The language of your question, “...limiting transgender healthcare for youth,” is loaded with bias. It promotes a false dilemma: either you get in line with the politically acceptable position that supports unnatural hormone treatments and radical el...
You should look into whether the accuser violated any laws by making her false accusation. Most governmental bodies that accept complaints/accusations from the public have a lot of regulations and laws requiring that the complaint is made in good fai...
The most important thing you can do is work hard, get excellent grades in school, and get a foot in the door in the specialty where you want to end up while you are still early in your nursing program. Get a job as a CNA, tech, intern, etc. All of my...
Don't be careless with sterile technique! A central line bloodstream infection can absolutely kill a patient. It might be difficult to trace it to a particular nurse because it takes time to develop, but we are absolutely responsible as nurses. When ...
I passed the CCRN yesterday. I spent the majority of my time studying the AACN online review course and doing the Pass CCRN online question bank. I did watch the Vonfrolio videos about a year ago and made notes. I skimmed over the notes recently but ...
Night shift bagging powdered milk in a milk processing plant. Usually about 90 degrees and humid due to the huge machinery. Came home in the morning blowing milk dust out of my nose. The guy running the thing was an alcoholic and routinely stood on t...
If we really want a fair system that encourages the highest academic standards, the NCLEX should not only report pass/fail, but should also report a numerical score. This is what the USMLE does for medical students. Scores are strongly considered for...
Keep pursuing the second ICU position and just see what happens. If you need to respond soon to the first offer, you may have to accept before you have an answer from the second hospital. If you are in that situation and then get an offer from the se...
Fentanyl drip ordered to run at 900 mL/hr on a med-surg unit (dying patient). At a concentration of 5 mcg/mL, that equates to 4,500 mcg/hr. I told the doc I wasn't comfortable euthanizing the patient.