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In these cases our department is responsible to care for them including going to OR with GI doc. if necessary, they will not be calling in any of the OR crew for our patients. at least that is my...

It looks to me like you will probably pass with a little study time. I would get my finals out of the way then when things are not so stressful study a couple of weeks to a month then test. I always...

Yes most of my experiance is in the procedure room and yes I do have ACLS, I have been recovering out patients recently and have been oriented to this my main concern is when an emergent pt comes in...

Thanks, that makes me feel some better, I got the assisting part down, been doing that for several years now and know what to expect and I have had to assist with GI bleeds in the past but never had...

Ok I work in a small hospital where the Out patient clinic that does all endoscopy too. I was told today that in the event of an emergant EGD due to an upper GI bleed the pt may be taken to the OR...

Medline makes a biological odor eliminator that we use during our wound care clinic. It works fairly well. We have used oil of wintergreen and the vicks trick also but the odor eliminator is the...

Does their loss of accreditation mean you cannot take state boards?

Ok so I have only been an RN for just a few months, I was an LPN for more than 10 yrs. My delimma is I feel like I am placed in situations that most new RN are not placed in. I do have good strong...

Be encouraged! You can do this! Organization is everything. When I became an LPN I was placed on orentation, I was precepted by several nurses, imagine that confusion. I am a very observant soul so I...

I agree with the others focus on the ABC's. May be this will help == in the back of my NANDA nursing dx book had a index, I could look up my priority medical dx and it would list the top priority...

Hello! I just finished a LPN -ASN program. No one can tell you what to do in this situation but it looks like to me you have made your decision. I dont know what the job market is like for you where...

When I went to LPN school I wasnt sure if I wanted to complete the RN or not. I have worked as an LPN for 10+ yrs and just recently completed my RN and would not trade the years I spent as an LPN for...

When our facility started using the alaris pumps the changed the way we hang our IV Abx. The Abx is hung as a primary and the saline is hung as a secondary that is if the patient doesnt have a...

We as a group gave food, doughnuts, snacks, fruit. On one occasion I was on a unit where the nurses really participated in the clinical experiance and I gave the ones I worked with privately a small...

I took a micro class online with inperson labs. I also did this for A&P I & II. I found the biggest difference was my professors; A&P professor was great - he posted online lectures I could listen to...

I have a friend who is a CNA and for a short time worked for an agency sitting with elderly and sometime persons just discharged from hospital but not able to care for themselves fully and...

I think this is really good! the only thing I would change would be to leave off my nursing license number they can get that when they hire you. No worries though if you are diligent in your job...

LaCharity is the book for priority. as far as the test goes remember the NCLEX hospital has everything! You have everything at your disposal to preform whatever the question is requesting. If you can...

In GA my license number was up on the board of nursing website the day after I took the NCLEX

My spouse had a record from an altercation when he was a teen also and we went to our local court house filled out the paper work ourselves then to the sherriffs office to have it filed took aprox 3...

LOL Thanks for all the post I really needed a good laugh, had a hard day at work.

Seriously considering Clayton State University Online RN-BSN program. I still need the chemistry and two or three other core classes which I was told I could take with the e-core. Just wondering what...

Did the same thing you are doing for the some of the same reasons. had a LPN position where I had worked in the same facility for almost 10 yrs. but was in a place where they didn't want me to work...

I took the NCLEX RN last July, I took a sylvia rayfield review course, used the books provided in the course to study, also used a Hurst review book, LaCharity Prioritization, delegation &...

I was LPN and I kept that information to myself unless confronted and asked if I was an LPN. I had a couple of clinical instructors who knew because one was also my advisor and a couple of the others...