Nursing Q/A for Nurses and Students

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Nurse Beth

Should this RN be fired for giving med to housekeeper to give to p…

Dear Nurse Beth, I have been a nurse for 29 years. Started out as LPN for 15 years, and then graduated from RN school in 2005. I should have known...

LPN, LVN

Will I take a paycut going from LPN to RN?

by Mintezia

I have been undecided on whether or not an RN would be worth it for me. I have 3.5 years of experience with trach and vent patients both adults and peds. I...

SRNA

Does anyone know of any programs that transfer credits from the MS…

by Camxxx

Hi everyone, Since CRNAs and NPs will soon start to require doctorate degrees I wondered if its more advantageous to do a direct entry MSN program instead of...

Nurse Beth

Floated mid-shift regularly

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, In the middle of the shift we are starting to be asked to change floors/ assignments. Its not easy to take an assignment, create a plan, then...

Nurse Beth

Ex boyfriend filed complaint about me to BON

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I had a complaint filed against my RN license from an ex boyfriend immediately after we broke up in April 2021 (I broke up with him). When I...

What to do when you don't want to be the charge nurse?

General Nursing

I don't want to be Charge!

by Ioreth, BSN, RN

The title says it all, but Ill unpack. Ive worked at my first job in nursing for just shy of 2 years, 1 year nights and most of the past year days. It has been...

Nurse Beth

Sabotaged at Work

by Nurse Beth, MSN

I have left my current job after 7 years of employment at a hospital that was my very 1st job as an RN. I feel like I am being targeted by the nurse manager...

Nurse Beth

Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, Im currently between a rock and a hard place. I graduated in December 2019 with my BSN and got a job at my university hospital on a gyn/onc...

Nurse Beth

Should I consider myself lucky?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Nurse Beth, I am a BSN nursing student scheduled to graduate in December 2021. My ultimate goal is to become an acute care NP or CRNA. I am an older student...

Home Health

How long does it take to "get" OASIS?

by allthesmallthings

Im applying now for a position (either travel, or regular - have to see how things work out) in home health, as RN. Ive got 9 months experience in home health...

Nurse Beth

Graduating with MSN

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I will be graduating my MSN program (leadership and management) next year and I would like to know what jobs would be available to me as far...

General Nursing

What is harder: Hospital or facility?

by Leonardo Del Toro, RN

They are all hard and one pay more than the other. But is all that work worth the money and the more money you make the more taxes you pay... Hospital or...

Nurse Beth

Unhappy with CCU job after one week

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I have been a nurse almost 20 years and have mostly done med/surg and step down ICU. Have floated to CCU during Covid. So I moved recently and...

Nurse Beth

Loves Critical Care But Has Spinal Condition

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hello, I have been an ICU RN for several years now and I absolutely love bedside Critical Care. My 10 year plan was to get my AGACNP and work as an NP to our...

Nurse Beth

Should I join LinkedIn?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

I am starting nursing school in a month and I have no online presence. Should I create a LinkedIn or an Academia.edu profile? My nursing school has a strong...

Scope of Practice: Can we give patient a dose of medication not RX'd to them?

Safety

Scope of Practice and medications?

by Catedi

My question is: If a physician writes a valid order for a non-controlled medication in a prison setting and the medication (Hydroxyzine) has not yet arrived,...

Home Health

Should I buy my own OASIS training?

by allthesmallthings

Hi. Im wondering if I should buy my own OASIS training (online, probably) as a travel nurse relatively new to home health. My background: 11 years as a nurse,...

NCLEX

UWorld Scoring

by rugger4312

I will be taking the NLCEX in a month and mostly using UWorld to prepare. I currently sit at a qbank score of 56% and have gone through only 410 questions. Ive...

Programs Support

Non Accredited (but approved) Nursing Schools

by Summer365

Does anyone have recommendations for good public or private schools for an associate of nursing in the southern Florida area? Also has anyone had any...

Nurse Beth

Feels bad for not swabbing a vascular access port

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hi Nurse Beth, I found you on the allnurses page and would like some guidance, I am a recent grad. A while ago while working, I was changing a patient with...

NP Students

Online FNP programs?

by sunshine120

Ive looked on some of the student boards but they dont appear that active, so just curious does anyone have any recommendations for an online FNP program? The...

Nurse Beth

Got a contingent offer, is it legally binding?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hello Nurse Beth, I graduated in May 2020 and passed my NCLEX in December 2020. I was job hunting for most of the beginning of 2021 and after a lot of...

General Nursing

Medical Abbreviations 'AK'

by MichellesMusings

Im trying to help someone with an abbreviations quiz. What is the abbreviation for above the knee. It does NOT say amputation. Is it just AK?

Nurse Beth

Help me decide what job to take! New Grad Angst

by Nurse Beth, MSN

I am a new grad trying to decide between two job offers. Not sure which one to pick HELP!

Nurse Beth

Do I have to do bedside nursing as a new grad?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

I struggle with bedside. Do all new grads do bedside because it's undesirable work? I hate that I have to sign a 2 years contract.