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Groan.....my goodness....why not take yourselves and AN just a little too seriously...If this poor nervous kid wants to ask a simple question, let her ask. If you don't want to read it....then don't. No need to be snarky and flame someone for deign...

All the staff in our Cardiac Device Clinic are RN-BSN nurses. We do not work for a cardiac device manufacturer and do not work for a hospital. We work with a team of cardiologists/EP doctors. And the actual interrogation can NOT be taught in minute...

Just about to complete my first year as a Cardiac Device Nurse. I am an RN-BSN with ICU experience. Had to have strong understanding of cardiac rhythms.....rest of training has been on the job. Our clinic interrogates and troubleshoots pacers, ICD...

WOW! You're doing a lot of sticks for an alternative medicine clinic. Can't help wondering what the heck all your patients are having infused. Especially those coming in weekly. Is the fact that it is an alternative medicine clinic precluding pati...

Gee...I didn't realize that being a nurse released me from assisting another human being when I'm off duty.

Regardless of her credentials, Ms. Hadaway stated on her website, Lynn Hadaway Associates Inc. Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.: Studies on Backpriming "Unfortunately, this is an area of clinical practice that has received no attention and no researc...

"Yes the 2004 article still applies as no new studies to prove there is a better way." But the 2004 article was not supported by evidence based research. Again, there has been no research to support either practice. How can one claim "best practice...

The CDC issued new guidelines as to the time a primary set should remain in use in 2011, this is the conflicting information in the cited article. Also it is noted in the 2010 Lynn Hadaway Associates Inc. link r.e. backpriming "Unfortunately, this i...

I can't help wondering if the cost of a secondary set is more or less expensive than the saline used to backprime. Further, the sited article is dated (copyright 2004...which at 8 to 9 years old would this source even be an acceptable source in mos...

Interesting. You've been a nurse for just a little more than a year, have zero L&D experience and you're going to be a charge nurse? Wow....THAT doesn't seem safe at all.

I tried New Balance as well when I first started school and working 12's as a PCT. My back would KILL me by the end of the shift. That's when I switched to Dansko's which really helped the back, but just didn't work over the long haul. Honestly, t...

I'm not as tall as you are, but am a little overweight. I tried Dansko's and wore them for a long time, then started having really severe heal pain. I switched to Merrell's Jungle Moc and LOVE them. No more pain. I can walk in the morning after g...

Now that's just sad. You've worked hard for your degree and title. Don't let anyone pay you less than what you're worth. CNA pay....NO WAY!

Congratulations on your acceptance into school! You've got a great start by working part time in a hospital. That's how I got my job. But never forget that school is your priority. I busted my butt during school, graduated with a 4.0 and worked p...

Worked for me and five others.

Caliotter.....I think you're absolutely right. It really is all about application....THAT is what it feels like is being tested.....Can I take what I've learned from school and the seven jillion questions I've answered and apply it. Ya GOTTA know t...

I used NCSBN, Saunders 4th Edition, (especially the CD that came with it), Lippincott's new Alternative Format book and website, some NCLEX 4000 (not too much, though, cause I started finding errors), and LaCharity Prioritization and Delegation, and ...

Thanks be to God, I PASSED NCLEX on Sunday in 75 questions. I was absolutely certain that I'd failed when I walked out of the testing center, but wasn't able to re-register to take it again and called BON today and I have a license. WHOOT!!! I'm a...

Worked for me, too. Took NCLEX on Sunday, the 13th, and got the good pop up when I got home (although I was sure I had failed!). Called BON today and I have a license. Yes it does work!

Prayers headed your way. I test on Sunday. Look forward to hearing from you!

The Community Colleges in my area are very difficult to get into. Several of the LPN's that I work with have found that they must retake pre-reqs that are weighing down their GPA's. It's not a case of taking just anyone. It doesn't help that they a...

From the "For what it's worth department".....I checked on the NCSBN Learning Extension website that I'm using to study for NCLEX and per this site "Management of Pancreatitis: pain relief-meperidine (Demerol: causes less smooth muscle spasms; Morphi...

Ewww....tight scrubs....I don't know your SIL, but just the folks who I know who wear them should be forced to look at the rear view.....it's SOOO not a good look.

Dear Friend, I understand so totally what you are saying. I also felt that way at the beginning of my last semester. (I also maintained a 4.0 through school.) I just felt like I couldn't do it anymore. But what was helpful was that I opened my ears...

CMonkey....I applaud you for your creativity, but I'd suggest a trial run before wearing your sleeves to clinical. Make sure the tops of your sleeves doesn't "ride down" while you're working. (Maybe wear them around the house while cleaning or while...