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Has anyone heard from HRSA regarding loan repayment yet? Theoretically, we should get acceptances via e-mail or post by September 30th. Just wondering if anyone has heard anything yet?

I worked at a clinic as an MA through the registry after I got my license because there were no RN jobs for New Grads at the time. The clinic had one nurse for patient education, but the rest of the staff was comprised of MAs. The MAs were fantastic...

I think that you start the new job as planned. There is no reason in this job market that you should think you are a shoe in for any job. You may not get this new-new job at all. In nursing you are only as effective as how much you love your job, so ...

Oh, side note. Finding a satisfying and stable career is never a bad move as a mother, especially when you only have to work 3 days a week.

You have to figure that you are not going to have a life whether you are in an ADN program or a BSN program. They are equally time consuming. The difference is the types of classes that you are taking. My thought is, get it all done at once if you re...

I am going to be volunteering for Rock Med this year, just wanted to know if anyone else here had ever done that? What should I expect my responsibility to be as an RN at the shows? How far do the MDs take their practice at the venues - i.e. starting...

It is a patient safety thing. 1) All of your infusion rates are different - 125 ml/hr for your LR, 200/hr for your loading and 50/hr for your maintenance dose. 2) If you hang your 1000ml mag bag as a piggyback it will be higher on the pole than yo...

This month I have had to add a new process to my nursing - working with students on the unit. I am wondering if anyone has any advice on the best way to do this? My first time with a student was lovely, she was on top of things, her charting was grea...

Thank you all for the advice. With my first student I did check in with her for everything, the relationship seemed very natural. She had 3 patients but only one of them was my patient - however, she was always present, always around, always asking m...

I think i may be the only one still waiting to hear anything from the BRN. So just a clarification on the things that I am waiting for - I graduated in NY, so all my friends only know the NY process. 1. I am waiting for a "letter of eligibility" - D...

So I was reading posts and I think that this a great idea. So, if you agree you should write as well. I don't normally watch Oprah, but I must admit with her ties to Obama she is one powerful lady. All of our nursing literature is addressing this pro...

So here is my advice, keep reading your rationales. Keep asking questions and figuring out why you got wrong what you got wrong. You will see similar questions in the future. All the way up through the NCLEX. Fundamentals is hard because you are lear...

43 - Appropriate reimbursement for services being denied. Remember this mantra "if it's not documented, it hasn't been done." So the only way that the insurance will reimburse the claim (pay for your time, the catheter, etc.) is if the nurse writes d...

14. D - The only time that you will see which people are on is to make sure the knowledge and skills of the staff fits the specific needs of the patients. None of the others seem relevant. A is a trick, you wouldn't need to know WHICH nurses/aides ar...

I don't like question 8, but unlicensed persons cannot assess or teach. Those belong to RNs alone. So documenting the nursing process...no. That belongs to the nurse. Can't give any type of medication at all...so C is out. A routine physical exam req...

Im a little hesitant to answer hahaha what if I get them wrong too!?!? Here goes: For #1 I would have put B - draw lines through the space because you never go back and "fix" a chart. Both nurses made mistakes in this situation. The nurse who forgot ...

You can bounce back from anything as long as you don't make it a habit and you apologize.

They do teach it as the "fifth vital sign" in school. But I think that the connotation is similar to the "sixth sense". Of course you only have five senses, of course you only have 4 vital signs, but there is this extra one that we are going to call ...

As this is a thread that I supported, I guess I should answer the question "what do you want to see done?" Honestly, I would like to see more money thrown at healthcare overall, but also to ongoing nursing education, loan forgiveness, RN to BSN prog...

I second the Saunders suggestion, used it all through nursing school. In fact, my teachers often pulled questions directly out of that book. Fundamentals was one of the hardest classes for most of my friends because it wasn't directly related to any...

I reposted this idea in the general nursing forum - giving full credit to you with a link to your original post and a copy of your original post. I really think you have a good idea here. Kudos. Here is the post there: https://allnurses.com/general-n...

I just wrote a letter to her too.

I'm looking to boost my resume and I was wondering if anyone knew of programs in the Greater Sacramento area that offered certifications/courses for nurses. EKG, Basic Cardiac Monitoring, ACLS, anything else you can suggest that an unemployed new gra...

Your school probably has access to the nursing journals online. That is the best place to start. Talk to your librarian about how to find peer reviewed nursing journals. Those are generally the only ones that are acceptable for "credible references."...

Just make sure that they have a preceptorship. If they don't have that give your money to someone else.