SweetOldWorld

Nursing educators are not all that highly paid, unfortunately. Perhaps that is part of the problem.

Your hospital should have a policy about this. What does it say? Have you consulted with someone in the infection control department? What did they recommend?

Wait til you get to suppositories...

bear feet would probably make me think twice, as well. especially if they were really hairy.

That's the thing. There isn't one right answer for these types of situations.

Before you turn in your paper, review the difference between affect and effect.

Your question is too vague. Try re-wording it if you hope to get meaningful answers. It might also help if you gave us an idea about what your assignment is.

Physics is all about trigonometry.

Best to check directly with them!

I think it's great that you're planning ahead! I would recommend taking pre-calc. You might decided to major in biology instead of nursing, or double major. The math background would benefit you in that case. Good luck!

Thanks for posting this!

I am not arguing with you about transmission by lollipop. I was simply pointing out that varicella is not solely an airborne disease.

Certainly not by the respiratory route.

Not so. Varicella is spread by contact as well, according to the CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/chickenpox/about/transmission.html The virus can also be spread from people with shingles by contact with the blisters, causing chickenpox.

Depends on the school.

A general familiarity with all of those things will help a lot with understanding basic physiological processes and diseases processes, as well as actions of medications and in understanding other types of treatments. Plus, it will help a lot when you go to get your PhD and become a nursing professor. :) Knowledge of chemistry is never wasted.

The best ideas usually come from a problem you've seen that interests you. You've got a good start because you've already identified an area of interest. What problems have you noticed in diabetes care or management?

I could have very happily lived the rest of my life without knowing this.

A little note to her manager describing your great experience would be awesome too!

She really said that? As a nurse I was always grateful to see the phlebotomists on our floor, because I've worked at hospitals where the nurses had to do the lab draws on top of everything else and I didn't like it at all. So I'm really surprised a nurse would have that attitude.

What is is about working in the lab that you don't like? You certainly have more options as a nurse. Way more options. But it's still healthcare.

Not random at all. It wasn't invented in the USA.

You're not there for me. You're there for the patient.

We all have S. aureus on our skin, but some strains of it are resistant to certain antibiotics (MRSA). Handwashing is your friend. Getting MRSA in a wound may or may not lead to infection with the organism. It depends on how many organisms were transferred, and how strong the person's immune system is, among other things. It's like any other opportunistic bacteria: if it can gain a foothold and multiply, it will. If an infection occurs, however, it's just harder to treat because only a limited number of antibiotics will affect it. Best thing to do? Wash your hands!

Where I work, it's in our job description that we are able to function as charge after (I think) 6 months on the job. I think that's a good thing. Not everyone likes to be in charge but it's important that they be able to step up when needed. Nurses being judgmental of each other and a hostile work environment are separate issues, IMO.