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Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm a new nurse, freshly graduated. If I walk into the room of a complete DNR pt and he/she is unresponsive, diaphoretic, breathing is labored, should I call a MET/Code? Thanks...

You're gonna kill yourself! Each summer class is equivalent work of 2 fall/spring classes. So by taking 4 classes, it will be the work equivalent of taking 8 classes! Ouch! Hope you have a lot of time on your hands, and good luck :)

Hi, I'm a new nurse and have been having trouble starting IVs. I have no problem getting a flashback of blood, but it seems like I bust the vein every time I attempt to advance the catheter. I always feel like I have to force the catheter in as it do...

Just curious.... I start my first job as a GN at a large hospital that is unionized in August. During my interview, I was told that the staffing on the floor I will work on (telemetry) is 4:1. Based on your experiences, are unions strict on ratios a...

Got the last of my 4 rabies vaccines last Saturday. The first 3 shots made my arm hurt the night I got them really bad but were fine the next day. This 4th shot has made my arm hurt TERRIBLY for the past week and has not gotten any better. (to the po...

Yes got all of them in the same arm. If it still hurts in a few days I will go see my PCP although not really sure what they would be able to tell me...

My sister who is extremely skinny (78lbs) had an IM once and she said it felt like a knife stabbed her arm and she was in tears within seconds. I assumed they hit her bone, but from what I'm hearing, most people don't flinch. Thats why I'm thinking m...

....and what kind of unit do you work on (ICU/Med-Surg/Tele/Ortho)? Does your unit have a ratio limit? I work in Tele and we have 4 patients during the day, 5 at night.

I feel like although part of the success of nursing school is the curriculum and amount of clinical hours, more importantly, nursing school is what YOU make it. My first semester, I was scared of everything and shyed away from any experience. My seco...

Thank you all who have responded. The general consensus is that I would call an RRT/MET but never ever a code. I was never sure if I would be frowned upon by calling a RRT. If all else fails I can always seek the advice of a more experienced nurse. I...

I have a hard time differentiating between something that could be treatable...like just a low blood sugar, and something that would require intubation, etc. Now of course if they are pulseless, or agonal breathing (actively dying), i wouldn't call a...

Ok, so I know someone can get "colonized" with MRSA and it can be found out by swabbing their nares. Many of us nurses are probably MRSA positive if we all got swabbed. My question though, is what exactly does this mean? How would we infect others or...

Thank you...great link!

I have a cheap Prestige one that is lightweight and I can actually hear better out of it then a Littman and the more expensive Prestige's. Its very odd b/c most people hear better out of Littmans. I would suggest going to a scrub store and actually T...

Daily...usually at midnight along with tube feeding sets.

Definitely the 12s. I have a 45 minute commute that turns into an hour and 15 minute commute if I work 7-3:30 b/c of rush hour. Its not bad at all...I use the drive time to get my mind off things before I get home. I can't imagine waking up 5 days a ...

Thanks! You too :)

I tried before I took my test and it wouldn't let me register. I don't remember the exact wording but it wasn't the same as the good pop up.

I took my test on Thursday. Got 75 questions and honest to God, I only knew 2 of them. I educated guessed on the rest. They were so freaking hard. I must have guessed right though, because I checked PVT when I got home and I got the good pop up and I...

You passed if you got the good pop up! It doesn't change! Congrats! I passed on Thursday with 75 questions as well! Good luck in your future :)

Yay I knew you passed :) Congrats!!!!

Took Nclex about 2 hours ago and yesterday...well I slept til 5:30 pm b/c I worked the night before...ran some errands, browsed the internet, and went to bed about 3:30-4 a.m. Woke up today about 1 p.m. Took a shower, relaxed...surfed the web, looked...

From question #1, I felt like I was guessing on every answer. Only a few...maybe 2 or 3 questions at the end that I knew 100% in my mind I got right. I kept looking at the numbers....25...33...45...and I said to myself "How on earth will I survive if...

Yes, I took it today. It said Delivery Successful so I checked and I had the good pop up about contacting your Member Board. Good luck! I'm sure you passed! Just keep checking.

I have to poop before each shift. If I don't, I will feel sick all shift like I'm going to throw up...I'll be shaky and cannot concentrate. My body's response to stress is to open the floodgates...most of the time before they are ready to be opened! ...