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  1. CCU Or CTICU?

    Im a RN with 1 year surgical step-down
  2. Keep forgetting my labs!

    Where I work, not getting AM labs done is looked at really badly. In terms of prioritization, this is high up there. The reason is because our doctors round between 6-7am and that's when they develop...
  3. Which grad school?

    I am applying to grad school for the Spring semester and need some help deciding what to do. I have 2 schools in my area. One is an average university, the program is relatively easy, but they offer...
  4. Tacrolimus Drip

    I had to start a tacrolimus drip yesterday for suspected kidney rejection. Never had to before. Just wondering what you would monitor for when a pt is on a tacrolimus drip? BP? HR?.... Also, do you...
  5. Tacrolimus Drip

    Thanks for your response. Good to know about the tubing! Just wondering- why do you do tacro drips as opposed to PO tacro? Is it more effective? Faster onset?.... Thanks
  6. Report peeves

    Please dont rush me, than tell me the next morning what I forgot to
  7. I live in NYC and was just offered a homecare position. They will give me cases clustered in a certain area of manhattan. 5-7 Cases/day. To all NY Homecare Nurses- do you think it is feasible to visit...
  8. Hello- Just a quick question- Infection control seems like a hot topic on NCLEXRN. However, I have seen very few as Im going through the saunders CD and Kaplan qbank. What are those q's like? Do they...
  9. Good NCLEX review

    I would definitely get the Saunder comprehensive review for the NCLEX RN. Theyre coming out with a new edition in october. Helped me tons throughout NS and almost e/o on this site agrees that its a...
  10. Saunders CD help

    Hi- I am studying for NCLEX with the Saundes CD third edition. My scores have increased significantly since I started a few weeks ago. However, I notice that I keep on getting repeat questions and...
  11. Please help me to understand?!

    I havent taken NCLEX yet but from what I hear it seems that Kaplan questions are most similar to the nclex style. Kaplan is an online program, they offer question trainers and a qbank as well as...
  12. I am preparing for NCLEX and have completed almost 2000 questions already. I think I have gotten almost every "select all that apply" question wrong. Either I select too many or too few. Please share...
  13. Ive been doing these questions the same way I do regular multiple choice questions but am getting all of them wrong. Any other tips???
  14. triage------pls explain

    Thanks for your explanation. I really get it
  15. triage------pls explain

    I was also wondering- how is disaster triage opposite than emergency triage. What does "reverse triage" mean? I understand the systems of colors or tiers but dont understand how that is reverse...
  16. Hi- I am a new grad interviewing for surgical stepdown and cardiac stepdown positions. I am looking for the job where I'll have the most exposure and learn the most. Any advice as to which position...
  17. PASSED with 98 Q's

    Congratulations! Can I ask what percentage grades you got on saunders and kaplan exams before your first and second time taking NCLEX?
  18. Difference in Grad and Non-Grad?

    Really sounds like you have no clue about nursing. Before I started NS I volunteered at a local hospital as a Volunteer Nurses Aide. This gave me the oppurtunity to observe what rns really do and see...
  19. On my resume and cover letter I wrote that I want to obtain a position as a "Critical Care Nurse". I will only be an RN when I get a job, not a CCRN. Is it correct to write Critical Care Nurse or...
  20. I am a new grad applying for jobs as an RN. My question is- is a cover letter required to go along with the resume? If so, I am applying online and they only have one option to upload a resume-...
  21. Jobs- Is a cover letter required

    Thank you for your response. I am applying online, and also giving a copy to the nurse manager where I am an extern. Should I address the cover letter to the nurse manager when I give it to her or the...
  22. HIPPA -- Use patient's first name or last name?

    I used to work as HIPAA coordinator before studying nursing. Our policy was that the name (first & last) is allowed to appear on sign in sheets and be called out. However, the reason for the...
  23. Hi- I just started my last clinical rotation(Internship) at a hospital & unit where I really would likie to work. Any ideas and suggestions on how I should behave etc... so that they offer me a...
  24. Intern wants to get hired

    Thank you for all your responses. Keep them
  25. Saunders grades for NCLEX

    I am using Saunders to study for Nclex. I just started and am getting grades in the 70's on the exams. (I havent reviewed any nursing content yet.) Does anyone know what grades I should be getting in...