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I hate to be a downer, but the national health service corps repayment program is not for RNs. It is for MDs, midwifes, nursd practitioners, but not RNs. Have you looked into your nearest university hospital? I work at a university hospital and they ...

I don't think gown, gloves, goggles, and mask would be conisdered beyond standard precautions with any pt that has flying goobers, no matter what their hiv status is. I don't know about you, but I'm not going to a big wet cough to the face if I can p...

At my hospital they do not allow staff to wear labcoats into the icu areas. We all use the yellow fabric gowns if we get cold. We use the blue plastic gowns in iso rooms. The doctors will also wear the yellow gowns into the icu rooms to prevent sprea...

I am a new grad RN working at UK in Lexington, KY. Starting pay is $21.57 plus shift diffs (4.50 on nights, plus 3.25 on weekends). There are a good number of jobs here in Lexington, but there are also a million nursing schools here, so competition i...

Are you looking to work at Uk or Good Samaritan? The pay and benefits are the same at both hospitals, but that is where the similarities end. UK has great staffing ratios most of the time, and is all in all a dream place to work compared to Good Sama...

lord I hope it isn't 3 years of having a sex toy jammed somewhere and/or labor !

I'm going to guess that she's allergic to her partner's emissions.

Sure it is. And all CNAs should be able to petition to take the NCLEX. I mean, come on, if you can take a blood pressure and wipe a bottom, you can surely do everything LPNs and RNs do. Heck, We should even be able to practice medicince, since really...

I'm a new graduate nurse, but I have worked for the hospital where I'm interviewing as a CNA for 2 and 1/2 years. I am fairly confident that I will be offered the position, and I was hoping to be able to negotiate an extra $2/hour on my salary. I kno...

Ok, so I oficially took my NCLEX 48 hours ago. I need my results dangit! anyone else have it take longer than 48 hours?

Unless you drew up the dilaudid and left it in the pt's room, I don't see how it was your fault. Patients do stupid things. We've had cardiac patients snorting cocaine in their room, patients with PICC lines go out to "smoke" and inject themselves wi...

Around here (KY), most new grads start out on nights. Once you get use to staying up all night and sleeping during the day, it isn't bad. I'm currently on days right now, but will likely be going back to nights soon. As for staying in shape on nights...

I'm sorry you're having such a rough time. First, I would recommend taking a deep breath and remind yourself that this too shall pass. You will eventually find a job and get into a better financial situation. Next, call your loan companies, ask about...

I usually just wear a white men's ribbed unershirt tank top. They are pretty thin, but provide me with enough of a feeling of having something on.

There was a post there originially. It appears that the OP went back and deleted most of it for some reason.

It is great that you are so optimistic. I think most people who enter into nursing (or any profession for that matter), go into school with a bright outlook. Then you start your actual nursing classes. Nursing school is tough. Very tough. And not jus...

It depends. I have traded patients if it is someone that I know outside of work. However, I have also had to care for a few coworkers (darned HMO). They really can't get assigned a nurse that doesn't know them, because in our hospital, everybody kno...

I agree with the two previous posters. You want the first patient to remain on bedrest first and foremost. Also, she wouldnt just be on contact isolation precautions, there would be radiation precautions as well (the answer didnt give that option, wh...

Does the pearsonvue website show "delivery sucessful?" I had 75 q's, finished in about 40 minutes, and they didnt hold my results. I went home, 15 mins after the test, it said "delivery successful, so I tried the PVT and it worked- I found out yester...

Well, guess it really does work. I didn't study at all. I got 75 questions 2 days ago, swore I failed. Did the PVT, got the GOOD pop-up. Today, I paid my eight bucks, found out I passed! YAY! :dncgbby:

During clinicals one day, I was assisting a group of nurses to put a condom cath on a sedated patient. The nurse put mastesol all over the penis, then looked and me and said "Blow on this to help it dry" She was totally kidding, but me, being new and...

I have issues with both UK and BCTC. BCTC: The ADN class is large. You will just be another face in the crowd. There isn't much guidance and the teachers don't help you on a one-to-one basis. If you are a good independent learner, you will get throu...

I would strongyl suggest you take the in-person Kaplan course. Mine was required for school, and it was like $400. I moaned and groaned about it, how it was a waste of time, yadda yadda. But you know what? I passed the NCLEX first time, with 75 quest...

Anyone take the JP exam instead of doing the 120 hours? I'm considering it, just so I can go ahead and be fully licensed (I don't have a job yet). Should I? Do you think it would help me get a job?

Thanks hownat. I have already got my provisional license (I applied for it back in May), but since I don't have a job yet I thought taking the JP and being fully licensed might help. It would be nice to get rid of the "a" behind the letters RN! But, ...