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  1. Need advice... probably switching jobs (again!)

    ukstudent replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Just something to keep in mind. If you are going out on FMLA for maternity you need to talk to HR at your current place. I think you have an obligation to return to recieve any

  2. seen from the other side of the bed- what's the best way to communicate this?

    ukstudent replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    I am not really sure about this advice, but JACHO is very big on pain issues. They also have the power to get institutional changes pushed through. A call to them may get the changes you are...

  3. "Y" tubing and transfusion reaction

    ukstudent replied to NYNewGrad's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have 3 bags, 2 NS and 1 blood all hanging at the same

  4. "Y" tubing and transfusion reaction

    ukstudent replied to NYNewGrad's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Blood tubing is especially desgined to filter blood and reduce the hemolization of blood as it is infused. Where I work you prim the tubing before running blood though it. We also set up a second...

  5. Rantings of a young new ER nurse.

    ukstudent replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in Emergency

    You will be eaten alive in nursing if you keep with the "please would you like to help me" attitude. Being nice works with most people but not everyone. That last week of orientation when you had to...

  6. Strange Licensing Question

    ukstudent replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to take your boards in Virginia. You can move to TN as soon as school ends and take your boards their. This way you are not paying for a VA, TN and a NC license. I think this is what...

  7. i decided not to have my son circumcised-need feedback

    ukstudent replied to nursemn's topic in General Nursing

    Some complications I have seen from having a circ; A baby bled so much that he need a blood transfusion. Several that have had silver nitrate (burns) on the member to stop bleeding. Even that didn't...

  8. i decided not to have my son circumcised-need feedback

    ukstudent replied to nursemn's topic in General Nursing

    Do not pull it back. It can cause scar tissue to develop, attaching the foreskin to the gland. Which will then cause a medical reason to circumcise at an older age:sniff: . It will naturally...

  9. NURSING ETHIC - u dont have to be a good person to be a good nurse - HELP!

    ukstudent replied to studentally16's topic in General Nursing

    Are you debating for or against the proposition. How are you defining a "good person?" By good person, do you mean ethics such as honesty, or morals such as being a hetrosexual from the "correct...

  10. PT with INR Disaster

    ukstudent replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, it seems I was wrong. Our lab however will only use the 3ml blue tube, no microcontainers. Also if we use a butterfly we even have to waste the first 3 ml's of blood and use the 2nd 3ml's of...

  11. PT with INR Disaster

    ukstudent replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Your not an idiot. You can not get correct results from a finger stick. The office nurse was the

  12. Cutdown????

    ukstudent replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    It is when they can't find a vein and cut down into the tissue with a scalpel to find a

  13. Just came back from Magnet Conference 2006

    ukstudent replied to mom and nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I wish you could explain more. My hospital is also trying to obtain Magnet Status. However a conference with confetti and pompoms means nothing to me other than show. My hospital has an elaborate...

  14. Rn- Lpn School Comparison

    ukstudent replied to checkmate's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to be an RN, go to an RN school. There are students in both the ASN and BSN programs that have no medical experience that graduate all the time. Good luck in whatever you chose to

  15. QUESTION TO ALL- Shift diff?

    ukstudent replied to grnmtngirl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The shift differentials at my hospital are figured out based on a percentage of base pay eg. 20% for nights. So CNA's have less base pay, therefor make less for working

  16. Failed nclex first time and took it again today

    ukstudent replied to hershey4's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It is my understanding that you are a graduate nurse only for 90 days after graduation or until you take NCLEX which ever comes first. So in answer to your question, I don't believe you can work as a...

  17. HIPPA Question

    ukstudent replied to -Emma-'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes, she broke HIPPA, and no you can't ask questions out of

  18. Cheating on nursing exams

    ukstudent replied to MiaNJ's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand that the lack of respect from your family and friends about how hard nursing school is getting to you. However, even if your school kicked out everyone that had been cheating your...

  19. trying to find a college..

    ukstudent replied to brwneyedgrl787's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    DUH, were was my

  20. trying to find a college..

    ukstudent replied to brwneyedgrl787's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Fall 2007 has either started now or is days away from starting. Most ADN classes (they are taught in community colleges) have waiting lists and a long list of pre req's. It's great that you want to...

  21. Resume

    ukstudent replied to chuckc's topic in General Nursing

    Google nursing

  22. Is there any nursing job that'll make $30,000+/yr for the FIRST job?

    ukstudent replied to Matt000's topic in General Nursing

    Matt you seem to have no understanding of nursing. There are no different majors in nursing there is only nursing. We all come out at the end and need to pass nclex. You learn to specialize after...

  23. Magnet status/nurses strike

    ukstudent replied to clcrtrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I thought that magnet status was ALL about nursing satisfaction. As in the hospital attracts nurses like a magnet. Nurses on strike = non satisfied nurses, should = no magnet status. If it dosen't...

  24. Double Standard BS

    ukstudent replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your husband is one out of thirteen kids! Can I presume that he comes from a strong Catholic family. If so he was brought up to few birth control as a sin. You don't want children until you...

  25. drug testing q.... how sensitive are they

    ukstudent replied to Busy20yo's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on how worried you both are, you could go to a drug testing place and pay for a private test. Then you would know if it was going to show up prior to the government doing the test....