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1. OCN test

   seeandwhy replied to plum94's topic in Oncology

   mianlica, thanks for the meniscus.com review for the ONS. I checked it and it is a big help. I am sked to take the exam on april.

2. any advice on shoes?

   seeandwhy replied to graciev's topic in General Nursing

   Dansko shoes are the best. I got several pairs of it in different colors to match my scrubs. It's kinda expensive but it's worth it besides I needed to pamper myself a little bit.

3. General Discussion about Filipino RNs currently working in the U.S.

   seeandwhy replied to lawrence01's topic in Philippines

   PinoyNP, thanks for the inspiration! I feel like I am re-charged again. I will follow your advice. I had talked to the admission counselor from U. Phoenix yesterday and their program is not for me. So what's in your goal statement? I am planning to d...

4. General Discussion about Filipino RNs currently working in the U.S.

   seeandwhy replied to lawrence01's topic in Philippines

   Hi Pinoy NP! Glad to hear from you. I got my MSN adult Nursing in the Phils and I wanted to pursue the Acute Care or Primary Care NP. I already consulted with the admission office and the int'l credentialing service on the university that I intend to...

5. graveyard shift?

   seeandwhy replied to greenr06's topic in General Nursing

   Night shift in my floor is different than the day shifts because we are more of a task oriented. Day shifts change the IV lines, update the protocols, presents the updated cases of each patient to the multi-disciplinary team, etc while night shifts-...

6. WBC Counts and Exposure

   seeandwhy replied to JaneyW's topic in Oncology

   pts on neutropenia should be extra careful because as we all know they can easily catch "germs" that is why there is what they call the Neutropenic precaution - in my floor, we are really strict as possible because our patients WBC goes down as low a...

7. Any buretrol advice???

   seeandwhy replied to VickyRN's topic in Pediatric

   Buretrol is the best because we mix our own IV meds and putting it in the buretrol saves time to prepare for piggyback! we use buretrol to all our patients in my floor - we cater to all ages. Just to give you an example : if you needed to give 40 m...

8. TPN questions

   seeandwhy replied to Celia M's topic in General Nursing

   We only give TPN via central line because all patients in my floor has a central line and we do not stick our patients therefore no peripheral lines. We draw our blood works twice in 24-hour period and we usually clamp the TPN line then draw blood fr...

9. Advice on where to apply

   seeandwhy replied to chikichiki17's topic in Virginia

   I think it is best for you to go straight to the RN Program. Since you already have a Bachelors degree regardless of either Medical related study or not, there are some universities right now that offer the Accelerated Program wherein you go for a BS...

10. Aussie nurse studying NCLEX

    seeandwhy replied to susieok's topic in International

    take the NCSBN online review. The presentation of the review questions are very similar to the NCLEX. It was the best!

11. General Discussion about Filipino RNs currently working in the U.S.

    seeandwhy replied to lawrence01's topic in Philippines

    I came in the US 3 yrs ago. I started to work in a Med-Sug floor. T'was really busy as in BUSY. In the Phils, I used to work in a District Hosp wherein there was 1 MD, 1-2 RN, 1 aid and the security guard for the entire 50-bed hospital. I thought tha...

12. Please Help!!! - NCLEX Review Courses

    seeandwhy replied to student79's topic in NCLEX

    Wen83 is right. I took the NCSBN 3 weeks online review. It wasn't that expensive. I was totally impressed with their program. I was so scared and anxious when I took my nclex but as soon as I have seen my first question, I smiled because I felt right...

13. Getting called to work an extra day because of short staffing...

    seeandwhy replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    you have worked yourself tooooo much... give your body some time to recover... have a good sleep. Do not feel guilty for saying "no" if you really don't like working, the truth is, they do not care about you - if you get sick, they can't help you. Ju...

14. direct hiring to nursing homes--possible?

    seeandwhy replied to pRinSesa's topic in International

    better find a direct hire hospital than a nursing home. don't pay anything instead they should provide your visa and even give you a sign - on bonus.

15. Shift and weekend differentials- what are yours?

    seeandwhy replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in General Nursing

    I think my hospital is one of the best in giving shift diff... $5.50 for evening M-F $6.25 S-S $7.50 for night M-F $8.25 S-S plus the hospital's benefits are are excellent!