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  1. did I act incorrectly>

    So I had this patient that was incontinent of bowel and bedbound, who had not had a bowel movement in a few days. He had received a suppository from the day shift nurse around 1700 and the patient who was oriented x2-3 said his bottom hurt (he also h...
  2. I've been a nurse for about six months. Yesterday I inserted a foley catheter into an older man. I didn't encounter any prostate issues and it went in smoothly, I got urine return and then advanced the catheter to the bifurcate site before inflating ...
  3. Hello All, I just graduated with my bsn in May. I've been working on a busy med/tele floor for about two months now. I had six weeks of orientation. I just feel completely overwhelmed and like I'm missing a lot of things. One particular instance happ...
  4. Hello, So I am taking my NCLEX-RN on Monday 6/12. I am freaking out about it. I've done about 4000 practice questions between Hurst, Kaplan and UWorld. So, I did about 1300 q's in the q bank for Kaplan and results were 59% average, I got at 58% on th...
  5. application question??

    Hello, I'm close to graduating, and am now applying for jobs. Right now, I am applying for a very competitive nurse residency program in my area. One of the application questions is "What accomplishment are you most proud of professionally?" For some...
  6. Hello, I am graduating with my BSN this coming May (yay!!). The area in which I'm living in is very competitive in terms of applicants. I'm really interested in a new grad residency program in my area, and I have spoken to them. They told they take a...
  7. nursing contract??

    I'm going to into my last semester of nursing school (yay!!!). I work at a local hospital right now in ICU, they've offered me an externship in the Emergency Department, which is like my dream area to work in. However, they want me to sign a contract...
  8. I'm in my last year of my BSN program (YAY!!!), and am starting to think about job opportunities post graduation. I go to school in a small town in Colorado, and am originally from Denver. I have an externship at a local hospital in the ICU, and they...
  9. You don't absolutely need it, but I think it is beneficial. I didn't get my CNA license until after my first semester of nursing but I think working as one has helped a lot. It helps to get that interaction with patients as well as nurses. I strongly...
  10. Is this worth it?

    Hi, I am a current BSN student, who will be graduating May 2017. It's my dream to work in the emergency department. I live in Colorado, but was offered a summer externship in the ED in Fort Worth, Texas. I currently extern at a hospital here on the c...