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    Possible Needlestick but unsure?

    If you are concerned, please pursue this either through Employee Health Services or your personal MD. To ask for medical advice is against the Terms of Service. Thank you, and I wish you
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    CNA interview

    Good job on the interview, and good luck to
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    Glendale Nursing program Fall 2018

    Click on this link to a whole section of TEAS-related posts, many of which might be helpful to you:
  4. Moved to School/College Programs forum. Congratulations on your acceptance to the program, and I wish you success in this
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    Help with job search, experienced RN

    I don't have a lot of experience in career advice, but possible a Unit Educator position might fill the bill? If you are not interested in moving, you might check in the surrounding facilities for...
  6. I found several sources of mother/baby or NICU nursing jobs, with variable salaries. You might choose an area that appeals to you and then check out any available openings for the areas you are...
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    Questions for clinical research RNs

    Moved to Research Nursing forum; I hope some of our wise and experienced members will be able to answer your questions. Congratulations on the position
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    HR Phone call

    It is difficult to read the mind of the person who left the message! My gut says the person might 1. thank you for your interest, there are no available positions now but we will consider you for...
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    Going back to school after 20 years

    These questions seem best to be answered by the staff where you would be pursuing your NP degree: what of your previous coursework is "in date" and acceptable? what would need repeating? would any...
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    GNT program at the VA

    In looking up the requirements and goals of the program, it is not clear if it would be a good idea to enroll in both a GNT program and a BSN program simultaneously. You might inquire of the staff who...
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    2018 NCLEX results

    It's hard to wait! I hope you hear good news
  12. Moved to more appropriate forum. Not pointing fingers or making assumptions; only presenting the issue to experienced colleagues, whose support, insight, and comments may be helpful to
  13. Moved to Nurse Entrepreneurs' forum. I hope you get some helpful responses. You may get good information as well from browsing through the threads
  14. I found this: Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-surgical Nursing - Google Books and this: Chp 14 Fluid & electrolytes Flashcards |
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    What should I have done?

    This may well be an isolated incident, or it may be the practice at this particular facility. It is not some unspoken rule of nursing, to treat a patient with exposure who does not wish Versed to be...
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    Help Foley Catheter Bags

    Hello, Good you came out of your original surgery well. It's different to be the patient rather than the nurse, certainly! Now for recovery time! As stated in the Terms of Service, however, none of...
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    Is Hemp oil legal?

    Sorry about your ankle injury! Sometimes those take a long time to heal. Agree, no one here may/should offer medical advice. However, regarding the legality of the hemp oil: you would have to check...
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    Should I defer a year?

    Moved to Pre-Nursing Student area. I hope some of our wise members will be able to offer advice for
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    Right Coronary VF

    Anecdotally, more VF or VT is seen with contrast injections into the RCA. The incidence of ventricular arrhythmia was worse when we used Renografin as the contrast agent. Probably having to do with...
  20. Moved to Pre-Nursing
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    Question about documentation!

    threads
  22. Moved to more appropriate forum. Hopefully some of our wise members will be able to help you figure this out. Best
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    NCLEX MAY 2018

    Moved to NCLEX discussion forum. Congratulations on passing NCLEX, and thank you for sharing encouragement and tips with
  24. Moved to Pre-Nursing discussion
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    Fertility/IVF Nursing

    Moved to OB/GYN Nursing