As a germophobe you should know that you do not have to touch a patient to encounter hospital bugs - including superbugs like CDiff, MRSA, CRE, etc. They are everywhere - on computer keyboards,...
I'm in the same boat, wondering what the writing assignment could be. I also saw your post on UCLA. GOOD LUCK! However, you should keep your spirits up because CSULA is a TOP nursing school where you...
On my unit we go into every patient room to check dressings/ drips etc - the question is, where do we go through the SBAR report? If you do that outside, then go in to check drips etc, it is not...
Research suggests bedside report has positives, and definitely it's negatives. It would be wrong to wake up a patient who is suffering delirium from sleep deprivation, or any patient who is confused....
I, and many of my classmates, were hired onto the Sept 10th start date. Our licences are starting to appear on the BRN website (we didn't graduate until June 18th, our degrees weren't posted until end...
According to the CDC, Only Haemophilius influenza (type B), Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcal), and invasive multi-drug resistant streptococcal types require droplet precautions. Fungal and other...
I also got invited to the open house without a phone interview or a request for 5 additional references. I am really excited to be interviewing with Cedars! I'm not sure what unit to put on my...
Hey guys. I am a first year MECN. Last year we were all notified by mail before the decisions were posted online, so you can give your index finger a break and hassle the mail man instead! Good luck...
Hey everyone. I am a first year MECN and I just wanted to wish you all luck :) I remember exactly how fraught it was waiting to hear! I wanted to give a special shout out to anyone who gets wait...
Hey musictonurse Sounds from our user names that we might have a lot in common! I'm a musician, it's a huge lifelong passion for me, and one of the many things I love about the nursing profession is...
Thanks vcib :-) I took Chem at SMC. GREAT school! I just turned up at an evening class and got on no problem. Have you enrolled online? If you haven't, do it now. The earlier you enroll, the earlier...
Thanks Sandman/ Tokebi :-) I had found the Epi 100 link but according to student services that class is much harder than the nursing school option. I didn't realise that it was also called Nursing 50,...
P.S. i managed to find a schedule for the evening Epi 100 classes, but not for the nursing school daytime Epi classes. Anyone know the schedule for the nursing school Epi daytime classes?