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Love my Master Cardiology!!!

Just out of curiosity, how high does a Cr level need to be before you have seen MD's start pt's on dialysis?

Always aspirate!!!!!!! Think of the worst case scenario. How would you explain yourself if you accidentally went into a vein and there was some sort of complication because of this? That you didn't do what you were suppose to do? And, I once got a te...

Hello All! I am a student nurse who is gearing up to graduate in June and hopefully pass NCLEX and start working in the summer. I also was diagnosed with RA about a week ago. SO..... I am wondering....... Do any of you think that this may prevent ...

LPN from Florida, can I ask what kinds of meds you are currently on? I, too, have been told to move South. I thought that the warm weather was just a myth but a lot of people have told me that it helps. Thanks for the advice!

My clinical instructor last quarter also said that she reached 265 questions and she passed. I would not stress if I were you.

Thank you Paerrn20 for your advice! I am thinking that I will do med/surg for one year, just to practice skills and then I either may teach or do psych nursing (psych nurses always work only 8 hour shifts!). I will definitely stay out of the ED and ...

I am so glad that you responded to my thread! I was beginning to wonder if I should or shouldn't work in a hospital because of the Prednisone (I am on a low dose of 10mg a day) and if I start taking the HUMIRA. HUMIRA does suppress your immune syste...

Jojo--how did you end up finding your job in Vancouver? I am really interested in moving there to work as a nurse as well! Btw--Vancouver is awesome!! You will absolutely love it!

When the VA called me they left a message. I bet it was just a solicitor.

I say do whatever you feel passion for. Life is too short not too pursue what makes you happy. You can always go back to school to be a nurse.

Is there a Veterans Hospital near you? They love to hire Student Nurse Techs ( I currently work as one and am also in nursing school). The minimum that you have to work is 8 hours per pay period (4 hours a week). The pay is decent (a little more th...

My cardiac instructor told me that if you are having a hard time hearing a heart rate through your stethoscope, ask the patient to sit up and lean forward. It brings the heart closer to the chest wall and then you are able to hear it. I have used th...

Oh my gosh! I was in the same predicament last year!! The mistake that I made was graduating with a science degree before starting nursing school because I did not get any grants to pay for nursing, I only could take out Stafford loans. I had no i...

Yes, we are given our assignments for the next quarter a week in advance so we would be prepared for the first day of class. In addition, we start clinicals the first week also. The combination of clinical paperwork and 200 or so pages of textbook ...

Party hard before you start and then say goodbye to all your friends. You won't see them again till the semester/quarter is over. .

My best friend several years ago went in to have surgery on her foot. The next day her doctor came in and was smirking. The doctor told her that after the anesthetist gave her the anesthetic my friend told the anesthetist that she wanted to "**** him...

Is there a Veterans hospital near you? I am a nursing student and I work at the VA as a Student Nurse Technician. It is a great job!! I do mostly CNA work but a lot of the nurses let me do skills under their supervision if they have the time. You sh...

I think that you should definitely become a CNA and work as one if you want to become a RN. However, if it is possible for you to take the phlebotomy course then I think that you should do it as well. I am in nursing school and we never learned how ...

I work as a Student Nurse Tech at the VA in my city and will hopefully work there as a RN when I pass the NCLEX. I want to work there because they have a great Union, a Thrift Savings Plan (they will match you up to 5% of what you put away), and nur...

I am in my second year of nursing school and I still feel lost and confused. I will admit that I don't feel as lost and confused as I did first quarter! What I am trying to tell you is that as time goes on, things will start to come together and cl...

I am currently interested in becoming a CDE, however, am now discovering that it may not be as easy as I thought. I was just wondering if you passed and if you are now a CDE?