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Hello all, So a friend recently traveled to Bermuda, and was told that RN's are in demand over there... You can get a 3 year working contract, plus they pay for your apt right next to the hospital, etc. I understand that many places do this, not just...

Hello everyone. I graduated in May '10 with my ADN, and passed my boards in August... I applied everywhere for an RN job, even in other states, and found nothing. Then a few months ago, I found a job as an Medicare/Medicaid RN provider taking care ...

I am doing a postop care plan of my patient who recieved ACL reconstruction surgery. I have to list two collaborative problems (w/ interventions), and then five complications (w/ rationales) that the PACU nurse can expect. Arent collaborative problem...

The ATI books dont really contain that many critical thinking questions. They are better for reviewing.. But I want a crapload (pardon my french) of critical thinking questions. I have heard many people talk about Saunders review books, do these cont...

Hello all-- I just graduated from the SCCC nursing program in May '10 ... Just wanted to wish you all luck who just got accepted! Its tough, but not impossible. And it goes by SO fast, I feel like I just started. If you guys need any help or advice f...

(This can probably be posted somewhere else, right?... ) Anyway, so I have had glasses since the second grade, and my eyesight has gotten increasingly worse as I am getting older. I am currently at R: -4.75, and L: -5.50... but... I am due for anothe...

Hello all, Im doing practice questions, and came across this one... Its throwing me for a loop!...Please show me how to do it. :wink2: ***The nurse checks the physican order that reads: Ancef 500 mg q 6 hours. The premixed solution from the medicati...

I am going into my final year of an ADN program, and can tell you that clinicals do get better. Not that it gets easier, but you get more comfortable with the routine of it. My very first clinical was in a nursing home and we had two students to one ...

Thank you so much! Also, another question regarding infusion pumps... I know you can round to the tenths place, but that is only if a medication is added to the solution, right? If the situation doesnt involve a medication, you would just round to t...

So on my first medsurg exam I got a 72, with a class average of 74. I am completely bummed about this because I KNOW that I have more knowledge than what my 72 reflects... I really studied so hard for this and I am doing all the reading, and staying ...

Why where these "kids" not paying tuition? Every single one of them had scholarships?... I think not. There are plenty of immature little snots in my program, BUT there are also plenty of immature older people as well. Try another program. Preferabl...

I think Ive lost another 5 lbs on top of last semesters 5+ lbs. I cant even say that I dont eat or am eating extra healthy... I feel like the stress of it all just burns it away. I'll have breakfast at 9am and be starving by 11. And that usually neve...

I am in my second semester, and can say that going through nursing school is so much harder when personal issues get in the way. I also notice that even minor personal issues seem exacerbated while in school... Meaning that a tiny fight that I would ...

WOW what a week. I thought my week was bad, but you win the prize...

Good point. Perhaps I was just venting for myself.... LOL.

I am in medsurg right now, and honestly, could cry at this very moment. My eyes burn because I am so exhausted, and Im starting to get a headache. I AM SO FREAKIN TIRED! So, oh yeah... I feel that way right now. But when all is said and done, I know ...

I dont understand clinical instructors. I feel like pretty much all of them are the same, that I have seen/heard about: obnoxious, condescending, intimidating. We are there to LEARN. Not want to go home crying and want to quit. I feel like the way th...

There are many days where I am like "Why am I doing this again?"... Lol. I feel like I am shooting myself in the foot. I just cant wait for all this hard work to PAY OFF. I cant wait for the day when Im like "Ah, so THIS is why I worked my butt off f...

Im in medsurg, and I cant believe how much there is to study in SUCH a short amount of time! This is the beginning of my third week of the class, and we have an exam next week. I have been doing okay up until this point, but today was really when it ...

Be happy that you are in your final semester. I am only im my second, and right now... the road seems long and daunting. Just focus on the progress you have made. Dont you remember being in my shoes? You've probably come a long way since then, and if...

I really hate textbooks. I find that my brain only retains a tiny fraction of what I actually read. That is why, I strictly review the powerpoints. I just go over them repetitively. They are a more condensed version of the textbook chapters, and cont...

So I just started MedsurgI, and would appreciate any feedback. Study tips? Do's/dont's? Ways to memorize certain things? ANYTHING. I am kinda freaking out, to say the least. :zzzzz

I am terrified to get an instructor like this. I am happy that you found something positive out of it. However, I still would not want someone like that teaching me. Was she nasty in order to get people to learn and be terrified of her? I wonder... O...

Hello all, Can you help me with this problem? I think I am reading too much into it, and it might be easier than I am thinking it is... 500ml of a solution was ordered at 35ml/hr. You have a 60 gtts/ml administration set available. What would you adm...

This is exactly why I hate white pants.. I have a stubborn blood stain on one of my pairs of new white clinical pants. (Gosh, I love being a female!) I tried using bleach but that didn't work. Anyone know how on earth I can get this stain out?! There...