Nursing Q/A for Nurses and Students

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Nurse Beth

Terminated After Two Months!!

I graduated from a BSN school in June 2015, and since then, I've been through 2 jobs. My first job was at a big well-known hospital. I got hired into their new...

General Nursing

Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

by Aliens05, ASN

Hello all, This is my first post here so bear with me. I am a current RN student and while my main focus right now is finishing the program I am nevertheless...

Programs Support

Columbia or NYU for nursing: worth it?

by FutureNurseInfo

While I am taking my pre-reqs for the next two years I decided to start researching nursing schools this early! Granted, my first priority schools are public...

Nurse Beth

Considering a Change - Not Sure of Career Path

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hi Nurse Beth, I am currently in a hospital leadership position but Im thinking of leaving this position to pursue a clinical career. After being in nursing...

Student Assist

Need help with a dosage problem?

by gislb

A nurse has an order to start magnesium sulfate on a preterm labor client. The order reads: Give a 4-g bolus over 15 minutes, then decrease the rate to...

Nurse Beth

Burned Out & Bummed Out - Can't find my nursing "niche"

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hi Nurse Beth, Ive been a nurse for a little over five years now. I am bummed out because I can not seem to find my niche in nursing. I have worked in...

Nurse Beth

New Grad: How can I get experience if nobody will give me a chanc…

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Hello Nurse Beth, I graduated in Feb. 2016 and obtained my RN in May (first try). I have been applying since and it seems as if I am struggling to find...

New York

Highest Paying Hospitals NYC

by MommyRN15

Hi All! Just wanted to start a post on salaries in NYC for those who are job searching or considering a switch. I just switched from a medical center outside...

Afrin Re-Use - How many days?

by nurselove757

I know that the nasal spray medication called Afrin (oxymetazoline) should not be used for more than 3 days. What I dont know is how long can the patient wait...

Medications

Can RNs in CA give Propofol??

by RNlmbhb

I am new to California and looked up the policy for sedation meds that RNs can give and it is very vague. It states that a RN can give any medication as long...

General Students

Help walk me through this med math problem?

by midwesteRN

Im confused as to where to even start to set this up! I dont think I understand how to set it up after the medication is diluted with the sterile water. Any...

Entrepreneurs

Staffing Agency Contract Help

by Dpalmer23

Hello everyone Im here because my wife and are opening a staffing agency. Heres a little background on us and our problem. My wife has been a nurse for 10 yrs...

Critical

What was your practice scores for CCRN prep?

by SebassRN

I am currently studying for my CCRN and using the Pass CCRN book with the online test questions. I wanted to know for those of you who passed the CCRN, did you...

Nurse Beth

Thinking About Changing My Career Path - Should I become an RN and…

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I am from the Philippines and would like to change my career path. I have a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and had worked in several NPOs...

NCLEX

Easy Questions vs. Hard Questions?

by Kaix781

How would you be able to differentiate whether you get an easy or hard question on the NCLEX? I understand you cant post questions but what types of questions,...

HIPAA

Is age part of HIPAA?

by MNNICU, RN

This is actually not just age but GESTATIONAL age. I work in the NICU and was caring for a mom whos baby was coming out to be kangarooed (held). I helped get...

General Students

I'm 22 with a BSc in Biology but want to do nursing..is it too lat…

by Zipporah2

Ive been in school all my life.....graduated high school at 16, went to University right after and graduated at 21 with a BSc in Biology, minor in Chemistry....

Nurse Beth

Psychiatric History - Can I still become a nurse?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, After much wrangling, and figuring things out I finally settled on a BSN program that I think is right for me. What is more discovering my...

Nurse Beth

Hemodialysis Nurse : Forced to work overtime or face abandonment?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I have worked as an acute hemodialysis nurse for more than 4 years. My question has to do with the long hours we are sometimes required to...

General Students

How to calculate NG tube replacement.

by lola_b123

For some reason, this isnt very clear to me. Can someone please help me understand how to calculate? A patients IV fluid is D51/2 NS with 20 mEq of potassium...

Chamberlain College

Chamberlain online RN to BSN review

by Shelly202

I am currently looking into Transferring over to Chamberlain online RN to BSN program and would love to get some feedback! Im currently enrolled in Sacred...

Nurse Beth

Required By Work to Get BSN - Don't Want to Write Endless Papers

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I need to get my BSN per hospital policy. Nineteen years ago I had accumulated almost 1/2 the credits necessary. I imagine theyve expired...

New Nurse

Leaving at 6 months in?

by slippersocks

Hey everyone! I hope Im posting this in the right forum. Im a new grad with 5 months of experience on an ortho/med-surg floor. Ive been looking for labor and...

General Students

Is nursing school REALLY that hard?

by Courtney M

I just started the 2 year ADN program at my community college about a week ago. I am actually the youngest in my program at 18, and I have no nursing...

Nurse Beth

New Grad in Critical Care - Patient Ratio too High to Provide Safe…

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Dear Nurse Beth, I graduated May 2015 with my BSN. I did my preceptorship in a local ICU. When I graduated I accepted a job in the MICU/SICU at another...