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Do you follow this procedure for your chemsticks? If not, why not? I was taught this way in nursing school but I seem to see few people follow this on the west coast. Advise please? 1. Has the patient wash her hands with soap and warm water, if sh...

I'd say there isn't much of a shortage here in the Seattle area. Despite ads on TV. Last fall was running a nice TV ad for nurses, the had a hiring freeze. Also Swedish, this summer had a tv blitz, but they are also having a hiring freeze. What's...

that was helpful (taking the contact info off). i pm'd the posted and his/her pm box is so full that no more pm's can be added. i guess he/she doesn't know that their message was edited or how to answer pm's.

I would not pre pour meds for a NAC to admister later, however, I would and have handed an NAC who is feeding a resisident, the residents medication (crushed in applesauce for instance). To give to that resident while he/she is being fed. With expl...

Graduate schools nursing programs rankings are based on the number of research dollars the are able to attract, not the quality of their programs, teaching, instructors or anything else. Buyer beware.

I believe that the idea is that fanning may/will disturbe dust or other airborne particles in the area and increase the likelyhood of contaminating the area just cleaned.

I am new to nursing, but I just had a LPN convince a doc to leave a stage 2 decub ulcer open to air. It was covered with DuoDerm with Silverdine for the last 2 weeks. I never heard of this in nursing school, the doc said there was no scientific evi...

I just started at a LTC, after my first week I gave all the people that really helped me along a little gift (chocolates) in appreciation. What is a good give to give to your fellow workers just in appreciation of being helpful, supportive etc. Un...

Thanks for the suggestions, I was thinking along the gift card route, as about one half of the CNA's are male. Keep the suggestions comming however.

43 when I started, 45 when I finished.

This IS the scariest forum on this web site, on a number of levels. I've had complaints that I was too nice to patients.

I agree that potential employees need to present themselves in the best light to get the job and be polite. However, I have been in the business world for quite a long time. Nursing not so much. I have never seen such unprofessional recruiters as ...

Thanks for the encouragement. I don't think that hospitals or employers in general would open themselves up to lawsuits by reporting anything to anyone. Even when you use them as references they only report the standard worked from mm/yy to mm/yy....

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:yeahthat: I had one preceptor that swore that it was a universal concept to give coumadin at 1700 and that of course everyone knows that. She even looked it up in the Drug Reference. She didn't find it.

Same thing happened to me. After 3 months I was told I wasn't a good fit. I had had at least 20 preceptors during my orientation. Most of them gave conflicting information and couldn't explain any of their rational, e.g. you have to shake the purpl...

Wow where is that at?

I would make sure that you have a job secured here before moving. Washington State, particularly Seattle does not have a new grad shortage, and I believe there are not many hospitals that still hire LPNs. Check you resources first.

Sorry I thought I was responding to what ,DanznRN had said "I am 33 and have 10 years nursing experience would outrank you because of my time already in, would you want to take orders or work for someone that had less years experience or was younger?...

I think that they are looking at you that way when you ask questions because either they don't know the answer, they just figured it out themselves or they may know the answer but haven't developed the capacity to explain it to any one else. Hospita...

Good luck I went through a similar thing. I think the points people made in this thread are valid. Critical thinking is developed by time in grade, there is no magic. I think that if they say you are not progressing as fast as they like, number one...

My point is that there is age discrimination out there, and if you haven't yet experienced it, you will. Also, that people doing hiring need to let the candidates themselves decide what they can live with, e.g. being supervised by younger people, ta...

What is the age limit for the Air Force? Is there a difference in the age limits for the reserves vs active duty. Does anyone know of a good resource for finding out what it is really like to working as a nurses in the army vs. Air Force, active v...

Look at getting your CNA (nursing assistant) training and certificate, at some point either before or during nursing school. And get a job doing that part time or what ever. Most nursing schools I encountered looked favourably at candidates with a ...

I like your response, however, I would like for you to remember to ask yourself that question in 10 years. If you are facing unemployment or living on the streets, working under someone younger or less experienced takes a back seat.