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  1. Is it really worth getting my RN to BSN?

    mappers replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    To reiterate what everyone else has said, it isn't about the money you'll make right out of school. It's about the future you'll have. More educations is rarely ever a bad thing. Just like any...

  2. Plasma Center Nurses

    mappers replied to lad7's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurse now, but worked at a plasma center years ago, before nursing, as a manager. I can tell you a little about it. There were three areas in our plasma center that required certification by...

  3. Need Help...

    mappers replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Have you done anything like a Kaplan course where they teach you strategy? You'll never memorize all the facts, but if you learn strategy, learn to automatically rule out certain questions, learn...

  4. Nursing knowledge please!

    mappers replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    But are we allowed to order that without a Dr.'s order? I don't think we can at my

  5. teds and scds

    mappers replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    As a matter of fact (posted too soon), a lot of evidence showed that most TEDs are used incorrectly and cause more problems with pressure sores, etc than they're worth. The biggest problem is propper...

  6. teds and scds

    mappers replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    I did a paper last year and the research I found showed that there is no evidence that the use of TEDs and SCDs together decrease the incidence of DVTs or emboli. At my facility, we only use SCDs and...

  7. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    mappers replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the curmudgion patient: I know this isn't the same dosage or the way you take your medicine at home. Guess what? You're in the hospital. Your condition has changed. If the way you were doing...

  8. Nursing, is it really that horrible of a job?

    mappers replied to michelle_d's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse, graduated last August, but I'm 39 years old. Before nursing I worked in IT and HR. I had thought for a long time about doing something medical because it interested me, but my first...