AGACNPTX

Does anyone know anything about TWU Houston vs. UT Houston for MSN? Specifically for the AGACNP programs. I am trying to decide between the two. Thanks!

Sounds good to me!

I recently got a Sony one from Best Buy for about $60. Don't remember the model number or anything, but I am pleased with it so far. Saves multiple recordings to different files and hooks to computer with USB cord.

Nail clippers or nail files. If they aren't a bleeding risk of course!

Thanks!

Your best bet is to talk with admissions at the programs you are interested in, be totally honest, and see if they have any suggestions for you. If there are classes you haven't taken, can you go ahead and take them? If you make all A's you could sho...

Agree with this. This time it was just mylicon, but next time it could be a more dangerous drug and dose. Doesn't sound like it was your fault, so just be honest and tell them you are letting them know so an error can be prevented in the future.

If the ICU you're interested in has a good orientation setup, you should be ok. Ours was a minimum of 12 weeks with some classroom time included. I started as a new grad with ER tech experience and I felt well prepared by the end of orientation. Of c...

When you are trained they should tell you what you can and cannot do, it will depend on your training. For example in my ER we could do straight stick blood draws but not start IVs. Some states techs can start IVs. We did catheters, wound care, ortho...

Also, I know at my school, my pre-requisites transferred from other institutions, but once you start nursing courses they are much less likely to transfer.

Make sure when you do find a program that you seek out financial aid that is available to you. Not sure about Navy, but I know for Air Force you can get a couple thousand dollars a semester for qualified programs. The education office on base can be ...

Sometimes it helps to make to do lists at first. Don't be a "chicken" ?, take every opportunity you're given (within your scope of practice of course). Ask lots of questions. If you don't know something, ask! If you have a stethoscope, bring it and ...

More and more frequently they are giving us 3 patients in ICU. It is becoming very dangerous in my unit. I am leaving and will miss everyone I work with, but glad I am leaving this dangerous environment before something horrible happens. There have a...

One year of nursing school with some clinicals. I had taken CPR several times as a lifeguard but that's about it. It is scary the first few times you stick people, etc., but you will get better and patients are usually understanding. Make it known th...

Oh and some doctors were actually putting in transfer orders for their patients to be moved to the floor, but telling us verbally we had to keep them in ICU anyway. They were doing this so they wouldn't be charged for ICU care. This went on for a whi...

We get a lot of low acuity patients in our ICU because some doctors do not trust floor nurses to care for their patients. It is becoming a big problem. Some surgeons automatically send all their patients to us post op no matter how minor the surgery ...

ER all the way. I worked as an ER tech for a year in nursing school and the experience you will get is like no other! You will get tons of practice with skills like phlebotomy as well as codes and interacting with patients in general. You also will g...

As for interruptions, I wish there were a way for me to accept calls only from my fellow nurses, because if my patient is crashing I want to know. What I could do without are the calls from pharmacy, lab, family members, etc. that I frequently get wh...

I work in ICU and I don't think I would like to have an hour long lunch break. Too many things can go wrong over the course of an hour and sometimes I feel behind even after 30 minutes. As the previous poster said, I would rather have a 30 minute lun...

I think I will try this! I do have tiny ears and have trouble finding ear buds to fit. Thanks for the tip

Has anyone ever used a Welch Allyn stethoscope? I am starting NP school and I have never been crazy about my Littmann Classic II. I was wondering how the Welch Allyns compare to Cardiology III and Master Cardiology.

Better to leave it

We have pharmD's in our hospital. They handle antibiotic dosing, order/monitor vanc and dig levels, adjust drugs for renal function etc. I love it because the pharmD is located in my unit so it saves me a lot of phone calls. I think it is safer as we...

I graduated from SELU in 2012. It is a great program. There is no minimum GPA, but you are ranked against other applicants based on GPA in prerequisite courses. I had 6 job offers right out of school including two ICU offers. Now that I have worked w...

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