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  1. Anne Arundel CC - past, current, or prospective students?

    ukstudent replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Telemetry, critical care, leadership and community service are all covered in the 4th

  2. how long after orientation until you felt comfortable in the ICU?

    ukstudent replied to Honeybun1206's topic in Critical Care

    I bet if you asked those experienced nurses that you talk to, if they feel totally comfortable, they would say no. As time goes on you get more comfortable, but there is always some pt that will...

  3. Need advice please-moving to Maryland

    ukstudent replied to geclipse81's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Although this area has not been hit with the reseccion as hard as some other areas of the country due to multiple military camps and the federal government. It has still been hit. Hospitals in this...

  4. Advice for Senior Practicum student in the ICU?

    ukstudent replied to **All Heart RN**'s topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The first thing you should do is find out what is the patient population like. Is this a gereneral cardiac care unit and intensive care unit? Do they only have heart patients, pt's post cardiac...

  5. "Clinical Nurse" designation---what does it mean in your facility?

    ukstudent replied to WindwardOahuRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    CN I = a new grad, less than 1 year experience CN II = nurse with more than 1 year experience CN III = nurse with more than 2 years experience, most nurses are CN III's CN IV = nurses many years of...

  6. Can someone please respond to my post?-Louisville, KY

    ukstudent replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I do not live in your area but the advice is the same for everywhere. Research hospitals near you. Find out if any of them have a Pediatric oncology floor. Call and find out if they are hiring any...

  7. Grieving over brother's death, would like your thoughts----

    ukstudent replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    After getting more information, please think about writting to the manager of that unit about your expereince. It was great that you wrote letter's of support for the ones that helped you during this...

  8. Mandatory Flu vaccine

    ukstudent replied to mspazrn's topic in New York Nursing

    Up to the age of 18 the State is mandated by law to provide education, after that there is no right to higher education such as nursing school. There is also no right to work or there wouldn't be...

  9. How often do you visit allnurses.com?

    ukstudent replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I go through periods of visiting several times a day when off work to times when I don't visit for a month or two due to a busy home

  10. Mandatory Flu vaccine

    ukstudent replied to mspazrn's topic in New York Nursing

    I don't think it's the State. I think it's the Hospitals. And yes you have a choice to say no. Just as the Hospital has the choice not to employ you or let you do

  11. Open mouth; Insert foot

    ukstudent replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

  12. Mandatory Flu vaccine

    ukstudent replied to mspazrn's topic in New York Nursing

    I work in Washington D.C. This could be coming from the state, but I think it is coming from Joint Commission. JC last year started a "flu challenge" for hospitals. Hospitals had to show that every...

  13. Mandatory Flu vaccine

    ukstudent replied to mspazrn's topic in New York Nursing

    We have just been informed of the same thing. Mandatory seasonal flu shots. No word on if the H1N1 flu vacine will be mandatory as well or not. Hospital's require that everyone be vacinated aginst...

  14. Can Inspiration and motivation really not be a nursing topic:?????

    ukstudent replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry it was bumped. However, both movies that you posted about here are football movies. I don't know what your original list was, if it was only sports movies? So I can't judge if the list was...

  15. who cleans more poop???

    ukstudent replied to spacecitygroover's topic in Men in Nursing

    The most poop - the nurse looking after a pt with c-diff or a lower GI bleed The most pee - the nurse looking after a pt on lasix The most vomit - just guessing but probably the OB nurse looking after...

  16. Grieving over brother's death, would like your thoughts----

    ukstudent replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad that the little that we could do for you, has helped in some way. She certainly did not give great family care. I will say temps of 103 and higher are very common with brain injuries....

  17. nurses writing their own orders

    ukstudent replied to elizabethaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure that I understand what you are asking. Are the nurses getting telephone orders for the pt's or are they just writting their own orders without talking to any

  18. How to begin?

    ukstudent replied to Mzjez's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Not a flight nurse, but work in a hospital with it's own flight team. Your chance of being hired as a new grad - none. You will need several years of expereince. Some do ER and then ICU. In my...

  19. Help.. I want to advance my career while still being a bedside nurse..

    ukstudent replied to I_See_You_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work with plenty of bedside nurses that have Masters. Some are NP's that have stayed at the bedside, some have a Masters in Education or Clinical Specialty or

  20. Grieving over brother's death, would like your thoughts----

    ukstudent replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    As an ICU nurse I am going to answer some of your questions the best that I can. From your writing it looks like that although your bother was critical (all ICU Pt's should be) and did not have a...

  21. What would you change about Nursing to make it better?

    ukstudent replied to RNman09's topic in General Nursing

    Make nursing activites billable. Bill for the IV's, foley's, NG's, etc. We shouldn't be lumped in with the room rate, housekeeping, food services etc. It would change the way hospital administators...

  22. NICU Nurse?? working only weekends advice....

    ukstudent replied to NewRNdreams's topic in General Nursing

    The difficulty of working every weekend is that other poeple don't. Family gatherings are normaly on the weekend because most jobs are Monday to Friday. Similary boyfriends like to go away for the...

  23. blood administration

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

    As you can see there is not just one way of giving blood, no matter what was taught in school. Some prime with saline, some don't. Some use pumps and some don't. On floors they are concerned about...

  24. Need advices for New Nurse Grad

    ukstudent replied to Newyorker's topic in General Nursing

    I am not too sure I would call it nepotism. Although they may be some. Your fellow students that have contacts within the hospitals probably have a better resume than you, because they can get...

  25. Some thoughts from a new nursing student

    ukstudent replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not trying to be one of the mean ones. But in none of your other jobs have you had the ability to kill people. The stress level from your previous jobs is going to seem small compared with when you...