Academic adviser says I'm selling myself short by going into nursing.
It met with my adviser last week to find out what other courses I needed for nursing after taking English 101 . She didn't seem to like that I was taking nursing and told me that I was selling...
Administer OTC medications or No?
Good Day All! I'm a couple of weeks into working at a private school and I noticed the previous nurse gave OTC medications if the parents signed a form giving permission to administer. The form...
Cared for MRSA patient without PPE
Hi everyone, I'm a student nurse on my first placement at a hospital so hoping I'm just stressing over nothing and someone can put my mind at ease about this! I was on afternoon shift today...
Should I take nutrition online?
Hi, so last month I received my acceptance letter to nursing school. Im going to be starting next fall! So excited. Right now I'm studying to be a cna and should be done in December. Next semester I...
Voluntarily Surrendering My License
Hi Lorie Can I voluntarily surrender my California Nursing RN license - will that affect my other licenses with other states,? like Florida (where I currently practice), and the Compact - I am...
AACN Student Policy Summit
Hello, all! I am new to site, glad to have discovered it! I have been asked by my school if I would like to attend the AACN student policy summit in D.C. Looking for more information regarding this...
Online Certification Courses
Has anyone had problems with fraudulent online courses? I started a course recently online and it was going fairly well, there were some problems. The email contact answered one email but did not...
Simple, one sentence teaching for patients. Cardiac Clinical, Argh!
Hello, If you have a moment to assist me with some simplified patient teaching for common cardiac meds, I would be most thankful. My instructor is big on teaching, but wants it to be concise. Do...
Statistics class
Im going to take statistics next semester, there are two kind of statistics that I can take, the math statistics or the psychology statistics. What are the difference of those two? Which one is...
B in human physiology
I am planning to apply to nursing school and I wanted to know my odds of getting into nursing school with a B in human physiology. I got an A in Human Anatomy last semester. As the semester is...
Part time night shift worker. Difficulty sleeping!
I work part time nights (11pm-7:30am) and usually when it's my first night to work I will wake up at my usual time in the morning (8-9am) and take a 3 hour nap before my shift. And then when I get...
Advice for changing my major. Leaving nursing?
Hey everyone, I am applying to NS, but I didn't look at my other options before I dove into this major 100%. The human mind and human behavior interest me way more than any of this pharm, physiology,...
Yet another ethical question...
I recently encountered the Philips Respironics V60 ventilator the gold standard hospital dedicated noninvasive ventilator. It led me to wonder about a DNI order. If someone was a DNI would it be...
WOC nurses in Airforce
Hello, I was wondering what background of nursing does the Airforce consider the most. I have a BSN and I have been an RN for 5 years. I am currently a certified wound care nurse and most of my...
Shared Space
I would love to find out more about the DEFINITION of privacy and confidentiality. I work at a school that has a storage space in the back of my office. When we moved in the building administration...
Questions for Cancer Center interview?
Hello all! I am going to interview for a position in oncology at a cancer center. I applied for a position for giving injections and another one for doing infusions at the same place. I want to be...
Blood Drive
Has anybody hosted a blood drive at your school? If so, what was your experience? What is expected of the host site/leader? Would you do it again? Pros/cons of taking the lead role? Any feedback...
Is this a wise plan?
Dear Nurse Beth, I'm a nursing student halfway done with a BSN program. I live in New York State and was wondering what is known about challenging the LPN exam in NYS during a nursing program. I...
2018 NCLEX results on HOLD!
Hello There, I read several posts already before posting this. 1. Took NCLEX RN on 11/9. 2. Walked right out the testing center and received this msg " The candidate currently has an open...
Nonverbal patients
Hi all, I'm a new nurse training at a LTC facility and have a question about certain patients who are confused, obtunded or not alert and also have contractures. I always introduce myself and explain...
