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1. Pca Problem

   AMBOO replied to AMBOO's topic in Med-Surg

   Hi! I agree with your post but as you can see the reaction you get when you call "chain of command" at my hospital you are in trouble either way, so you learn to live without someone to back you up and unfortunatley my floor supervisor is finding out...

2. Pca Problem

   AMBOO posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I really need to vent ...my floor is going thru Major staff turnover and also trying to convert to a stepdown unit (by the way only 2 RN'S are ACLS cert.) the big dog management has been secretly asking what the prob is to floor staff and riding our ...

3. MedSurg or Subacute/LTC???

   AMBOO posted a topic in Geriatric

   Just wanted a few opinions..I graduated on Friday (R.N) I did my precep. at a nursing home and loved it esp. b/c the CNA'S were real nice and caring about the resident (rare-I have worked in the LTC before) and the facility just got Superior when sta...

4. NUK Nipples

   AMBOO replied to smbluthing's topic in NICU

   I personally use the Nuk nipples and send every baby out with both kinds and let the parents pick but that is just my prefrence b/c they look and feel softer than the generic hard straight nipples. Also, we had a baby with cleft lip/palate and he di...

5. Psychosocial retardation of our nursing curriculum.

   AMBOO replied to Peeps Mcarthur's topic in General Students

   All I can say is I am in Nsg IV with one more semester to go and at the beginning of every nursing our vey first test is ALWAYS on lifespan blah, blah, and it's amazing that I still manage to get some of these questions wrong.....go figure ????

6. In need of a good recommendation for drug calculation books and careplan books

   AMBOO replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Students

   As far as careplans ANYTHING by Lynda Juall Carpenito and get the most current from Barnes & Noble, I used it for my last care plan and it was a God send!!!!!! As far as drug/calc books I found CD I used on my computer alot of help (school books...

7. Grading Scale For Your Nursing Program........

   AMBOO replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

   I also have the same grading scale you have. I am in Nursing-4 in a comm. college. I really do not think it is fair for all the other progams in our college to have the normal grading scale and ours gets jacked up!!!! We have to make a 80 on all o...