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  1. M/S vs. Office job?

    MissIt replied to SoClose!'s topic in Nursing Career

    What type of clinic is it, a family

  2. To aspirate or not to aspirate?!

    MissIt replied to RNStephNicole's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still trying to decide what I think about this. A few days ago I had to give a vaccine to a 7 year old and he was totally worked up (and big, over 100 pounds, his dad had to really hold him down...

  3. Uninterested in hospital nursing

    MissIt replied to Dusk2Dawn's topic in General Students

    How does your hospital split up their medical surgical type floors? We had one that was med/surg/gero and it was very busy, very understaffed. But the floor I started on was medical oncology and it...

  4. What kind of Degree do I need for Public Health Nursing?

    MissIt replied to Inspired1920's topic in Public, Community Health

    At first I looked at those certs, but the community health one has been retired and I don't have a masters, so I can't be a clinical nurse specialist. I'd just seen several people on here say that...

  5. Acute Care after Hospice?

    MissIt replied to LPN_2005/RN_10's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I definitely think a year in that sort of environment would get you your year for med/surg or other specialties (especially med/onc or something like that!) Palliative care is a specialty that I...

  6. Acute Care after Hospice?

    MissIt replied to LPN_2005/RN_10's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    So, it's an inpatient hospice? I think it would be fine, especially if you're willing to go to med/surg or something next (or you might end up loving this unit and staying there!!) In my experience,...

  7. I Need Yur Advice Please

    MissIt replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm partial to UNC, since that is where I went. So, if it were me, I would do the ADN and then move to N.C., work for a year to both get experience and in-state residency and then do UNC's RN...

  8. Marker on syringes

    MissIt replied to kiwigirl123's topic in Patient Medications

    I saw a nurse today make a little X on the bottom of the plunger. I don't think there would be any danger in that. Or you could just put a little piece of tape on the SQ

  9. I Need Yur Advice Please

    MissIt replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I also agree about starting in the ADN program. There are lots of RN-MSN bridge type programs that you can do in a shorter time period, so you wouldn't have to go to a separate BSN program before...

  10. career questiosn

    MissIt replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    I switched jobs within a hospital (med onc floor to radiation oncology clinic). In our hospital, people seemed to switch around a lot! Noone was negative about it, in fact my old coworkers would...

  11. PHN certificate question

    MissIt posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    I've been looking up PHN certificate programs today and they all say that they are for students who hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from a program which was not approved for Public Health...

  12. PHN certificate question

    MissIt replied to MissIt's topic in Public, Community Health

    Thanks! I haven't heard of it so maybe it isn't that way in North

  13. just wondering- good samaritan laws?

    MissIt replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    You're not legally obligated to do anything. But if you do, you can do anything that you've been trained to do and are comfortable doing... CPR, first aid. You cannot "practice medicine without a...

  14. Venipuncture Tips & Tricks

    MissIt replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the same things as with the IV thread-- hang the arm down, wrap it in warm towel, etc. And put the arm rest thing down on the chair so your patient doesn't fall out when they pass out (seems...

  15. roxanol

    MissIt replied to calliesue's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes!

  16. roxanol

    MissIt replied to calliesue's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I guess that would depend on whether he's actually eating. If you mix it into the food and he doesn't eat it all, he'll miss some of his dose. As far as absorption goes, it's all ending up in the...

  17. Rules of the Dr.office

    MissIt replied to prowlingMA's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Don't you just love people?

  18. Is it possible to arrange shadowing a nurse...

    MissIt replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    I know at UNC there is a place on their website to request a shadowing. I think it's for people who are trying to decide between one floor and another. Not

  19. Caught a bad insulin error today

    MissIt replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Thank goodness she has a nurse who is willing to make sure things are

  20. Am I too nervous to be a nurse? Any advice please?!!

    MissIt replied to claireb's topic in General Nursing

    claireb-- can I ask you a quick question? Why do you think you need to go work at the

  21. Am I too nervous to be a nurse? Any advice please?!!

    MissIt replied to claireb's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with the capstone experience helping with feeling more confident!! In school, I had both a full time, 2 month externship with one preceptor and a final nursing rotation on a surgical...

  22. Am I too nervous to be a nurse? Any advice please?!!

    MissIt replied to claireb's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! I could have written your post. I am exactly the same way! There are things that freak me out (med administration, codes, etc) and things that don't (teaching, wound care, funnily enough...

  23. What kind of Degree do I need for Public Health Nursing?

    MissIt replied to Inspired1920's topic in Public, Community Health

    Does anyone know if BSN graduates from UNC can apply for a PHN certificate? I'm confused about this. I had never heard anything about a PHN certificate until today.

  24. PLEASE give me a Radiation Oncology Nursing overview!

    MissIt replied to shortsuzy87's topic in Oncology

    I went into radiation oncology after 9 months on an inpatient medical oncology floor for pretty much the same reasons you're doing it. I loved, loved, loved it!!!!!!! So much patient teaching and...

  25. LTC in Northern Virginia?

    MissIt replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm sorry, I know nothing. Just wanted to say Hi. We're moving to Arlington in July. I'm a little worried about job prospects there too. Here I have such a good network, there I don't know