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  1. What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    nursing81student replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    Say I am entering a room to do vitals. According to universal precautions, gloves are not required. If I know that the patient I am about to take vitals on has HIV or AIDS, I am going to take an...

  2. What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    nursing81student replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    For some reason I can't give you kudos, Kool-Aide...so here are some kudos

  3. What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

    nursing81student replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

    I will have to disagree do-over. As a PCT, it is always clearly communicated to me by the nurses when a patient has HIV or AIDS. Of course, I always follow universal precautions but personally I...

  4. your facility's calorie count policy?

    nursing81student posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering what everyone's facility's calorie count policy is. Where I work, it is documented as a percentage of each individual item eaten on the tray. A nurse I worked with today mentioned how...

  5. your facility's calorie count policy?

    nursing81student replied to nursing81student's topic in General Nursing

    I've always thought the same

  6. IV therapy skills in nursing school...do they still exist?

    nursing81student replied to IvnurseAmanda's topic in General Students

    At my school, we had less than an hour in lab on a fake arm (no blood), and that was it. We do have open lab times 2x a week, so I suppose if someone wanted to practice on the arm they could. A few...

  7. Need scientific rationale for nursing diagnosis

    nursing81student posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello, I am working on a care plan that requires scientific rationale for each nursing diagnosis. I have the scientific rationale covered for each intervention, thanks to Carpenito, but I am kind of...

  8. Need scientific rationale for nursing diagnosis

    nursing81student replied to nursing81student's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for the replies. Turns out I just needed to go to bed and wake up with a clear mind to finish this

  9. When did things start to really CLICK for you in school?

    nursing81student posted a topic in General Students

    Hey everyone. I'm in nursing school about 2 years away from completing my BSN. I have completed the fundamentals in school and also have been working the past few years as a PCT floating to...

  10. possible chemo exposure?

    nursing81student posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse aide that floats to 5 differents hospitals and different units throughout one health system. I have been working as an aide for 2 years and will begin nursing school this winter. Last...

  11. Best jobs for nurses with seizures

    nursing81student replied to stormwillpass35's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Until you get an all clear you could always think about going into teaching of some sort, a "school nurse" type role, an adminstrative/office position,