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That was too funny. Isn't it funny how some of our abbreviations are sometimes wacked up.

ok :lol_hitti I live in ALabama and I have not heard of this, and I hope I do not hear of this practice. Granted at times we are so short staffed : , that if you had an extra set of hands you could get your medications out at the scheduled times. However I do not think that a 24 hour class would be sufficient for these individuals to learn dosage calculations, what the medications are for and the contraindications for giving the medication. I see where an licensed who would be responsible for that particular individul passing out the medication, and that is great and wonderful, but would you :smackingf want to be the individual who is responsible. Malpractice would be like you would never believe. "THat nurse said it was ok, or some other lame excuse, then you lose your license that you worked for a lot longer than 24 hours for. I think we all need to let our legislature know exactly how we feel and give them our opinions. I know a lot of times it does not matter who we are, but we can't give up either.

Depends on what area of nursing you will be working in. You might want to invest in a clipboard, ( the ones that have a compartment come in handy.) you can put in extra pens, pencils, etc. A good pair of shoes are a must. A good stethscope. Littman cardiology is great Scissors, hemastat When you go to your local uniform shop, check with them, they usually can give you a lot of insight on what you may need, and usually the best kind to get. Good luck, and keep your head held high.

I'm with you. All of us NURSES need to stick together and speak our minds. All of these people in the so-called Upper Class JOBS, that really have not a clue about the medical field need to step back and see how things need to be done. Just because you have a Master's degree in whatever it may be; Nursing, Administration, or whatever, let the nurses work and do what they have been taught to do. As for as ADN/BSN, granted as a BSN you do have a much easier chance or climbing the corporate ladder, but I have been a nurse for 20 yrs (ADN) and yes I have at many times checked into obtaining my BSN, but when you weigh both sides. Pay in many times is the same. Truely in my opinion the only difference between ADN/BSN is a couple of years more of school and the letters on the diploma.

You should be able to find many if not most of your guidelines for charting either through AWHONN or ACOG. Just check to see which one you would like to use, and your institution should have guidelines for charting also. Hope this helps. Leslie

OMG, but I guess when your thirty, you wll do anything.

In the hospital where I work, the nursery nurse and/or tech draws the blood for the PKU screening. This way the PKU's get done at the appropropriate time.