SusanRN82

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  1. How to File a Complaint against BON

    Information about filing a complaint can be found on every board of nursing website. If you are not sure if the behavior should be reported to the board of nursing, NCSBN has information about Filing a Complaint that may help.
  2. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    Amen, sister!
  3. Resources for current students to begin studying

    NCSBN Learning Extension offers lots of free resources. It posts a question (from the review course) every week on its website. Every other week there's a podcast for the question of the week, explaining why the correct response is the best response....
  4. BSN Only? Give me a break!!

    You can't be a speech pathologist without a Master's degree (soon to be PhD) and entry to practice for physical therapy is a PhD... the list goes on. At the very least, entry to practice for RNs should be a BSN (I actually think it should be a MSN - ...
  5. 80% BSN staffing by 2020

    BSN in 10 legislation was re-introduced this year in New York (A03013/S00628). New Jersey is also working on legislation.
  6. You might want to review the information available online for the California Board of Registered Nursing - Enforcement Program and then contact the BRN about your particular situation. The BRN has a lot of jurisdictional power (and the ability to ove...
  7. Back in the day......

    Back in the day, I worked pm shift on a surgical unit. It was all primary care - all RNs. When patients were discharged, we cleaned the metal bedpans before returning to central processing. At the end of the shift, we had to make sure all the ashtray...
  8. Can a nurse refuse to participate in a code?

    Are you sure you can refuse to administer blood? I would recommend reading your nurse practice act. (The state nurse practice act supercedes any facility policy).
  9. What Experience is More Valuable? CNA, EMT or EKG Tech

    I'm a little biased (I taught nurse aide training for many years), but I think becoming a CNA would be best. As a CNA, you will learn how to perform basic nursing tasks and, hopefully, get over that fear that many people have about touching and cari...
  10. Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    I was a nurse educator in a community college setting. We were inundated with people who were out of work and must have just woken up one morning and thought "I want to be a nurse" without even having an idea of what this really meant. I'm not talkin...
  11. NSCBN: Social Media Guidelines for Nurses

    There's an interesting look at the flip side of social media in a blog on learningext.com The blog entry asks if it's okay for patients to take pictures or videotape nurses on the job and post these images on the Web. It also asks if it's fair that ...
  12. Australian nurses taking NCLEX exam

    I would recommend reviewing the antiplatelet drugs.
  13. Australian nurses taking NCLEX exam

    I agree that an online review course would be really helpful. Also, keep in mind that NCLEX tests for entry-level knowledge. When answering NCLEX-style questions, you can't think like an experienced nurse. I teach in an online NCLEX review and NCLEX...
  14. Ncsbn nclex-rn online review

    Have you read the information that other students have posted on the Learning Extension website? And you can also ask the instructor questions.
  15. So I might not get to start nursing school afterall...

    Does the school have a daycare program? Can you post something on a school bulletin board (e-bulletin) about needing someone to watch the kids? Once you start classes, you might be able to trade off babysitting with another student. Use this trade w...