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Start applying final semester, most places will hire you with the contingency of passing the NCLEX, and will hold the position. If you have a specific clinical site you like, let the manager know you'd like to work there. Best of luck

For me, I think I am discerning, basically if I see a thread that interests me I open it and read (a few of these are better than soap operas), and if I agree with someones post or comment I like it (I guess as a sign of respect), my threadline doesn...

So I'm not sure I understand: Do you actually have the flu? If you do a doctors letter may help your cause but basically the schools rules are the schools rules. In other words: no other entity or agency can change the schools policy, so if it says y...

Depends on facility policy and patient physiology, some places do allow you to draw off IV (I've never woked anwhere that allowed that but I know others who have), In rare cases if the patient has poor access but a good IV docs may allow draw off the...

Perhaps its time for a family meeting with you NM, and/or director of unit to explain what has happened (spilt his meds), how it has been handled (we gave him mord pills which he took) and to gently explain that patient has memory issues and may be c...

Kudos to you OP for accomplishing what you have. These are my thoughts on your situation. You mention the surgeries you had and that you look different, is it possible you're self esteem is low? I say this because often when one has low self esteem t...

Trying to leave the room, lol. its like that and the report one yes "just get me the heck outta here"

He has insomnia and wants a propofol drip,lol.

Anything is possible, with 20/200 vision (I assume corrected), it would be hard to get a position in some types of nursing, like where you would have tele, IV pumps, etc, but there are other types of nursing and possibly some adaptive equipment you c...

Honestly I'd be careful about LTC, if you can get on the sub-acute or rehab unit thats better but the ltc and memory floors can be quite difficult depending on how they are staffed, and not the greatest for developing good habits. What about a doctor...

OP, it also matters if the patient is aymptomatic or symptomatic. So when calling the doc, revert back to your SBAR (this was the exact reason it was brought into healthcare to facilitate communication between doctor and nurse as we tend to have diff...

I have done "random acts of kindness" but rather than saying "in memory of" I just say, "to honor someone special" and leave it at that. When Someone passes unexpectedly on the unit (if its my patient) I just ask no one talk to me about it for a bit ...

Is their HCP invoked? are they able to make their own decisions? That is the determining factor.

Well, you have to remember the majority of them have dementia and being in the hospital is a huge environment change and they are around all these unfamiliar people who are telling them to do stuff, or take stuff, etc. I'm positive its very frighteni...

I have to say I'm in the 99% that have been, I remember working a night shift and I heard an bloodcurdling scream, I ran to find out what it was and discovered one of our aides on the floor with the patient on top of her. He had delusions and had hea...

I think this is real, I googled the OP, even if its not I love a scenario where candy is the biggest issue in facility.

I've only done 1 group interview, frankly it was a waste of time.

Same here, I correct them, although there is one name I hate, and I tell them I won't answer to it,lol. But I have yet to fly off the handle, sulk, throw a tantrum, or ream someone a new bleep if they call me by the wrong name.

Scarier issue is that there is a camera watching the nurses station...

BP is r/t the contractility of arteries and has no bearing on hgb, anemia, hypovolemia will cause low bp by less fluid volume in the vessels, spO2 does not really measure hgb, ie, it doesnt count blood cells. The only way to have a reliable hgb measu...

they are not "chucks" they are called "chux"

Same here, I was thinking easy way to solve this problem is just to use first names. I can kind of understand Ms. Kelly's frustration though, I have simple first names and last names, my entire life most have been mispronounced, or someone doesnt rea...

It would be impossible to draw up 1ml in the way you describe, you'd have to open another vial. Think in terms of the measurement of the med, and the measurement of the fluid in which the med is contained.

So true! when I worked nights they used to send us stale day old pastries while we had to clean up the pizza boxes from the other shifts, lol!

All I can say to that is what a punitive action by your employer. Sorry they are ******es