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Thank you all so much for the advice! I know I need to talk to an expert and get some recommendations. Thanks again y'all.

Thanks so much for those links! I will absolutely be calling.

Hey everyone! So I am currently a nursing student and yesterday at clinical, I placed and D/Cd an IV on a patient I had (but that we didn't know was HIV+). During the IV catheter placement, I wore gloves and there was no needle stick or anything, but when I took the other IV out, I touched her arm (ungloved) before putting on gloves to look at it, and there was a little dried blood on her arm. I didn't have any open cuts on that hand but I DID have a teensy scratch on my other wrist and I cannot for the life of me, remember if I touched that wrist or not. After leaving, I used antiseptic foam. When we found out she was HIV+ we washed our hands with soap and water. The patient had already been on HIV meds but I'm not sure for how long. The nurse I was with didn't seem very concerned at all but I'm a little nervous. Should I start on the prophylactics? Any advice would be great. Thanks!!

Hey there! Is anyone currently enrolled in the program? I applied for the second degree program that starts January 2015 and I'm terrified my GPA and scores aren't good enough. I currently have a 3.3 overall and I think a 3.5 science and I took my HESI and got a 94 but I've heard it's insane to get into. I graduated form TAMU this past spring and I think they said they give preference to those students but I don't think it will be enough. Thoughts?

Hey friends! I was accepted to and am now enrolled in the BSN program at University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. I am really excited to start on the this semester but I'm facing a bit of a dilemma. I make too much money to qualify for anything from FAFSA and there aren't many scholarships that I can apply for at UIW. I recently graduated with a BS in Community Health from Texas A&M - College Station and the tuition rates are so different. I am applying to the TAMHSC second degree program just in case I can't keep up with the tuition but I feel bad. What if I don't get into the second degree program? What if I do get in but I love UIW? I have heard a lot of talk about job preference going to TAMHSC students over private university students and wondered if anyone knew if that had any weight? I loved TAMU but the classes were huge and until my last two semesters there, I felt like my professors really didn't care to know me at all. I'm really looking forward to smaller class sizes and more attentive faculty from UIW, but I also don't want my chances of getting a job to take a hit, just because I went to a private university instead of a public uni. like TAMU. Any thoughts?