OcMurse93

This kind of stuff happens all the time. Nursing school teaches you two things: how to pass the NCLEX, and how to NOT kill patients. Its pretty presumptuous to claim that people saying I need XX to pass the class, "aren't trying." I had several class...

Every nurse I have spoken to, (even the people who are hiring BSN nurses) all say it literally doesn't matter where you get your BSN from. As long as they are accredited, hospitals don't care. You can do an online RN-BSN program in less than a year f...

It depends on where you are going to school. My ADN program was 15 out of 60 or so were guys. The numbers keep increasing every year

I haven't done either, but what I can tell you is to look at this as a job interview. Does that hospital/surrounding hospitals hire new grads into that department? In southern california I typically see hospitals wanting L&D nurses to have some e...

As someone who lives in SoCal. If you do your CNA, you will only be able to work in a nursing home, if you are lucky. No one will hire you as a CNA in a hospital without experience, and that is what I dealt with. Additionally, CNA work is considered ...

For my program, LVN to RN students entered the program during the second semester. There was maybe 2 or 3 spots if they were lucky. It is expected that they still have the same foundation of medical knowledge as the regular RN students, so all of the...

a disgruntled patient upset that their roommate is flatlining and annoyed that they keep having to get out of bed to mute the alarm

Why are you emailing them? Do they not have a phone number? Hell, I would even try going in person

If a regulatory mechanism is compensating for hypotension, it would attempt to bring the blood pressure closer to the set-point (roughly 120/80) as possible. Once that was achieved it would no longer be attempting to raise the blood pressure. You wou...

For my program, teachers give you a copy of the test with correct answers bolded after you turn in your scantron. Some offered rationales, while others did not. If you stayed after school for office hours then you could get your graded scantron back ...

Assuming hospitals in your area even offer summer externships.

I can totally relate. It really wears down on you after a while. Imagine working 5 days per week making minimum wage with the same issues, its not fun. Before I graduated, myself and my 2 other siblings all worked in the service industry so we never ...

I really don't think it has anything to do with your gender. It probably has a lot to do with you only having an associates degree. Also, the fact that your 22 years of experience is in urgent care. Depending on where you apply to, that could affect ...

I feel for you. It really pays to thoroughly research a position before accepting an offer. I usually use glassdoor.com or ask around. Patient reviews on yelp are also a good way to gauge the culture of a hospital. Make sure you put some time to res...

It is your responsibility to seek out learning opportunities. IV insertions are the hardest to do in school because a lot of patients don't like students doing them. Speak to your professor expressing your desire for more opportunities for IV inserti...

I dont know how long the LVN program is, but i think it can be 1-2 years. For my nursing program, the LVN-RN bridge students only bypassed the first semester. So, ADN = 2 year commitment LVN- LVn-ADN= 3-4 year commitment.

Just goes to show- check your facts (and spelling). lol

I honestly don't know a whole lot about those programs. I have heard that CSULB has a particularly good program though. At the end of the day, it comes down to the numbers. How many students from these schools are passing the NCLEX? From a quick glac...

Yes please describe what about patient care you don't like.

The big thing to know about the NCLEX, its just as important for you to understand the types of questions they are going to ask and test taking strategies to answer them. If you only do content-based review, then you will have a hard time. Just stud...

Is it possible? Yes. But be careful, for several classes for my ADN program, we had 2 12 hour clinical days per week on top of lecture. Dont forget that you will be taking care of patients and that severe sleep deprivation greatly increases the risk ...

YES! Good job! I would add AEB 92% o2 saturation and Shortness of Breath for the first one. Both sound good. Is the patient diabetic? How about their skin? Edema + complications with diabetes? Think about it :)

Trust me, we have all been there. Something you need to accept is that you probably will not get the grades you want. Students who go into nursing school with a 4.0 in all of there pre-reqs do not always maintain those grades. Nursing school is HARD....

DO NOT study today. Take the day to relax. Eat a good breakfast. Every time you see a SATA/Prioritization/Delegation question, be happy, that is a sign you are doing well. IF THE TEST GOES PAST 75 QUESTIONS DO NOT PANIC. DO NOT PSYCH YOURSELF OUT. J...

If the blood pressure is normal, and the HR is normal, then why do you think their cardiac output is affected? If you patient was actually having a decreased cardiac output, the body would compensate by increasing the heart rate. Since this is not th...