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I have "The Little GI Book: An Easily Digestible Guide to Understanding Gastroenterology". This book is helpful regarding medical diagnosis and it is easy to read, it would not be helpful with the nursing aspect. However, it may give you more insight and knowledge.

Thank you everyone for responding to my post. This was very helpful.

Hi everyone! I am helping to set up procedure and policy for my facility. I work at an outpatient MDs office that only does EGDs and Colonoscopies, this office is under the auspices of a major medical center. How long do you document vital signs post procedure, generally how long do you keep the patient? 99% patients are receiving Propofol. Thanks!

Exactly! If you have input. I didn't!!! Sometimes it worse having bad help than no help at all, because you have to clean up after them. I have a nurse who was kicked out of 3 jobs before coming to my office, she has been barely a nurse for over a year. It really depends on how savvy and intelligent the new nurse is.

Hi Spotangel! I really enjoyed your article, I work in a clinic too. My pet peeve is people think working in a clinic is an easy job, its not always. My other problem is people think new nurses without experience should work at these clinics. Acute care experience is needed to pick up potential problems and learn how to advocate for patients to the physicians. I think new nurses enter the clinic with the idea the doctors are going to train them, in my office that is farthest from the truth.

Hi Princess Bride! I felt the same way on my unit too. I didn't precept either in my ICU, I was not a big personality on my unit. I kept to myself but I got annoyed I was not ask to precept. When I finally got the opportunity I did shine but it was too late. They asked me to go to the preceptor class but I was already leaving the unit. It feels if you are not a preceptor its your management saying you are not a good nurse. However, they like to assign these things to nurses who are bubbly and outgoing and may make the preceptee feel comfortable, its not based on experience and know how. Don't take it personally. You are on to bigger and better....

I thought Phospo soda was taken off the market because it can cause kidney failure?

Hi everyone! I'm thinking about applying to Acute NP program. I left critical care 8 months ago and am working for a hospital private practice. I left for better pay and benefits. I worked in critical care for 6 years and have my CCRN. Do you think I have a shot for admission in an Acute NP program? Thanks everyone!

OP if you are unhappy with your BSN program, withdraw, you get what you put into it. If you want to know about EKG interpretation and other things, seek opportunities in your hospital or on the outside. Nursing being in taught in colleges, is a recent phenomenon. Why? Nursing was considered women's work. Women weren't admitted into colleges a 100 years ago, that is why these diploma programs developed in hospitals. Now more than ever we have access to amazing educational opportunities. Nursing should keep up with these developments and move forward. Every other profession isn't fighting it.

When your staff wants to leave or transfer to other units, be gracious about it. Don't take it personally and try to sabotage it for them.

Your instructor is one person. Once you finish school, you can pursue whatever opportunity you can find. If you would like to work med surg nights, why not, go for it. You probably have performance anxiety in front of your instructor. Tell your professor whatever she wants to hear, but when you graduate from school it's your life.

Its a faculty group practice, meaning the doctors teach at NYU medical school.

Hi Everyone! I'm ADN who is trying to finish my BSN program. When I was in the LPN and ADN nursing programs I was very motivated about school and did very well in both programs. Now I can't even finish the BSN program, I have lost my drive for school. I keep dropping out of the BSN program. I wanted at some point to be an NP, but I don't know if that is possibility at this point. Did anyone else have this loss of motivation regarding school? How did you overcome it? I keep telling myself I need to have my BSN for all the uncertainty in the job market. If I want to leave my job or do something else it is necessity for the NY job market.

I worked as a UAP in a hospital while I was in school and it was a great experience. I gained confidence in interacting with patients. I learned telemetry monitoring, phlebotomy, and other useful skills. I read charts during downtime learned about medical conditions and how to document. Watched the good RNs and how they cared for their patients. When nurses know you are in school they are willing to teach you things you may not see in school. No experience is a waste, you have to make the most out of it.

I would call the DOH on this hospital for placing your grandmother in a restraint. There was no reason for it, a fall is not a justification. You have the right to complain and state usually takes unlawful restraints as a serious matter. Just remember when your grandmother gets her survey from the hospital be sure to write all the problems observed on the unit.