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For those looking for a job the "hiring freezes" seem to be relenting, check out OHSU--tons of CC positions currently open.

I disagree with your co-worker. Our hosp policy dictates a sterile dressing change (much like a central line, after all it is one, just peripherally inserted) every 7 days. With 10ml saline flush at least every 8 hours with 20ml flush after blood draws, with cap changes at every blood draw, to keep lines patent.

$2.50/hr light to full load, all shifts

i use a vacutainer, or a 10 or 12 cc needless syringe. the smaller syringes exert too much pressure and can collapse the line.

there are books loaded with MC questions she could use to practice. The good ones provide rationales for correct answers, and explain why the other choices were incorrect. Answering MC questions is like solving a puzzle, there are often two correct answers, and one of the two is MORE correct. It takes practice. I found questions on nursing school tests to be unlike any other MC tests I had ever taken. It takes tenacity and practice to figure it out, give her time and the right tools.

I am new to nursing and I too have noticed that many of my coworkers are considered "overweight" by conventional standards and have given this some thought. It seems that most nurses on my unit are on their feet moving 90% of the day. They are certainly burning more kcal than they have time to consume during our 12hr shifts. I am beginning to think about stress levels and cortisol release being a primary culprit in this overweight phenomena. Could this be a contributing factor?