fabnurse

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1. Help! Really want nursing as a second career but not sure how to do it....

   fabnurse replied to camandbrookesmom's topic in Career Support

   I'm doing a 2 year Associate's program with clinical experience. If you want to be good at what you do, you need a good clinical rotation experience. But I don't know about your education background. A 2 year is quick, but packed with quality. You ...

2. I made a huge mistake.. I made up vitals and got caught..

   fabnurse replied to Talk2much555's topic in General Nursing

   Dude, you know how to take vitals the right way and understand the necessity? Ask yourself this first. How long have you been a medical assistant? Sometimes people behave this way because they are bored with what they're doing. Maybe you need a chang...

3. What kind of nursing do you do????

   fabnurse replied to dspring's topic in Men

   Why? Do you feel that you're missing something? My bro works as a new ER nurse-its crazy man. He's going to the ICU after 2-3 years. I think it helps but don't beat yourself up...learn what you have to & I'm sure you'll be fab!!! -Sophia

4. Can I challenge the RN boards?

   fabnurse replied to jodyangel's topic in LPN/LVN

   Your best bet is to contact the state that you live in or where you plan to work as an RN. But that was the 1980s. You know, things are more strict now. I am graduating with like 5 LPNs and they had to go back to school for 2 years in a nursing prog...

5. Need advice on reporting incident with relative

   fabnurse replied to kbclary4's topic in Safety

   Whoa the fact that he was put on a ventilator without consent is wrong. ICU rules might be different from a med/surg floor but if a patient refuses a treatment-and they do have that right-healthcare workers have to make sure they understand what thei...