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Hi, After I graduate and get some experience in the field, I am interested in joining Doctors without Boarders. Has anyone volunteered with them? If so, how was your experience? Also, does anyone know what they look for when accepting volunteers? Tha...

Hello: I will graduate with a BSN this May. I am currently on winter break but would like to get everything ready so I can have a job set up by the time I graduate. I keep hearing about the stories of people becoming discouraged from applying (but I ...

Hi, I will graduate in December and I'm interested in volunteering with Doctors without Borders. But I am interested in working in pediatrics. Does that hinder my chances of getting a volunteer position as a nurse since I will specialize in peds? Tha...

Hi, I will graduate nursing school (BSN) this December from the US. I am looking around the world to get hired as a new grad. What countries are hiring new grad nurses? Thanks!

Hi, I'm currently in nursing school and I have recently decided that I don't want to be bedside nurse. I want to be in the fast pace environment and constantly on my toes. Is it possible to go straight into grad school after I graduate? Does becomin...

Hi, I am having difficulty with EKG interpretation and treatment (like what antiarrhythmics drugs to use and when), any suggestions? Thanks!

Hi, I am in nursing school now and I am interested in working internationally. Can my degrees translate equally to the UK? What are the chances getting hired as a new grad? Thank you in advance : )

Hi everyone, I am applying for an internship this summer and it ask to write a paper on why I want to go into trauma nursing. So I ask, why did you all go into critical care nursing? Is it rewarding? What do you love most about it? Thanks in advance....

Hi, I am a new nursing student (first semester). What are the initial steps when a patient is admitted for a possible stroke? What qualifications do they need for he or she to be eligible for TPA? Thanks in advanced, Meredith

The text so detailed, it scares me. I have Black/Hawk. From my powerpoints, the professor stated: What are our priorities? • Assess! • General survey: Airway: Is her airway stable is she working to breath, what level of oxygen if any do ...

Hi, I am in the first semester nursing program. We just learned about trough level. I am still confused. So the drug companies or pharmacist decides when it is time to administer the next axb according to the trough level. You cannot miss the next do...

Ok, I understand. thanks!

So the trough levels are different for each drug? What is the average trough level where we would give another dose, or hold back. Thanks!

How can nurses better communicate? Do they praise each other for their hard work? If they don't do something right, how do nurses relay the message in a professional manner? Thanks in advance.

I was accepted into a BSN program for the spring, but I also want to become a CNA to apply to an internship for the summer. I predict I will learn everything to become a CNA my first semester, how can I just to the CNA test and not have to enroll in ...

Do you remember what Sheri's last name was? I am doing my cover letter and I don't know who I should make it out to. Thanks!

Ok thanks! Much appreciated. Ya and maybe ask how to be a competitive applicant, etc. This info would help to see if I have a chance. I really really want this internship (if you can't tell already). Thanks again!

I am interested in applying next year to help improve my resume and clinical experience. Any advice on how to get accepted?

No wonder the internship requires you to be CNA certified. Are you close to JH Hospital? Have you ever tried to call them/ or get a hold of them? That way you can find out the statistics of how many apps they get, how many they accept, etc. Then you ...

Which state do you live in? I am also starting nursing school, and I am taking fundamentals of nursing that would qualify me to be a CNA (in theory). But in CA I am not automatically licensed. I would have to challenge the test through CA public heal...

Wow, you all inspire me! Thanks!

I know... I will ultimately write the whole essay... it's just nice to get ideas that sparks something. I have writers block

I am searching for the MD forum... what is it under?

O ok. Got thanks. Still learning about this site..

What does that mean?