c27_AEMT BSN, EMT-I

Would anyone be willing to PM me and talk to me about Vandy for NP? I am planning on pursuing my NP and thinking about using my GI bill. I have my BSN now and a bit of experience. I would love to pick anyone's brain who is willing to let me. I am s...

Well, I scheduled the test for about 6 weeks from the TCRN review course so I probably don't have time for another course. I will look into their review materials though and hopefully that will be enough. Thanks for the info!

I will use text pages for things like med requests or anything straightforward and leave my number so they can call with more questions. That is typically easier for both of us. I am not sure how it is everywhere else, but where I work (ER) we do an...

I am with guy in babyland. I work in a large ER and have an iphone to communicate with er people (or will go find them) but when i work in our part of the ED with boarders or have boarded patients in the ER, I will call whoever the service is. IF I...

I used ATI in school, the NCLEX prep app (which I really liked), and NRSNG the website. I studied for about a month but am not the best at studying. I am an exceedingly good test taker and good at internalizing information, especially trivia which ...

Just my thoughts, as I was in your shoes not too long ago. I went with an ASN. It was cheaper, I would be an RN sooner, the NCLEX pass rate was near 100%, and the clinical placements were great for final semester, not to mention that during the pr...

I am typically one to over prepare. Do you think the Solheim pocket practice (all four) and review course, TNCC and a ATLS audit within the year (with extra review of the books) are sufficient to pass the exam? I work in a level I trauma in the ER ...

I am finding myself somewhat frustrated with my pay as an RN. My total compensation is very good, I feel but due to my overall financial situation (pre-nursing school student loans), I am considering moving to a higher paying organization. My curren...

MrNurse(x2) thanks for the advice. That really makes sense and as someone coming to nursing in their 30s, is a little tough to grasp at times. I honestly love what I do most days but they do work us to death with boarders (including ICU) that can j...

AceOfHearts The shifts I pick up are time and a half at their base rate befor shift diff or actual overtime so they are around the same pay or a little more than I would get from other organizations in the area. I think I am ok sticking with it here...

Good points KelRN215. My friend who is a travel nurse here but also started here was saying that if we started out around $30 it would be more commensurate with the work we do. Overall it is a good place but I guess I will see what happens once I c...

Thanks for the reply. I hear about some nurses making quite a bit more yearly but I guess a lot of that comes down to experience. I don't want to leave a place where my only complaint is the pay and find myself in a place where the people and organ...

Not the OP but I have been having a similar situation after being ED for a while. Lots of non-compliance but also lots of patients who just aren't sick. Working in critical and trauma can be pretty cool but the acute care is so draining. I will ha...

I am just a new nurse coming to nursing from a very eclectic past. Here's my two cents; take it or leave it. If someone has mentioned this, I missed it but to OP: why not consider a RN-MSN program. There are quite a few out there and some are not ...

I wish I would have done it before 30. It makes me sad to see all the negative experiences...I think my best decision besides becoming a nurse was choosing to work with an organization that really values its nurses. I see where some of my classmate...

It looks like I will be starting before I take the NCLEX on a provisional license....yikes!!

Hello all: I am trying to decide what route to take regarding further education. I am a new grad in the university hospital setting and we have been told we need to get our BSN within a 5 years. I have no problem doing this and am all for it, but ...

Thanks! That's what I have been leaning toward, especially since I have no real desire to begin a MSN program right away. I just didn't want to pick the wrong degree to continue my nursing education.

Hope everything is going well for you. I graduate in May and start my ED residency (36 weeks) in July. Level 1 and will be working peds and adult. Super nervous and was blown away by the facility. I am hopeful because they hire new grads somewhat...

Here's my take. I was in the same position a few years back when I decided to pursue nursing. I got into an accelerated program at Emory, but it would cost me $25k for a 5 semester program AFTER my veteran's benefits. I decided to go to an Associa...

IOs are not painful. The pop is a little disconcerting, but it really hurts about as much or less than an IV. I let a friend do one on me in school. The flush can be painful though. There is one drug that I know of that is contraindicated for IO ...

Thanks. I do agree that it is a long way away. I guess I just got into thinking about it and wanted to have a solid plan. With regard to the difference in hours do you feel NPs are prepared as well clinically than PAs? The PAs I know all had aroun...

I will try to keep this as succinct as possible. I am a nursing student and am planning for the possibility of continuing my education in some way. I know that this can be a somewhat controversial issue (especially with the politics of PA and NP) a...

I realize it is my choice. I have been researching it a ton and shadowing all of the above. The reason I post it here is to see if there is anyone else out there who struggled with the same dilemma. Most of the practitioners I have shadowed knew a...

This is coming from a fellow infantryman having worked closely with marine infantry and seeing how you guys are treated. You will be treated far better than you were as a grunt. I can't speak for conditions in nursing (besides what I have observed) ...