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Opera26 has 35 years experience.


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  1. CIC Certification

    Does anybody who has already gotten CIC know if EPI 101 is enough to take the CBIC exam, or do you need EPI 102 and 201 (or whatever they are) as well? I'm hoping EPI 101 is enough, along with other studies. Thanks, Opera26
  2. CIC Certification

    great! count me in. thanks for getting this started, chey! opera26
  3. CIC Certification

    Excellent! Thanks. Yes I am a member of APIC. Opera26
  4. CIC Certification

    You will probably know more than I do after taking the EPI course! Ha. Good luck! As I mentioned in a previous post, I believe you get more bang for your buck with the local APIC orgs, though you still would need the national organization. Opera
  5. CIC Certification

    hi chey, can you post a link to this? i am not familiar with this course. and, as far as i know, you can retake the exam, though i have not taken it. thanks, opera
  6. What's true? The skills, or not being able to work in a hospital? :)
  7. There is some prejudice against nurses who work in corrections, though. When I was working on my BSN, one of my online classmates made it very plain she did not want anything to do with me because I worked in a prison. She was quite clear about it. I...
  8. Hi Kitten, Many of the nurses at the prison where I work also work at the local hospital. Oh, and they do not hire new grads who have no experience where I work. Your corrections departments must be different, though. Some people say that prison nurs...
  9. CIC Certification

    hi jenn, i have been studying off and on for the past 6 months. last month i bought the online practice exam. that made me realize how hard the test really is! i am not even half way through the exam (70 questions). it takes me a long time to find th...
  10. CIC Certification

    hi jenn, i want to take the exam too, but have not set a date. there is so much to learn! do you go to the local apic meetings? there may be review classes available at a local hospital. you wrote this almost four months ago, have you already taken t...
  11. Infection control guidelines or book?

    great info. thanks laura! opera
  12. Infectious Disease vs Infection Control Nurse

    Unless I missed it, this is the only topic with the word "infect . . . " in it. I was looking for an "Infection Control Nursing" topic to browse here. Maybe the moderators could make an Infection Control Nursing topic heading. Opera
  13. Passing KOP's

    That sounds nuts to me. When I read your post, I thought, "what"? Let the IMs come for their meds. I don't get whatever it is they (whoever's idea this was) are thinking. Change the time the pharm tech gives out the KOPs, if that would help. That is ...
  14. Job you would NEVER do in nursing....

    I always said I would never work in a prison. Oops! Best job I have ever had in nursing.
  15. Hi Mt, Many nurses have never worked in a prison before, so don't let your lack of knowledge of prison routine bother you. All of us were new to the system once. Try to say, "I chart everything I do" during the interview. Op