applesxoranges

applesxoranges BSN, RN

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  1. Pregnancy during RN program

    applesxoranges replied to Rosiitaa89's topic in General Students

    How do you even know if a person is CMV+? It's not commonly

  2. Texas Nurse Extern- Academic Credit?

    applesxoranges replied to grit&grace's topic in General Nursing

    I think a nursing extern isn't usually an actual internship or externship as normally thought of. It isn't necessarily a college course. Nursing programs usually utilize a preceptorship where you work...

  3. Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    applesxoranges replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I once heard a nurse threw out a kidney! Oh wait, that did happen. Seriously though, from what I understand the nurse did not loose her license although she was devastated. Multiple steps of failure...

  4. Clinicals start times

    applesxoranges replied to vsusanc's topic in General Students

    Sometimes schools post it in their catalog so you could hunt around their class lists. My CC offered a variety of options but like the day clinicals started at 7 am and the afternoon ones started at...

  5. How many hours a week do you spend on average for one class

    applesxoranges replied to mp86's topic in Ohio University

    Realistically, it took me about 30 minutes to 1 hour for the initial discussion board post and then 2-5 hours completing the assignments on Sunday. I did do 2 classes on average so I think the max...

  6. Ohio University RN-to-BSN Program

    applesxoranges replied to chuckster's topic in Ohio University

    I emailed a bunch of people like the advisers and I think the registrar? At least three or four people. Someone fixed it. However, I had the fortunate luck of having documentation from the school...

  7. Anyone have to wear Dove Apparel?

    applesxoranges replied to BellsRNBSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Technically they should not be receiving

  8. Nursing Aide/Unit Secretary?

    applesxoranges replied to GradRN19's topic in General Students

    It varies. However, a lot of hospitals are getting rid of unit secretaries/ward clerks/unit clerks. Back in the day, unit clerks would assemble charts, page doctors, answer phones, and other duties as...

  9. Chamberlain NP program

    applesxoranges replied to rs1992's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I only know of one guy in the ER who precepted briefly at my ER. He was hired by the physician group in his

  10. Pregnancy during RN program

    applesxoranges replied to Rosiitaa89's topic in General Students

    It can be hard to say but if necessary, you could probably withdrawal due to medical condition for a semester. We had one girl give birth and was back at clinicals the next day. We had one who had an...

  11. Anyone get into an NP program with the minimum GPA?

    applesxoranges replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Some programs require a 3.0 overall and they look at your last 60 credit hours. However, you may need an awesome resume before applying for NP school. The more time and "experience" you can put...

  12. Advice?

    applesxoranges replied to MoonlightSilhouette's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In all honesty, I encourage you to widen your search. I think all nursing students should have three or four schools they apply to. It is so hard to get into nursing school you may not get into your...

  13. Dr. complaint

    applesxoranges replied to Kavikziggy77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    File a complaint for what? Sending a patient to them so they have work? As long as report was called, it sounds appropriate. Sounds like she could use X-ray or

  14. Is the job market for NPs good? NP vs CRNA job market

    applesxoranges replied to RNDude2012's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think it depends on where you live. If you live near a lot of schools, the market will be

  15. MSN without BSN

    applesxoranges replied to lvn-bsn2018's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    In all honesty, it was cheaper for me to earn my BSN and then go for a MSN than it was to complete the ADN to MSN route. The ADN to MSN added on about 15k whereas the BSN was between 5-8k (forget the...

  16. Florida nurse looking for input of NP school.

    applesxoranges replied to jcort91's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Well, I think the "full day" may be 12 hours and clinicals between 8 and 12 hours. I would expect it to be lime my 1 day a week paramedic program where it was a lecture of 12 hours. I also wonder...

  17. MSN to gerontological NP

    applesxoranges replied to melindaHS2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not sure what your price is looking for. Mine is around 30-35k but I am paying people to find preceptors because I don't have the time or energy and I am shy about calling people for preceptorship....

  18. EMT-B / Student question

    applesxoranges replied to Oxygenforeverybody's topic in General Students

    You should look into it. A lot of hospitals have different requirements. As an EMT, I managed to get into a unit clerk/ER tech position. Then I later transitioned into a unit clerk/paramedic role. I...

  19. Denied again...New major ideas?

    applesxoranges replied to E2251's topic in General Students

    Can you afford to branch out further? In general, I tell people to apply to around 5 nursing schools. You may be able to get a general bachelors of science but I am not sure what you would be able to...

  20. FNP Student, need opinion on experience

    applesxoranges replied to Cnrsego's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    One thing that was funny was when our instructor said something like "what do we need to think about if our patient presents with abdominal pain." First things out of the ICU nurses mouths were AAA,...

  21. How much is too much?

    applesxoranges replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I strongly encourage you to take a look at your doctor offices in the area and other women health providers. Who are they hiring? Try to make sure you have a job though. CNM may be more beneficial...

  22. Do grades mean much?

    applesxoranges replied to Zooey72's topic in General Students

    They do matter more if you want to continue on later on. Some MSN programs will accept you if you do better in your last 60 hours of your degree. But yeah, no one has asked me outside of the academic...

  23. What's Rude?

    applesxoranges replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Apparently I'm rude because I told the patient she needed to wait because I had to see other patients (she was a boarder and was stable, other guy was not). She also didn't like the fact that the...

  24. Online FPN programs that help or provide Clinical Placements

    applesxoranges replied to Kk23's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Advance Practice Link I think is what it is called. I enjoyed their classes to learn how to suture (the company split from the classroom instruction part). They found a preceptor near me within two...

  25. Tips for Specialty

    applesxoranges replied to rachiebee's topic in General Students

    I would get a job somewhere and preferably in the desired unit if you want to work in an ICU or ER. I worked as a paramedic in an ER and started out in the ICU before going to work in an ER as an RN....