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I attended this university about 2 years ago for my RN to BSN, I personally enjoyed the university. All the classes were manageable and all the staff including the chair of the program would help me whenever needed even as an online student. I was just accepted into a Family Nurse Practitioner program at a different university, but I had no issues with transferring my credits since it is an accredited university. In conclusion I would recommend this program, good luck!

Did you accept the offer or end up in another program?

I am hopefully starting October 1st at spring arbor, did you not have any contacts before starting the program or is it really that hard to find sites? I already have one np setup. Thoughts about the program?

I had my interview for a telemetry floor just a few months ago. They know you are a new nurse, my interviewers just acted like it was a normal interview for any other job. Like what is your goal for the next five years kind of questions (trying to see if you are committed to that facility). A lot of questions on how I communicate in certain situations or what I would do. Not truly nursing related. More like safety questions I guess. Just relax and be yourself :) you will do great! Good luck! I start next Monday on my floor as a brand new grad :)

Ya....a six shift orientation just sounds like they are setting you up for failure! I would have asked for a longer orientation to make you feel more comfortable with the whole job/department in general.

Brown Mackie in general is just a bad school. I suggest you look elsewhere. Very bad reputation at least where I live. (Northern Indiana) State board of nursing even looks down on them.

I'm guessing you are taking the exit hesi or something similar? Only 4 out of 15 passed our exit hesi and thank god I was one of them. My advice is study the hesi book, Saunders, and even look into nclex mastery (iPhone/android app). I had to take it twice to pass but I did it and so can you! And I passed the nclex :) good luck! What school you from?

Start studying the hesi book. Entrance exam means nothing towards nursing knowledge. My school actually requires us to pass the exit hesi of at least an 850 or higher. Only 4 out of 15 of us passed and graduated (the others do graduate till they get that score). One other source that really helped me was my iPhone app nclex mastery. Tons of base knowledge that you need to know that I saw on each class hesi.

Was answering question about higher level hospitals in the US. That is all.

Sorry here is a quote from a website about magnet status: "Magnet status is an award given by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center (ANCC), an affiliate of the American Nurses Association, to hospitals that satisfy a set of criteria designed to measure the strength and quality of their nursing. A Magnet hospital is stated to be one where nursing delivers excellent patient outcomes, where nurses have a high level of job satisfaction, and where there is a low staff nurse turnover rate and appropriate grievance resolution. Magnet status is also said to indicate nursing involvement in data collection and decision-making in patient care delivery. The idea is that Magnet nursing leaders value staff nurses, involve them in shaping research-based nursing practice, and encourage and reward them for advancing in nursing practice. Magnet hospitals are supposed to have open communication between nurses and other members of the health care team, and an appropriate personnel mix to attain the best patient outcomes and staff work environment. We encourage all nurses to learn more about the principles of Magnet certification, and to consider appropriate nursing certification programs for their hospitals. Learn more about Magnet status: eligibility for it, the benefits of it, hospitals that have achieved it, and hospitals that are seeking it on which the ANCC is seeking public comment." Read more: Magnet status: What it is, what it is not, and what it could be

RNs are actually replacing a lot of LPNs at least in the US because it puts the company/hospital at a higher level. You are able to get a RN in 2 years. Why not?

I used the nclex mastery app for more content than anything! Congrats!

1. Northern Indiana 2. $22.26 3. 3 years phlebotomy/lab assistant, 4 months cardiac patient care assistant. (Brand new grad) 4. Progressive Care (cardiac tele)

I could not find a good ekg map online, but our machine at the hospital has a button with color coded dots on it to match up on where to put each lead. It's that easy.

Performing the ekg is super easy. As an RN now we will look at the strips during the shift, but a 12 lead is seen by the nurse, but diagnosed by the doctor. As nurses and aids we do not diagnose. If you want to get further knowledge about reading ekgs just look up like the top ten most common strips and that will give you a baseline of knowledge, but you are not the one telling the patient what is wrong. Hope this helps.