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    Help!!! Can you obtain a bachelors degree if you do not have an associates degree?

    Rose_Queen replied to jengarcia87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Welcome to AN! There are many options for obtaining a prelicensure nursing degree: diploma program, associates degree, bachelors degree, and direct-entry masters degree. The best way to find out which...
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    Help! Trauma CEU's needed!!

    Rose_Queen replied to livinthelife's topic in General Nursing

    My employer requires me to complete 8 hours of trauma education each year. They help with this requirement by providing inservices once a month that are recorded and available on our education site....
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    nclex rn 2016

    Rose_Queen replied to janmanj's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Welcome to AN! You reached the maximum number of questions, which means that either you were very close to passing or very close to failing. Basically, you were hovering right around that line. That...
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    Question help

    Rose_Queen replied to purplegen1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Except there are other methods of preventing DVT and PE than anticoagulation medications that are not risk
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    Question help

    Rose_Queen replied to purplegen1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Was the patient on anticoagulation preop? If not, the anticoagulation is only short term. There are other methods of DVT prevention other than medication. Those are often the better option as...
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    Question help

    Rose_Queen replied to purplegen1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Why would you eliminate answer
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    Question help

    Rose_Queen replied to purplegen1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Arthroplasty = replacement. What is the standard for post op care of a total knee
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    Bridge to Masters Program or Second Bachelors?

    Rose_Queen replied to Tara Ann's topic in School, College Programs

    Welcome to AN! Check with your state BON website for a list of approved schools- advanced practice programs should be included on the list. Then, you can work from there to see if any of them require...
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    CABG recovery ratios?

    Rose_Queen replied to brook0224's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I don't think my facility even does 1:1 on fresh hearts unless it's a VAD, IABP, or seriously unstable patient (as in, chest is packed open or maxed out on multiple
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    So discouraged -- having second thoughts.

    Rose_Queen replied to amber0627's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do you absolutely have to work as much as you do? It sounds like you're spreading yourself too thin and might need to look at letting something go. Only you could decide whether that's work less...
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    Help me please

    Rose_Queen replied to YoungMaleCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This sounds like a question you really need to be asking the employer/human
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    Nursing Care Plan for pt with vitals in range and nothing wrong after pacemaker inserted

    Rose_Queen replied to rebecca789's topic in General Students

    Do you have a nursing diagnosis handbook? The reason I ask is because what you identified as a nursing diagnosis in your last post is not NANDA approved. You need approved nursing diagnoses from a...
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    Nursing Care Plan for pt with vitals in range and nothing wrong after pacemaker inserted

    Rose_Queen replied to rebecca789's topic in General Students

    Welcome to AN! One of the key points of nursing diagnoses is that they are based on the nursing assessment and not the medical diagnosis. The medical diagnosis/procedure may have influence, but is not...
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    BSN vs RN-BSN

    Rose_Queen replied to jullia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to the BSN directly out of high school. Some benefits to doing it that way: no life events to get in the way of completing an RN-to-BSN program, access to jobs accepting BSN only applicants. I...
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    Care plan

    Rose_Queen replied to isela0523's topic in General Students

    I have a question about this part of the assessment: I've only heard of staged wounds related to pressure ulcers. Did the patient have pressure ulcers on her abdomen? Or are you referring to...
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    Hiring Former Staff

    Rose_Queen replied to RNRy's topic in Nurse Management

    If it's only a minority who are upset, I'd let it be for now. How long has it been since the employee left? A lot can change, including people developing better interpersonal
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    Why is Nursing a great career?

    Rose_Queen replied to habioye's topic in General Students

    Welcome to AN! What draws you to nursing? We'd like to hear your ideas
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    SATA

    Rose_Queen replied to Eigyaj5's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Welcome to AN! Some SATA tips from Hurst
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    Emancipation

    Rose_Queen replied to nurselove757's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Underage minors who are pregnant/parents are considered medically emancipated and can make decisions regarding pregnancy care and care of the child. From the Erie County Bar
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    Travel Nursing

    Rose_Queen replied to Byhisstripes's topic in Travel

    Welcome to
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    Mortality rates for cardiac surgery

    Rose_Queen replied to SororAKS's topic in General Nursing

    You may also be able to find reports directly from the state. My state does a lot of tracking, and the results are even published in the local
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    "I would never want you as my nurse!"

    Rose_Queen replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Literally or figuratively? Picturing Far gloating as she sneaks laxatives or
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    BREAKS?????? You've gotta be kidding!

    Rose_Queen replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    It's not a right of passage; it's an employer that doesn't care enough about its employees to ensure that legally entitled breaks are
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    Do nurses do med math

    Rose_Queen replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    The dose is almost exclusively given in mcg, mg, g, or another common unit. It does not specify the volume. Meds come in different concentrations; you use whatever concentration is available or makes...
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    Am I making the right choice?

    Rose_Queen replied to Lovenicubaby's topic in Nursing Career

    Welcome to AN! I went into nursing school with the expectation that I would eventually end up working in peds or OB. However, my clinical experiences in those specialties told me that neither would be...