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Hello, i have the same problem...i was told i need the card for agency work and i cannot find it anywhere. Tack 131..did you find anything out from the fire marshalls when you took that CERT class. I am sure this is more than what is required for the Hospital Fire & Life Safety card??? Anybody....please help...i have called the fire station where they offer the CERT and the guy told me that he does not know anything about this course or card and wanted me to call him back when found out...because others has called also. help

Hello Matt i am new to the forum also. Most RN Refreshers that are on-line i understand have some problems...but most do not. It seems you have gotten the raw end of the stick. My refresher is not on line and has been very successful with placement and clinicals because i have my own clinical contract at an acute care hospital. this makes the transition much easier for the nurse and some can even stay there to work. Maybe you should be more proactive with the instructor and remind her that $2000.00 has been paid and results are mandatory...don't be afraid to approach her/him. If there is no other person to go to for this problem i suggest you be tactful and deal with her.....give her the phone number of the facility that you research...surely she doesn't mind calling them....the work is done. good luck

Hi, what kind of refresher are you in that the clinicals are not included. It sounds like an on-line type program where you have to get separate clinical arrangements. The other suggestions are on track....it really would depend on your program though. The BON in some states don't even require clinicals in a hospital...but i would suggest to you that if you are wanting to go back to the hospital.....you need a refresher clinical in the hospital. Nurse educator

Hey, what about those times you did not have gloves on and had to use cotton for a bleeder and it was bloody...did you watch how you handled it? Did you walk away from the bed and leave the patient blood running while you stepped away to get a glove...most nurses don't and would immediately take something at hand and place on the patient. Now you have exposed yourself unnecessarily. Handwashing is great and should be done all the time..even after removing gloves....gloves don't take the place of HANDWASHING EVER! There are times when nurses don't have gloves on and don't wash hands and go to patient's rooms...you see it and I do too and so does patients. It is not something all nurses are very careful about....so these are the times gloves would help. Again....whether you believe in gloves or not for injections, etc....believe in cleanliness,protecting yourself and family, and cutting down on nosocomial infections.....if you keep these in mind...you will use good discretion of when to put them on.

no gloves huh?? Well, as a nurse educator...i require my students to wear gloves for injections, picking up a kleenex, handling a bedpan, going under the covers to turn patients...etc. Who wants the germs anyway? What does Nosocomial mean? Isn't it high in the hospitals now...this question and the answers confirms why. Good luck to those that don't believe in wearing them....and may God bless the patients. Let's not mention the long finger nails that did not have gloves on.....i better stop now. a concerned educator!

hi, i am new to the forum and a nurse educator for more than 30 years in hospital nursing programs, junior college, and private sector..now own school. Educators are great but a few of you are right...there is a shortage and "us" babyboomers are going to be throwing in the clip boards soon and we need for others to come along and help the shortage. It has to be more interested educators out there...it is very rewarding to mold and shape the minds to being "safe".....but you have to have the "patience" of JOB.

Hi Rebek4, There are not quick study guides that are 100% viable. The best thing to do is study using critical thinking skills and apply this to the disease processes. What i mean is....use scenarios that are patient driven...make decisions of care for the patient starting with medications, lab, communication, teaching, etc. All these things keeping in mind where the patient is across the lifespan. Don't leave anything out as you study including the nursing process. The NCLEX is about critical thinking not memorizing answers to questions in a NCLEX study guide.....questions will change but application/knowledge does not and this is what will help you on the NCLEX. Good luck....set goals and stay focus!!!:) The Educator