the MSN nurse educator program???

    sraeh88 replied to sraeh88's topic in Excelsior College

    Great, I was a little skeptical but I am now exciting, thanks! And yes, the military rates are great! Does your GI Bill pay all of your tuition? Oh one other thing--- where do you get your books

  13. Anyone in the MSN nurse educator program???

    sraeh88 replied to sraeh88's topic in Excelsior College

    I have not done an online class before but I am familiar with how they run. Thank you for the information-- and congrats on the 4.0. So I am assuming you like their MSN