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*!*nurse*!* has 11 years experience and specializes in Critical Care, Organ Transplant, Educ.

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1. Older Nursing students

   *!*nurse*!* replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

   It is never too late to go to school if that's what you really want to do. I am also a nursing instructor....and one of my top students from my prior graduation LVN class was 69 years old. She was able to provide excellent patient care and was an e...

2. Midazolam GTT

   *!*nurse*!* replied to meandragonbrett's topic in MICU

   Yes...20mg/hr seems a bit high. Our usual dosage is under 10mg/hr...but we have infused more before. Usually we run our versed drips along with fentanyl drips. We also use the MAAS scale to aid us in our titration.

3. Who's going to AACN NTI 2010 in Washington DC May 15-20th?

   *!*nurse*!* replied to Brian's topic in Critical

   yay! I plan to be there! I've gone the past 3 years and have always came back with a wealth of knowledge as well as inspiration. I went to the allnurses.com booth last year and plan to stop by again! I find this website to be a great resource for...

4. USC university hospital NEW grad residency

   *!*nurse*!* replied to rdivate's topic in California

   Wow....I have to say the USC UH New Grad (Versant) RN residency program is among the best! I used to work there as one of the educators and....one of my favorite moments working there at USC was with the RN residents! Perhaps I'm biased...but I hav...

5. Exam Cram for NCLEX-RN

   *!*nurse*!* replied to LMRN10's topic in NCLEX

   I'm a nursing instructor and an NCLEX review provider in CA. I pretty much have every NCLEX book imaginable. First off, you do need to use more than 1 resource to review. Exam Cram is not a comprehensive review book....but it is a great other sour...

6. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   *!*nurse*!* replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

   In California...you do not know for sure your results until you actually receive it in the mail. Let me also say this. I have taught several students and I was made aware of this so called "trick" just a few months ago. I followed up with this with...

7. Classmates using you as a pincushion?

   *!*nurse*!* replied to xyra's topic in General Students

   Well...my reply is probably different from the other posters.... But first of all...yes...when I was a student...I was extremely fearful of being "poked"...I even teared up a lil...but kept on going. You see....to me I think its better to practice on...

8. RAP/CVP measurement with a temp dialysis cath.

   *!*nurse*!* replied to juraviel's topic in CCU

   Definitely...not accurate. I think it would be a waste of time, effort, and increases the risk for infection. But like the previous poster mentioned...ok for trending purposes. If you think about it....if you use a temp dialysis cath such as a qu...

9. IV Certification for LVN in Houston

   *!*nurse*!* replied to Aqualuz's topic in Texas

   You may want to check your state board's website for a list of IV/BW providers in Texas. I myself am an IV Cert provider in California...and our california board's website has a list of all the approved providers online. IV certification is not man...

10. hurst review

    *!*nurse*!* replied to deemarie's topic in NCLEX

    My 2cents as an NCLEX reveiwer myself: If you struggled throughout the nursing program, barely made it, have a language barrier...etc...then I would advise taking a review course. But like what many of the previous posts mentioned..if you are confid...

11. Why do people fail the NCLEX?

    *!*nurse*!* replied to Yayamaya's topic in NCLEX

    Here's my take on why people do not pass the NCLEX...and this is from my own personal experience as a nurse educator. Language Barrier Attended a mediocre nursing program: no overall the student is still responsible for independently making sure h...

12. Scared to take NCLEX!

    *!*nurse*!* replied to 2RNornot2RN's topic in NCLEX

    As a nursing educator, first step is to try to eliminate the "Scared" or "Fear" attitude. You need to walk into your testing center with a can-do and a positive, confident attitude. Walking in extremely petrified or with a lack of confidence would ...