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AJPV

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  1. Checking visitor's vitals

    AJPV posted a topic in General Nursing

    What would you do in this scenario? A nurse is in a hospital room doing vital signs. The mother of the patient is visiting along with a couple other family members. The mother of the patient comments...

  2. Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

    AJPV replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How to share 1 vent with 2 or 4

  3. Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

    AJPV replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Probably the first time white boards in patient rooms have improved patient care

  4. Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

    AJPV replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    The language of your question, “...limiting transgender healthcare for youth,” is loaded with bias. It promotes a false dilemma: either you get in line with the politically acceptable position...

  5. RN school while in High School?

    AJPV replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    And I thought we had maturity and professionalism problems with a lot of our 21-24 year old new

  6. HIPAA breach

    AJPV replied to ForeverYoung018's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You should look into whether the accuser violated any laws by making her false accusation. Most governmental bodies that accept complaints/accusations from the public have a lot of regulations and...

  7. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    AJPV replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    Pediatricians often only make a little over $200k in some markets. $150k for an RN who is not an APRN is

  8. Anxious about job market

    AJPV replied to julesjameson3333's topic in General Nursing

    The most important thing you can do is work hard, get excellent grades in school, and get a foot in the door in the specialty where you want to end up while you are still early in your nursing...

  9. CMC- Cardiac Medical Certifcation subspecialty

    AJPV replied to Jujubear2606's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The hardest part of the CMC exam is the "steel cage" fight at the end when they throw you in a cage with Ronda Rousey. I'm still sore a month

  10. New to ICU. What do you hate to see a new ICU nurse do?

    AJPV replied to IPMC15's topic in Critical Care

    Don't be careless with sterile technique! A central line bloodstream infection can absolutely kill a patient. It might be difficult to trace it to a particular nurse because it takes time to develop,...

  11. Has anyone taken the CCRN as of recently?

    AJPV replied to guyman123's topic in MICU, SICU

    I passed the CCRN yesterday. I spent the majority of my time studying the AACN online review course and doing the Pass CCRN online question bank. I did watch the Vonfrolio videos about a year ago and...

  12. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    AJPV replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Night shift bagging powdered milk in a milk processing plant. Usually about 90 degrees and humid due to the huge machinery. Came home in the morning blowing milk dust out of my nose. The guy running...

  13. What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    AJPV replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    If we really want a fair system that encourages the highest academic standards, the NCLEX should not only report pass/fail, but should also report a numerical score. This is what the USMLE does for...

  14. New Grad to ICU / Multiple Job offers

    AJPV replied to AC777's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Keep pursuing the second ICU position and just see what happens. If you need to respond soon to the first offer, you may have to accept before you have an answer from the second hospital. If you are...

  15. "New" seizure precautions???

    AJPV posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just took Kaplan - taking the NCLEX 2 weeks from today. They taught us in Kaplan that padding the side rails is NOT appropriate for seizure precautions (contradicting what we were taught in school)....

  16. Accepted new grad offer to Houston Methodist in TMC! Houston tips, anyone?

    AJPV replied to Bloodborne's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm interested in following this thread. Looking forward to reading the

  17. Most Ridiculous Med Order

    AJPV replied to fitzfan82's topic in Emergency

    Fentanyl drip ordered to run at 900 mL/hr on a med-surg unit (dying patient). At a concentration of 5 mcg/mL, that equates to 4,500 mcg/hr. I told the doc I wasn't comfortable euthanizing the

  18. Reading Recommendations for a future CNM student?

    AJPV replied to triciahoard's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AJOG). I think it will benefit you as a future midwife to have ongoing familiarity with the science-based medicine side of OB to balance out the...

  19. Enrolling in online RN to BSN after NCLEX: Should I work?

    AJPV replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    curriculum.

  20. WANTED: Instructor and Student Perspectives on ATI in the Classroom

    AJPV replied to la_chica_suerte85's topic in General Students

    I along with most of my classmates started doing the ATI NCLEX review immediately after graduating. It was the review where you are assigned to an online review coach. Honestly, it was a complete...

  21. Kaplan diagnostic test

    AJPV posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just starting the Kaplan course... I just took the 180-question diagnostic exam and scored 77.22%. I'm definitely going to do the entire course, but can anyone tell me if I'm on the right track with...

  22. Charting Disruptive Patient Behaviors: Are You Objective?

    AJPV replied to SHGR's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I chart all the juicy details. Pt stated, "@!*! *%!" Pt then threw urinal holding approx 700mL of urine. Urinal struck wall approx 12 inches from my head and left urine splatter pattern on wall approx...

  23. Exit Strategies For Nurses Who Deal With Overly Talkative Patients

    AJPV replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Have your buddy "rescue page" you out of the room. Set an appointed time when you want your pager/phone to ring - or you can ask to be paged to the nurse's station over the call button speakers. Works...

  24. Question about IV therapy

    AJPV replied to EmilyEmily's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    TrevyRN - you're right. There are very few indications for hypertonic fluids. It is a standard of treatment for traumatic brain injury to try to keep intracranial pressure from

  25. AACN Membership/CCRN

    AJPV replied to JSBSN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The AACN does have an advanced critical care journal, don't they (beyond just the American Journal of Critical Care & Critical Care Nurse)? Maybe the AACN and their journals aren't necessarily for...