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  1. Practice of Nursing vs Practice of medicine

    VORB replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree with you, except that nurses operate only under the order(s) of a medical doctor. While a nurse may be able to make decisions within their scope of practice, it is always within those...

  2. What would be your IDEAL Nursing-related job?

    VORB replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    Staff nurse for a pro sports team, of

  3. Patients and cell phone cameras

    VORB replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    An 18 y.o. gunshot wound had me take a pic w/his cellphone of the hole to his scapula area. I'm quite sure it up'ed his street cred on MySpace or some

  4. What Constitutes a Telemetry Unit

    VORB replied to Pudnluv's topic in General Nursing

    Your nurse to patient ratios are way out of whack. We've got tele monitoring in every dept in our hospital. But we're surely not expected to have the knowledge base you obviously are, nor have the pt...

  5. moving to a different state after graduation

    VORB replied to NurseyNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    Unless something has changed, you apply for licensure BEFORE taking the exam. When I took it you couldn't take it WITHOUT applying for state licensure first. Also - once again, unless something has...

  6. moving to a different state after graduation

    VORB replied to NurseyNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    Apply for licensure in Nevada and take the exam in Arizona. Once you're licensed, you can apply to any and all states you wish. You only have to pass

  7. Nearly 1 million Californians seek medical care in Mexico annually

    VORB replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :: The number pales in comparison to the number of Mexicans seeking medical care in the U.S. The difference is that the Mexican citizenry probably doesn't pay for the Californians'

  8. Attention ortho nurses!!

    VORB replied to lindsaylou's topic in General Nursing

    Most (repeat: MOST) back surgery post-ops are on bedrest for maybe 48

  9. Considering Nursing School at 52

    VORB replied to LuvLife845's topic in General Nursing

    . Go for it. You would not have been the oldest in my class - by far. Though younger than you, I got into it mid-life too. You will find that your stability (relative to many others in your class)...

  10. Which state pays best for new RN grads??

    VORB replied to 1a2s3d's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who fell into a weekend nights (FR/SA/SU) schedule in Florida 3 months out of school for $31.70/hr. You could do a lot

  11. Which state pays best for new RN grads??

    VORB replied to 1a2s3d's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure you'll find an objective source for this info on new-nurse wages. The Dept of Labor has info on nursing wages per state however. But like the previous poster wrote, you'll have to take...

  12. Did you work while in Nursing school?

    VORB replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    ` I got into nursing mid-life, so was a bit more stable than some. I paid my way through school driving a truck, as it paid 50 percent more than a job as care tech would have. That way I could afford...

  13. Street Drugs and Brain Aneurysms

    VORB replied to ybstressed's topic in General Nursing

    This is typical for this type of family. They accept no responsibility. Never mind their son & brother was a druggie which contributed to his death. No, it must be someone else's fault. Maybe the...

  14. Street Drugs and Brain Aneurysms

    VORB replied to ybstressed's topic in General Nursing

    Any neuro changes should be reported to the M.D. as soon as possible, then let the doc be the doc and the nurse be the

  15. Nurses "on-call" related to low census; Am I rightfully angry?

    VORB replied to inthesky's topic in General Nursing

    They normally call 1-2 hours before my shift if they're looking for someone to call off. I simply don't answer my phone if I want to work. However if I want the shift off, I will dive for that phone...

  16. Nurses "on-call" related to low census; Am I rightfully angry?

    VORB replied to inthesky's topic in General Nursing

    We get $0.00 for on call. If we're down-staffed, we have the option of taking Paid-Day-Off money -- which cuts into our vacation days of course. I always decline the money and save up my vacation...

  17. Nurses "on-call" related to low census; Am I rightfully angry?

    VORB replied to inthesky's topic in General Nursing

    I get $0.00 for being on call. They usually just downstaff us period, but will occassionally ask us to be on call. But then they usually say we won't be called in past 4 hours into the shift. That's...

  18. did i screw my self out of this job?

    VORB replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Well when I job hunted right out of school I found it was easy enough to land an interview. Seemed they'd interview anyone with a pulse. So the fact that they called one up for an interview meant very...

  19. Is it Advisable to Take NCLEX exam in philippines or in US?

    VORB replied to PrettyNurseOnline's topic in Immigration Advice

    It's the same test

  20. Failed NCLEX-RN 1st Attempt

    VORB replied to Profile1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The way I see it, folks who don't believe in you and support you in your endeavors have no place in your life. Time to replace them with folks who

  21. Grad party idea for my wife

    VORB replied to acaringhusband's topic in General Nursing

    You might try a better pharmacy/sickroom-supply/home med equipment store in your area. I would think they'd have bags & tubing for tube-feeding and/or

  22. pls help me with license by endorsement!

    VORB replied to sollysgoingtoNY's topic in General Nursing

    Why not go to their website? http://www.op.nysed.gov/nurse.htm Follow the links on the left for contact info, forms,

  23. nclex test scared me

    VORB replied to nrsman1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The pass rate for first-time testers in the first quarter '09 was 88 percent, while the pass rate for repeat testers was 50

  24. nclex test scared me

    VORB replied to nrsman1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Everyone feels that way. Just be glad you don't have to wait 2 months for the results any

  25. Neurology

    VORB replied to RoxyChic's topic in General Nursing

    Generally neuro checks every 1-4 hours (sometimes 8) depending on your dept and the doc's order (in ICU it may be q1, while on the floor it may be q4), plus full NIH stroke scale assessment every...