I am a paralegal for personal injury by day and nursing student by night. I have spent 8 years in college collecting random degrees so nursing seemed like the next best step....I obviously love continuing education! I got married during nursing school and will be (hopefully) graduating in December 2012 with my ADN to become a licensed RN!
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Just this weekend I walked into my patient's room and saw our ER medical director removing an unneeded second IV from a not-so-happy patient! He saw that I was extremely busy and didn't want to take me away from my other patients so he D/C'd the IV h...
Thank you all for the feedback....it is ironic that the responses validate my question exactly! Basically, I have concluded that there is no yes or no answer to this question. I have just started sending out my resume & cover letter so I have no...
#2- ABC's first. The fact that the nose hairs were singed indicates that the airway may be compromised. Airway first. Stab wound next because that is a circulation issue if the patient is hemorrhaging. The emphysema patient is stable and managing h...
There seem to be so many "do's and do not's" when it comes to writing a resume and cover letter so I am wondering if anyone can help me with a straight answer? I am switching careers from a paralegal to a nurse and I just received my ADN 2 weeks ago...
Thank you all for your feedback!! I have seen many articles on the caps that are being used and I think it's a great idea, although I would personally still feel the need to scrub with alcohol. I will be singing Happy Birthday and using new wipes eac...
I recently got into a discussion with my clinical instructor regarding the best practice for cleaning with an alcohol wipe and she told me to research evidence based practice and get my answer. I have searched for 2 days for scholarly, valid, updated...