Rose_Queen BSN, MSN, RN

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    Fluid Management During shortage

    I've never heard of that, and if the bag is specifically labeled for irrigation, then it can have larger particulate matter than fluids labeled for injection. Unless there is guidance from the...
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    Operating room call to cover staff on leave

    This is pretty much standard in every OR I've worked in. The call needs covered regardless of whether people are on leave or not. My current facility publishes the list of who's up next for an...
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    Vanderbilt Nurse Residency Winter 2025 Track

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    Texas Tech University ABSN - 2025

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    University of Maryland CRNA 2025 Start

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  12. Add in the dockworker strike, and it's gonna be a rough time for a lot of
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    Struggling to even get an interview

    What nurses are finding is that this is no longer true in many areas. Nurses who left to travel are coming home as the travel market is drying up/paying much less. During the height of staff...
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    Surgical/Trauma

    Honestly? There isn't much that will cross over to the OR. Whether one comes into the OR as a new grad or as a nurse with experience in another specialty, they get the same orientation. You may...
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    Surgical/Trauma

    Most likely this is an inpatient unit that takes surgical trauma patients. It's like a med/surg position for this particular patient
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  19. Why would it be inappropriate to identify a nurse by name? When we do patient care handoffs during surgery for 15 minute or meal breaks, the documentation requires what was included in the handoff and...
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    CCNE vs WASC accreditations

    It is not the same. ACEN and CCNE are specific to just nursing programs. WSCUC is a regional accreditation that looks at a college/university overall quality without specifically looking at nursing....
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    Advice on underperformers

    My facility uses orientation development plans when there are concerns about the orientee. Documentation includes specific examples of issues (I.e., returning (specific number of minutes) late from...
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    Can I challenge the LVN exam?

    No. Many states require completion of an LPN/LVN program in order to be endorsed. Obtaining licensure by challenging the exam can severely restrict where one can
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