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Hi I was just wondering does anyone still carry around their nursing school books? I have been a nurse for 5 months now and I feel I need to carry my lab and diagnostic book along with my drug guide...

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What labs do you look for to determine if a patient has a UTI?

I have been working on med-surg floor about two weeks now and was asked to break down patient chart. What does that mean and how do you do it?

I agree

Oh yes now I get a letter in the mail stating I was not selected for the position. Where is the nursing shortage if they don't want to hire anyone?

I had an interview Thursday and one Monday. The interviewer did the same thing to me. I have made up my mind if I don't get a job soon I will go back to teaching. I pretty much think I have wasted...

Hi I really need help. Are you still available for a pm?

We always hang protonix.

It seems as if experienced nurses forgot they were new nurses. Some act as if they had no problems starting. They act like they knew everything. I want to remind them t times.

I always flush after giving an IVP med.

I feel the same way. I feel nursing school has not prepared me the way I wanted.

i know a lot of my classmates who accepted scholarship from a hospital and regret to this day they got it. Just a little note be careful about hospital scholarships and sign on bonuses. Make sure...

I know this is an old thread but we give a lot of these... amphotericin B levophed dopamine insulin drips morphine almost everbody is on pepcid all sorts of antibiotics vancomycin V-fend

Thanks a lot. I will check out the books you suggested.

I have been in orientation almost 4 months. The hospital offer classes such as ACLS and rhythm strip interpretation. I am also spending time on my off days researching stuff I don't understand. I...

okay i will start this off... when a patient is hypotensive, give vasopressors, such as dopamine or isotonic fluids. give 5% dextrose or 1/2nss (0.45%) to a patient who has hypernatremia to...

hi. i am new to icu and is desperate need of learning things. i have been in the unit for less than a year and it seems as if i am not digesting the material. my preceptor is no help at all. i need...

This is nice. This is wonderful to use on the floor.

Yes, please could you copy and paste it to this thread. Thanks a lot

All of the success books are great, NCLEX 4000, and Saunders book.

Thanks. How many patients do you generally take care of a daily basis?

I am having a hard time prioritizing at clinicals. My classmates seem to have everything laid out and in order. I find it difficult to start my day and to things orderly and not to confuse myself...

Thanks I looked on youtube, but can't find anything.