HeartsOpenWide RN

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    It is Recommended that I take "Intro to BIO" before required science pre-req's?....

    HeartsOpenWide replied to NoSleepTil'...'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had to take it because it was required to transfer to the CSU...at the JC level it was a pre-req to all biology classes but there was a teacher that would let you in even if you had not taken it....
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    Cytotec for Inductions

    HeartsOpenWide replied to SteelTownRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where does a nurse stand legally if she is the one that administors an off-label/against label drug such as cytotec and then the pt sues when somthing goes wrong?
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    Cytotec for Inductions

    HeartsOpenWide replied to SteelTownRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ummm....pregnancy!!!! http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/cytotec.asp I just did a preceptorship in L&D at a hospital that uses cytotec but they give it PO instead of lady partslly...the...
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    Seeking the truth about Nursing School acceptance...

    HeartsOpenWide replied to nurseman78's topic in General Nursing

    They only require a 3.0 but when everyone applying has a 3.5 and higher and they go by merit, those with 3.0 really don't have a chance. I had a 3.8 pre-req GPA and a 3.56 over all GPA and my first...
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    RN vs Medical Billing and Coding

    HeartsOpenWide replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    In the office I worked at before going back to nursing school we did all our own coding and billing. Both I (certified clinical medical assistant) and the receptionists/administrative medical...
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    Green stool

    HeartsOpenWide replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    :bowingpur:hhmth: did she eat birthday cake with green frosting for the petals?, it happened to me once in high school; so strange I had to show my
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    NP & MD equivalency

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Dr. Tammy, FNP/GNP-C's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do DNPs even want to be considered "equivalent" to MDs? I know when I become a CNM (although I am told I would be grandfathered if I get my CNM before the doctorate requirement kicks in) I do not want...
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    Made Incredibly Easy Books

    HeartsOpenWide replied to shoebottom's topic in General Students

    I found them good for supplementation, but you still need to use your text book. I used pathophysiology and
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    Any Np wished they went to PA school?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to RN28MD's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NP are also PAs. When a NP graduates they also get their PA-C; at least all the NPs I work with have (most I know graduated from UCDavis so I am not sure if they are the same) I don't imagine that PAs...
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    Biology and Chemistry

    HeartsOpenWide replied to jjnRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took inorganic, organic, and biochem with microbiology and a human growth and development class (psych), it was not a cup of tea, I did have to work at it; but I still had a 4.0 for the semester. (I...
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    CNA duties vs. Nursing Duties

    HeartsOpenWide replied to joolia's topic in General Nursing

    first semester of my BSN program my teacher told me that she enjoyed doing ADLs because it was a perfect way to assess the patient (i.e. bed
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    Should medication aides exist?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to BradleyRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I was doing my rotation at a LTC they had an LVN that was assigned to medications (there were so many patients that it took him about 2 hours for each : am, noon, and
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    FNP and PA?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to PhilGN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My friend just graduated from the PA program. I work with two FNPs that graduated from UCDavis some time ago (they only have their ASN degrees with their FNP) and they both have PA-C and FNP on their...
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    a birth on my way home

    HeartsOpenWide replied to judy4u's topic in General Nursing

    What an awesome thing to experience, I also want to become a midwife and have often daydreamed of being in a similar situation. HOW
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    No scrubs allowed in psych?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Psychiatric

    This is a scary way of looking at it, even house keeping wears scubs at the hospitals around
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    No scrubs allowed in psych?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Psychiatric

    They do this because the patients are not "sick" and scrubs are associated with sick people and hospitals. We had to wear casual clothing for our psych rotation too. I really liked it. I am not saying...
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    Unassisted birth on GMA this morning!?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Reading this thread makes me more and more thankful for the hospital I am precepting at. Almost no epi's, low c-section rates (and one of very few hospitals left in CA that you can have a VBAC), very...
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    Is it illegal for nurses to call in scripts?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to mayelaRMA's topic in General Nursing

    I know in my state as an CMA (so a nurse for sure would be able to do this) I can call in any refills; but if it is a new med or a med change (like change in dose or frequency) then the MD/FNP/PA/CNM...
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    Can you recommend a good accel BSN nursing program in California?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to hapiyogi's topic in California Nursing

    what constitutes an accelerated BSN program? The class behind me all and all those to follow changed to a 5 semester program (not including pre-reqs) and they start a new class every semester; minus...
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    nurses with no RN license practicing as a nurse?!

    HeartsOpenWide replied to inschool4ever's topic in General Nursing

    I can see them hiring them as a medical assistant, they are allow to give shots (but not help with suturing unless its just cleaning the area before and handing instruments...) From what I heard (tell...
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    Do you think NP's are "midlevels"?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Dr. Tammy, FNP/GNP-C's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The FNPS and PAs at the family practice I worked at before going back to nursing school were call mid-levels. I wonder when the PhD requirement in 2015 kicks in if that term would inaccurate. I sure...
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    harassment to a canadian nursing student

    HeartsOpenWide replied to SPN1982's topic in International Nursing

    what did they do to harrass and belittle you? What were their reasons for not passing
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    Ati Ob Test

    HeartsOpenWide replied to StepbyStep's topic in General Students

    1. I thought the test was easy, but then again I want to go into Ob. I ended up in the 97th percentile and have never gotten anything less than a level 2 on any of the exams so far; I study the book,...
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    Clinic Nurses...Do You Use Another Doctor for Your Personal Doctor???

    HeartsOpenWide replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I was a CMA before nursing school, I saw any of the docs in our office for anything except for things dealing with my nether region...:imbar (i.e. paps) I went to a midwife or ObGyn for
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    Students that Fail

    HeartsOpenWide replied to KIMMY03's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am about to start my Sr. year of my BSN in August and we have not had a single person fail yet, one decided that nursing is not for him and got into an occupational therapy program, another had to...