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Hi There, I work at a VA Facility. In the application they want to know if you served for veterans preference. That does not mean you get a job. They rank all the applicants in a point system. Pretty much you get 5 extra points if you are a vet. Whoe...

Discuss the Situation, What you did about it, What was the Outcome. Another way to put it... Highlight what you have done, why you did it, what was the impact? For example. For a Nurse I Level I to work towards Nurse I Level II, this is under the Pro...

Hi, I am sorry dear that I can't ease your mind. I'm a Veteran and I work for the VA as well. Job opportunity sounds great. However not sure if it sounds like a good fit giving all you have going on. If you are having a baby I think you will not lik...

I have recently been accepted into a DNP program and start this fall. I chose the Adult Gerontological CNS track. They made us choose Primary vs Acute and I chose Primary, (Although the consensus model states a CNS should be trained from acute to pri...

Usually when you have an episode of an illness it will not exempt you. They would require a letter from the physician stating that it was an isolated event because of vitamin deficiency, and you would not need to receive any follow ups EVER. But it s...

All you can do is your best. You are only human. If it were to happen, bleed out your site, and report it right away to get proper tests done. You can't have an absolute mindset. I WILL NEVER do that. You don't know what the future holds, all you can...

Yes Policy regardless if central or peripheral. NEW LINE = NEW TUBING/MEDS. This should be under your policy, I think it would be bad practice to spike the old bag with new tubing? You need entirely new set up. However, if the patient's blood pressur...

Sounds like the dude needed any Ostomy Nurse!

Sabbath is all about taking a day of rest. A great book to read is Sabbath by Wayne Muller. Gives perspective about the act of Sabbath, not necessarily the date it occurs. God wants us to live at peace with others. I would spend time in prayer abou...

I went to the review at the 2011 Conference, the all day review. I thought it was helpful, but if I had to pay for it on my own I would not have completed it. GOOD NEWS!! I found the link for the order form for the book. Contact the number on the or...

Hi Marilyn, I would not take it right after your course, give yourself a few weeks after you get back home to review everything. The best resource was the CWOCN certification review book. I believe I got it from Emory, I printed off a PDF form and ma...

Fair Observation with evidence listed! No judgement needed; the evidence already sealed the deal. You are only judging that they are seeking drugs; thats fine - clearly it is what they are coming to the doctor for. No one can judge if they are in pa...

Just because the patient is in the hospital does not mean that because they don't feel like doing something doesn't mean nursing staff should be their slave and do it all for them. It's all about knowing your boundaries. Just because I can do xyz; do...

Using Springhouse Review. And the AMSN practice test to see where i'm at. Any recommendations on this exam? Thank you!!

Liz! Don't worry about feeling like a ditz. It's about patient safety and their care. The best advice I ever heard from a preceptor was. All that matters at the end of the day is that your patient's are happy. If you forgot something, or didn't docu...

A lot of life experiences brought me to want to be a nurse. I agree that it is a miracle just that people can "wait" to die. Three days before Christmas my 86 year old grandma, had UTI, and pneumonia bout and was falling out of bed during the middle ...

our talents are god's gift to us. what we do with them is our gift to him. love that!!!!

Hi Nursevaldez2: If you have all your nursing pre-req's just go on and get your BSN. Unless you have small children, or have some reason why you have to do a little bit, then go on. If you go LPN to ADN to BSN it will take f o r e v e r. Get your BSN...

Everything you are doing is ok! It is not necessary to get a brand new piece if you were to remove the original. Just make sure you aren't touching anything else except the scissors in one hand and the dressing in the other! I like the "cinnamon rol...

How did the saran wrap work? Didn't it trap moisture to the area promoting further breakdown or did you get it to heal?

Best wishes in your certification, it's the Gold Standard! Check out WOCN.org and WOCNCB.org

Drainage drives the dressing. What type of dressing are you using? The brand. I would change to something with more absorption that will fill dead space too. From what you are describing the wound is more exudative and the hydrogel impregnated dressi...

Hey Everyone. I have a fact sheet for you! There is published expert opinion in this area from The Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society. CDC recommends sterile technique for the first 48 hours of a surgical wound. For chronic wounds there is no evi...

Sorry, last question...how did you go about arranging the clinicals on your own? To do an independent study you need a faculty person to approve your independent study. Pretty much you create the experience and how you will be evaluated and they hel...

Yes. I would Recommend the Saunders NCLEX Comprehensive review to use during nursing school. Its going to give you what you are learning in a different way along with questions to take. Independent study is not volunteering. You set this up on your o...