Rose_Queen BSN, MSN, RN

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    HELP - Goals for PMHNP preceptor/clinicals

    Closed for staff
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    OR Nurse Residency Program

    Hello @NikiLPN7! There are generally two threads I point people to for information about the OR. Both of these have had input from several OR nurses- many who love it and some who don’t. I...
  3. It’s literally two pockets (front and back), Velcro straps, and 4 ice packs ?. Manufactured to standards of course, not kludged together by random staff members getting
  4. We have cooling vests as an option for surgical staff who are scrubbed in. I can definitely see the benefit for those who spend hours in PPE. Me? I’d probably still be cold under all that
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    Senior project

    Moved to Student Assistance. I will warn you that those last two questions are possibly going to discourage folks from answering. Many members enjoy the
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    NCLEX after 14 years?

    You can,
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    NCLEX after 14 years?

    NCLEX is a national exam. There is no difference between states (meaning there is no "California NCLEX”). What is different is the state to which one applies for licensure by examination. The test...
  8. Sounds like something that should be discussed in policies for the facility. There wouldn’t be any legal/ethical issues that I can see. I work in periop, and we have on call folks. We do not...
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    International College of Health Sciences

    There are two ways to create a special area for your cohort, that are Terms-of-Service approved. One is to create a facebook page. This link is allowed to be posted. The...
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    Nursing and Childbirth

    Klone's answer above is probably most common; however, there would be some outliers. My current facility has a separate hospital for labor and delivery and there is no unit at the main hospital....
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    Help! Quickest Nursing Programs in NJ?

    For profit programs that graduate quickly tend to not have very good NCLEX pass rates. (That doesn't mean that all for profit programs are bad, but there are many predatory ones out there) Other...
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    What constitutes an IV insertion "attempt"?

    Well, I'm sure my facility is different from many others, but here's how it works in mine: Most RNs do not start IVs. We have an IV team for that. For the areas that do start their own IVs...
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    NCLEX application

    Moved to Nursing Registration forum for best
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    Travel Wish List

    Here it is in
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    Upenn NP Core Courses

    If you're accepted to the program, you should be assigned an advisor who can help you with this
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    Travel Wish List

    Rose's haven't been to yet travel wish list: Scotland (getting crossed off the list next year if all works out...) Spain Iceland Alaska Several are on the "If I could go back and I had...
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    NCLEX after 14 years?

    Basically, you cannot apply for licensure in MI until you have a license in another state. A refresher course is not an option to become eligible for obtaining a license by passing NCLEX. The CGFNS is...
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    AHA BLS?

    CPR.heart.org will have a search for training
  19. There are two ways to create a special area for your cohort, that are Terms-of-Service approved. One is to create a facebook page. This link is allowed to be posted. The...
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    ER to OR????

    Hello @Valkyrie93! There are two threads that I generally point those asking about life in the OR to: I hope that gives you some
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    University of Michigan DNP 2021

    Moved to Student NP
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    International College of Health Sciences

    There are two ways to create a special area for your cohort, that are Terms-of-Service approved. One is to create a facebook page. This link is allowed to be posted. The...
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    HESI A2 math

    Moved to HESI forum for best
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    The Impeachment of Joe Biden

    Just like the saying "Charity begins at home," so too should government. I can't even imagine the sheer number of those who filled out ballots only for president, ignoring the state and local levels....