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I would love to hear all of your opinions on this issue.... My mom has been a nurse for 25+ years and has worked in a very busy family practice office for the past 12-13 years. For the majority of this time the office has had two full time nurses, h...

Hello everyone, I have recently started interviewing for NP jobs, as a graduate this May. My most recent offer was to work part-time in an internal med clinic (26 to 30 hours per week) and take call every 3rd weekend. Call would consist of taking a...

I know the feeling of waiting! I got accepted to UIC (adult/geriatric NP program) and started last January and will be done one year from now. It's a tough program, but we all get through it! Good luck!

I would try these sites for starters: http://www.cdc.gov http://www.niaid.nih.gov http://www.shea-online.org http://www.idsociety.org I'm not an infection control nurse....sorry I can't help you out more. You can probably contact the National Instit...

I always thought of the ABC's first and Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs. Physiological needs always come first: breathing, food, water, sleep, excretion. Think of things needed for survival. Everything else comes after that....safety, love/belo...

sorry i misspoke. the 0.03% chance is for mucocutaneous transmission risk. (when i replied before, I thought this was the percutaneous risk). Percutaneous expsoures to blood contaminated sharp objects is 0.32%. for hepatitis C: "most studies pl...

I believe the chance of getting HIV from a needle stick (with a patient who actually has been confirmed HIV+) is 0.03%. I think the change of getting Hepatitis C from a needle stick (again from a patient who has been dx'd with Hep C) is 3%. I could...

I don't know of any specific schools with that focus BUT there is an "up and coming" field in nursing--transcultural nursing. Dr. Madeleine Leininger is a nurse-anthropologist who proposed similarities between nursing and anthropology. She is famou...

I also agree with the above poster. The essay sounds more like a cover letter for a job to which you are applying. The section where you discuss all the tasks you have completed in the ICU (reformating flow sheets, reformatting insulin drip protoco...

i agree with nursecherlove. If you are taking the classes concurrently, bring out both books when you start to study. When you read about the pathophysiology of HTN, look up the drugs that are used to treat it (diuretics, beta blockers, ace inhibit...

I see you are applying to the nursing program at UIC!!?? I applied to the grad school at UIC (Adult Nurse Practioner program), and I was formally invited to an interview this Thursday!! With that being said, I want to offer some suggestions that hel...

Is your clinical instructor around during clinicals? If something needs immediate attention and the nurse will not listen to you, then you should direct your concerns to the instructor. If the matter is not urgent and could possibly wait 5 minutes...

I agree that we need a bit more information. What exactly was she admitted for? the constipation? did she have an obstruction? or was she admitted for the bipolar disorder being out of control? or was it because of the low sodium? labs (anemia)...

thanks for the replies. Yes, miko014, the reason they do not want to hire another nurse is because they don't want to pay a nurse's wages! They feel they can get by how they are. I've also been telling my mom she should resign if they are not willi...

Rush is an excellent school for both undergrad and grad school!! Most of the professors have doctorates (either PhD's, DNSc's, DNPs many of them are fellows of the american academy of nurses as well. Some of the prof's don't have doctorates, but t...

When you auscultate the abdominal aorta you should hear the "normal heart beat" but it will most likely be fainter that you hear when you auscultate the heart. In overweight or obese individuals, you may not be able to hear it at all. The purpose o...

Chest pain is a symptom of a condition or disease. Chest pain can have many different causes--cardiac (angina, MI, pericarditis myocarditis, aortic dissection, etc) or noncardiac (musculoskeletal chest pain, chest wall pain, pleuritic CP, sensory s...

cv is short for curriculum vitae. Essentially it is another form of a a resume, but it allows you to go into more detail and doesn't have the typical "one page limit" as is the rule for resumes. It is a summary of your academic background, teaching/r...

Yes, it is a HIPAA violation! I would definitely have her contact the state board of nursing to report it. If your friend did not save the text messages, maybe the cell phone company somehow has a record of this on a large server. Or possibly the...

I would think either way (essay form or short paragraphs answering each individual questions separately) would be fine since it is not indicated EXACTLY which they prefer. It appears their only requirement is not to exceed 4 pages. I personally wou...

Here....I found the link that I was talking about..... https://allnurses.com/forums/f145/west-suburban-college-nursing-131051.html?highlight=West

I attended West Sub when it was in a combined program with Concordia University. I was the second to last class to graduate while the two schools were together. I graduated in December 2003. When the two schools were together, the program was fanta...

I have not heard of this yet! Have you looked on OVID? Your school library should have this on the computer system. All you need is the user name and password, and you should also be able to access it from your home computer. I always used OVID whe...

I posted this in the Illinois nurses forum, but I wanted to duplicate it here as well. Has anyone applied to the MSN program (Adult NP) at UIC for Spring 2007? If so, have you heard anything from them about an interview or acceptance? Or if you app...

I also did not care for hospital nursing. I think finding an office job is more difficult because many nurses want holidays/evenings/weekends off. Sometimes jobs are not posted online or in the newspaper. Many offices do a "word of mouth" type adve...