rn2bnwi BSN, RN

Green drainage is a sign of pseudomonas infection. the only pt i have seen with it went down hill very quickly.

How can one be an effective nursing leader if they do not have a firm foundation?

I don't know the specific answer to that as im a student too :) but kwim means know what i mean. hopefully someone else will be able to give you a detailed description. good luck!

Misssrblake, I am in an accel bsn program(1 year 2nd degree program) and i had considered the bsn / msn route but decided against it for reasons mentioned above. I think that you will be able to work as an RN after the first year while you are finis...

if you can pass algebra, you can do the math...seriously...it's not too bad.

the stetheoscopes do kind of stink but your not suppose to use your own for infection control reasons on the newborns and there are ones for mothers if needed, but generally you do not assess lung are heart on postpartum moms. I just finished mine, ...

I graduate in May, and the new grad residency deadlines for spring grads have come and gone in our area, I called each hospital most of them don't want new grad resumes for may grads until february or march. Best of luck to you. Im hoping to fin...

if you have a bachelors you can get your bsn in a year through an accelerated program. That is what im doing right now. it's intense but ........nursing school is intense regardless of which route you take .

It's going really well, we are coming into what i call the 'final push' so it's going to be a lot more clinicals and craziness but i am really, really glad i did the program. Good luck to you both.

Jump in there! I like the suggestion of 'making your game plan' at the beginning of the shift.

I just checked with my friend because they have two friends applying and one of them still has a phone interview next week.... so it appears they are a little slower this year. Good luck!

I agree with others, once you learn the skill its really not as daunting as you think its going to be. In my last clinical i was giving vaccines to newborns every day....and the first time i held the tiny leg and looked at the size of my needle in co...

as an rn or a nurse practioner? in a few years you are probably going to have to get a doctrate degree to work as a nurse practioner. my guess as a floor Rn to get in you would probably start on nights depending on your area, and if you could get ...

Generally you have class twice a week and lab once a week ( i think it is 3 days a week? ...its been a while During the lab portion you check off on all of the skills. there were only 6 to 8 in each lab group and about 30 to 40 in the classroom por...

I took my course through them but it was a couple years ago, so i wouldn't be able to give you specifics about what to study. Good luck

it happens but its not like you can't eat a few carrot snacks while you chart...... but most times you get at least one of your breaks and at the hospital i am at that is 20 minutes about 3 hours after you get there and another 30 minute break about...

i guess i look at it as you are her advocate , your job is to provide non-judgmental care to her. She has the right to automony and to question or make request for meds. she is educated in medicine and she is fully entitled to share her opinions and ...

I ALWAYS refer to pts by dr. if they were a dr. (even if they are 99 and have dementia) unless they don't want to be called that. they earned the title.

the ati study books are available in a lot of the area library systems. i don't think the test changes . We have to get a 90 to pass and i always have to take it twice :) but the questions are always the same. good luck!

math, science , reading , english there are sections within that. earth, anatomy ect... but just a few for each subsection. its all pretty basic. Good luck

I think the problem with that in this area is that there aren't tons of jobs and so a lot of people 'slide' into the network on med -surg and then transfer over. good luck

nope.

Quickbeam, my sources could always be wrong. I am confident that uw is really pushing the BSN rn and they only hire new grads at certain times anyway. but im not as confident on how much of an influence it is at st. mary's or Meriter. although all...

It may be that she saw your exprience and had really wanted to get you for an adult position , don't hang your head yet!

I think most madison hospitals are going with bsns right now.. if they hire a new grad at all. the exception might be select specialty? but i don't know that for sure. good luck.