To pfchang, Did you end up taking the Ambulatory Nursing Certification exam in April? How'd it go? With all your experience, I'm sure you did great. I'm still not sure what direction I should take...
pfchang, Thanks so much for your reply. Good luck on the exam, and please post how it went. If I do take the Intensive CE course, I'll post. Right now I'm starting to volunteer at the free clinic...
Thanks tnbutterfly and mclennan. I am definitely not a new grad (30 + years), the majority in different ambulatory care settings. Because of moving twice to new communities in the last 1 1/2 years,...
So.very.blessed replied to RNStephNicole's topic in General Nursing
You probably did get it sub-q. Not to worry, yes it worked fine re: immune response, but it HURT!!! (as you know) Years ago when I gave flu shots with one organization here in Michigan, they also...
to all nurses (rn, lpn, cna, and whatever other initials) new grads and old nurses (like me): i would like to share a wonderful book that touched me so deeply. i really wish i had learned the...
This site has been a lifesaver! We can help each other in so many ways. Right now it is the best communication as many of us are trying to patiently wait for some scheduling to become available for...
So.very.blessed replied to kreaglin100's topic in General Nursing
one more thing -- i never liked ajn... (way too dry). (nor did i like rn...) you are going to be way to busy in nursing school to ever read a nursing journal!!! if you need additional information for...
So.very.blessed replied to kreaglin100's topic in General Nursing
In addition to Nursing 2009, I also get "Nursing made Incredibly Easy." Lots of good pictures/charts. Very good for someone like me who has been away from the bedside for a while... (and I think new...
So.very.blessed replied to RNStephNicole's topic in General Nursing
I'm right there with you! I was shocked when I first heard this, but I'm more concerned about the overwhelming responses I have read about "change".... WE ARE EDUCATED NURSES! We must always...
So.very.blessed replied to RNStephNicole's topic in General Nursing
EXACTLY!! Attention any new nurses who are going to be giving Flu shots.... as cxq174 says, I also saw MANY flu shots administered SubQ, partly because we were given too short of needles (5/8") which...
So.very.blessed replied to RNStephNicole's topic in General Nursing
I'm an "old" RN, but attended the local health department immunization conference in 2006 where we were instructed we "didn't have to aspirate anymore." (And wasn't I up to date on the current...
So.very.blessed replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing
Were you looking to become an interpreter? That would take way too much work as you realize. But, having graduated from Univ. of AZ in Tucson (30 years ago...), and working @ Maricopa County...