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I have not purchased books yet. I am still trying to have an approved MAT plan. My previous education decreases four classes I have to take and I am still awaiting word if I need to take an elective. What program are you beginning this fall at Duke? I am in the post-masters FNP certificate.

I am attending the on-campus orientation.

I work in the recovery room currently. New grads do well with a good orientation in the recovery room. You need good supportive nurses working near you and very supportive management. You can do this if you like working in a fast-paced environment and focus on ABC's primarily and surgical assessment. Purchase the Perianesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum book and the Perianesthesia nursing "A critical Care Approach". This is a good start. Know your anesthesia drugs. Pulmonary assessment is very crucial. Know how to be able to insert oral airways, do proper jaw thrusts/chin lifts and recognize bronchospasm, laryngospasm and negative pulmonary edema. I am not sure if you will be doing pediatrics, but they often have laryngospasms. Recognizing dysrythmias is also crucial. The great thing about working in the recovery room, every day is a new patient load with new experiences. It is an exciting job and very rewarding. I started in the CVICU as a new grad and did very well, and so did my patients.

That is easy, ask yourself, which one provides more weight-bearing activity. You can eliminate two easily. Then, take the last two and decide which one provides the most full body weight-bearing exercise.

Hello all UOP Alumni and current students! I was a graduate of their RN-BSN program in October 2006. I am extremely happy with UOP and learned so much. I was so happy with the BSN program, I am going to start the MSN-ED online program next week. My BSN program was on campus, so I am looking forward to doing the MSN online. If anyone else is starting this program, please let me know, we can compare notes. Heidi also... All my counselors at UOP have always been helpful and promptly returned my email or phone calls.

I exercise, eat really healthy (eat protein, it will keep you going longer) and make sure I have spare time for resting. Getting enough sleep is half the battle. Exercising and eating healthy help sleep though. Eating foods that are closer to its natural form is best, stay away from the processed foods. Do not indulge in the junk in the nurses lounge, candy, donuts, cake, soda... this stuff is poison to your long 12 hour shifts. I do drink coffee in AM when I wake up, but will switch to a healthy tea in PM if needed.

Tell them oral hygiene is more important than hair hygiene. A clean mouth prevents an array of infections and mouth sores. Ask them if you had to go without brushing your teeth for 3 days or washing your hair, which one would it be?

ACLS isn't "dumbed down". ACLS is set up where everyone will get through their weaknesses before they leave the building. Everyone I know including me have studied hard to pass the written test and we take it seriously. Perhaps ACLS should be considered more percise rather than "dumbed down".

I personally would drug test her.

I worked full time and went to school for the BSN. I finished last October at the University of Phoenix and was very pleased with the program. The classes are one day a week in person (if you live in AZ) for 18 months for core classes. It took me 20 months because of some co-requisites I had to fullfill and I was able to test out of one class. It was a lot of work and I had some sacrifices to make with family and personal time. It was all worth it in the end and I don't regret it at all. There is a lot of presentations in power point, papers in APA format, reading and class projects. Clinicals were fun because we could choose where we wanted to do them. Getting your BSN makes a difference in your personal and professional life in many aspects. It is also a nice bridge to have in place when you are thinking of going back for your Masters degree. Regardless of the controversy, I strongly believe that getting your BSN helps nurses in many clinical aspects and can only improve care for patients. Good luck

hmm...BSN adds statistics, nursing research, more leadership, healthcare policies, family and ethics are just a few things. You definitely increase your presentation, paperwriting, educating patients and research skills. Getting your BSN does make a difference. I did the RN to BSN route. It took me 20 months.

I'm sure bacteria can harbor on chipped nail polish, but I think the length of the nails is the most concern. The longer the nails, the more likely chance of increased bacteria as well. Also, rings are another culprit for harboring bacteria. The less rings the better. It would be ideal if there were no rings present.

Death by defecation, or death by elimination. I tell my patients not to bear down, especially if they are cardiac patients.

Regardless if she calls her self a nurse or not, she is making a diagnosis, something a nurse should not do, especially a school health aid.

You would be lying if you said "I have the time for you". A 1:7 ratio obviously should have a script that says "I don't have the time for you". Can you imagine what the patient will think when they hear 2-3 different nurses telling them that in one day? I think it is quite inappropriate.

I disagree with the "running" part. Face them head on, focus on patient care and show them how "attitude" is just as important as experience.

Nursing, like many other professions has many of the same fallbacks, backstabbers, lazyiness, unprofessionalism, groupies/cliques, department wars, competition and the list goes on. It is not just Nursing, it happens everywhere, so would it be more accurate to say society is "Pathetic"?. I think in general, our society is heading in the wrong direction. However, as individuals, we have the power to change and may influence others around us to do so as well. Many of our undesired actions stems from negativity. With a positive attitude, we can all make a difference.

I was ready to flush a cordis, but prior to doing it, I pulled back because there was visible blood in the line, I literally aspirated a huge long clot the size of the catheter that was at least 4 inches long. By the way, the Cordis was clamped off (heplocked). I don't think these should ever be without some type of TKO fluids continuously running. I also believe that if a cordis is not in use, it doesn't need to be in.

I'm a prefilled flush junkie. The prefilled NS 10cc flushes are individually wrapped, sterile, no preservatives and ready to use. I love them, they save me time.

A patient who plays an integral role in their own health. I like patients who ask questions about their health and their care we provide.

Suni should reevaluate the PACU as well. High patient volume, fast paced, on-call requirements, transporting heavy patients in heavy beds...the list goes one. PACU isn't a pre-retirement unit....

with the amount of education, skill level, complex patient needs, responsibility and a never-ending need to keep our skill levels up, $11.00/hour would be unacceptable. If anybody took this amount of pay for these responsibilities, then Nursing would stray away from being a profession and would be classified as just a job.

Tell them you are going to work 2 days a week, and they will have to accomodate you. If they don't, then find another place of employment that will. The managment should encourage education, not hinder it. You are in control of your career, not your managers, supervisors and so forth.

i would say pleural effusion, sharp pain on inspiration and SOB. I'd like to know the breath sounds and o2 sats :nuke:

I would go straight to the level of nursing you want. If you want to go straight into ICU, then do it. I went straight into ICU after I graduated, I would not have done it any other way. Most new grad ICU training is excellent and prepares the new graduate to be a valuable member to the ICU team.