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Is anyone working on the online RN to BSN from Texax Tech? Is it really as short and inexpensive as the website makes it sound? Any details or opinions about the program would be appreciated!

Dear prior Floridians, I am graduating with an AS next month, and our family has intent to move to Wisconsin as soon as possible afterwards. Today I visited the WI DRL website, and have questions about endorsement you all may be able to answer. The...

So far I haven't found just the right thing for taking report. I need a full page form for each patient because I write kind of big, with a place for everything. Please, could you put yours out there, so I have a few to pick from? I need something mo...

Have just discovered that although the University of WI schools are grouping the RN to BSN's together under the titles I posted above they each still have separate requirements in their general ed requirements, such as one may require foreign languag...

OK, so the range of requirements, coursework, and price-tags from one program to the next has my head spinning! :confused: Chamberlain has such an excellent reputation, and with only 14 courses required for any RN it seems so straightforward......

I'm glad you directed me back to UW Green Bay, and it is back on my list. Actually, it appears they have combined the UW system into a single online program called BSN@Home (for Wisconsinites), and BSN-LINK for out of state-ers. I'm still troubled ...

Thanks for posting spreadsheet! I don't know why there are not more programs to choose from that have lower in-state tuition in WI. I'm still looking though. I have about 4K I can spend a year through work, with a capstone of about 12K for any sin...

Oh, interesting. I live in Wisconsin. For some reason I can't remember I ruled them out. I'll have to look back and re-consider. I think it's because, like so many programs, I'll have to do a lot of generals before the upper division nursing core...

Does anybody know if a lab is required for Chemistry? I've had Chem with no lab prior.

Would you all say this program is appropriate for a busy, full-time working mother wanting to take classes part-time? Or is it better for someone that can be a full-time student? Thank you, Wendy

Thank you so much for posting.

In just a few short weeks I graduate with an AS in nursing, and am considering the UW Health "New to Practice" program for new RN's. If you've been through the program, have knowledge of it, or are working in the UW Health system please tell me abou...

I am planning to move in the next year, and have not yet settled on a location, although I have criteria in mind, such as which employer I choose, what the climate of the region is, cost of living, etc. My question is, do you love your health system...

I am too.

Why should the CVP never be higher than the PAD? We do not wedge our patients, but use the PAD instead to approximate the PAWP. If the PAD is lower than the CVP what may be the cause, and how do you troubleshoot it? Thanks! Newer CVICU RN.

Does anybody know the brand name of the arterial line system that has the reservoir for the waste built into it, so you can draw back the waste, then re-infuse it back into the patient instead of throwing it away? Thank you!

That's the one. It's made by Hospira, and is the Transpac IV Monitoring Kit with Safeset Reservoir. I so appreciate useful replies, rather than those that waste time with heckling mockery. Thank you! :heartbeat http://www.hospira.com/Products/s...

Alright, that rationale makes a lot of sense! Thanks for the reply. The reason we don't wedge, as a regular practice, is because the PAD closely approximates the PCWP, and there is a risk for the patient in wedging.

This system is similar to, but not the one I am looking for. Thanks.

Also, arteries are end-points, and meds are more likely to sit there, locally, causing ischemia, before they are finally taken back up through capillaries and distributed centrally where they are needed.

Arteries are anatomically different than veins, and have a layer of muscle. They are more likely to spasm when drugs are administered into them, which can cause tissue necrosis.

Ditto on the Kathy White Fast Facts book. 100% applicable reference for critical care nurses. I use it every day.

Autonomy - you have to think on your feet, move quickly, and make important decisions on the fly, and you better know your stuff because it's no game. Fixing a patient on the fly with medicines is challenging and fun, and you have the power to take ...

Naturally, I wash often, and use the gel going in and out of every room. I might get to use lotion about 3/4 way through my night-shift when it's time to sit down and chart, but inevitably a patient needs me the minute it's rubbed in. My hands are ...

I'll be presenting for a group of 40 second-graders tomorrow, and need some ideas! I tried to get one of those devices you use to check for germs after hand-washing but couldn't find one. What can I do for 20 minutes to keep them entertained? Than...