rsmentkowski

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1. CARN Test Preparation

   rsmentkowski replied to dansrn's topic in Addictions

   The new study guide won't be out in time for the May exam. At least as far as I have been told.

2. want to study nursing! need your opinions

   rsmentkowski replied to cathytoday's topic in Career Support

   HCV cannot stop you form entering Nursing School. You don't even need to mention it and it's against the law if you are discriminated against. The ADA (American Disability Act) protects you. Go for it as long as you have the stamina. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!...

3. ? about Marijuana

   rsmentkowski replied to Wolfbeareagle's topic in General Nursing

   THC may accumulate in fatty tissue for up to one month (heavy use and obesity can add to this). You can actually have a quant done and not smoke and have the next quant be elevated due to fat storage and metabolism. Physical findings of intoxicatio...

4. negative comments/reality

   rsmentkowski replied to undertaker's topic in Career Support

   I'm not a Pollyanna by any means...Nursing has been great to me. There are some days better than others, that's life!!! I work in Addiction Nursing, and so does everyone else if they think about!!! (I'm reading the pain management threads with a chu...

5. any nurses out there who LOVE their jobs?

   rsmentkowski replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

   After 26 years as an LPN and now three as an RN I feel like I finally made it. I'm DON of a Residential Drug Treatment Facility and recently became certified as CARN (certified addiction registered nurse) I still get a tingle when I sign RN after my...

6. Thoughts on Flu Shots

   rsmentkowski replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

   I never get the flu shot. I had a professor for micro that worked for a company that made the vaccine. He said you should never get a vaccine unless it is out for 2 years... the flu vaccine is new each year. He said the virologists at the company ...