Athenas83

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1. Can an RN push ACLS drugs if not certified under doctor's order during a code?

   Athenas83 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Might be a stupid question, but can an RN who is only BLS certified push drugs during a code on the floor if not ACLS certified when ordered by doctor?

2. Reimbursement Question

   Athenas83 replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

   I'm getting tuition reimbursement through the VA, which is awesome!

3. Universal Precautions are not optional...

   Athenas83 replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

   The "alcohol foam" is fine if you haven't come in contact with bodily fluids.

4. Comparable jobs to RNs (salary wise)

   Athenas83 replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Associates = 2 years Bachelors = 4 years

5. probably stupid question but what is the purpose of piggybacking medications?

   Athenas83 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I know that by piggybacking medications you don't have to stop IV fluids, but what about if the patient isn't on IV fluids. Why do you have to piggyback the antibiotic? Is it because the normal saline acts as a flush after the fact?

6. what is the best nursing journal to subscribe to as a new nurse

   Athenas83 replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for the suggestions! I'm a med/surg nurse

7. what is the best nursing journal to subscribe to as a new nurse

   Athenas83 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new nurse, and want to be the best nurse I can be! haha ..... I know that takes time. Anyway, I just want to know what nursing journal will aid me in keeping up to date and refreshed on my practice.

8. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

   Athenas83 replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in General Nursing

   If wearing scrubs out in public was such a hazard, we'd all be dead by now.

9. Hang in there new and recent grads! Nine months and 286 applications.

   Athenas83 replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

   286 applications!? I didn't know it was like that in Boston. I just graduated and got the job I wanted before graduation, and it was the only application I filled out. I live in Charleston, SC

10. Nurses & Emergency Scenes

    Athenas83 replied to rnffemtguy's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno, some of the stories rnffemtguy has told about nurses seem a bit much.

11. Will the nursing field become saturated with new graduate nurses in a few years?

    Athenas83 replied to mariposabella's topic in General Nursing

    Charleston, SC, and their are 3 nursing schools in the Charleston area.

12. Will the nursing field become saturated with new graduate nurses in a few years?

    Athenas83 replied to mariposabella's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry. I just graduated and found a job before I graduated. So did a bunch of my classmates.

13. MUSC Accelerated BSN

    Athenas83 replied to Annaiya's topic in South Carolina

    Also, there were quite a few out of state people in my class. I am relieved, although the program flew by!! and most of us got jobs before we graduated so don't worry about that. If you have any other questions about the program or anything...just ...

14. MUSC Accelerated BSN

    Athenas83 replied to Annaiya's topic in South Carolina

    I just graduated from MUSC last year, and I had to take the GRE to get in, so I'm not sure how they're computing the SAT into everything. I do know that it was pretty much the GRE that made us competitive. So maybe you can take the SAT again if yo...

15. Passed my boards Saturday

    Athenas83 replied to csason's topic in General Nursing

    yaaaaaaaaaaay!!!! congrats!! I just took them today and am waiting for my results.