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Hello everyone, I am a Vascular Access nurse who has been tasked with reviewing a central line policy for a hospital with a burn unit. Burns are not my wheelhouse! Would anybody mind sharing how lines are cared for where you work? Are central li...

Thank you so much for your response! You just explained what many who I've spoken to have not been able to answer! Most of the answers I've gotten have been along the lines of, "There isn't much research, and we've always done it this way, so...". Th...

Thank you! That is very helpful. I am finding some hospitals have wildly different practices for their burn patients as opposed to their non-burn patients. It is interesting that your hospital follows the general SOP! I am trying to determine if rout...

I am also a military spouse and an RN. I went to nursing school 5 years ago and unfortunately had to live separately from my husband. There was only one school near where he was stationed and it was on the lottery system. I just never won the lottery...

I work at a hospital with a lot of residents who probably need more supervision. I had a patient with a BP of 195/100 or something close to that. The admitting diagnosis was Hypertensive Crisis. The patient was prescribed 6.25 of coreg bid. This didn...

Hi everyone! I am new to the area and have two interviews coming up. One is telemetry at Trident. The other opportunity is at MUSC, but is not necessarily what I want do to. Cardiac nursing is my passion. People keep telling me to run away from Tride...

I have only been in the area four months and in my current position almost three of those months. I accepted a job offer right away because I wasn't sure how good the job market was in the Charleston area. I am definitely not loving this position I a...

Oh man it sounds like I may be spoiled. The last floor position I had was pcu tele and we only had 5 on really busy days. I love bedside nursing, but I'm not sure how long I can keep this up before I decide the stress isn't worth it.

Hi everyone! My husband is in the military and it looks as though we may be moving to SD next September. I love California as this is where I am originally from (I live in WA currently), but I'm really nervous about the job market. By the time we mov...

I am currently a new grad tele RN with about six months under my belt. My husband is active duty military and stationed in another state. Despite looking for jobs for almost a year where lives, I have found nothing. We have been apart for two and a h...

We get questions thrown out all the time. We don't see grade inflation in our program though because if you got it right your grade actually goes down. It really kind of sucks. The people who got it wrong benefit while the people who got it right are...

My husband is in the Navy and just got stationed at NAS Whidbey Island in Washington. I graduate in June and am starting to look more into job opportunities here. I am getting a little worried. As far as I can tell there aren't very many places to w...

During the last quarter of my ADN program (spring quarter) we have an integrative practicum where we are basically on the floor with a preceptor full time. I was told today that because of my grades and clinical performance I was one of the students ...

Thanks for your reply! I don't really expect to be hired in an ICU as a new grad, I just was thinking that it would be a really neat experience to have while I am still in school. I also feel pretty honored that I may get chosen for one of the few sp...

First of all, congrats on getting in! My biggest piece of advice would be to make sure you get enough sleep. It is impossible to memorize every little detail that you are taught, but you can think your way through almost everything. If you aren't get...

Definitely check with your local programs. I am in an RN program right now and the LPN bridge program takes about three years and they only accepted 4 people! It is definitely not worth it where I live, but like somebody else said, your area may have...

I say CC first. I am in an OCNE program right now and it is way cheaper and seems to be actually favored by local nursing managers over OHSU students. I heard some talk about them making you finish at your CC before transferring, so I would look into...

A lot of things could affect you getting in such as how many programs there are in your area. It also depends year to year. Three years ago my program accepted 24 alternates, while two years ago they only accepted 10. Last year they accepted 16 whi...

Having just finished my first year, my advice would be to ENJOY YOUR SUMMER! I know getting ahead sounds like a great idea, but read some books you enjoy instead. it will be a long time until you get a moment to do anything for yourself once school s...

I am a first year nursing student so I am sure that I am over thinking this! The pt. is in the hospital for CAP. He is a diabetic who is on metformin and rosiglitazone and has a regular diet ordered, for his type 2 diabetes. The doctor ordered maint...

Thank you!

I work on a medical/cardiac unit that seems to need on average two sitters a day. At our last staff meeting the manager announced that because of budget cuts we will be phasing out sitters. Instead we will be using SOMA beds and restraints a lot more...

I am in my first term of nursing school and am wondering if I need a better stethoscope. I have an Adscope that cost about $65, but we did heart and lung sounds this week and I really struggled. I just felt like I couldn't really hear the sounds loud...

Is anybody else thinking they are going to have to leave the state in order to get into a program?

Oh yeah and programs start Fall, Spring, and Summer so it greatly increases your chances!