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I am an OB nurse and am always of the opinion that it is a bad idea unless the baby is going on 42 weeks. Women have had babies for eons and it's not natural. C-sections are even worse without a...

We're too small to have a podiatrist, but we only cut nails on a doctor's orders - Hospital policy.

My thing is spinals. I cannot deal with that needle going into the back. Once it's there, no big deal - until then I have to turn my head away and even the thought can be rough.

You're not a doctor. It was not your call.

I was never tought to use it and I graduated in May. We were given a specific list of abbreviations that were "legal" and had a minor amount of leaway, but WDWN was not on the list.

We just implemented CPSI.... What a pain in the rump! I don't know how much of it has to do with the admins trying to work the layout and how much is just the general cumbersome nature of the system,...

Check with the Baptist Health network and UAMS.

D5 W is just sugar water - no sodium. D5 NS is salty sugar water.

Our facility is going all navy on January 1st. Supposedly it's so the pts can tell the difference between their nurse and the housekeeper. I agree that it is better than all white.

I can relate to what you're feeling. I started back to college at the age of 35. I can suggest that when you notice yourself acting like that, excuse yourself from the room for a few moments. Get...

Organization and flexibility - Keep an idea of who needs what and when, but remember that things happen and your best plan will be changed.

Well, I must say it is this type of attitude that prevents new breakthroughs in medicine or anything else. I am a Reiki healer and I find it does work. I did a demonstration for my class in...

You can try looking here http://www.arsbn.org/praclink.html, but I don't see where it makes a specific list if that's what you're looking for. Also, your hospital should have a paper copy of the...

What type of information are you looking for? There are a number of hospitals in LR - Children's, Baptist, UAMS, etc.

I loved my chemistry classes. It was a big help to learn how the molecular structure of medications make them work or not work. Also, it makes a big difference if you actually know what potassium...

Our facility has a hospitalist, but he only works on the weekends. He stays on premise from Friday evening to Monday morning. I can't say he has increased admits. He's usually pretty conservative...

Our mantra when I was in school is there is a major difference between NCLEX world and real world. For your tests you go by the book - not common practice.

Is there a person in management you feel comfortable talking to? If possile, sit down with them and discuss the problem on a personal note and ask how they would recommend you handle it. Sometimes...

This web site might help. There are also others like it if you hunt for them. http://www.payscale.com/mypayscale.aspx

I would say it has nothing to do with your age or gender. A number of places are just not hiring support people right now. I know that Baptist in LR is still hiring, but otherwise I would suggest...

Here you go... http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~daa/heartlung/breathsounds/contents.html http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/intro.html

Why go LPN then RN? You could just go straight through the RN? Just wondering.

I am not sure I have heard of anything like this, but when I searched the bills in the government there was one about practicing as a therapist w/o a license. You can look here and see what you...

I am not familiar with your school, but, as a rule, you need time over anything else for a nursing program. Good Luck!

Cool... Nice to see a friendly face will be there. :) I'll be on 6A. It's also a med-surg floor.