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  1. How translatable is clinic nursing?

    dmp135 replied to grownuprosie's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I know many nurses who have done inpatient and outpatient, including myself. I think the job you describe sounds great depending on what you want to do. It is also very clinical and with specialties....

  2. ANCC Medical Surgical Certification Results

    dmp135 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi, I am taking the ANCC Medical Surgical Certification test next week and wondered from any who have recently taken it how long the results of pass/fail took to receive? There are quotes from them...

  3. checking BP before giving BP meds?

    dmp135 replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Medical-Surgical

    YES. You would have a hard time defending that if something happened. Ask yourself, if it were my relative and something happened, would I find that acceptable that the RN used vitals 2 hrs old before...

  4. Should I re-enter nursing?

    dmp135 replied to cialynnmk's topic in General Nursing

    Do you/did you like nursing? Did you miss it? You certainly can go back. You do not say how long you were a RN before but you will most likely be mandated to take a refresher anyway and should anyway...

  5. Help with Med Surg skills

    dmp135 replied to garciadiego's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I agree with the other posters regarding learning within your facility. "2nd month on a Med Surg floor" ? Are you in orientation or did you get a quickie orientatation with a presumption that you are...

  6. ANCC Medical Surgical Certification Results

    dmp135 replied to dmp135's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm going to unsubscribe from this thread now so Happy

  7. ANCC Medical Surgical Certification Results

    dmp135 replied to dmp135's topic in Medical-Surgical

    == Hi, The ANCC lists stats here: http://www.nursecredentialing.org/faculty/PDFs/2006CertificationStatistics.pdf Other than that information, I cannot say how many pass. Perhaps your DON has some...

  8. ANCC Medical Surgical Certification Results

    dmp135 replied to dmp135's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks. I hear you. I would not want to take it again either

  9. ANCC Medical Surgical Certification Results

    dmp135 replied to dmp135's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Well ... I took it today and was given my score at the exit. I was really surprised at that. I thought it would be mailed. I'm glad I looked down at the paper as I thought it was a proof the exam was...

  10. Med-Surg Certification

    dmp135 replied to pride's topic in General Nursing

    The Ed4nurses Med-Surg Certification program is a series of study CDs and written workbook to prepare you for the test. I'm not sure what you mean by "help you at the bedside" I find educational...

  11. Med-Surg Certification

    dmp135 replied to pride's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am also using ed4nurses and the Springhouse MS Nursing Cert book. I plan to take the ANCC exam. It's a lot like studying for the boards again ;-=) I've done well on practice/chalenge exams and...

  12. Where is everyone from?

    dmp135 replied to shllby1's topic in General Nursing

    Long Island

  13. "How old are you?"

    dmp135 replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in General Nursing

    It never bothered me in the 20 years of active practice I've enjoyed. I just answer. Patients are trying to connect, they are stressed and they like us and they want to know more about us. It has...

  14. How Do You Accept Report on an Understaffed Unit???

    dmp135 replied to oldernurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When this happened we always called down to the nursing office to tell them of our concerns and why we felt that way. I cannot recall not getting at least some help, aides, other RNs to to "tasks"...

  15. can I become register nurse

    dmp135 replied to sabrina49's topic in General Nursing

    Some schools have specific guidelines such as this I found: http://www.bucks.edu/catalog/2035.html I would check out schools as well as potential license requirements.

  16. Anyone else here have wide feet? Need comfortable shoe recs please!

    dmp135 replied to jetta1's topic in General Nursing

    Look for brands that have widths. Easy Spirit and others in a non- nursing shoe if you prefer that. I've not worn a pair in a few years but was always able to get wide in 9.5s Spend the premium to get...

  17. This article disturbs me

    dmp135 replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in General Nursing

    Some folks just find out that they chose poorly. It happens. I once thought I wanted to be a Lab tech with no interaction with people as I was a science major. 6 weeks in a MT program it took me a...

  18. If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    dmp135 replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    well change itself i think.you know...funny but the same things i recall nurses discussing/debating/caring passionately about when i was a new grad in 1980 are still being discussed as i consider...

  19. Ethical question...what would you do?

    dmp135 replied to ksrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    It would have been interesting to see what reaction you got had you pulled your head above the radar about the tylenol. My advice is to learn to pick your battles/issues as you can see Nursing is...

  20. Ethical question...what would you do?

    dmp135 replied to ksrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Agree on all points. Interesting twist this thread took when I checked back to comment on the first issue.

  21. Dual careers anyone?

    dmp135 replied to StephMSeattle's topic in General Nursing

    I left nursing in 1999 after 20 yrs due to a latex allergy and began working for a national ISP providing newsgroup technical support and customer care. I've worked from home till the present time...