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  1. z track injections

    Vistiril(sp) given Z track
  2. Many RN's administer IV meds wrong.

    I am a new RN to, But when I was in school( a few months ago lol) We were taught hat when you give an IVP med, You time the follow flush as well, so if you give lasix over at least 2 min you should flush at least 2 min after you give the med, Another...
  3. Please... I Need Encouragement

    We just took the HESI exit as well, Unless you have to have a certain score to graduate don't study for it. It is supposed to gauge how well you do on NCLEX and what areas you need to refresh your knowledge in. I got a 996, 94.78 conversions score a...
  4. Careplan help: pathophysiology for ortho pt

    You need a med-surg book. When i was in Fundamentals we had to get our careplans and patho info from our Med Surge book( only time we used it in Fundamentals was to do care plans) I'm sure there are other texts you can use like Patho books etc but I ...
  5. Assessment of the Critically Ill Patient

    Check the CD that came with your Med/Surge or critical care books, My Med surge book had some pictures of Hypoxic pts
  6. I Started An Iv!!!1 (sort Of)

    The same situation happened to me last week in the ER, accept that my first one did not end up getting in at all. After that, i realized I went to deep, refocused. and then I was able to start them the rest of the day, I unsuccessfully started the fi...
  7. LTC environment boring and unstimulating!

    Just a side note, I started my ICU/Critical care rotation the other day and almost every patient was a senior citizen, and a lot were from LTC facilities. So you will come across that population alot it seems unless you are in PEDS/maternity etc. But...
  8. Being Evaluated on a Physical Assessment

    I used to think( and still do sometimes) how am i gonna remember everything to for a physical assessment. but if you really take it in a head to toe approach and think of it as parts instead of a whole( not the pt the actually skill of physical asses...
  9. License

    I think i have heard that you can apply to take the NCLEX in any state as long as you apply to the BON(state) you choose to work in. Is this true?? Like if I go to school in PA and i wanted to move to ohio when im done with school, while i am finishi...
  10. to get hired as a new grad...gpa requirements?

    I have never heard of any place asking about and hiring based on GPA. Is this standard in the nursing workforce, should we newbies expect this?
  11. What errors where they because i bought that book( if its the one y Ann curren) and i loved it.
  12. Optional NS Books - help me decide.

    I would get the RN notes, Techniques in clinical nursing, and test success if any, all the others might just be a waste. I had a ton of recommend books and most of them i never used.
  13. Rejected A Nursing License

    Did you report this when asked on your lisence application??
  14. Med Surg

    Med-Surge clinical is so much fun, don't be scared at all, its lecture that everyone mostly has troubles. Get very familiar with the perioperative phase, RA and OA hip/knee arthroplasty(sp), wound care, IM injections seemed to be popular on the med s...
  15. Roll Call---How many start their RN this month!

    Fasten your seat belts people your in for a fast ride!!!! NO all kidding aside congrats to you all, its an exciting thing. I know the feelings your going through, just last year i was in your position. Its gonna go so fast, the first year go by so qu...