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That's all blunt, not point like a needlestick.

Your questions look like they're missing some prompts, such as "How often do you:" for the first page. Also, I question your use of a 4pt scale rather than an odd-numbered likert scale. Also, where...

With the deltoid, remember that on smaller people you bunch up the muscle by pinching it, rather than pulling to the side to thin out the layer of subcutaneous tissue. While you really can't Z-track...

I usually use the stuff in the container at work - which your workplace should provide, as they're wanting you to use alcohol rubs/soap multiple times a night. At home, I prefer udder cream - you...

Keep it trimmed, make sure it can fit under your institution's N-95 masks without ruining the seal, and go for it - though if you've an interview coming up, perhaps shave it until after you're...

I've yet to wear one, and never will: unlike the rules for women, which allow hat wearing almost any place, western sartorial practice for men is to never wear hats in one's office/workplace, except...

When I started 2 years ago in the ED (which is critical care), my base rate was $26/hr. That's before shift differentials, though - if you work Second or Third shift then you'll be paid extra for it.

I took ACLS while I only had my pass letter. It wasn't that hard, but my program's last Med-Surg course was really a Critical Care course, the first week of which was ACLS material, so YMMV. ...

This seems like something to be passed on to your hospital's Risk Management dept. Let the lawyers figure it out, then get back to you guys with a policy.

Agreed - just 'cos the doc ordered it doesn't mean you have to do it without questioning the order. If the doc ends up looking bad for whatever reason when she/he cancels orders, that's not your...

You can't argue with a PCA pump to step you up to dilaudid, or add in more benadryl.

...You didn't, and that's not what I said, either. With this:You implied that the advice was to go volunteer instead of work. The problem is that there are more new grads than jobs in many places,...

First off, take a deep breath. Secondly, remember that the advice in this thread isn't "Go volunteer instead of work," it's "Go volunteer instead of sitting on your ass at home doing nothing to...

While I think their argument is a bit silly, if you don't rephrase that to "Nurses do not make medical diagnoses" they're going to keep jumping down your throat.

If the stethoscope tube comes to a "T" with the tubes running to the earpieces...you're probably going to have problems with it for anything more than coarse sounds and maybe auscultating BPs. If...

First, you're a nursing student, not a nurse. You will likely never have an ED rotation during your education. You don't see the things we see from behind a nurse's badge. You don't get to use that...

There's a search function on this site - use it. I'm fairly certain this topic has been addressed at least twice in the past three months, and the advice doesn't change.

Also re: ED Psych: make sure you have an avenue of escape. Don't let the pt get between you and the door. Psych pts (and crazy visitors) are the reason that you don't wear your stethoscope around...

This is misleading info - employers care more about the individual programs than the degrees they award.

Disturbed Energy Field is always a good one to round out a list of Nursing Dxs when you need just one more to meet your requirements...but use it wisely, 'cos you're only going to get away with it...

Seconded - you shouldn't be worrying about NSO; you should be worrying about whether you're wasting your time and money on a professional program you can't get licensed for.

Since I did Calculus and Statistics to satisfy my math requirements, I have no idea what's in College Algebra. However, the vast majority of nursing math involves material you should have mastered...

Wearing "scrub jackets" defeats the point of wearing scrubs. Then again, wearing scrubs as uniforms you take home and launder yourself defeats the point of wearing scrubs.

Assessment is always something good to review, especially in the ED where you don't have much to go on to base your care decisions off of. Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination has a chapter devoted...

:banghead: Master's Entry and an APN certification at the master's level are two separate things.