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  1. Question about priming tubing

    aship replied to aship's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it is saline locked other than for abx. So if it's 3 rounds of 50 mL of zosyn would you program the first two rounds at 45 VTBI and then the last round 50

  2. New Nurse--Need Advice

    aship posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok I'll try to keep this as brief as possible and I'm hoping for some advice. I recently graduated from an accelerated BSN program and have started working on a medical/surgical floor. I received my...

  3. New Nurse--Need Advice

    aship replied to aship's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you guys. I guess I was just hoping to feel like I had more of my groove going at this point in my life. Just need to work on getting my spirits

  4. Question about best route to PMHNP

    aship posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I just started working on a med-surg for my first nursing job. Before being a nurse, my background was in mental health. I intentionally didn't seek out any psych nursing positions...

  5. Cardiology & Neurology Floor--First Job

    aship replied to aship's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, thank you so much for the advice! I feel a little bit more rushed to make a decision because nursing was my second degree and I belabored that decision super long so I just don't want to sit on...

  6. Cardiology & Neurology Floor--First Job

    aship posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, I will likely be accepting a job offer on a Cardiology/Neurology floor. Can anyone recommend resources that would helpful as I prepare myself for this? I'd like to know more detail...

  7. First job advice & future goals

    aship replied to aship's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you for this

  8. First job advice & future goals

    aship posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hey everyone, I just received my BSN and trying to decide the best place to start based on my long term goals. I eventually want to get into advance practice are my areas of interest are:...

  9. Nursing jobs in Akron

    aship posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hey everyone! I will be graduating at the end of August and need to start looking for a job in the Akron area. I want to gain general experience and get more confident in my nursing skills in...

  10. Nursing jobs in Akron

    aship replied to aship's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Would you say it's probably best not to start outpatient in terms of getting good

  11. Nursing jobs in Akron

    aship replied to aship's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I actually really like the ER but not sure they are taking new grads. It's worth looking into though!

  12. Question about Preceptorship

    aship posted a topic in General Students

    Hey Everyone! Where would you recommend doing a Preceptorship? Long-term I probably want to be an NP in an outpatient but know I need a lot of experience. I want to challenge myself while I'm...

  13. Question about Preceptorship

    aship replied to aship's topic in General Students

    Ok great! I was actually leaning towards ED/ICU. Would you recommend one over the

  14. Close to graduating...need job advice

    aship posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hey everyone! I'm in a 15 month BSN program and will be graduating in August. I know it's probably pretty normal to feel unprepared when you first start out but I really want to feel as confident as...

  15. Good Pharmacology Reference

    aship replied to aship's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm just looking for something that groups all the ACE inhibitors, ARB's, etc. together. Does that make sense? I like your suggestion though, and yes I'm a

  16. Good Pharmacology Reference

    aship posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone, I took Pharmacology already but looking for a pocket size book that would be a good quick reference. I have an app on my phone that has most drugs on it but I want something that...

  17. Which to choose?

    aship posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, I want to be either a PA or Nurse Practitioner. I have a 3.2 GPA and still have a few science prerequisites to take. I can't decide whether I should purse accelerated BSN to MSN OR PA...

  18. Which to choose?

    aship replied to aship's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I understand it's competitive. I know it's worth it enough for me to try either

  19. Which to choose?

    aship replied to aship's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not 100% confident I would want to continue to be an NP after becoming an RN. I just want to option of that. I didn't do as well in my undergraduate as I would've liked, but some of the schools...

  20. Which to choose?

    aship replied to aship's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that's good to know. I would like to work on a hospital to gain experience, but long term I see myself working in an outpatient clinic/wellness

  21. Which to choose?

    aship replied to aship's topic in General Nursing

    I really want to be best prepared to be an excellent practitioner. Whether that be following the nursing model or the medical model. I would like the option of being more of my own entity although I...

  22. Experience before ABSN

    aship posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have my B.S. in Kinesiology. Have worked as a PT aid, personal trainer, elderly caregiver, internship at eating disorder clinic, and counselor at an AOD treatment center. I really want to increase...

  23. Accelerated BSN/DE MSN: Which to choose?

    aship replied to aship's topic in General Students

    As of now, I'm applying to a handful of ABSN programs and one DE Masters because there's only one

  24. Accelerated BSN/DE MSN: Which to choose?

    aship posted a topic in General Students

    I have my B.S in Kinesiology from a solid liberal arts school. I am in the process of completing science prerequisites in order start a nursing program. I've always been a pretty good student, but...

  25. Question about Direct-Entry MSN

    aship posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I received my B.S. in Kinesiology in 2008. Thought about pursuing masters in public health, occupational therapy, physical therapy, dietetics, health psychology...but never nursing...until now (go...