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Good luck to you! I received an email from the cordinator, our deadline to complete the application process is March 1st, the email stated that I will be contacted in April.

Haven't. Deadline is March 1st, so I am not bothered.

I am still in the process of uploading my documentations. Good thing, my transcript is not required since I graduated from the master's program at this same university 2 years. I appreciate the experiences everyone share in the various programs. I will keep you updated as I progress through it too.

What webinars, is this Duke - specific or for any DNP program?

I too have applied to the DNP program at UT for fall 2018. I have also applied for government loans. The school said they are working on approving nurse faculty loan for DNP students. They will know very soon if approved or not. What have you experienced so far?

Awesome!! I am scheduled to take my test at an H&R Block Tax Prep too. I will definitely get ear plugs, thank you.

Quite encouraging, thank you. Any strategies you'd recommend in tackling the questions, topics to focus on, possible environmental distractions and how to ward off any such interferances?

If you've taken this 3 hours long, 150 items and $500 worth of test, please respond with pointers on how to be successful. Since May, I have finished going through the two review books, attended a live prep, reviewed a webinar on CNE prep by Billings. Currently reading the book "Teaching in Nursing" by Diane Billings & Halstead. Answering the questions on Self Assessment Exam and the ones in the review books. My test is scheduled for August 4th. Any ideas?

Hi Melissa, The kit to administer Boniva comes with a butterfly and a tubing attached. First prime the tubing with the med to clear the air. You may request from the suppliers extra tubing in case you miss the vein. Yes pull back to make sure you are in the vein prior to administering. But you do not allow blood to come in contact /mix with the medication when you gain access.You have to access only once with that needle in the kit. Read up on the side effects etc, like you do all other medsthat you administer for accurate patient teaching. It is one of the easiest IV meds you will ever administer as a nurse. Good luck!!!

Yes, I will run back to ICU or look for another infusion room job that do not operate in an unsafe manner. I do remicade, rituxan, actemra, steroids, orencia among other meds for the rheumatology dept of my clinic. I have maximum 13 patients a day when mixed with short timed infusions. The chemo nurses that come to fill up on thursdays because I go to another location, they complain and infuse maximum 8 patients.

Thank you so much!!!! I do IV infusions on rheumatology patients. 2 to 3 of them have port-a-cath. For 21/2yrs since I took up this job, one of these Patient's port brings back only pink tinged blood and I've been able to draw blood only 2 to 3 times. I sent her to the hematology/oncology nurses who use ports daily they have same experience. They alteplased X2, no result, sent her to the surgeon who inserted it. He did a cathergram, sent a record saying everything is fine with it, no fibrin sheath, it is well placed. Pt came back told me the surgeon did not get blood return and he said that the nurse should feel the click and use it as it is without blood return or blood drawing. I refused and sent her to the chemo nurses. They accepted and said they will do her infusions as it is. Scary!!! Thank you for the confirmation that I have made the right decision.

Will you infuse through a port-a-cath that has no blood return?

"I used to do that until I was told that it was against P&P unless the physician had specifically ordered IVF. Silly, I know, but be sure to check your facility's P&P on that." I work as an infusion nurse at a clinic, I noticed every IV tubing with a filter is about 25cc in length. After infusing a medication there is about 25cc of that medication that remains in the line only if you flush with 25 to 30cc isotonic normal saline solution will all the mdication be infused. The only reason why you may:nurse: not want to run an IV solution to keep the vein open or to hydrate will be that some cardiac patient like CHF might be fluid overloaded. DANGER!!!

Document this incidence as already stated and give it to the charge nurse that is lassie faire. You have to cover your ass. We swab a patient's nostrils to test for MRSA if there is a splash into your nasl mucosa, even a drop can grow to a colony. I am equally anxious for you. Sorry!!!!

I have just recieved a call from the imaging centre at the clinic asking to access a power port for CT. Has any of you done this, how and what was the outcome? Can contrast for CT scan be infused through a port a cath ( power or broviac)?