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  1. How should a new nurse prepare for an ED job?

    Freedom42 replied to Freedom42's topic in Emergency

    Thanks. Sheehy's is on order, as well as Lippincott's review. Lots of reading

  2. How should a new nurse prepare for an ED job?

    Freedom42 replied to Freedom42's topic in Emergency

    Thanks, MB. Any PDA recs? What references do you find invaluable? Is there anyone out there using study material on MP3? I love to walk and

  3. Volunteer?

    Freedom42 replied to WishfulThinking9's topic in General Nursing

    Wishful, once you've completed a semester-long fundamentals class in a nursing program, you are automatically eligible to apply for CNA status. You don't have to take separate CNA classes. So if you...

  4. Volunteer?

    Freedom42 replied to WishfulThinking9's topic in General Nursing

    Wishful, I volunteered in a busy emergency department before my clinicals started. It was invaluable. Once the nurses knew that I was a nursing student, they were constantly alerting me to interesting...

  5. How should a new nurse prepare for an ED job?

    Freedom42 replied to Freedom42's topic in Emergency

    Thanks, Maura. I should have known good advice would come from someone with a head shot of Nurse Diesel! You are the second person today to recommend Sheehy's. I'll shop around for a copy tonight....

  6. ICU Orientation Reading List

    Freedom42 replied to PDX_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Would love to see this thread become a

  7. need help..

    Freedom42 replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you have not already done so, I would urge you to pick up a copy of Lacharity's "Prioritization, Delegation and Assessment." It's a book of practice questions that will help you nail this topic. I...

  8. the next flu vaccine scandal

    Freedom42 replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    According to the Associated Press, large companies in New York City that have on-site medical staff are allowed to apply for the vaccine. They receive it, however, with the caveat that only high-risk...

  9. Potential employer wants to talk to CURRENT boss as reference

    Freedom42 replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I just went through this last week. I can't remember a job situation where a potential employer has not asked to contact my current employer. Of course, the contact has always been made after there is...

  10. Need advice, opinions,

    Freedom42 replied to lilhannah's topic in Nursing Career

    If it were me, I'd start looking for another job. In the meantime, if that first hospital finally makes a concrete offer, you can take it; if not, say nothing until you receive another palatable...

  11. RN turns barista...

    Freedom42 replied to PeaceLove88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    PeaceLove88, have you considered doing volunteer RN work while you pound the pavement? I contacted my state's emergency responder system, which put me to work giving vaccinations. I work with a lot of...

  12. Nursing as a Second Career

    Freedom42 replied to mljhorn's topic in Nursing Career

    Respectfully, the BSN is not "more research-related," although it does prepare you to evaluate research as a nurse. Generally speaking, BSNs receive as much clinical training as ADNs. Although I...

  13. Nursing as a Second Career

    Freedom42 replied to mljhorn's topic in Nursing Career

    I have a bachelor's degree in journalism. I quit my job three years ago to go back to school full-time so that I could complete my pre-requisites and then an accelerated BSN. If I had it all to do...

  14. NCLEX Anxiety

    Freedom42 replied to smakins's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Seventy-one percent is well above the passing standard. If you read the NCSBN website -- one good way to relieve anxiety -- you'll see that passing is just over 50 percent (I think it's 54, but I...

  15. RN or BSN

    Freedom42 replied to dreamer19's topic in General Nursing

    You do not need a BSN or an ADN to pursue a master's in nursing. There are many direct-entry programs at the master's level for non-nurses with bachelor's degrees in other areas. Students are eligible...

  16. Pearsonvue's Nclex-rn by Mary Ann Hogan

    Freedom42 replied to kittiebabe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck! Keep us

  17. Flight Nursing

    Freedom42 replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    What is the typical career and education path for becoming an RN on a flight

  18. I got resistance when giving IM injection in deltoid. What does that mean?

    Freedom42 replied to saigelily's topic in General Nursing

    I gave flu shots for the first time this week at a clinic. I had the same problem. The managing nurse told me to aim a little lower on the arm. She was right. Make sure you aim at least two full...

  19. Changing career from law to nursing?

    Freedom42 replied to WDW4ever's topic in Nursing Career

    I passed the NCLEX at 45. I'd quit my job two years earlier after a very successful career that was no longer challenging me. I was sick of being a manager and wanted to focus on my own performance,...

  20. Help! In first contract and no housing as promised. No $$. Advice?

    Freedom42 replied to GalRN's topic in Travel

    If I understand the OP correctly, the original contract made no stipulations about housing. S/he may say that the recruiter told him/her that housing would be provided, but unless that was spelled out...

  21. 100% pro-life, considering nursing school

    Freedom42 replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. For what it's worth, I prefer the terms "antiabortion" and "pro choice." Why? Because antiabortion is specific, whereas "pro life" is a political slogan coined to evoke the notion that...

  22. 100% pro-life, considering nursing school

    Freedom42 replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    The rights of health care workers to refuse to participate in abortions have been protected by numerous federal laws for decades. Those protections remain in effect. The last-minute Bush "Provider...

  23. No one wants to hire me as a new grad. how do i get the experience!

    Freedom42 replied to lulu997RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You might want to look into whether your state has an emergency health response system that's looking for licensed volunteers to give flu vaccinations. Presuming it does, and you register, most states...

  24. Pearsonvue's Nclex-rn by Mary Ann Hogan

    Freedom42 replied to kittiebabe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck to you! I passed in 75 questions on the first try, since you asked. But I had just

  25. Pearsonvue's Nclex-rn by Mary Ann Hogan

    Freedom42 replied to kittiebabe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    what worked for me was to listen to marlene's lecture, using the accompanying workbook, and then test myself on that particular lecture's content using the hogan cd. i tried reading hogan, but i found...