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I have been a floor nurse for almost 4 years in both acute and acute rehab settings and I did a short stint in an outpatient wound care clinic which I also really liked. I may have an opportunity to do some PRN home care, mostly wound care it sounds...

Hello! I'm interested in going through a HUC program and CNA program at Hennepin Technical College in the hopes of obtaining a Nursing Station Technician position in the Fairview system. I have worked as a volunteer at Woodwinds hospital but otherw...

Hello, I'm doing my prerequisites for nursing school and meanwhile I'd like to transition out of my current career into the healthcare field in order to gain more experience. Right now I'm a volunteer in L&D at a local hospital as a doula and li...

There are lots of good people who aren't Christian and you may find that you have similar values even if you don't worship similarly. Please keep an open mind.

I think the OP has a very valid point. We have had many flunk out and the math skills of some of my classmates was atrocious. Not to say they won't be good nurses but I'd definitely double check their calculations! If entrance requirements at a par...

One great piece of advice I got about nclex questions was don't just try to figure out the right answer but figure out why the other answers are wrong. It may be worth shelling out the money for the actual kaplan or hurst review course if you are ju...

Why don't you just start your own board for only "established posters" if it bothers you so much.

Obviously you already turned this paper since I'm responding a year later in but just in case anybody else is looking for information on this topic, according to Lynda Carpenito, Nursing Diagnosis Application to Clinical Practice 14th edition p. 15 "...

No..as a matter of fact, I am not pregnant and am not planning on being ever again. If there was a pregnant coworker on my floor and I could take her isolation patients so as not to take any chances, I would. You are the one who is grossly misinfor...

You go ahead then..I wouldn't do it.

Ummmm...maybe because your immune system is depressed during pregnancy and you need to be concerned about catching something for which the treatment may be contraindicated during pregnancy like so many of the potent antibiotics that you'd need to tak...

It sounds like you are still fairly early in your pregnancy and while a small minority of people have nausea all the way through their pregnancies, for the majority it clears up by about 14-16 weeks. Even before then, I felt that the distraction of ...

I have definitely come home exhausted from a clinical despite currently being in a profession that requires a ton of physical exertion and being on my feet for 9-13 hours a day and being in excellent shape if I do say so. I think this statement was ...

If you're wondering what is in the "kit", it's going to be a lot of different kinds of syringes, wound dressing kits, foley catheter kits, IV bags and tubing, lots of gloves, alcohol wipes and all that other fun stuff you're going to practice with. ...

I agree. You tube is great, but can you imagine approaching a patient and saying "I've never done this but I saw it on You Tube"

As a student, I can tell you that that this education is much more about observing, practicing out-of-date techniques on mannequins and making sure we pass the NCLEX so the schools pass rates stay high.

Thankfully we've only had one instructor who reads from the PowerPoints. But she _literally_ reads...verbatim, in a super monotone voice and seems really bored and annoyed that she even has to do that. Once, she even had us take turns reading each ...

I did all my prerequisites when my kids were 2 and 4. We had a mandatory 2 hour quiet/nap time in the afternoon, which I used to get housework done or a nap for myself (or school assignments/studying if it was urgent) and I did my best studying afte...

You can have two facebook accounts...one for your "junk" friends and coworkers and one using only your first and middle name or an alias for your real, close friends and family who you'd like to be able to post "real" stuff with, and then still be su...

I already posted about this but my topic was closed because it sounded too much like I was asking for medical advice, which wasn't my intention. With some help I re-worked the post to get some more feedback. I'm interested if anybody has had any pe...

I have had moderate to severe chronic pelvic pain ever since the birth of my daughter 3 years ago. I have had two surgeries, 3 rounds of PT and every test under the sun and while they keep finding things and treating me for them, everything they fin...

I'm just going to be brutally honest here. If this is an example of your communication style, you are going to have a hard time finding any kind of job that is likely to provide the kind of income and lifestyle you describe. I apologize if this sou...

I'm not so into the bacon either but thanks for your post. Very funny and heartwarming!!

I take issue with people being sent home because it actually ends up punishing the people who are left behind to pick up their workload. Just give appropriate warnings and then fire for cause.