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1. Advice for New Grad starting in Peri-OP OR

   Team Player posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi All, I am a New Graduate RN starting in the OR (peri-operative) and I would appreciate ANY advice from experienced OR RN's. Thanks for your time and interest!

2. RN Needs Some Pointers

   Team Player posted a topic in CNA/MA

   Hi Everyone, I'm an RN starting in the ICU and need some advice, instruction and time saving tricks in keeping my patients clean and comfortable. It sounds dumb but nursing school focuses on meds and procedures alot and cleaning duties not so mu...

3. Need Advice From Emergency Nurses!

   Team Player posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi Everyone, Thanks for looking at my post. I am a new graduate licensed RN from California who has landed an interview for a "new grad ED position." I don't have experience in the ED but I do have experience in ICU and ICU Stepdown. I am curren...

4. Any Tips for Cardio/Thoracic ICU Preceptorship?

   Team Player posted a topic in CCU

   Hi everyone, I'm a fourth semester RN student (almost done!) and was lucky enough to land a preceptorship in the CT ICU. I want to learn and help as much as possible. I know some of you may have preceptored students currently or in the past. Does any...

5. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

   Team Player replied to nursingstudent424's topic in New Nurse

   Hi there, I'm a fourth semester nursing student (almost done!) and I am here to tell you that poop is important! You need to chart your poop! Poop can alert you to the existance of diseases and GI cancer. If you are by yourself on the flo...

6. Responsible For How Many Patients?

   Team Player posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi Everyone! I'm a third semester nursing student in California and plan to move after I graduate. I've heard numerous stories about nurses in other states being assigned a huge number of patients. I'd like a reality check from those of you work...

7. Accelerated Masters?

   Team Player replied to Team Player's topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, Thanks for your replies. I currently have a degree in journalism. For this reason, my counselor told me, I could take accelerated masters program online to achieve my masters degree in nursing. Instead of going back to a university to ac...

8. Accelerated Masters?

   Team Player posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I have a BA and am currently working towards an associates in nursing. My counselor informed me I could get an accelerated masters online after I pass the NCLEX. Does anyone know the pros and cons to this time saving move? I'm 40 an...

9. IV Math Problems HELP!!!!!

   Team Player replied to Team Player's topic in General Students

   Thank you guys so much for explaining. My prior belief was dividing by 60 min to acquire per minute. Your explanations make perfect sense and thanks to everyone for your time and patience! I've never seen a problem like this before so thanks again!

10. IV Math Problems HELP!!!!!

    Team Player replied to Team Player's topic in General Students

    I don't want to sound totally clueless, but in the second problem why is there no dividing by 60 min to get gtt/min? Thanks for your help!

11. IV Math Problems HELP!!!!!

    Team Player posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone! These problems have me confused! If anyone has time to tackle them I'd be really appreciative! (I think the first one is 12 ml/hr) I have a pass/fail math exam in a few weeks and I'm stressed! Thanks alot for your time! 2. Your CCU patie...

12. Horror in my head!

    Team Player replied to Team Player's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reassurance! You're right they are only dreams. They are just so gory and scary! It really helps to talk them out. The hospital setting is new for me, I just have to get used to it. Thanks for your advice!!!

13. Horror in my head!

    Team Player replied to Team Player's topic in General Nursing

    My dreams are gory and bloody, like intestines and severed spinal cords. My husband says they are nomal, but I'm not so sure.

14. Horror in my head!

    Team Player posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! I'm a first semester nursing student who is experiencing horrible nightmares. I've never had them before my exposure to the hospital setting. Has anyone had a similar experience?

15. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    Team Player replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    I inserted a Foley on an Iraqi woman with a female circumcision.