Benj2610

Agreed... float pool as a new grad? (set up to fail!). 1. Get a new job 2. Be honest on interviews but don't be negative Its such a common situation & really needs no explaining. You just say "it was a little more than I was ready for" or somethi...

Been accepted to both schools for Adult (Primary) Care NP program... Price aside (work will pay for school), any thoughts? Any opinions or comments on either school/program is appreciated. Thanks

I'm about half way through. Not that difficult because you are already a professional. To quote my pharm professor: "you already know this." So far its been a review of nursing school but I suspect when clinical starts, the real learning will begin a...

I just combed through my emails and stuff... looks like when I applied in 2016 (for Fall 2016 semester), decisions were available on May 15th.

Depends on how you do things... & if you plan on going to school full time. I am part time as I am working and since I don't want to take Patho & Pharm at the same time, it will probably be 3-1/2 years for me. Here is my sequence... Last Fal...

Doing a PICO project and it would be helpful to know from any ICU RN's or anyone that may have an answer... Do ICU RN's do dressing changes on IJ's / central lines? and Are Chlorhexidine baths standard practice in the ICU (for IJ's/Central lines) - T...

Very helpful... thank you all! I type too slow, missed that last response. Disregard my last question.

I figured that the IJ might be removed and the patient on the way to the floor before you have the opportunity to do the dressing change. So assuming a patient is in the ICU for say 9 days for instance, you would change the IJ dressing and do the CH...

Meant to say was NOT so much about the code...

My essay was so much about the code experience as that was just my opening. I transitioned my code anecdote into how I love learning and want to be the best at what I do along with overcoming obstacles as my story (first job out of school being a to...

Thanks for that...

I say write from the heart... Don't reference anything. What are you passionate about? What experience has had a profound impact on you in your nursing career that makes you want to go back to school and be an NP? I wrote about being the first one o...

I applied for next fall (2016) and got my acceptance May 16th

Any opinions on which would be more beneficial for my Med-Surg certification? Although I found a summary highlighting the differences between the two, I don't know if any of these things are really significant. Any input re: Med Surg Cert is appreci...

Been a nurse for 2 years now... its exhausting, frustrating, challenging, rewarding, and I love it. I'm on a busy med surg floor and I work with great people, make good $, and could not have made a better decision than going back to school at 37 yea...

Is blood ever drawn from a portacath? (context: person has portacath & gets blood drawn weekly but has been stuck so much, veins are shot). Is the infection risk w/a portacath any more or less than drawing blood through a PICC or Hickman?

Whenever the subject comes up (needle sticks & odds of being infected), I never read anything specific about the kind of needle involved... and I'm trying to get a better understanding of how sticking yourself after giving a subQ injection can g...

Patient on continuous KO feed with what seems like pretty standard orders... 50 or 60 ml/hr of feed, flush q4... pump programed & running. Peg Tube has a larger port which is connected to feeding tube/pump & then a smaller Y-site port is also...

This morning as my bus turned the corner entering the bus stop, I heard a shreik from the back & saw that a woman had been hit by a car. She was lying prone with her cheek pressed against the ground. Two guys were standing over her. I ran over...

Thank you all... I figured not to do anything more than CPR if it was needed (which I am qualified & certified to do). And I certainly know/knew not to try to move her. Even feeling her pulse... her arm happened to be conveniently accessible. ...

Thank you... that makes sense to me.

Not talking about sump... The thin yellow tube for feeding & PO Meds used with the KO pump has two ports at the end.

New RN & I really need to practice getting & receiving report. I know it will come with experience but the inability to articulate can really cause people to prematurely question your competence. Do you know of any resources outside of wor...

Thank you all... so many little details are left out in formal education! So I have another question about an NG tube... the thinner tube (used for feeding & meds with the ko pump which I believe they called a "cortrak" at my last job - brand n...

What kind of place do you think this is? (I understand how a skilled nursing facility differs from a nursing home but reading discussions distinguishing LTC vs. LTAC has got me confused...) Job description from recruiter: "for profit skilled nursing...