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  1. Have non-nursing AA degree, now what?

    towntalker replied to raefactor's topic in General Nursing

    in most schools you have to have a bsn and a couple of years of icu experience to enter advanced courses find a job that you are qualified for with degree you have now and maybe later you can decide...

  2. First day with hospital wide computer charting!

    towntalker replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    they thought that the scanners would be stolen?? what do people do with stolen

  3. Need some advice..

    towntalker replied to AB092504's topic in General Nursing

    difficult to answer there are so many variables how long is the lpn program..it is certainly bridge from lpn to rn but it would put off final goal for several years ie yo would have to finish lpn...

  4. Results of 4th Nursing Article Contest

    towntalker replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    congratulations to winners--you deserve

  5. Question about HIV and patient confidentiality

    towntalker replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    i don't believe that laws that single out a certain segment of the population for special treatsment are right if you think that you have a right to know the status of someone with mrsa, flu, hep c,...

  6. How will Obama's health care plan affect nurses?

    towntalker replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in General Nursing

    my opinion of obama does not have anything to do with whether or not he wears a pin and no i do not believe that he is the anti-christ but this is a quirky man, i don't like the company he keeps esp...

  7. Pt's right to know they are going to die

    towntalker replied to kadell's topic in General Nursing

    don't discredit the family, they have known this patient all her life and sometime they are able to judge whether or not she will be able to accept this news . younger people faced with termiinal...

  8. The psych patient on a tele unit

    towntalker replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    this may be manipulation but if the patient has been determined to be incompetent then that is what it is this does not mean that staff should be allowed to be abused verbally or physically if she...

  9. LPN passing meds all over the place!

    towntalker replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    we had a night nurse who would pull up 6am meds and put them in the drawer in the cart at 5 am one morning state surveryers walked in..she was in trouble and ltc facility was written up, i know what...

  10. LPN passing meds all over the place!

    towntalker replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    if you as a licensed nurse are taking these students to this facility then they are working under YOUR license, any mistake that is made is something that you will have to answer for this is not to...

  11. Beginning RN Salary in Louisiana

    towntalker replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    i hear that there is a hiring freeze for state facilities rent is definitely cheaper if you can get out of town but with the cost of gas now that is another factor to be considered i thought that a...

  12. Fired because i did not accept the assignment

    towntalker replied to radial34's topic in General Nursing

    as was noted they can fire you [if not unionized] for most any reason this is a decision that you make when you decide that the situation is too dangerous for you, your patients or YOUR LICENSE you...

  13. Gotta lotta questions...Plz help me...

    towntalker replied to bikerbabechic69's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    be sure and check what schools will accept each others credits i know that northwestern will not accept credits earned at lsu-a my dtr went to northwestern and i know they have a good program there in...

  14. Almost lost my temper today

    towntalker replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

    do not feel bad if you are not reaching him, this is not a failure on your part, he is raging against the inevitable check the five stages of end of life, thee stages are also seen when there is a...

  15. How do you treat N/V/D?

    towntalker replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

    zenman, that sounds great, hydration can help a body heal itself or at least keep additional problems from overwhelming

  16. How do you treat N/V/D?

    towntalker replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

    i know that d/n/v may be there for a reason just as a fever may be a good thing at the start but you can't allow these condition to go unchecked if the fever goes over 102.0 [arbitrary number] you...

  17. Naomi Campbell and blood donation

    towntalker replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    if you have recently traveled to certain parts of the world you cannot donate blood or be a doner, i don't know if this was the reason or if brazil is one of the countries i certainly agree that this...

  18. EBP re Soda Laim

    towntalker replied to copycake's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    WELCOME TO SITE looking forward to seeing your

  19. bummed out big time

    towntalker replied to trmr's topic in General Nursing

    this is a bum dx but hopefully the resection will solve the problem hugs and

  20. Have been offered a Day position

    towntalker replied to dreamingofbeing's topic in General Nursing

    days are busy no doubt about that but you also have more cnas and you have ward clerks [most noc do not] and when you ae busy time goess back.. this is a really personal decision, what fits in with...

  21. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    towntalker replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    the requirement that everyone finish in 4 is not going to happen, some people can't go full time d/t financial/family concerns they have been talking about all bsn hospitals for a long time but those...

  22. grrrr

    towntalker replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    food does more than feed the body it calms the nerves you were right about feeding her when you really didn't know which direction she was going but try and let the insults and threats roll over w/o...

  23. What should I do?

    towntalker replied to kelly75's topic in General Nursing

    school is rough, accerlerated programs are rougher, if you can manage w/o working probably for the best but working and going to school is doable evident by many many

  24. Should Nursing Schools Change What They Teach?

    towntalker replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    the enemy is time there is not enough time in nursing school to teach the hands on stuff everything else has to be grabbed on the go there is not time in the hospital setting for a nurse to give one...

  25. The long term effects of being fired

    towntalker replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    you shuld make applications to other facilities asap when yo stay off you lose confidence..yo have to get out there and prove that you are capable of doing