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  1. ADNs in California without a waitlist

    NurseFirst replied to KasiLynn's topic in General Students

    FWIW -- it seems like many of the community college LVN programs (in California) are 3 semesters long. Also interesting is that LVN programs reportedly have more clinical hours than the ADN programs...

  2. ADNs in California without a waitlist

    NurseFirst replied to KasiLynn's topic in General Students

    If you want to look at JUST the community colleges in California that have RN programs, the following website will be of some help: http://www.cccco.edu/ It will list what degree programs are at which...

  3. Does this sound ... oh, just please read...

    NurseFirst replied to heart1st's topic in Cardiac

    Hi, I wasn't interested in donating. I'm a moderator on a private internet marketing board where this person had posted, and I was trying to do a bit of vetting--the rules about which the board owner...

  4. How can I get my Hematocrit up?--FAST!

    NurseFirst posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am excited because I just found out that I can donate blood. For my whole life, I thought that I was prevented from doing so, because I had Hep A when I was 5 (the was an epidemic at the time...)....

  5. Volunteer Nurses Needed for Hurricane Emergency!

    NurseFirst replied to glascow's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you know what the time commitment is from YOUR local Red Cross. Here, in the San Francisco Bay Area, they've lowered it to a 9-day commitment. I'd be surprised if that weren't true in...

  6. Codeine for analgesia

    NurseFirst posted a topic in Oncology

    Hi, I just found out from a dear friend that her mom is dying from advanced terminal CA (mets everywhere)--recently discovered. Her mom can't take morphine and reportedly is on codeine. I was a bit...

  7. decubiti redux...

    NurseFirst posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    A few months ago I had the opportunity to stir up a bit of controversy (quite unintentionally) about Chris Reeve and decubiti. Now, I am asking for help. A dear friend of mine's Mom has been recently...

  8. decubiti redux...

    NurseFirst replied to NurseFirst's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I did do some clinical time in an LTC where the patient was on a bed, I assume with the type of mattress folks have described here, but which ALSO rotated the patient gently from side to side. Anyone...

  9. decubiti redux...

    NurseFirst replied to NurseFirst's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow! Only $8.95? Seems extremely reasonable--great ROI, I would think.

  10. waking patients up to do vitals

    NurseFirst replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing you can do for yourself is to know about your care, and to ask questions. PLEASE ask questions--especially if someone is giving you a pill you've never had before and you are suddenly...

  11. Nursing Jobs in the Caribbean

    NurseFirst replied to LuvDaTrauma's topic in International Nursing

    I had to think about that for a second....yep, medical school. That's about all her fiance will have a chance to see her :). Seriously, go check out my friends at http://www.valuemd.com -- a site...

  12. Looking for work in Cali!!!!!!!!!!!

    NurseFirst replied to shunnaparks's topic in General Nursing

    Well...it may not apply to you...but the San Jose Mercury just ran an article in the Real Estate Section. Nearly all of the housing in the Bay Area has increased in price between 21-40% within the...

  13. Looking for work in Cali!!!!!!!!!!!

    NurseFirst replied to shunnaparks's topic in General Nursing

    Er, uh...even medical residents are limited to working 80 hours weeks in many places. 112 hours in a week? Yikes!!!! I guess you don't need much sleep?

  14. What did you learn about yourself in Nursing School??

    NurseFirst replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Still learning... But, one thing I've learned so far is that healthcare is a team effort, not only do I not have all the answers, no one else does either. That's why we have to help each other out....

  15. Im curious about ER tech qualifications

    NurseFirst replied to qwitcher13itchin's topic in Emergency

    Check with the HR departments of the hospitals in your area that you might be interested in working at. They will give you the most definitive information, since they are the ones doing the hiring....

  16. Syndrome X aka Metabolic Syndrome

    NurseFirst replied to PatrickJ's topic in General Nursing

    foods: don't eat anything white: no white bread, no white flour, no white rice, no white sugar; make sure that you get your daily quota of fiber, both soluble and insoluble. for insoluble fiber,...

  17. Syndrome X aka Metabolic Syndrome

    NurseFirst replied to PatrickJ's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of ideas are you looking for? There's plenty of information about it on the 'net.

  18. Wearing scrubs in public...

    NurseFirst replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I've said my piece. You can read it and provide cogent counter-arguments, or we can just end the discussion here. So far, the biggest justification I've heard on this thread sounds a lot like "it's...

  19. Wearing scrubs in public...

    NurseFirst replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    i have not said that changing scrubs before leaving or starting work is necessary. however, having a cover that you wear (a simple long coat, perhaps) over them while in public might be warranted....

  20. Wearing scrubs in public...

    NurseFirst replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, for the third time--I am NOT advocating people being required to change uniforms at the hospital. I am suggesting that cross-contamination can be reduced by people wearing something over their...

  21. What is International Practice for mid-level practitioners

    NurseFirst posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How are mid-level practitioners viewed internationally? If an NP moved to Europe, would she be able to practice independently? I realize that things are different in different countries, but in the...

  22. Wearing scrubs in public...

    NurseFirst replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    i think you live in an idealized world, where accepted scientific studies really are proof. no, they aren't; they are slightly better than educated guesses--because they deal with a piece of space...

  23. easiest accelerated program to get into?

    NurseFirst replied to vader's topic in General Students

    Principle #1: Public schools are harder to get into than Private Schools (unless the private school is well-known and/or has a lot of scholarships). Principle #2: New programs are easier to get into...

  24. Wearing scrubs in public...

    NurseFirst replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not relying on my gut. I am relying on principles. One of those principles is that "absence of evidence is NOT evidence of absence." I think you may have missed that part of my post...I never...

  25. Questionable practice

    NurseFirst replied to JaimeeG's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the question I have is, how do you know that they were treating him that way because of his past? Make sure you know WHY they think it is "just easier"...Was it more because he "is not the...