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I have to work tonight, not looking forward to it. Already packed extra clothes/food in anticipation of having to stay for a few days. The city has been threatening all day that the bridges might...

When my father had to have emergency surgery, I agonized over finishing my shift or leaving. My family tried to downplay how serious the situation was because they knew that if they told me, I...

Last night while taking care of a patient, I was exposed to their bodily fluid. (I won't go into details, because it was kinda gross). I felt it hit my face, on my right cheek. I wasn't sure if it...

Thank you everyone for your replies. I called my unit to see how things were going and they said that there were discharges so now census is low. So it turns out that if i had gone in tonight,...

I already feel horrible because I know that I left my coworkers short staffed. I had all the intentions in the world of working today, but here's what happened: This morning in my sleep deprived...

I'm surprised at your hospital policy. i also work on BMT and EVERYONE wears isolation gowns (staff, family members, etc).Our unit is a locked unit, and before anyone can be let in, they need to put...

I also live in NJ, however i work in Pennsylvania. When I first went for my job interview, I was asked to provide a Graduate Nurse License, which I had no clue what it was. They gave me information...

Usually when you draw blood from a PICC line, you need to turn off all other IV fluids running through the PICC. The reason being, is that lab values can end up being inaccurate. The H&H was probably...

After years of working as a CNA and completing prerequisites, my mother just recently graduated from lpn school last august at the age of 55. now she's contemplating going back to school to get her...

im the same way, i leave my work shoes at work. who knows all the junk that gets on them in a 12hr shift?!? :uhoh3: (lol, actually i DO know, thats why i dont take them home) i even wipe them down...

Granted I have only been a nurse for a year, but i find the whole idea of using the "race card" to advance professionally is ridiculous. Promotions should be based on merit ONLY. i would never cause...

I understand completely what you are talking about. i work on a unit where for the longest time i was the only african american nurse working there (excluding the occasional pool nurse). i have...

i agree with the other posters that wearing your ring on your finger during work is an infection control risk. if you are concerned about losing your ring, or want to have it with you at all times,...

i was also thinking along the lines of lab coats being an infection control issue. but maybe thats because i work on a closed unit that is somewhat different than the rest of the world. we get...

i did, although the site does provide you with a lot of study material, i wasnt too fond of the questions. if ure taking kaplan, stick with it, it is very similar to the nclex in setting and they...

hey i dont really post a lot, but i do visit regulalrly. heres a little background info on me: i sprained my ankle the 1st week of december, bad enough that i needed to go to the ER and get X-rays....

i live in vineland, and i dont want to say anything bad about the hospital, just that it wasnt the place for me. most of the students that went to school with me ended up there, and my aunt also...

i BARELY had any prioritization questions, which led me to believe that i had failed miserably. at most, i brobably had 7-8 out of 86-89 questions. i had NO math questions and only 2 select all that...

i dont work at acmc, but i know a couple of people from my school that are working there. it really is a good hospital, and they do all that they can to prepare new nurses. my friend loves it there...

im glad that you are doing so well on your floor as a new nurse. im on day three on my floor, and the only thing that keeps going through my mind is the song "everyone knows im in over my...

i tired printing it but i didnt see a print option. or maybe i was so excited/relieved that i missed it. lol. its been a week, and still no license! i wish it would come already! good luck on your...

i too am positive that i got my last question wrong. it was on something i had never even heard about. im so glad that thats not what determines ur overall test resul! good luck, and im sure that you...

this isnt a dancing/singing song, but more inspirational: i played the mariah carey/whitney houston song "(there can be miracles) when you believe" obsessively the whole week before my test ~shakira

i cried myself to sleep, two nights in a row, i was so convinced i failed. i thought there was no possible way i couldve passed. i dont even remember what number it stopped at... somewhere after 85....

are you talking about the learningext.com review? if you are, i signed up for the 3 week one, and i thought it was a total waste of money. the questions were nothing like the nclex. another thing i...