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So for after months of feeling like I had bitten off more than I could chew; I am finally loving my job in rural nursing. I work at a CAH with 2 ER/ Trauma bays and 16 bed Acute Wing half of which is usually occupied with swing bed patients. We als...

I just found out this morning ( sat, I tested on thurs. who knew that sat was a " business" day?) that I had "unofficially" passed! Maybe the pearson vue trick does work. I also suspect strongly that when you get those SATA questions those are a good...

I took boards yesterday, I tried to register this morning and it said that I couldn't because I had recently scheduled an appointment or something and it wouldn't let me pay so I am crossin my fingers. I got the 75 questions with lots of SATA and pr...

So, I recently applied for a position on an acute child and adolescent behavorial health unit. While I was there with the nurse manager, we were discussing the in's and out's of the job and he told me that when isolating a patient they CANNOT use 5 ...

Does amiodoarone really turn skin blue-ish? I had no idea, I have even given that med before. Why does it do that? Anyone know? I COULD look it up, but if someone wants to share :)

Oh wow! Thanks for posting about the lotus birth, even though its "gross" by our standards I really love the cultural aspect. I should have been an anthropologist I think. Sally

LOL it probably IS very nutritious. Not OB related, but after my husband and I had gone fishing with his mom and had some of the dead fish left she mentioned that we should put the dead fish in the hole before we plant the new willow tree we had g...

I was under the impression that in most facilities the placenta went to pathology to examine, unless the family wants it for some reason ( GROSS! I KNOW!) apparently there are cultural reasons for this. I have heard of people eating them, or "planti...

sorry, I was trying to write a reply with while a toddler was trying to crawl up on my lap. Yes, a foley keeps the bladder continuously drained. If you were to forget to put it in , perhaps it would be difficult to urinate depending on how "traumat...

Hmmm.... I just think the pt would pee on themselves hehe. Now if the foley was clamped off at the thigh or something thats a whole other story. Also, IDK where you are in your studies but if a full bladder can interfere with the involution of the u...

That is really sad. I think two things about this 1) clearly defined roles are a must (nurses too!) 2) the nurses should have a nurse manager that they are accountable to, trying to explain a nursing problem to someone who knows nothing about nursing...

Another thing that bugs me about hospital beds, not just about the design, is that people constantly need to be scooted up. I know we should be repositioning q 2 hr but it irks me that people keep scooting down.

I think there should be regulations on physicians who are NOT psychiatrists prescribing psych-meds. I know some people would argue that this is mainly an ethical issue, as they are within their defined scope of practice or that its "easier" ( and le...

Thats really sad...Glad she meant something to her family...

I hear that! I , unfortunately, have less experience than you( new grad awaiting licensing) and have seriously been on a tour of nearly every facility in town with no luck, yet. My classmates think it is the economy, and a lot of them worked hard t...

Are you relatively young? Do you have pressing need to enter the job market soon? These conditions may factor into your decision as well. From personal experience, when taking any classes A&P or Chem's always take the version of the class that ...

most universities have an accelerated degree (BSN) program for those candidates who already possess a Bachelors degree even in another area, ( like agribusiness for example) check into it, I think you would be a shoo in with all of your background, ...

I am fairly in the dark about chemo had very little training on it, but I would say when answering a question about care for mucocitis it may be something like "magic mouthwash" maalox, lidocaine (and something else as well). I don't remember but th...

Thats kinda sad about the openings, and the fact that it pays poorly in comparison to nursing. A classmate of mine was working in psychology and got to the Bachelor level and began working in a "emergency placement" for children who had recently be...

I do also find that the buttons tend to break over time. I also dislike how you have to press a combination of buttons to get trendelenberg position or use the scale. I feel one "dedicated" button to those functions somewhere on the bed, out of rea...

Thank You Silver, 88% is a pretty high percentage, but thats a positive for prospective test takers Thanks Again

I am sure this has already been asked and answered, but I am going to ask again, cause... I'm just like that What percentage of students who take the NCLEX (RN) pass the first time. I recently took a standardized test (ATI) that gave me a 95% proba...

Just thought I would respond as well. I don't have any suggestions on how to get through that Saunders book, trying to figure out that schedule myself. However I will say I LOVE the Saunders book due to the illustrations and outline and such. Some...

Well thats good to know. I support the use of least restrictive means necessary. It also illustrates that there are considerable differences between adult and child psych units. Another thing about our unit is that we have great docs that support ...

here are the compact states https://www.ncsbn.org/158.htm not sure about DC though,are they their own district and own rules? IDK let us know what happens ok?