Hi all, thanks in advance for your replies and I love you all Ok, so last night I received report from a nurse on patient A. Patient A has had a craniotomy to remove a tumor and now he has three incisions with sutures which are clean, dry intact. T...
I had the same problem in nursing school, always browsing the net instead of doing the 250 Nclex questions that had been assigned. Then I discovered that youtube has some pretty interesting nursing videos on many things e.g. pharmacology, nursing ski...
circumcision is usually, for many people, a cultural practice. in my culture it's practiced as a rite of passage signifying transition from boyhood to manhood. boys are circumcised as teenagers, between the age of 13-16 years. however, some people ar...
Hi all, I am from Kenya but married to a Nigerian, so I guess I can claim Naija, lol. I'm a new grad (BSN) hoping to one day become a CRNA. Oh, and my hubby is from Abia State.
Hi everyone, I'm a new grad and have been working on a neuro unit for the past 4 months. So far it's okay except for the usual stress that goes along with being a new grad. However, I already pretty much know that neuro isn't exactly my cup of tea, a...
How long have you worked in rehab and how many patients do you typically have per shift? The nurse recruiter told me that once I'm done precepting, I'll have a load of between 11-13 patients per shift cuz I'll be working nights. Is that typical?
Hi everyone, I need some advice. I'm a new grad and yesterday I got my first job offer from a rehabilitation hospital. Most of the patients they have there have either had a CVA, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury etc. Thi...
Congratulations!!! I took the NCLEX last Friday. After 75 questions I started feeling a little down but kept going. At question 95 the computer asked me if I wanted to take a break - I said no. Answered question 96 and the computer went off!!! I was ...
Congratulations everyone who's passed so far and for those who haven't, don't give up! :) I just did my NCLEX this morning - stopped at 96 questions. Now I'm a big ball of nerves. Can't wait for Sunday. :)
Are there any hospitals in Houston still hiring new grads? All the ones I know are not hiring again till May/June, but I don't want to wait that long. I need to start working ASAP! I will take my NCLEX on Jan 30th, and I'm hoping it'll be easier for ...
:wink2:All the best. I take mine on the 30th, started to feel horrible as soon as I scheduled the exam. I'm a nervous wreck. I've been doing Kaplan test questions and sometimes I get good scores, sometimes I don't. I just pray I'll be fine. I'll pray...