Can a computer that needs an ethernet cable use wifi?

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ROBLOX

I need to know if there is possible ANY way to make it so I can use wifi on it. I just bought a desktop computer and just assumed it used wifi. But it needs an ethernet cable...... Problem is there is only one of those ports in the house and that is the living room. I can't put it there because my mother won't allow it. So I need to know if there is anyway I can make it wifi. I would really appreciate it.

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It is easy to add WiFi to a desktop. You can get a wireless adapter for your desktop PC, they are very inexpensive. Many are under 10 bucks. http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=excharge-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=wireless%20adapter%20for%20desktop&url=search-alias%3Daps&sprefix=wireless%20a%2Caps%2C377 There are two types, the easiest is a USB that just plugs in, the other is a card that involves opening the PC and installing in a card slot.

Unless you specifically need a wireless connection, I would not recommend it especially for a fixed device such as a desktop PC.

Wireless signals are affected by many factors including distance, wall density, electrical interference, directional antenna range, etc.

Wireless connection quality also varies and there is overhead involved in the transfer such as the encryption and decryption of the data used for wireless security.

You should try to centrally locate your wireless router or gateway up high and away from dense walls and electrical and 2.4 GHz wireless interference such as microwave ovens, cordless phones, baby monitors, etc.

For serious gaming or video streaming your best bet is a direct Ethernet connection. Ethernet is unaffected by wireless interference and will give you a rock solid, stable network connection.

If it is not feasible to run Ethernet cable your next best option is to use powerline network adapters. I wrote a review here: http://isp1.us/reviews/netgear-xavb2101-powerline-adapter/

Good Luck...

Is there a way to detect if someone is using a wifi jammer?

Reprobate

My internet has been out for three weeks. There have been brief periods when it's working 100% on all devices. I've changed routers three times - same problem with each one. Cable provider has been out - they say all good on their end. I had the Geek Squad out too, but they arrived during one of those brief periods when everything was working.

Could someone be jamming my wifi? I just Googled wifi jammers and apparently they exist because I came across a web page that sells them.

Is there a way to detect if someone's using one in my area?

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You can download an application called a WiFi Sniffer. This will show you all the wireless networks available in your area, and include more detailed information than your OS will tell you. I've used NetStumbler and Xirrus WiFi Inspector. They should tell you what network you are connected to and what channel your router is on. Next look to see if there are any other networks in the area on the same channel. If so, you could be experiencing co-channel interference. This happens when wireless devices (such as router and access points) are in the same area and operate on the same channel. Change your channel to lesser used channel (1,6, or 11) with a weaker signal. If your devices support 5 GHz, you might also try that.

Also, there are other devices that operate in same frequency band as most WiFi devices. These include microwave ovens, cordless phone, and baby monitors. The Sniffers only work with WiFi devices, it won't tell you about nonWiFi interference sources. There is hardware and software that will do that, but it has a high price tag.

I doubt someone has a WiFi jammer. If they did, its possibly illegal (subject to local laws). In the US, the 2.4 GHz range is unlicensed, and while a device operating on that frequency IS required to accept any signal, you may NOT operate a device with intention of causing interference. If I had to bet, its interference from nearby sources, check the WiFi scanners I suggested.

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Can your neighbors listen in on your phone conversations with a baby monitor ?

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Lady

If you're on your cordless phone in your home? I've heard that its possible for neighbors with baby monitors to do this to their neighbors, and I wouldn't think this would work, unless my cordless phone acts as a monitor.

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It's possible if the phone and the monitors work in the same broadcast frequency.

Most do not, however. Modern cordless phones operate in the 2.4ghz wavelength, and older ones operate in the 900mhz wavelength (the newest ones operate in the 5.2ghz wavelength, but don't worry about those).

Most baby monitors work in the 300-900mhz wavelength, so a few of them *can* pick up on older cordless phones, but those that do are few and far between... especially becase every phone and monitor is coded to only pick up a very specific frequency around their specified range... so crosstalk is less likely.

listen to other cell phone conversations with a device?

collegegrl

how is it possible to pick up cell phone conversations with a device, or a baby monitor.

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Only analog cell phone conversations can be intercepted with a scanner. And almost no one has analog phones anymore. The newer CDMA or GSM phones use digital encoding techniques that prevent the casual listener from intercepting the conversations.

Baby monitors will NEVER overhear cell-phone conversations. Baby monitors operate at 900MHz or 2.4GHz; cell phones do NOT operate in those frequencies. However, home cordless phones DO operate in those frequencies, and these are the conversations that are often overheard by baby monitors. Newer cordless phones use the same digital encoding used by cell phones, so a new phone won't be overheard by a baby monitor.

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How to become a neonatal nurse?

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Adam

I know I have to take a few years in math and science but do I need a high school diploma? Is it ok that I have a GED? What's undergraduate college, also? I love taking care of newborns and babies! I just feel a bond with each baby I hold and I know I could be a great NICU nurse. I have a daughter and when she was in the NICU, there were a few nurses who, in my opinion, didn't meet the qualifications in becoming a neonatal nurse. I feel that you should have compassion and care for each patient. Not just the ones in dire need. Every patient deserves equal treatment. My daughter didn't really get that. I know I'd be the perfect nurse, I just need to know what I have to do.

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You can go to college with only a GED. I did.
Undergrad refers to your first college degree - for a nurse that would be a Bachelor of Nursing Science. But there are also Associates degrees for RNs as well. . . but to be a neonatal nurse you will want to get the full BSN degree, because most hospitals will prefer grads that hold this degree over the Assoc.
A BSN is a full 4 year degree. You start off by taking pre-requisite courses in science (biology, chemistry, anatomy & physiology, microbiology, etc.), and some other general education courses like English Composition, psychology, developmental psych, arts/humanities, electives, etc. You usually spend your first two years working on these courses and then once you meet your school's admission requirements for the nursing major then it's a separate application process to get accepted to the nursing program. It's highly competitive, no matter what school or degree path you choose, so expect that you'll need to keep a high GPA - a 3.0 is probably the minimum most programs accept, but you'd want to keep it higher than a 3.5 or even a 3.75 to be competitive and increase your chances at admission on the first try. Once you get accepted to the nursing major, you take about 2 years of nursing courses. Once you graduate, you are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN, which is the exam which earns you the title / license of Registered Nurse.

Nursing programs educate you on how to take care of all kinds of patients. There are no neonatal-specific programs until you get to the graduate school level (Masters degree or Doctorate degree) and those are Neonatal Nurse Practitioner programs. In your general RN program you learn skills that apply to all patient populations. You will do some clinical rotations in a maternal-newborn setting so you will have some experience assessing and caring for healthy newborns.

Usually 'neonatal nurse' is not referring to nurses who care for healthy, full-term newborns. Neonatal nursing usually refers to nurses who work in NICU or a Level II (Special Care, or step-down NICU) unit. Maybe you already knew that. . . but I see a lot of people on here who think the term neonatal nurse refers to caring for the healthy newborn and while technically neonatal does mean 'newborn', in the medical world we usually use it for the critical care aspect.

Caring for babies in the NICU or a Special Care unit is not about you holding and giving attention to the babies. You are there to keep these babies alive; to monitor their condition, to educate the parents on how to care for their baby themselves. You are NOT supposed to be holding, cuddling, and 'loving up' these babies, because premature and critically ill newborns need as little stimulation as possible because it can delay their growth and healing by causing them stress. And the stimulation they do get should be limited; that's why cares are clustered and the babies are left alone to rest. We also don't want the babies to bond with the nursing staff. We want the parents to be the ones they bond to, so we want the parents to be actively involved in caring for their babies.

I'm not sure what kind of negative experience you had in the NICU with your child, but I hope that you understand that the role of the nurse is not to substitute for a mother's love and trying to bond with someone else's child. Nurses have a very specific job to do, and there are good reasons why they aren't constantly holding and cuddling and showering your baby with attention and affection. Nurses can still be compassionate and loving while doing their jobs appropriately and limiting unnecessary physical contact with the newborn.

What percentage of long term prisoners have resorted to homosexual activity ?

Phil A

Not that they are gay, but sex with the same sex.
I have heard it's well over 25%, is that true ?

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More to the point my potentially naive young friend, what percentage of homosexual men; prisoners or otherwise were sexually & emotionally abused as children. I've heard even the sickest of people including women, transexuals and unfortunate freaks.. were all babies once upon their lifetime.. not so sure about you but that qualifies for a moment's thought & reflection on how much a misguided attitude can send you down an unkown path. I'll identify as a 28year old Australian caucasian male & I'm straight ie. I've discovered over time that I am not attracted to blokes in that way.. I've got great friends of all kinds but yeah no trannies though I have met a couple out & about.. J

*I'm not sure why I blindly chose to answer this question.. truth is buddy im not sure why you'd want or need to know about this kind of subject matter.. hey man choose an easier path if u can. *UPDATED & edited

For example, one of the largest jails in the United States is Cook County Jail in Cook County (located in Chicago). This facility has eleven different divisions, including one medical unit and two units for women prisoners, with each of the eleven divisions operating at a different security level, ranging from dormitory-style open housing to super-secure lock-down.

American prisons and jails held 2,297,400 inmates in 2009.[6] Approximately one in every 18 men in the United States is behind bars or being monitored

The non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch raised concerns with prisoner rape and medical care for inmates.[37] In a survey of 1,788 male inmates in Midwestern prisons by Prison Journal, about 21% claimed they had been coerced or pressured into sexual activity during their incarceration, and 7% claimed that they had been raped in their current facility.[

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Moms: What are things that I should absolutely register for?

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Betrdz

for my baby shower. In other words, what will I not be able to live without. So far, I have:

high chair
travel system
breast pump
baby monitor
safety gate
thermometer

diapers and wipes go without saying but I don't think people actually register for them.

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well, u can go to babies r us website and they have a list for ppl who are going to register..of course it has a lot of things on there that you don't need, but if you weed through you can get what you need out of it...the things i liked;found most useful, etc......

.i would def recommend:
a diaper genie 2; idk why ppl don't like them, there is NO smell in my dd 's room
changing table..will save your back, good for diap changes, clothes changes, sponge baths, etc and you have shelves to store your new baby must haves....i have canvas bins on the shelves to store things that are good to have in reach or easily available...
monitor--i like the graco imonitor, recently bought a second one for another room in the house bc i liked the other one so much, it has been working well for over 8 mos now, and it has good range, battery life, and i can hear EVERYTHING; never any interference....it works great..
boppy pillow with cotton covers, soft ones don't fit as well for some reason
lots of baby hangers, and baby hangers with clips to keep outfits together
primo euro bathtub
prince lionheart diaper depot and wipewarmer; ours works well and the wipes are still very warm when we get them to out dd's bottom; and she doesn't freak out when we are out and they aren't warmed, but seems to appreciate it when they are..
health kit: brush, comb, thermometer (not an ear one, not as accurate), nail clippers, etc.
baby meds, generic is just as good and a lot cheaper...desitin(or plain zinc oxide if you can find it)..not creamy, has less zinc ox in it....infant mylicon and tylenol
lots of diapers , make sure wherever you buy them will let you exchange them for a diff size if you need to even after the return period...brus let me do that, and buy a small pack of a couple brands to see which you prefer before you open the big boxes...wipes, lots of them, without alcohol or fragrance! we use swaddlers diapers and pampers sensitive wipes; no rashes, no reactions to their ingredients, diapers hold a lot when they have too and the netting tends to keep the wet off her bottom...
lots of baby washclothes, you may have to use them on baby's bum if it is really sensitive and gets a rash....and baby towels, but you could use your reg towels if money is an issue

swing, pref swings two ways and plugs in instead of batteries
bouncy seat
infant travel system! easy, easy, easy--we got the graco tour deluxe; it is great, folds with one hand, several seating positions, lays flat for sleep; has a big basket underneath and cup holders for mom and dad, one for baby , place for snacks for baby, and a 'pocket' up top for keys, cell phone, whatever you wanna put there...
play yard, get one with bassinet feature if you want to, easier to keep baby in your room for a while before putting them in crib in their room=we have chicco discovery and it is awesome, has more padding than most, easy to wash..machine wash, most are wipe down...very sturdy, has nightlight, vibration, etc and a flip up change table, has wooden slats that slide in under mattress for support...not that much more exp than the others and much better in my opinion
passys--she loves soothies and that is all she will take..
baby wash, again frag free, dye free
frag free , dye free laundry detergent
clothes hamper or basket
lingerie bag for socks, mittens, anything little so they don't get lost in the wash...
something to put baby toys in
extra toy links
lullaby cd and small cd player; my dd has come to love white noise, she naps with a fan and a womb bear; sleeps at night with a fan....
oh, mosquito cover for your infant carrier..it's where you can see in , baby can see out, but strangers cant just walk up and touch your baby, and they will!!!!!
all i can come up with now...LOL
diaper bags; big one for everything you may need, leave in car unless you will be somewhere a long time, and a small one to stick what you will need for a short run in so you don't have to haul the bigger one

if ffing:
avent formula dispenser; has better review than the ones made by sassy, and convert to a snack cup later...i loved it so much i bought a second one!
bottles--really liked playtex ventaire advanced when she was young, more pieces but it's easy to get them clean when the top and bottom comes off...and they vent through the bottom instead of the nip so no bubbles or foam going back up into baby's milk; they will leak if you don't put them together correctly, but we have had no probs with them and have never had to replace any parts on them..if u decide on them and have leaks, email me and i will explain how to keep them from leaking...:O)
bottle and nip brushes--i really like the ones by munchking that don't have a sponge on the end of the brush, they come in diff colors mixed with white and have a great nip brush in the handles....
drying racks--again, i really like munchkins...
formula mixer: i like dr brown's formula pitcher bc you don't shake it it is only abo

Based on your actual experience, what is the best baby video monitor for sale?

April H

I've heard so many different, mixed reviews. I'm mostly concerned about them not working with our wireless network (which I don't know how to tweak). If anyone has a good one that works well with a wireless network that doesn't cost TONS of money, please pass on the info. Thanks!

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What do you mean working with wireless network? Most baby monitors are wireless, but they donât connect to a modem. Do you just mean without a cord or actually hooked up to a computer? I have been using Summer Infant Hand Held Video baby monitor for 6 month now and canât complain. It sees at night and has color. The monitor is hand held so you can carry it with you where you want to. At first the battery would last 3-4 days now it lasts 2 days, then you have to recharge, but it can be on when charging. I got mine on eBay at half the cost. If you still donât have your baby and donât need one ASAP. Start looking for deals. I got ours 2 month before the baby was born but it took me 4 weeks to get the deal I wanted.
Iâm also using a wireless connection on my laptop and there is no interference with the monitor, itâs working perfectly fine. Also it does NOT pick up cell phones, radios or other babies.

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Can someone use a video baby monitor to see inside my apartment?

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paparazzi_

I have a video baby monitor that has excellent range, but it got me thinking, couldn't someone buy the same monitor and switch to the same channel and see inside my apartment if they wanted to?

I have the "Summer Infant Day & Night Handheld Color Video Monitor" and I know it can work with an extra camera (if I bought one)... so in theory, couldn't that work for my neighbors too?

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It may be possible my sister discovered she has the same baby monitor as her neighbour. One night she just put my niece to bed went and layed down and went to sleep. She woke up a few hours later by this time is was about 1am and her husband was in bed as well now. When all of a sudden she heard a low man laugh coming from the monitor she woke up her husband half screaming and told him to get the baby. He got up realising something was wrong and ran into the nursery and picked up my niece and bought her into their bedroom. They couldn't find the source of the noise and so the baby was in her room for the rest of the night. Then my brother-in-law was talking to them the next morning and they discovered they have the same baby monitor and they can hear them sometimes too and they freaked out when they first discovered it. I'm guesssing that the video one's though would be different because they have the camera but anything is possible, perhaps you could ring the company and ask them about it.

What is the range of a video baby monitor?

Charlie

We are thinking of getting a video baby monitor. We are wondering what is the distance the signal can be picked up. People are telling us burglars and pedophiles will drive around and pick up the signals. But what distance does it take, because we can see around our house where someone might park to view our monitor and that is in plain sight. Thanks for the help.

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Video monitors don't have a long range but according to the article below, the picture is scrambled. The sound monitors can be heard as far as 900 feet, which is pretty much a small corner of your neighborhood.

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How to extend the range of a video baby monitor?

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rich1000

Does anyone know how to extend the range of a video baby monitor? Our monitor is 900mhz. We live in an old building full of steel and concrete so the signal doesn't go well between rooms and is lost entirely between the baby room and the master bedroom. There are boosters for wifi networks so I would assume there is some technology or the same one that would work for baby monitors.

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Take a power booster and uplink the connection to the communication antenna but dont forget to bypass the firewall and that should work.

I am looking for a wifi based webcam with a handheld receiver to use as a baby monitor. Any recommendations?

dinshaw

I want to use a wifi based camera as a baby video monitor to eliminate interference and the possibility of others being able to see our house on their monitor. However, I don't want to have to view the webcam on my computer, I want a handheld monitor instead. Has anyone used something like this?

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This one should do you just fine

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3516396&CatId=130

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I'm not sure which baby monitor to get? First time mum and I worry a lot, please help!?

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dizzi

I'm due in October and am just looking for a baby monitor. I have read that the Tommee Tippee and Angelcare (not sure which models) both with sensor pads, and the BT 150 are good. I'm not sure about the sensor pads, I have heard they give a lot of false alarms, plus I don't want to be too paranoid. I know they can be useful for premature babies or those with health conditions, but what about full term healthy babies, is there any need?
Thanks in advance for your help.

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If you are already a worrier the more things your monitor "checks", the more things you're going to worry about. When the breathing monitor isn't going off you'll wonder if it's really working, with video you'll spend your day watching the monitor.

I would suggest a good quality audio monitor with 2 receivers. What will work best for you depends on where you live, in an apartment complex, a house, near an airport...etc.

If you don't have to worry about interference then a model like the Fisher Price "Lights and Sounds" is a great choice. Always rated highly and about $40. It's the model I've used for over 3 years with no problems. If intereference could be a problem, skip the 900 MHz models and go with one in the 2.45 a 2.54 GHz range. The prices are almost the same, and with the 2.xx GHz models you're pretty much guaranteed no interference.

A couple of good choices in that range are the First Years "True Choice digital monitor" ($80), and the Graco "I-vibe" ($90). Both have 2 receivers so you can leave one in your bedroom, and have one to carry around.

Hope this helps,

Alan

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Where can I buy a baby monitor for 2 different room?

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Angela

I have 2 babies and would like to find a baby monitor for both rooms in one. Is there such a thing? Someone help please!

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Target, Walmart, Babies R Us

What brand of Baby Monitor has the longest range?

customarti

Looking to purchase a baby monitor with longest possible range.

Input appreciated!

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i saw one at walmart with a 2000 foot range, insane as far as im concerned why would you need ot be 2000 feet from your baby, for me to be 2000 feet away i would need to be a couple of blocks away and no way i am doing that, mine reaches 900 feet, almost gets as far as my moms house a street away

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Has anyone seen then summer infant peek plus baby monitor?

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Steph

I just had my mom buy it for me because I am about two months away. It is so cool and I cant believe more people aren't buy them. I set it up and my husband wont stop messing around with the app on his iphone lol

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Hi summer monitor rubbish lol I had mine 3 day suddenly touch screen stop working

Is There An App Like This?

Hayley

Ok so I Want An App On My Iphone 4 (Free) That Can Allow Me To Have My Iphone In My Daughters Room (as a baby monitor) And I am watching From My Laptop. I Don't Have Time To Go Get A Monitor And This Will Be Much Easier. Please Help Me! I Really Want A Free App :]
There Actually Is One BTW But It Is A Trial I need One I Can Use For A While

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Either buy a baby monitor or buy the app, either way you have to spend money and I'd buy the monitor from the shop as you can take it back and get your money back if it doesn't work.

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What does it take to become a nicu nurse?

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Just_Some_

I'm a freshmen in high school and Im doing a project for my avid class on what we want to be, and I need to know what classes ill need to take and what ill do as a nicu nurse and I would like to know the pay. Thank you.

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A Neonatal Nurse in an RN who generally works in the NICU (Neonatal/Newborn Intensive Care Unit) of a larger hospital. Neonatal nurses care for premature and ill newborns; that can entail starting an IV or other method of access, administering meds, watching and evaluating monitors, and resuscitation. They work with Neonatalogists, Pediatricians, Respiratory Therapists, Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, and different kinds of developmental therapists.

You need to become an RN first. I would strongly encourage you to go straight into a BSN program and forget an Associate Degree program. For one thing, everyone and their cousin is vying for admission into an Associate Degree program.....so much so that the once "2.5 year program" is now more of a "3.5- 4 year program" due to waiting lists for the clinical phase. You can get a BSN from a state university in 4 years.

Next. DO NOT wait until you have graduated from college to start looking for a nursing job. Most hospitals have Student Nurse Externs (once you've completed a semester or two of clinicals) and they are nearly always offered new grad positions. If you start at a hospital that isn't a Children's Specialty hospital, you will likely need to work Mother/Baby or Postpartum for about a year. You will be taking care of healthy newborns (and their moms) during this period and it will help you to be familiar with caring for the childbearing family. After about a year, most places will let you transfer to the NICU since you already have experience with newborns (and you will have worked with a lot of the NICU staff during your year of Postpartum.

Now, if you are lucky enough to live near a Children's Hospital, most of them have new grad programs that will start you right into the NICU. Be forewarned, these new grad programs are often for BSN grads only. There is a BIG trend towards making the BSN the minimum for new grads at a lot of larger hospital networks. That means that should you earn an ASN instead, you'd need experience before being hired at one of those hospitals.


To earn the BSN, you need to complete the classes necessary for that degree at the university you attend. While similar, not all colleges/universities have the same courses for the BSN. The best way to find that specific info is to find the website of a local university or one you'd like to attend and see what the course requirements are for the BSN....it will usually include prerequisite classes (general ed, science, liberal arts, and a "preview nursing" for your freshman and sophomore years, and then the nursing classes (clinical, research, theory, and management) your junior and senior years.


For example, here's the BSN course requirements for University of South Carolina: http://www.sc.edu/nursing/Brochures/BSNBrochureJan2011.pdf

and here's the one for UCLA: http://nursing.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=73


A new grad RN in the US can expect to earn about $23-26 an hour, starting base pay, in the Midwest. A few dollars more an hour in California, NYC, and Boston, and a few dollars less an hour in the South (with the exception of Atlanta and larger Florida cities).

How does induction work at 38 weeks?

Frances.

I'm currently 34w3d and yesterday at my appointment I was told that they may want to have me induced at 38 weeks due to me being diabetic.
We will be talking about it in more depth at my 36 week appointment but I was just wondering about the procedure if the baby hasn't engaged by that point. Is it something that would happen naturally as the labour went on?
Anyone else been in the same situation?

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I was induced at 38 weeks with my first child due to PIH. The baby was still very high, I was not dilated or effaced when we started the induction. I was to report to the L & D unit at 7 AM so they could monitor the baby for an hour prior to starting the induction. After that was done my OB arrived and placed Cytoek, a small pill, on my cervix to help dilation. I had to lay flat for 3 hours. At 11 AM she came back and since I was dilated to 2 CM broke my water which started contractions about an hour after my water broke. Since the contractions were not as strong as they would have liked them at 3 PM they hooked me up to a Pitocin drip and it worked great. The contractions got very strong and very close together. By 6 PM I need an epidural, I finally received it at 8 PM. I was able to relax at that point. However, I feel it slowed my dilation process as I was stuck at 7-8 CM for hours. At 11 PM my OB tol dme that in 1 hour if I had not dilated fully to 10 CM I was going to have to have a c-section for lack of progression. When she came back at midnight I was fully dilated and stared to push. My epidural ran out around 1 AM and I pushed without any pain medication, which seemed to be more helpful and she was born at 2:38 AM, 6 lbs 13.5 oz. Recovery was almost instant, I had absolutely no problems. Best of luck to you!

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How does induction work at 38 weeks?

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Frances.

I'm currently 34w3d and yesterday at my appointment I was told that they may want to have me induced at 38 weeks due to me being diabetic.
We will be talking about it in more depth at my 36 week appointment but I was just wondering about the procedure if the baby hasn't engaged by that point. Is it something that would happen naturally as the labour went on?
Anyone else been in the same situation?

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I was induced at 38 weeks with my first child due to PIH. The baby was still very high, I was not dilated or effaced when we started the induction. I was to report to the L & D unit at 7 AM so they could monitor the baby for an hour prior to starting the induction. After that was done my OB arrived and placed Cytoek, a small pill, on my cervix to help dilation. I had to lay flat for 3 hours. At 11 AM she came back and since I was dilated to 2 CM broke my water which started contractions about an hour after my water broke. Since the contractions were not as strong as they would have liked them at 3 PM they hooked me up to a Pitocin drip and it worked great. The contractions got very strong and very close together. By 6 PM I need an epidural, I finally received it at 8 PM. I was able to relax at that point. However, I feel it slowed my dilation process as I was stuck at 7-8 CM for hours. At 11 PM my OB tol dme that in 1 hour if I had not dilated fully to 10 CM I was going to have to have a c-section for lack of progression. When she came back at midnight I was fully dilated and stared to push. My epidural ran out around 1 AM and I pushed without any pain medication, which seemed to be more helpful and she was born at 2:38 AM, 6 lbs 13.5 oz. Recovery was almost instant, I had absolutely no problems. Best of luck to you!

How old was your child when you stopped using the monitor? If you had 2 young kids, did you...?

demelo

...use 2 monitors?
We'll be having baby #2 soon. and #1 will be 2 years old. Do we buy another monitor?

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Once the older kids were in a bed and not a crib, we stopped using a monitor for them. At that time, if they needed our attention, they could climb out of bed and come get us. And although we had to train them with the sometimes-conflicting message "OK, now you have to stay in bed, but you can get out of bed if you need us", it has worked well for three of our children so far (#4 is still in the crib).

So if you are putting your 2-year-old in a big boy/girl bed, I think you can ditch the monitor. But if the two year old is staying in a crib, I say you buy another one. Otherwise, you have no way of knowing when they are in distress. Sometimes though it is hard to operate two monitors in the same house. Despite specifically purchasing one with different frequencies, we have had trouble getting two separate monitors to work.

They do sell a monitor that we now own made by First Years that we have now that has three different base units and three different channels on the receiver. The receiver can be set to either one channel exclusively or it can cycle through all three channels. We have owned probably three different monitors over the years and this one is definitely the best.

Good luck with the new baby and your new "big brother/sister"!!

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Are there any good baby monitors out there?

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Finn

We are looking for a good, secure, low static monitor for our upcoming arrival. We also have a older son who we still use a monitor for, but that monitor is going out. Anyone have a two room system, or use two seperate monitors? If so what brands work well together?

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We use the Angelcare Sight, Sound, and Movement Monitor. It's definitely pricey but wonderful because aside from having the breathing and movement detected, we can also see what's going on. When we did use only a sound monitor, we ran into our son's room with every sound he made (except he makes lots of sounds in his sleep, even cries out in his sleep), so with this we can look and see if he's awake or asleep before going in his room. Plus there's a talkback feature on it, so if he's really fussing when he wakes up, we can assure him over the monitor as we walk to his room. It is a secure monitor and on the quiet side. It also has a voice activation feature, but I'm not crazy about it because sound (even voice) cuts in and out with it. Either way, you can barely hear the white noise it lets off without the voice activation feature.

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How much should your modem speed drop off when using a router?

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Football

I receive 50 Mbps from my internet provider. When I test the speed on the hard connected computer it shows that the speeds I receive are within an acceptable range of that number. However, when using my laptop just one room away from the router the speed drops of to just over 5 Mbps. I expect some drop off, but that is ridiculous. Is the router just a piece of junk or is there something I can do to improve this? Thanks.

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Although WiFi is convenient for mobility, wireless interference can cause it's connection speed and quality to vary wildly.

Wireless signals are affected by many factors including distance, wall density, electrical interference, directional antenna range, etc.

All of these factors will affect your actual wireless range. As wireless connection quality varies the connection speeds are renegotiated. The connection may start at 150 Mbps and end up at less than 10 Mbps or drop entirely. Remember, this is the speed of the WLAN connection between your WiFi device and the router, not the Internet speed.

There are also various backward compatible wireless standards.

802.11b = 11 Mbps
802.11g = 54 Mbps
802.11n = 150 (300 ) Mbps
802.11ac = 500 (1000 ) Mbps

For either Ethernet or WiFi, the connection speed will always negotiate to the speed of the slowest device.

For example, a super fast 300 Mbps wireless n router can only connect to a wireless g laptop at a maximum of 54 Mbps. Again, remember, this is the speed of the WLAN connection between your WiFi device and the router, not the Internet speed.

For serious gaming or video streaming your best bet is a direct Ethernet connection. Ethernet is unaffected by wireless interference and will give you a rock solid, stable network connection.

That being said,

For stationary devices I always recommend Ethernet connections, however I realize that this is impractical for devices such as tablets, iPods, cell phones, etc.

For wireless connections, I would look at high performance routers or devices such as wireless extenders that can expand your wireless range.

One of my favorite high performance routers is the ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006QB1RPY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006QB1RPY&linkCode=as2&tag=excharge-20

However, Just because a particular wireless router model works good at one location does not guarantee that it will have similar performance in a different location due to variances in the factors listed above.

In any case, You should try to centrally locate your wireless router or gateway up high and away from dense walls and electrical and 2.4 GHz wireless interference such as microwave ovens, cordless phones, baby monitors, etc.

You could also try adjusting the position of the router or relocating your device closer to the wireless router to obtain a stronger signal.

Depending on conditions and the area that you wish to cover you may also need a wireless extender.

The wireless range extender receives weak wireless signals and repeats or regenerates them to extend the signal range to greater distances.

Here are the two most popular highly rated models on Amazon.

Securifi Almond - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0087NZ31S/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0087NZ31S&linkCode=as2&tag=excharge-20

Netgear Universal WN3000RP - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004YAYM06/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004YAYM06&linkCode=as2&tag=excharge-20

No matter what you decide to buy,

As far as the brand goes, the brand is not as important as the model. Some manufacturers release a good model but the next is crap. I would look at the Amazon reviews of models that interest you. Even if you don't buy from Amazon the reviews will tell you a lot about which models to avoid. Look for at least 15 or more reviews with a 4 star or better rating. To be sure any device will meet your needs, it is a good idea to download and read the user manual before purchase.

Good Luck...

How do speed up my file transfer speeds across my home network?

chig

I have a D-Link rangebooster G gold series router which is apparently supposed to have network speeds up to 108mbps or something like that right? I'm trying to transfer some files across but its going at an embarrassing 1.5mbps. I would almost make sense I had just put them on my external hdd first..

is there a way to speed this up?

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I think there are two problems here that are leading to confusion. I suspect (but I could be wrong) that you're confusing megabits with megabytes. The 108mbps you should be able to get is megabits per second. It's possible that the 1.5mbps you're getting is megaBYTES per second. If you do a file transfer, chances are it will give you a speed in megabytes, rather than megabits. A megabyte is 8 megabits, so you might actually be getting 12megabits per second of your promised 108, rather than the 1.5 you thought you were getting.

Also, that 108Mbit promise has a couple unspoken conditions (probably listed out in fine print as a footnote of a footnote in the Chinese language section of your manual). For instance, since 802.11g only supports speeds up to 54Mbits, you need to have special D-Link wireless cards in order to support that full 108Mbits. Without it, you're only going to get up to 54Mbits.

Also, that 54Mbits is total throughput, not the speed of each connection. So if you're transferring from one wireless computer to another, then you're only going to get (at best) half of that speed (about 27Mbits), since it needs half the bandwidth for the transmission to the router, and the other half for the transmission to the other computer.

Finally, if you take into account this is consumer hardware and you probably don't have ideal conditions at your house, there's no reason why that won't cut the speed in half again, leaving you with about 13Mbits expected speed and 12Mbits actual speed.

All that being said, let me address your question of how to speed this up:

The first thing you should do is eliminate the second wireless leg (if it exists). Put one of your computers close to the router (or the router close to one of the computers) and connect the router to the computer via a wired Ethernet connection. That should provide a hefty boost of speed (it should nearly double).

Next, make sure you have an 802.11G card in your wireless computer. If it's 802.11B, then it will max out at 11Mbits. So getting an 802.11G network card for it will increase your speed dramatically.

Also, upgrade your firmware on your router. If there's a new firmware available, you should be able to get it from DLink's website. This might give a minor speed increase.

If you have any baby monitors, home phones, etc that are "2.4Ghz," turn them off, they can interfere with your wireless signal and slow your transfer speeds.

If you can get your speed up to 40Mbits (5 megabytes per second), then you are doing about as well as can be expected from consumer networking hardware. I doubt you'll get over about 25-30Mbits (3-4 megabytes per second), though.

On a side note, back in college we used to be able to get about 5-10 megabytes per second transfer speed by loading files on an iPod (via 400Mbit Firewire), walking down the hall, and loading them on another computer. You could probably achieve similar results with your external hard drive, as you suggested. So I'd go that route for large transfers such as this.

Good luck!

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