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Hello to other nurses enrolled in their MSN! I'm enrolled at Sacred Heart University's online CNL track and have taken 2 courses. I'm not thrilled with them, to say the least. Very asynchronous - basically each week has hundreds of pages of reading ...

Wow, thanks for all the supportive comments! So impressive. I don't have a problem with the amount of reading and writing and have actually done quite well with this program, even with working approximately 50-65 hours/week. I do put in about 20 hrs...

Hi everyone - I've finally landed my dream job (well, one of them) on a large CV surgical floor at a very respected hospital. It's a challenging job - I've been a nurse for over 7 years and have worked in a variety of places, but have always felt I ...

A cognitively-impaired patient called me a "mean old lady" and stuck out his tongue at me after I helped him to a BSC (for the 5th time in an hour - and, not my patient).

Hi there - I'm an RN with an Associate's in Nsg but Bachelor's in business. I'm considering becoming wound care certified. Not too interested in the ostomy and continence options. I'm wondering about these different credentialing organizations - is ...

Just as an update on SNHU - in Nov 2014 it did achieve accreditation from CCNE.

Yes, I just checked again - WOCN is available to a licensed RN with any Bachelor's degree - http://www.wocncb.org/pdf/Wound%20Certification%20Comparison%20Chart.7.15.14.pdf

I'm not sure that's true - I've contacted several WOCN schools and they all say it's ok.

Hi all - I'm an RN with Home Health at this point in time, and have come to the realization that I do not know as much as I would like to about wounds and ostomies. I've been a nurse for 6 years, done the hospital and LTC route, and think I would re...

TammyG, how did you find your preceptor?

Thanks for your replies! I'm looking more seriously into the programs right now but am getting hung up on the different credentialing bodies - just started a new thread on those. Emory does seem to be a great program, but pricey. And I would have to ...

1. Southern NH 2. $26/hr, straight -been a RN for 8 yrs - no difference between types of visits. I've gone to perdiem, and you're supposed to work 1 wkend a month. 3. 0.45 per mile. Benefits when I was FT were ludicrously expensive, $900/m...

I'm an RN Case Manager and I coordinate all the care for a caseload of patients, also visit them in their home and perform care/assessmenrs, educate HHAs on what to do for a pt, do Oasis assessments, etc etc etc. I work 4 days a week, about 9-10 hr d...

I agree with uRNmyway - my DON gets very perturbed when given only 2 weeks notice... especially if you work at such a small facility, you may want to give a longer notice - it makes you look better too.

This is extremely timely! I was going to post along these same lines... I have always run abx as secondary lines, when an abx is ordered I simply hang a primary of NS at KVO if none is currently running, and then run the abx as secondary, then flush...

Hi there - I'm questioning a policy my hospital has and am wondering what other hospitals do. I have not encountered this at other hospitals mainly because they've been larger, and have had "death coordinators" to do this, so I wasn't directly invol...

Now, see, the last pt I had did die from mets cancer, and they stated that it was possible the corneas would still be viable...

Totally agree...

I too have a Vera Bradley large tote: I carry tea bags, a bamboo utensil set, Kindle, stethoscope, lots of food, extra pen, lotion, breath mints. I have a locker at work with extra scrubs, floss/tooth brush/tooth paste.

Hello there -hoping someone can point me in the right direction - how do I find the latest literature on locking PICCs with heparin or NS? I infused a pt yesterday with an antibiotic who is getting it daily for 6 weeks. The infusion company RN who p...

I was going to say this too - the latest recs say to keep the BP elevated in case of a stroke (at least that's what another nurse just told me) -

1. Always make sure your meds are compatible. I don't remember everything day-to-day and still check drug books. 2. I dilute, then push in port closest to pt, if it's a slow push I simply watch the clock. If I don't have time, I put in on the second...

No way... when I worked in LTC I would never have done this -and now, in a hospital setting, I need to witness the person pulling the med from the Pyxis or I would not give it. Very bad practice.

This year I'm able to get TG and Christmas off by working 2 12-hr shifts every weekend. I find working every weekend really helps my busy weekday schedule (soccer mom). Luckily the other day nurses I work with do not mind working the major holidays;...

I'm going for my 2nd interview for a school nurse position on Monday - I've wanted to be a school nurse since first starting nsg school - what can I say to really impress upon the interviewers that I am the right candidate? What is a good answer to t...