You always want to follow your organizations guidelines as those are what guide practice where you work. Videos on YouTube are great supplemental resources, however you will always be held to the practiceat the level of your license as well as what ...
Check with your organizations policy or practice guideline. Not sure if it is there but the Infusion Nurses Society document could have something. Usually an MD or APP removes the PICC line.
go throught the application process. If the CNO gave you their business card and stated you could email them, then do it after you sumit your application. In a cover letter make sure you address how you highlight how you have increased your experie...
Don't see how. I mean 24-26 weekers babies are really little and survival, although is much better than 15 years ago is not so great. So much depends on lung development and other organ development as well as birth weight. Not sure how they could b...
Depends. Graduating from a US College or University definitely dictates English proficiency, however if English is your second language some schools may see differently. I think already having your US RN license should be proof enough, but that is u...
While I don't have my NP nor do I want one, why would you want to go directly into a NP Program with zero experience. You need to be able to touch and see what different diagnosis are, what nursing care looks like, what care planning looks like. How...
You should never feel bad about wanting work/life balance.
As for the FOMO on nights. I am very much a morning person, and was able to do nights for several years. I just flipped my mindset. I made myself be a day person on my days off. Truly...
I guess if you enter in someone's information or skirt around the system. Most facilities have a camera and you could easily see if someone was standing next to you.
These are a lot of questions, and time consuming. Many of us work in different roles, some as Educators, Hospital, Clinic, Transport, etc.
Some may not want to post because if there are some details could reveal a poster.
Also, CNAs are ...
If you are friends, reach out as a friend. Perfectly normal to reach out to a friend. You are not an agent of the hospital, just a friend. Friends can talk to each other
I think how you responded... Thank you for your comment is a perfect response. You are not comfirming anything, just acknowledging that someone made a nice comment.
Probably depends on the other patient.
Most PICUs are 2 patients to 1 nurse, if the patient is super sick, intubated, on pressors, multilple antibiotics, meds, you could be 1:1
However with a pH of 6.5 your patient is likely dead.
Just start applying. Look for hospitals that have a new grad program.
Hard to say what your chances are as it will depend on the number of job postings and what hospitals are looking for.
The only way to find out is to apply and cast your ...
One time about three hours into the shift I started getting a migraine type headache, the kind you feel creeping up your spine. I started feeling nauseous. I went to the breakroom to try and relax, started sweating and threw up. I went home, some...