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Hmm, I think I may have developed my PICOT question after reading this thread. My two cents on this subject is this. Your preceptor needs more training. I know that it is hard, but keep your head up, you will never be more than an associate of you...

Not an NP but I don't like the bubbles so I very rarely drink sodas maybe a ginger ale a month?

Deb-RN has a point, if you can get back in at the bakery then go for it and switch to Perdiem at the hospital. You'l be payed more money on the nursing side and have the better healthcare from the bakery job. The one thing I would not do is leave n...

I am sorry to tell you but I think what you have described is becoming "normal" for nursing. I see this in the L&D unit of my hospital and in the hospital where I had clinicals. The nurses behaved as if having students on the unit was a burden....

You are so very right. Thank you for sharing.

As Dixielee stated Google is your friend. CDC.gov is a wonderful resource as well. Correct spelling is a must. If you don't take the time to spell correctly, why should anyone take the time to read what you write. An observation meant to help you...

Well this is rather off subject and somewhat relevant, at the least it will make you say "What?". As a newly graduated LVN I decided to put a resume on Monster. Okay, no big deal there right? Wrong! My resume was written without the letter B. My ...

Congratulations. Next up finding a job if you were not lucky enough to have one lined up already. Good luck to you. Welcome to the team. Just remember if you don't have a job lined up already hospital jobs are tight because of the economy. Keep ...

Hello, so sorry for your recent loss and congratulations on your child moving to a stable environment. Here are a few suggestions that may or may not be helpful. Considering your background as a parent to what I am assuming is a substantially chall...

Oh where were you when I was writing my care plans? I so detested NANDA. I wish there was something anything better out there. SBAR does make sense and is easily understood by support staff as well as nurses and doctors. We have a point and click...

Do not worry to much, just have a plan in case you need help. The style guide was just "ok". I always had something not quite perfect on my formatting, usually in the reference page. I truly do reccomend the PERRLA program. It will create a datab...

Give Grand Canyon University a look. I am finishing my BSN, 5 week classes all on line.

Not sure what the St Joe's fast track is but I am 6wks and 4 days from finishing the RN-BSN online program. If you don't have statistics yet, get a tutor, they are worth the money. PERRLA is an add-in program for Word that will make writing your pa...

6 weeks 4 days from finishing. I recommend finding a local tutor for statistics. I still can't believe I passed it, I don't understand any of what I did in that class. A tutor is well worth the money. Look in to a program called PERRLA you can fi...

Good luck going back to her. Sounds like you did everything appropriately. I would suggest upon returning to work, if you have her again consult with the family to see what if any medication she takes for her anxiety. I took over a postpartum pati...

Thanks, I'll give their E.D. a call. Thanks for your service. HOOAH!

Please don't take this the wrong way but isn't the use of Magnesium sulfate in PIH to reduce the risk of seizures by relaxing the muscles and not to lower b/p?

Welcome to postpartum! So how many couplets do you have? I am lucky enough to work with only 4 a shift worst case 5. No CNA, or secretary, and no charge RN after 2300, but we manage. Organization comes with time. I used to carry a kitchen multi-...

Try talking to the managers of the 2 L&D units. Ask them what they are looking for in a new hire. You can never go wrong doing time in Med-Surg, it will help to cement your knowledge and gain valuable time management skills. Another considerat...

How do you become a SANE nurse? I am six weeks from completing my ADN to BSN program and was wondering where to look for information about this. I live in a major metropolitan area and to my knowledge all sexual assault cases are taken to 1 hospita...

Toradol is a wonderful medication and I tell my patients this all the time. Call me crazy but I teach my patients that NSAIDs treat inflammation that can cause the pain and narcotics make you not give a flip that you have the pain. I always encoura...

We do not take rectal temps on the postpartum unit I work at. Axillary is the mode of choice and is deemed accurate. A rectal temp is done at birth to verify patency of the anus.

Yes and No Yes I would recommend my unit, ICU and IMC. My husband was treated very well in the ICU and the nurse caring for him overnight did not call me crazy for calling the unit at 0200 to tell her he was hurting and need meds (I called from home...