BrwnEyedNurs

I am a new NP and I am just wondering where everyone finds conferences to go to. I found the NP/PA Advance List of state conferences for 2013. Also, recommendations for good conferences or companies that provide good continuing education opportunit...

Hi, I have a question. I'm really just looking for reassurance I guess. Today, while I was at work I accidently cut myself with the IV spike when I was re-spiking a bag of fluids. The patient had been hooked up to these fluids all day and they were ...

Thank you all for your replies. I know when I think rationally that I am ok...but it still concerned me. I'm not exactly sure how I did it either. I didn't think the spikes on the end of our tubes were that sharp. I was having trouble getting the...

Hi, this is probably a silly question but. . . I live in virginia and just accepted a job in Tennessee. Which state to I apply for licensure in? I believe that both va and tn are compact states. If I apply in VA then will my license be valid to w...

How about if I remain a Virginia resident? (The hospital is just right over the state line). Then should I still apply for a TN license even though I am a resident of Virginia? Additionally, if I then move to TN at a later date would that change an...

First of all, let me start off by saying that I'm a nursing student and a type I diabetic. Even though I'm not a nurse yet I'll give you a little insight as to what I do. First of all I am on the insulin pump so if this is an option for you, you mi...

I know what you are going through, I am in a similar situation myself. I recently graduated with a BS in accounting and started nursing classes this summer. I also have very high medical costs due to type I diabetes which I manage with the insulin ...

I just got the results back from my titers for school and I am very confused. My rubella was great (last vaccine was about 12 years ago) Hep. B was non reactive! (I just got vaccinated 4 years ago!) Varicella was pretty low 0.18 (I had a severe ca...

My titers came back fine all my immunizations are working well. One word of advice: if something doesn't seem right to you question it. Both mistakes with my titers were simple. Hep. B-1st time they check for surface antibody instead of surface a...

Thanks for all the replies. I rechecked with my doc and they got out a big book of lab tests and looked it up and apparently they tested for the wrong things with the hep B and varicella. They checked to see if I had the disease rather than immunit...

Yeah, I really do like living here but of course I've lived here all of my life and it's all I know. But I do love to visit cities and travel around. I have heard of some Powers around here but don't know them personally. I am going to the Univers...

I'm from Clintwood!

W I'm only 22 and I am not a mother, but I don't think that their's anything wrong with being a stay at home mom. I sure that you didn't mean to sound so condescending. I know a lot of women have to work and can't devote as much time to their ch...

Quite a few of you considered being a CPA? That's funny b/c I graduated with a BS in accounting this past May and now I am going to nursing school :) I realized before my last semester that accounting wasn't for me...but I decided to go ahead and g...

I am a type I diabetic and I have been on an insulin pump for about a year. I will be starting clinicals this fall. I would like to know if anyone is taking any extra precautions to prevent their infusion site from being exposed to germies?