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Hey Everyone, I was just curious... what is the difference between an MMR vaccine and an MMR titer? I received both MMR vaccines when I was younger, but my school said this is not sufficient for clinical. They said I need a titer. I'm just wondering ...

Hi All! I'd like some information regarding careers for nurses that are not your typical bedside, manager, DON, OR, acute care, doctors office, anywhere in the hopsital, LTC, etc. I'm looking for unique careers such as auditing documentation, forens...

This sounds like a bad idea. They are very strict about the NCLEX and if any activity seems odd, they review tapes/recordings/each question and how you answered it etc. I think it'd spark a red flag to see someone take 6 hours for 75 questions and yo...

Hi, In school, we learned that meds can be given within an hour of the designated time frame. In other words, if a med is due at 2100, it can be given between 2030-2130. Here on AN, I've noticed others saying that they combine 2000 & 2200 meds an...

Why take the time to comment if you're just going to be rude? Very unnecessary. Please close this thread, as I didn't come here to be spoken down to, rather seeking advice from my soon-to-be fellow nurses. Thanks everyone who shared intelligent answe...

i know what "within an hour" means...thanks... i used it incorrectly but didn't need a whole 2 paragraph explanation. in school, we were told a half hour before or a half hour after. not "within an hour"...my apologies. anyway, thanks everyone for...

I had a similiar test question in the past. But the question specifically stated that the COPD pt was terminally ill and was SOB on 2L. Options were: sit with the pt, turn O2 to 3-4L, get a fan, and I forget the last one. The answer was get a fan. I'...

Hi All! I was hoping someone could enlighten me as to what makes a local community hopsital different than other hospitals? Thanks for any input!

The DON referred to it as a local community hospital and they do on their website as well. I accepted the job today. I read the threads on here about how bad HCA facilities are....alot of them focused on understaffing etc. The job I just accepted has...

Update: I GOT THE JOB!! (pending I pass the NCLEX of course) This was the first job I applied to and only had ONE interview. I live in a difficult area for new grads too. Thanks again to everyone who responded!

So..I was just looking on facebook and saw some really cute pictures of 3 Patriots players with a bunch of sick children at Children's Hospitals. The kids looked so happy, I almost cried! But then I thought....how is this not a HIPAA violation? Posti...

My apologies. I wasn't aware of that rule.

I went on a interview recently. I brought a folder with my resume & cover letter (although these were already submitted online w/ the app), 2 letters of recommendation (each were written by clinical instructors), and a list of references (3 -- 2 ...

I sent you a PM. My email is [email protected].

I'm graduating in May and give all medications on my own including injections such as Lovenox and Insulin, except for IV meds (I flush without supervision but can't hang meds or push). I go to the med room with my instructor and she watches me take t...

Obviously nursing care comes first as the PP explained.... but I agree with the OP that nursing is most definitely related to customer service. In fact, I just recently went on an interview where the NM was extremely impressed with my past jobs becau...

If you are already a registered nurse and never worked as a CNA but held a license, I wouldn't put it on your resume. Did you work part-time in high school ANYWHERE? If not, I'd leave that section out entirely. List all of your clinical sites with th...

Hello Everyone, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who took the time to answer this post. My meeting was on April 11th and went very well. When the director and manager asked why I wanted to work at a community hospital, I gave several reason...

Michelle, First semester, every student does 6 weeks of long term care. I happened to be placed at the VA on their community living center unit. It's in a hospital but is a long term setting. Others were at Greenbriar, which is a nursing home (other ...

Commonsense, I'd stick with 30 ml/hr for NCLEX. I'm not sure if our test questions are made up by the professor or not. I just now since first semester, on ANY test we've had, 30 ml/hr was never enough and sometimes the answer when asked "which of th...

I'd go with A as well. Even though it's only been two hours, the patient still should have voided more than "a little". It used to be 30ml/hr minimum, now it's moving more towards 50 ml/hr...one professor even says it must be 1 ml/kg body weight/hr. ...

How about self care deficit? The patient will have to wear a cast and will have to adapt at home to perform ADLs. A teaching plan explaining some adaptations may be a good one?

I, too, hate nursing exams. Often times I think "well the nurse would assess ALL of these, not just one" but the question is asking what would you assess FIRST. It's extremely frustrating but I've learned to adapt. I was a biology/pre-med major and I...

It sounds to me like you're using sanitizer way too much. I'm still a student... we were taught to only use 3-4x per shift. Hand washing for all other times. Maybe doing this will be less aggressive on your hands especially if it's just the alcohol b...

Hi! I will be graduating with my ASN in May. I have to agree that cost is a HUGE factor... I left UMass Lowell to go to a community college because it was far too expensive. However, I want to give you some advice regarding "free time." Just because ...