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1. IV questions

   Mossback replied to Marythenurse1994's topic in General Nursing

   It sounds like most of the issues you describe are occurring because the secondary bag isn't high enough relative to the primary bag. Bear in mind that the top of the fluid in the primary bag must be below the drip chamber of the secondary bag. When ...

2. NEW GRAD RN IN SACRAMENTO, CA

   Mossback replied to bbgrl11's topic in Job Hunt

   All of the acute care hospitals in the Sacramento area require a BSN or MSN for new grad hires. If it is practical for you to do so, you might want to consider an RN to BSN program.

3. Is 63 to old to start nursing school?

   Mossback replied to Mallory Sunset's topic in General Students

   I started pre-reqs at 55, then moved on to a second bachelor's program. I graduated with a BSN at 59, passed the NCLEX with 75 questions, and got hired at a university-affiliated hospital two months later. Two years later I went back for my master's ...

4. 265 questions is almost guaranteed if your a male.

   Mossback replied to wilderness47's topic in NCLEX

   I passed with 75 questions and when I was a doddering 60-year-old. MENCLEX indeed!

5. UC Davis MEPN 2018

   Mossback replied to msn-cm96's topic in School Programs

   RNs and NPs have distinctly different scopes of practice. In general, RNs cannot order procedures, medications or diagnostic tests. They do not formulate medical diagnoses. Nurse practitioners can independently diagnose and care for patients. They a...

6. Pt. With trach: cuffed but always deflated?

   Mossback replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

   The purpose of the cuff is not to limit airflow around the teach, but to prevent secretions from moving down the trachea and into the lungs. Unless the patient is actively bleeding, the coff is deflated following surgery and the recovery from anesth...

7. How old is too old to become a new RN?

   Mossback replied to CathyH's topic in General Nursing

   There seem to be plenty of people telling you that you're too old to go into nursing. Based on my own experience, I don't think that's the case. I graduated from a BSN program at 60, passed the NCLEX, and was hired at a university-based medical cente...

8. Should I continue nursing school?

   Mossback replied to lovlina's topic in General Students

   I'm a part-time clinical instructor for students in a BSN program, as well as a full-time floor nurse at a busy university-based hospital. I've found that it's not uncommon for students to find clinicals an unsatisfying or even downright miserable ex...

9. MEPN vs ABSN

   Mossback replied to MonkeyL's topic in General Students

   The MEPN program at UCD hasn't launched yet, but I'm a graduate of the MS program at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UCD and have taught at SMU, so I think I can provide a little perspective. 1) MEPN stands for Masters Entry Program in Nur...

10. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    Mossback replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    My personal pet peeve is patients who come to the hospital, but then refuse vitals, assessment, labs, oxygen, repositioning, wound care, physical therapy, respiratory care, and the majority of medications (but almost never pain meds). Are they just d...

11. I need some really-wide-shoe ideas!

    Mossback replied to NurseEric81's topic in Men

    Several styles of New Balance walking shoes are available in widths up to 6E. I have extremely wide feet and have worn the 928 style for a number of year. The soles are fairly grippy and seem to wear well. The 928s are available in black or white le...

12. what age did you decide to become a nurse

    Mossback replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    I was 55 when I made the decision to become a nurse. It came after a long career in journalism and electronic media. I got my BSN at 60, and am now on track to get my master's at age 64. I only wish I'd become a nurse about 30 years earlier.

13. what did you have a previous degree in before you went into nursing?

    Mossback replied to RNtobe23's topic in General Nursing

    My first degree was a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. I worked for 35 years in commercial television, then went back to school and got a BSN. I'm now working full time in a med-surg unit at a university-affiliated medical center and working on my mas...

14. Older, New RN

    Mossback replied to CVON's topic in ADN/BSN

    I attended nursing school in my mid-50s, after a long career in media. Now I'm in my 60s and working in a large university-affiliated hospital and pursuing a master's in nursing. I was a challenge to go back to school in late middle age, but in retr...

15. Trying to select a program as an older male

    Mossback replied to OldNavySS's topic in ADN/BSN

    Whether or not you need a BSN depends largely on where you are located. In some parts of the country, ADNs can readily find hospital jobs. Elsewhere, a BSN is the minimum standard for entry to work in the acute care environment. Where I live, hospita...