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Anybody duct tape their omron stethoscope so you hear less noise?

any slip on composite boots you would recommend?

ELMSN Family Nurse Practitioner Admission Requirements Samuel Merritt University welcomes the opportunity to help you learn more about our Entry-Level Master of Science in Nursing program. The ELMSN program requires a previous baccalaureate in a non-nursing field...

How about this? http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/nursing/fnp_elms_nursing http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/nursing/fnp_elms_nursing/requirements

I already said I have a B.S. and was going for the NP program.... http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/nursing/elms_nursing/requirements

I google it and it seems like you need an IV cert or something like that

Look up Samuel Merritt.

The 3 year program comes from a highly competitive private university that has placed a great number of their graduates in the healthcare industry after graduation. It is a highly respected institution that has been around for over 100 years. I looked up the requirements for DNP and the...

Where have you heard about the push for NPs to become DNPS? Is this in California or in general across the country

not planning on taking any shortcuts to patient care.... My thought process is why spend 1-2 years to become a paramedic when I ultimately want to work in the hospital? Why not spend 3 years becoming an NP instead? You don't have to be an RN to be admitted to an NP program....

Got a job description?

I've got one lined up after I finished my prereqs :) Plus a friend who's already in the program that I'll be using for guidance throughout the process and to help me with admissions. Bottom line is I don't see a point to become a paramedic when I won't be making it my career.

It's pretty hard to find a paramedic program that costs $5k in the Bay Area. I only know of one and the program is impacted. The wait list for the program alone is at least a year.... Plus it's so competitive to get in that even then you might not. The average cost for a paramedic program in...

I'm really interested in EKG since I see them all the damn time in the hospital and really would love to be able to read and figure out what they mean just for myself. ACLS/PALS would be cool just to see what the difference is between what is required for an EMT and a medical professional.