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General Students

How to Prepare for Next Semester's Pharmacology Class

Pharm is very important to nurses. You have to know medications, interactions, usual dosage ranges and other information. However....once you have a system...

Critical

NTI - Swan Ganz Monitoring for Your ICU Patient

by allnurses

Your critically ill ICU patient needs all the help we can provide to survive. One of the tools we can use to monitor our patients is the pulmonary artery...

General Nursing

NTI - How to Secure a Nasogastric Tube (NGT), Securely!

by allnurses

Our patients that require an NG sometimes are wriggly and sweaty, resulting in dislodgement of the tube. This can be dangerous for our pt as well as...

NCLEX

RN NCLEX June, Pearson Vue Trick, 180 questions, Kaplan

by CBRCHICK

I've been waiting awhile to post this! I started my journey in July of 2014! I had a year of prerequisites, then I got accepted in the nursing program and...

Have you considered getting your BSN, MSN, MBA?

General Students

NTI - Capella FlexPath

by allnurses

Furthering your education is often the key to advancing in nursing. There are many options but flexibility is often the deciding factor. This might be for...

NCLEX

NCLEX Experience June '17

by AMR1

I passed my NCLEX this week and I am officially an RN! This website gave me some good advice and calmed my nerves when I needed and I swore if I passed I would...

Why/How is the nursing demographics changing?

General Nursing

Age of Nurse = Level of Experience? Or Not?? The survey says...

by allnurses

One might assume that the age of a nurse reflects the number of years of nursing experience. However, looking back over the past 2 decades we have seen that...

General Nursing

NTI - Clean Up Time!

by allnurses

Reducing infection risk for our patients is a universal concern. However, we are all very busy and giving a bed bath isn't usually a priority for our patients,...

NP Students

My Tips on Passing the AANP Exam

by SL APRN FNP-C, RN, NP

So, you've graduated from your NP program and now, onto the certification exam. Here are some tips...

How can you minimize splash when accessing g-tubes?

General Nursing

NTI - Enteral Feeding Connector - No More Mess!

by allnurses

The Dale ACE Connector greatly minimizes splash and spillage when accessing feeding tubes. This can be a great improvement for staff that care for patients with...

General Nursing

THE HEALER

by spotangel, DNP, RN, NP

Pregnant, just informed entire family, kicked viciously by patient, will my baby survive, how do I heal?

NCLEX

Passed NCLEX in 75 Questions: My Experience

by baylakeanna

I took my exam June 13th, finished at 75 questions and got my license today. I'm just going to write about my personal experience. There are many that are like...

General Nursing

NTI - Looking For a New Stethoscope?

by allnurses

We all use stethoscopes, some more often then others, depending on your practice setting. What brand to buy? What color? How well will I hear with it?

General Nursing

RFID Implantation and Implementation: A Look Into the Future

by David Offenbaker, BSN, RN

This article explores the pros and cons of radio frequency implanted devices (RFID) uses and their pros and cons in the healthcare setting.

General Nursing

NTI - Merit Medical DualCap: Disinfection & Protection against CRB…

by allnurses

Catheter-related bloodstream infections are a serious healthcare problem with a significant mortality rate and costing billions of of dollars to treat. Read...

Emergency

Dan Nadworny, MSN, RN, Point Person for the 2013 Boston Marathon B…

by allnurses

ENA 2017 had many highlights. One of the most clinically-focusd was Dan Nadworny who was the point person for the Boston bombing.

Hospice

Drug Diversion: What's the Deal?

by jeastridge, BSN, RN

The author encourages nurses to be informed and pro-active in addressing drug diversion that adversely affects their patients.

Travel

7 Things I Wish Knew Prior to Getting Into Travel Nursing

by guest042302019, BSN, RN

Travel nursing poses many challenges. You are ALWAYS the new nurse on the block. Here are some tips that helped me as I started travel nursing. What have you...

Pediatric

Day in the Life of a Peds Onc RN

by Ashley Hay, BSN, RN, BSN, RN

Pediatric Oncology can be an extremely rewarding area of nursing but can also come with some unexpected baggage for healthcare providers. To best serve my...

General Nursing

IVEA - The Innovative Replacement for the IV Pole - NTI

by allnurses

We've all had those patients who have an IV pole and other pieces of equipment that make it very challenging to even get them to the bathroom. Wouldn't it be...

How can I get into an LPN to RN program?

LPN-RN

Tips For LPNs Going For Their RN Degree

by SaltySarcasticSally, LPN, RN

An LPN recently graduated from an LPN-RN bridge program offering up tips and tricks I learned along the way.

General Nursing

Mnemonic for Assessing DEMENTIA

by Lane Therrell FNP, MSN, RN, NP

How do you know your patient is suffering from dementia? The word itself, DEMENTIA, can serve as useful memory aid to make sure you consider important...

Emergency

The Schemas of Emergency Nursing

by nurse2033, MSN, RN

Schemas are a way of packaging knowledge. This article explains the concept and how to put it in practice.

General Nursing

NTI: Medical Marijuana

by allnurses

Marijuana has long been used medicinally out of the mainstream of medical practice. However, with the legalization of marijuana in many states, this is a...

Critical

NTI: Post-Procedure Complications

by allnurses

Bedside procedures such as chest tube insertion and central line placement occur in our hospitals daily. Cardiac catheterizations, thoracenteses, and pacemaker...