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Hi! Does anyone know what the difference is between Permissive and Mandatory Licensure? I'm currently a nursing student and this topic came up in my text book. Their definition makes no sense to me - Permissive licensure allows for those meeting c...

Greetings! I need some advice. A December 2005 grad, I've had 2 jobs since graduating and I need some guidance on how to position this. First, let me explain. I'm 46 and this is my second career. My first job out of nursing school was with an o...

Greetings and Happy Holidays! I'm a 2005 grad and took a job right out of school with an Adult Oncology Outpatient clinic. I absolutely LOVED the job. I was so amazed at their courage and dignity and I felt incredible honored to be allowed to be pa...

Ok, I did it. I accepted the position. You are right, I really did want it over the other offers I got, but when I told friends what I was considering they all gasped and said there was no way they could do it. For some reason, it doesn't scare me....

I just found out yesterday that I'm not going to be asked to stay at what I considered to be my dream job. I graduated in December (2nd career) after somewhat of a struggle, passed my boards in January and started orientation the first part of Febru...

Thanks to all who responded. This has been VERY tough. I think the toughest part is that I felt I had finally found my purpose in life. Sounds dramatic, I know, but after 9-11 I really started to question why I was here, like many my age did. Sudd...

Well, I take my NCLEX Thursday and I'm beginning to panic. Others in my class have taken it and have had everything from 75 to 265 questions. They also said that some of the questions came from left field and they had no clue as to what it was aski...

I did it! Just got my results and you can add RN to my name. It took 25 years but I did it. Came out of the test feeling numb after 82 questions. Wasn't until I heard someone else in my class failed with 88 that I began to panic. It was a very ...

lgbentle, You must have been taking the same test I took today! I felt like all I was doing was prioritizing and some of the answers offered...it was like which is the least worst of some really bad answers. I shut off somewhere between 82 and 86 -...

I'm still plugging away at practicing questions. Some of them drive me crazy! For example: A client who has clear lung sounds and unlabored breathing is receiving aminophylline IV. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate nursing actio...

I know I am beating a dead horse :deadhorse but that's part of the trouble I'm having here. What if the question read "Anthrax patient, no signs of distress, infiltrated IV" Just because the symptoms are gone doesn't mean that the meds should be sto...

See what I mean? So many ways of looking at the questions. I appreciate Suzanne's reminder of the collaborative effort. The way D is written, there is no mention of stopping the infiltration. We were taught to never assume anything and that the a...

Thanks everyone (and anyone else who wishes to comment). I went out last night and bought the Saunders and will spend the next couple of days reviewing it and doing more questions. I'm praying that my critical thinking skills will hold up. I scored...

Hi. I am a soon to be graduate (Friday) and I'd really like your thoughts on what a new grad should do if she thinks Hospice is her calling. I can't imagine that they want new grads, so where does one start? Which is the more important experience...

Greetings! I took a NCLEX prep class last week and there was one area that we were given conflicting information on. It was about questions with orders for multiple meds. One time the instructor told us that if there were 2 meds you either gave bot...

I'm a new grad and have been interviewing for a position with a private oncology practice. My responsibilities will run the gamut from assessing to educating to eventually administering chemo (after OCN). Around here the hospitals all have a set star...

Went to school with Dusty Rhodes and Kandy Cane. Have a nephew named Desi Linus - older brother (4 yo) was allowed to pick out the name. Inadvertantly did it to my own daughter in some fashion. We had agreed on using our middle names as the baby's m...

I'm a new grad and have been interviewing for a position with a private oncology practice. My responsibilities will run the gamut from assessing to educating to administering chemo. Around here the hospitals all have a set starting rate for new gra...

CrunchRN, I guess my post was somewhat misleading. Eventually I will be doing chemo - after I complete my OCN. I understand that I'm looking at a VERY steep learning curve, but the nurse manager and staff I would be working with are top notch. Th...

Just graduated and, yes, we wore caps and matching uniform dresses. We actually wore them throughout the program in clinicals except for psych and ICU. The guys wore white buttoned uniforms and are banded on their sleeves. (They looked more like p...

Greetings! I need help with a careplan for a patient in ICU that has NO chance of survival. This patient has Lymphoma, Hydrocephalus, coccidiomeningitis, severe malnourishment, a ventriculostomy, permanently on a vent, and a Glasgow Coma of 5. Basi...

Greetings, Graduation is in December and I'm beginning to have some serious self-doubts about my ability to make it in the "real world". I've not had the easiest time in previous semesters, but I thought I had finally "got it" this semester. That ...

Well, graduation time is almost here (December) and my class has begun to be inundated with nurse recruiters, etc. We live in an area with 2 nationally known hospital systems as well as many other hospitals, private, clinics, etc. What kinds of ques...

I am a 4th semester Watts student (female) but I have 3 males in my class. We originally had 5, but 1 left because of illness, the other dropped out because of personal problems. There are now 29 in our class. I LOVE having the guys in class. They...

I've finally started laying the foundation for my career in psych, even if it is as a CNA II for the summer (one more semester = RN!). One thing I need help with is - How Do I Get These People To Bathe? I'm telling you, the stench from some of them...