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I was wondering if any of my fellow nurses have left their place of employment because of mandated flu vaccination? If you have left, what and where did you go to work? I am very aware of the the statics for and and against the flu vaccine and do n...

While I can see that there are many people out there that feel the same way I do, no one has yet answered the question "If you have left, what and where did you go to work?". I am looking for advice about other jobs that build on nursing/EMS. I hav...

Plane and simple..YES. Everyone can make a mistake, sometimes through an opps and sometimes through ignorance. I good instructor will take it and research it and grow from it.

ACLS doesn't just focus on the lethal rhythms and their treatments. It also covers bradycardia, respiratory arrest and post resusitation care. You may not be able to give the medications or provide a difinitive airway on your own but you should be ...

I wopuld have made her a 2 due to her age and past medical hx. Being elder and female she may not feel pain like a younger premenoupaussal female.

If you don't know what the numbers mean on the cardiac monitor don't touch the "touch screen" to find out what it does. No you can not have a meal try for yourself 5 minutes after you get here and your "loved" hasn't even been examined yet for their ...

These are the points I tell my students in ACLS: 1) you defib DEAD people 2) you cardiovert LIVE people 3) pace if to slow 4) if patient has a "dead" rhythym amiodarone is 300mg once then 15omg, if a "living" rhythym amiodarone dose is 150mg 5)MONA f...

Can any help me out with information about TNCC? I currently have ITLS, PALS, and ACLS. Is TNCC very different from these? For those that have taken the course did you find it beneficial in job performance improvement or obtaining a job. Thanks ion...

I am looking for advice from anyone that has a paramedic background and obtained thier RN through Excelsior. How did you feel about starting in the work force as an RN with only having EMS experience? Did you encounter any problems that were unique...

I understand completely. I taught an I/P class while I was going through the program. Needless to say the nursing classes were put on hold. I'm in Pasquotank county, Elizabeth City to be exact and our EMS service didn't have a night shift when I s...

You can test out on CNA program in NC but not the LVN. Call any of the community colleges for the info on CNA testing. As for the expense it depends on how long it will take you to finish the program through EC. I can't comment on the "smarter" po...

I used cliff's notes to help me pass the exam.

Sara, I am very sorry to hear your news. I will keep you prayers. Anna

Excelsior's course is self study not on-line. The cousre wasn't too hard using cliff's notes to clarify the information. No lab portion just the one exam.

For me it was the wording of care plans. Got me the first time around. But I learned that for my interventions I need to write what I "will" do, not what I did.

Congrats:yeah:

I used Kaplan and NCLEX Exam Prep by Pretice Hall. Had great success, passed NCLEX after being out of school for a year.

Congrats on passing! I also just took my NCLEX on Friday and received my unofficial results today and passed. The test cut off at 75?'s. I had finished my program in 11/07 and waited a year to test. I used Kaplan's and Measure Up from pearson ed...

Its passable. Use Cliff's notes for micro, highllight areas in the book that correspond to the studyguide. Its much less overwhelming than the text and work book. Do the practice exam that EC offers. Questions are VERY similar to the real test.

I cna't believe that the patients she takes care haven't complained. Usually a patient complaint gets mngt off their behinds fast and they address an issue. She violates patient safety and asepsis if she has incontinent moments in the patient's roo...

As a paramedic with a 4yr degree in the field and a nursing student awaiting clinical testing, I feel that there can be a place in the hospital setting for former "street proffesionals". It doesn't work in all settings, but they can provide a valuabl...