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  1. Dealing with Judgement for going to Excelsior

    ukstudent replied to Amber07's topic in Online Distance Learning

    How about "An accredited nursing school". Forget about the comments. They are only said by people insecure about themselves, in other words, bullies. Most nurses base their ideas about fellow...

  2. new here- read sticky- ? about EC

    ukstudent replied to tepbsmith's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Suesqatch, I want to make it clear that I didn't think that the idea of going to cc and ec at the same time was very practicle. That was the OP's idea. I was trying to gently point out the lack of...

  3. new here- read sticky- ? about EC

    ukstudent replied to tepbsmith's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Why do you want to do the EC program? If you want to stay in college so as to defer student loans then why not do an LPN to RN bridge course? Although I have seen people on this forum do EC rapidly...

  4. Seeking RNs for online survey

    ukstudent replied to silem411's topic in General Nursing

    Did not finish your survey. You do not define what type of spinal cord injury you are talking about. Several of your questions made no sense, so I just stopped. What was the question about needing...

  5. Someone is bad mouthing me!!!!

    ukstudent replied to love to dive's topic in General Nursing

    Forget about the lawyer. You would just end up spending money. Like the poster's above I would suggest looking at your HR file and adding your own comments if needed. Try applying for med-surg or...

  6. No one dies in OR

    ukstudent replied to shock-me-sane's topic in General Nursing

    if you are feeling this jaded even as a tech maybe you should look for a different work environment when you graduate and become a nurse. the icu is not for

  7. bad stethoscope!!

    ukstudent replied to smileynurse89's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Littman's are good but cost. Ultra scopes I have been told are very good and not very expensive for a poor

  8. Need help from an experienced Grad on Ethical Dilemma

    ukstudent replied to mlee9985's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Think about things that can occur in health care that have demonstrators shouting at each other. Look up the meaning of deontology and tetontology (sorry for any bad spelling), find out were YOU...

  9. Drexel NCLEX-RN review?

    ukstudent replied to lala422's topic in General Nursing

    Dexrel had an agreement with my nursing school to use the facilities. The semester before I was to graduate they had an agreement that anyone signing up the semester before graduation could take the...

  10. Pet Un-Peeves, or what I like about Emergency Nursing

    ukstudent replied to ERbunny's topic in Emergency

    It stands for Blood Alcohol Level, so no it would be hard to play at home. Although you could do some guessing while watching

  11. How to solve the shortage of new grad jobs?

    ukstudent replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. YOU wouldn't hire a new grad if you didn't have to. Hospitals have turned into business and seem to look at the short term profitability only. Long term, if hospitals developed a trusting...

  12. How to solve the shortage of new grad jobs?

    ukstudent replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    To get this tread back on track. Heres an idea. The local government should stop giving money to colleges to turn out more and more nursing students. If you look at the interantional forum you can...

  13. Question about Telemetry

    ukstudent replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Cardiac

    The ER has it correct. With your 5 lead you can with moving the chest lead around get a 12-lead EKG view of the heart. With a true 12 -lead the limb leads are placed on the actual limbs and the pt...

  14. How high have you titrated levophed?

    ukstudent replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't work in a MICU, we do things a little different in the SICU. To answer your question on how high have I seen levophed titrated. I have seen 250 mcg. Personally I have gone to 150 mcg's plus...

  15. Are you paid less than new hires?

    ukstudent replied to jcaste's topic in General Nursing

    This system is perpetrated by having secrecy clauses in contracts. How any of you work in a system that makes talking about what you earn against the rules? In which, if you ask each other what one...

  16. Whic is better MICU or SICU?

    ukstudent replied to michaRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in a SICU and prefer that client population, I am sure that someone that works in a MICU prefers theirs. A more important question for you is, Who is telling you that you can come over to the...

  17. So upset

    ukstudent replied to D&Ggirl's topic in General Nursing

    You need at least a years experience in order to get the type of jobs you are looking for. If you graduated in December 07, you probably started orientation in January, started working on your own in...

  18. Can you endorse to two different states at the same time?

    ukstudent replied to Gallee's topic in General Nursing

    Once you have your original license to as many States as you want to. You just have meet their requirements and pay all the

  19. I am a Recovering Anorexic

    ukstudent replied to TX_ICU_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    people that eat normally don't understand how easy it is to just not

  20. Washington Hospital Center Fellowship

    ukstudent replied to Flagger03's topic in General Nursing

    The critical thinking part is oral. ICU orientation is 12 weeks. They have several different ICU's. 2 MICU's and 4 SICU's plus CVRR and PACU. Have fun during dream

  21. ICU has me HOOKED

    ukstudent replied to Burnenup's topic in MICU, SICU

    It's a personal desicion. I drive an hour and pass at least 5 hospitals to the large teaching hospital ICU that I work

  22. Stethoscopes for ICU nurses

    ukstudent replied to sstars's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love my Littman cardiology III. That said what works best for one person is not the best for another. Go to a medical supply store and try out several different brands, see which one works best...

  23. Can they force me to do it?

    ukstudent replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    An old hospital that I used to work for did something similar to this. It was rumored that a few nurses place an anonymous call to JACHO. JACHO walked in one day on a surprise visit (it wasn't even...

  24. Aiming too high?

    ukstudent replied to heymeghann's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not only is aiming for your LPN not aim too high, go on afterwards and get your RN. Your GED will not hold you back, only you can hold yourself back. Go for your

  25. Blood

    ukstudent replied to Nidawi's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure why you are asking this question. If it is because of someone you know has received blood, they need to ask their doctor these questions. We can not give medical advice as per our TOS....