Black Jade BSN, RN

What 's the correct way to give IM injections such as Flu vaccines? In my Medical Assistant and Nursing Program I was taught to give it one hand and give it quick after aspirating. However, I've seen some of my Medical Assistants and on TV (news) giv...

i just want to say to those who failed the nclex to not give up. i failed my nclex the first time with 265 questions after completing 6 hours (had too many distractors). i had taken one month off from work and studied for 8 hours pretty much every ...

I had three experiences in where two of them were done in clinicals. I remember one experience when I used to work at a clinic, I had to cathetherize a male patient who was paraplegic. I was a little nervous, because it had been awhile since my sch...

What about a warm shawl so she can wear it around her shoulders? Great gift for this time of the year.

It is a "one-of-a-kind" profession where you wear multiple hats.

Noble

Lately this has been happening more frequently at our company and we all wonder what we can do about it. They're asking to put "reminders" not to steal other people's food and/or office supplies. How can a "reminder" help this situation? The indiv...

While it is difficult to lose a patient, I commend you for handling it well especially early in your nursing career. In my opinion, I think it will be better that you send a card as group since everybody worked together to saved this patient's life. ...

Difficult enough that only about seven students from our class passed the first time. We had three attempts to pass and those who didn't, wouldn't be able to graduate. But because it was a trial and we were all panicking, the instructors decided to...

I think proof of that will be if you look around and check your co-workers; especially the young ones. How many of them would you consider to be good looking?

as i'm looking at how many members and guests are online, i was wondering how you all found out about this website. i found allnurses.com when i was googling for help with my math problem while in my first semester in nursing school. ever since, al...

Congratulations Mossback! That's awesaome!

I wonder if the hospital will get sued, if something happened to the neglected patients because some stupid lazy CNA or "nurse" didn't care.

Check out this website on Occupational Outlook on Registered Nurses. Hope this helps. BJ http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm

How are you financially? Does he really need the DJ job? Maybe he can alternate working one weekend and take the weekend off when you have it off. Or take a Friday or Saturday off (when you have it off) so that you can spend time together.

I was 30 years old when I first applied for the RN program, but quit after the first semester. I decided to try one more time at age 33 and never looked back.

I'm still not sure about your plan. If I were the employer and see your resume, I'd still want to know where you did your CNA studies. Just my . As far as the youtube videos, I wouldn't rely on them since some of them are not legit or are evidence b...

As a nurse, there are more things to worry about than just a back injury. We are at risk for Hepatitis, HIV, TB, MRSA, violence, etc...The fact that you are becoming a hypochondriac is not good. Heck, you are more likely to injure your back at home...

My sincerest sympathy to you and your family. Stick to your guns with the day off you requested; you are entitled to your bereavement time. If I were you, I would go straight to the higher ups and HR to explain my situation. It's sad that we can b...

As far as I know, the only time that you can challenge a CNA exam is when you already finished your first semester in the RN program. After that, you can work as a Nursing Assistant in the hospital. In California, they have Regional Occupational Pr...

Are you able to talk to the manager about it? When I used to work at a clinic, my MAs wanted to do everything they pleased. I brought my concerns to the manager and together we worked out a plan where the MAs had to do their job according to their ...

tainted1972, I wish you good luck on your RN degree! BJ

dclamb, It is my assumption that managers look at a New Grad's resume and are impressed that the student worked during the program and did volunteer work. It tells them that the student is able to multi-task and juggle everything all at once includ...

I wonder how many nurses volunteer, because they enjoy helping people and not because they can't find a job and this is the only way to gain experience? I have to be honest that when I was in the middle of job hunting, I wanted to work as a volunte...

Sorry, my paragraphs came out funny.