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Hi All, My daughter is just about due to deliver her first baby (my first granddaughter). I will be with her during her L&D. The only L&D education I had was in nursing school and I need some advice from seasoned L&D nurses. How can I h...

I work in an outpatient family practice clinic which serves our active duty military personnel and their families. I have been volunteered to be the Diabetic Champion for the Clinic. Not having done this type of work before, I am looking for some gu...

Thanks Scooter for your reply. I know that is what I SHOULD do, but I am such an A Type. I just want to have the basic knowledge should a situation arise . . . I am not one that can just side idly by and watch a situation go from bad to worse with...

You might also consider Air Force Nursing/Air Force Reserve Nursing. As for deployment, it is an honor to serve because you are taking care of those that put their lives on the line for the rest of us. What we do is minuscule when you put it all int...

Your experience will depend upon your position, i.e. pre-op, intra-op, or post-op. Do you know what you will be doing?

As a new RN to the OR, we are doing an evidenced based practice project regarding the best types of padding to prevent skin breakdown in surgical patients. 1) What types of pressure reducing aids/padding materials are being utilized in your OR to pre...

Does anyone know if the Air Force has a program similar to the Army's for older nurses either Active Duty or Reserves? Thanks.

Thanks WBTCRNA. I guess it doesn't really matter because I am looking at 42-60 program (Reserves), and I will keep working my GS job (which is at an air force base). I will never have the chance to retire from the military due to my age.

Do you know if they were AD or Reserve? I am a GS nurse right now so already have some time toward retirement already. Thanks.

The Army has an option for older RNs 42-60. Does anyone know if the USAF has the same kind of program either AD or Reserve?

Anyone else?

I am a new grad interested in working in the PACU. Any advice/information from experienced PACU nurses on preparation, expectations etc. would be greatly appreciated. The PACU does not take new grads at the hospital I work at, so I have accepted a ne...

Out of curiosity, what is an average salary for a triage nurse? Thanks.

I took the test on June 1, it took one hour, and shut off at 75 questions. I found out the next day that I passed because my license was posted on our state nursing board web site in Arizona.

I am in the same boat as you GN1974. Took it today, only had 75 questions, and know for sure that I failed. BUT, at least I know I have the chance to take it again, unlike school where if you failed a test, you FAILED! PERIOD! I need to get myself ou...

I just came back from taking the test. I didn't have one question about delegation! I also had just 75 questions, and know for sure that I will be returning to take the test again. Good luck to you.

The same thing happened to me. I graduate in a week, and last week I joined a gym and this week have been working out with a trainer. I hope to lose the 20 pounds I put on over the past two years, and have a lot more muscle tone. I can tell you th...

ERCP is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography - radiography following injection of a radiopaque material into the papilla of Vater. This is done through a fiberoptic endoscope guided by use of fluoroscopy. The procedure is helpful in determi...

ERCP - Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatrophy MRCP - Magnetic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography, also Member of the Royal College of Physicians CA 19-9 is a tumor marker released into the bloodstream from both cancer cells and normal cells. H...

I have a PDA and am looking for a good drug program that includes nursing interventions. Right now I have Epocrates which is good, but it does not include nursing interventions. Because I will be a new grad in 2 weeks, I want to be able to look up ...

Does the PDA version of Davis' Drug Guide include nursing interventions?

Anterior C4-6 Cervical Discectomy. I am working on my care plan for tomorrow. I am having some trouble finding diagnoses that pertain specifically to spinal surgery. Thanks.

What kinds of learning objectives did you think were/are important during your last semester preceptorship? I realize that each different type of nursing unit will have different types of learning objectives, and am interested in what you all consid...

Those are both great ideas - thanks Twarlik and MedicRNOhio. Any more ideas out there? I have to come up with at least 10, but there's so much (almost too much) that I could focus on!

You can say that again! And yes, I know that I will need to know the interventions, and writing care plans has been very helpful in that respect. Now I have to concentrate on my preceptorship (med/surg) and figure out what my learning objectives wi...