Rose_Queen BSN, MSN, RN

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    Punishment...

    Sounds like you need to contact a lawyer familiar with nursing, such as through TAANA Executive Office - Home If you walked off the job in the middle of a shift without giving report to another nurse...
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    ER rushing patients to the floor

    In my neck of the woods, IMCU stands for intermediate care unit. A transition unit between ICU and regular
  3. You can still apply to nursing programs, but you will still need to complete those prereqs. The length of the program will depend upon the program itself. You can start working as a nurse after you...
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    Is not answering the phone for work bad?

    The only time it's a bad idea to not answer the phone is if you are placed on call. If it's important, they can leave a voicemail and you can call back as warranted. Don't let your schoolwork suffer...
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    Resigned - New Job Help

    What you said pretty much sends up red flags for the person doing the hiring. You never want to malign your current employer during an interview. Nor do you want to imply that you had a personality...
  6. Again, you need to ask your school. This isn't a message board specific to GB, whatever that may stand for. There are many students and graduates of programs all over the world from many different...
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    Changing Nursing Prorgams

    If you go to another program, you're going to have to start over anyway because there is a very low chance of nursing credits transferring. While the state BON sets what must be covered in a program,...
  8. With a bachelors degree, you could apply for an accelerated nursing program. However, you will still need to complete all of the programs prereqs, which is going to include A&P. Additionally, most...
  9. You will need to speak with someone at your school as each school may have different requirements. This is not a question AN can answer, especially without naming the
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    Triphonines

    I'm afraid I don't understand your thread title. Perhaps some clarification? Also, what are your thoughts on the question? Please do begin the
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    Getting 30hrs CE credit

    I primarily use CEDirect because my employer has an agreement with them and I don't have to pay a penny and AORN, the specialty organization for OR
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    Please help!

    That's because you're solving only one part of the problem. This not only involves calculating a dose but also converting units of measure. So, what have you set up and calculated so far? Also, just a...
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    RN to RNFA

    Actually, it's 2 years and 2,400 hours to be eligible for
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    List all the Nursing Hats you have worn

    Not a school nurse, but can I play with the cool kids anyway? OR nurse. Es todo. No mas. Just the
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    RN Typical Schedule

    You're going to get pretty much every variety of answer here. Some facilities use all 12 hour shifts. Some use only 8 hour shifts. Some will use a mix. Some will even add other shift lengths into the...
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    Getting 30hrs CE credit

    There are many resources for CEs: specialty organizations, CEDirect, Medscape, RN.com, and many others. Some offer free CEs, others will charge. The number of CEs will likely vary based on the topic-...
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    Please help!

    Welcome to AN! When asking for homework help, we do ask that you show what work you've done so far. Have you tried to set up the problem? What do you think needs to be the first
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Looks down, sees lilac. Dammit! Maybe that's why my day was so
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    Help with math

    OP, have you tried working out those that weren't
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    Help with math

    Question 4: You are giving 76mL in 1 hour. How many minutes are in an hour? In that portion of the hour, how many of those 76mL will
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    Help with math

    Question 3: Your first step is 100% irrelevant to the question- what you have left over is meaningless. You gave 8mL. You correctly calculated how many mg are in each mL and multiplied it times the...
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    Help with math

    Second question: amount is correct. Time, you could technically calculate it out as to how many seconds you can push each mL. However, 1 minutes is relatively
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    Help with math

    Your first question is not correct. You have 50g in 500mL. You are giving 4g. Therefore, you cannot give the full 500mL in the first 20 minutes. What do you think is the first step you need to take?...
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    RN to RNFA

    This site may help: Home -
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    For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    This needed a beverage alert. Fortunately there was not a keyboard involved as I am on my phone. My grade: I give this a 9.8/10. 0.1 deduction for not spelling it grammer. And a 0.1 deduction because...