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It seems like I receive an envelope every other week from the VM program, and I just can't stomach to pay those fees or the roughly $2000 through AALNC. Are there any other more affordable programs out there? (Or, are there any $1200-2000 programs ...

I wish our charge nurse did half of that! At this point in time, our charge nurse is responsible for staffing if someone calls in sick, being a resource, "knowing what is going on in the entire ER" (which makes me laugh hysterically being that our E...

Of all the people who currently DO draw blood from IVs... Can anyone send me info supporting this practice? Our ED is going to be going from that back to starting IV with 1 (or more) stick, and drawing blood with a separate stick. I have worked in ...

Is anyone currently enrolled OR a graduate from the College Network's RN-BSN program through Regis University (Denver, CO)? If so, please enlighten me on what that experience was like for you. How were the online courses organized? Were you prepare...

Do parents have the ultimate say when it comes to a teen taking medication? And if they do, what happens when the teen continues to be belligerent and refuse? If the situation is not life-threatening, but has the potential to become more critical (a...

Hahahahahahahahahahaha... When people say, "You're a nurse, so you should know better," I reply with something like... "You're right. I am a nurse. I know better, and I am making a conscious decision to be human." Or... something relating to the fa...

Have any of you worked with firms that are in other states (1/2 to completely across the country)? How do you work that as far as guaranteeing you get paid for your work, needing to travel for court? And, to add another question... Of all the cases ...

In my experience, you get out of those programs what you put into them. The best way to learn whether you take a course through a bookstore-bought program or through a university/college is to actually USE it. You will do this at work because you h...

I've always given it with lido. Of course, it generally has to be ordered that way because lido is a medication. But, what doc wouldn't give the go-ahead for that?

LOL. I don't think I would have told anyone that. I even have a special bra I wear -- a super supportive Champion sports bra that has been donned the name "The Code Bra." No bouncing no matter HOW vigorous your chest compressions are. Unless you ca...

I am 27. Female. Four... hit a deer twice (2 different times) in the country, rear-ended once, and lost control on ice/snow/white-out, ended up in ditch.

What suburbish area are you in? (I'm south of Chicago.) If you are that passionate about going right into an ER, I would apply at all of the local ERs that you are interested in, within a decent driving distance. (Sorry, addendum to my previous re...

Going into the ER as a new grad is completely doable -- just keep in mind you are learning 2 things: 1) how to be a nurse, and 2) how to be an ER nurse. Make sure you are VERY well-orientated on general nursing assessment, etc, in addition to the ER...

In a hospital setting, we nurses quickly get used to seeing "sick" people. Especially when it comes to aging and older adults, we typically don't get to see the ones that are aging gracefully. One thing you must keep in mind is that not ever 65+ pe...

http://www.facelake.com/md300-c1.html this is similar to the ones we ordered. And it's affordable. :)

I just ordered a couple for our health dept's new home nursing program -- they were about $78 each, and are accurate yet VERY small and handy. I honestly have no idea what the company was, but if you want I can ask the woman that does the ordering an...

Our ER docs take naps when there's down time (yeah, what's that, right!). We occasionally have a little break from 3am-5am, and from like 7am-9am. I know they're tired, and most of them drive a good distance (at least 40min, some more like 1.5hrs) ...

I also have never given a flu shot subq. Always IM. At the health dept we use 1" 25G needles... pinch up for smaller people, smooth out for bigger people. Like someone else said, if you stop abruptly at the bone, pull back a tad and inject. I pers...

Same as most of the other people who responded... if I stop at the gas station or Walmart or somewhere else on my way home from work I am good for an OOPS about once a month... A Xxxx RN Never on purpose. Too many people think you are the go-to pers...

1: A preceptor should be a position that is APPLIED for. It should be a position that a staff nurse CHOSES to do because they enjoy teaching. It should NOT be a position that someone is ASSIGNED to. That would be nursing's first mistake. 2: The ...

Just a suggestion... Post your resume on hotjobs and monster. Be very honest about your experience (little or none, new grad, etc) and also honest about your eagerness to obtain full-time RN employment. Check out the job listings on there as well. ...

I'm working in an ED with a ridiculous pay rate per hour. I realize that due to the fact that I've travelled (in a different specialty), I'm a little offended by staff nurse hourly wages in the area (central IL) period... but I just feel like there i...

Lengthy post warning! We are "restarting" a home nursing program with the health dept -- I know these questions would generally fall under "public health" due to it being a health dept program, but the program itself is more home health in essence w...

No one? No help? Please -- would love some input!

I had to actually look up "fidelity" and "veracity" because I wasn't sure in terms of needle exchange what those words meant or how they applied. I'm still not sure, actually. Those two words sound like they were quoted directly from a book or an a...