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  1. Scrub tops with 3/4 length sleeves...

    regularRN replied to regularRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to have to give up for today - scrubs online is an enormous

  2. Scrub tops with 3/4 length sleeves...

    regularRN replied to regularRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I thought she meant http://www.scrubs.com - DOH! If I find anything, I'll let you

  3. Scrub tops with 3/4 length sleeves...

    regularRN replied to regularRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks - I saw this top online, but thought it a little "trendy" for a forty three year old...! A girl at work was wearing a floral print mock wrap with a kangaroo style front pocket and sleeves that...

  4. Phd Nursing vs MD financially

    regularRN replied to thenurse2b08's topic in General Nursing

    If not surely basing you decision on money, why the "Phd Nursing vs MD financially"

  5. anyone here NOT take an NCLEX review class and still passed? how did you do it?

    regularRN replied to Liz21's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on graduating! I qualified in 1987 as an RN in the UK and had a seven year break from nursing before being given the go ahead by the state BoN to take the NCLEX. I also studied the...

  6. UK RN in USA - RN to BSN

    regularRN posted a topic in International Nursing

    I am an RN with a Ca license, currently working in med/surg for a couple of years. I gained my RN in the UK (1987!) and was approved by the Ca BON and sat the NCLEX. However, I do not have a degree...

  7. Digoxin and Lasix

    regularRN replied to niceswtnurse2006's topic in General Nursing

    most places i've worked, daily lasix is given early in the morning (0600, 0800 or 0900) - this gives the pt a chance to pee all day instead of all night! however, if they have a foley, it doesn't...

  8. Any Suggestions for Comfy Shoes?

    regularRN replied to sg6307's topic in General Nursing

    I wear MBTs too - my feet never ache, my back never

  9. putting urine on burns? has anyone ever heard of this?

    regularRN replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

    I believe saliva - even dog's saliva - contains some kind of antiseptic agent, but as for

  10. weight gain/loss durring pregnancy

    regularRN replied to Trs024's topic in General Nursing

    I think if you gain too much weight during pregnancy you could develop gestational

  11. Have you called off work for a sick pet before?

    regularRN replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work if you call in sick it comes out of your paid time off - so yes, if I had to, I'd do it (but fortunately my pets have always died at convenient times). Of course, if you call in sick for...

  12. RN Refresher Course needed

    regularRN replied to northstar24's topic in General Nursing

    I attended one at in Dublin, CA but it was a waste of money - $900!!! The instructors were totally useless. However, I applied at my local hospital and was offered a job on the "new grad" program,...

  13. Labyrinthitis? OFF WORK & Going crazy!

    regularRN replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My mom had the same thing... the Dr told her it was caused by a virus, but not sure how he

  14. shootings and mental health

    regularRN replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Coral - I agree. Why do people need guns in the "land of the free"? One day I was discussing gun ownership with the unit coordinator and an LPN at work, who both admitted to having guns in the house....

  15. I'm a Medications Menace

    regularRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can't help thinking that forty pts is way too many for one nurse, even in LTC. Is there anyway you can delegate some of the med passing to another

  16. I'm a Medications Menace

    regularRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Passing meds is a major part of nursing in the US - use the five "rights", and keep checking and rechecking the MAR. If you have electronic medication records it's virtually impossible to forget to...

  17. liability insurance

    regularRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can anyone suggest a well respected company to go with for liability insurance? I am new to the US and unfamiliar with what's available. Any tips?

  18. Am I going about this the wrong way?

    regularRN replied to GottaBeanRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just passed the NCLEX last week - I used Saunders and Kaplan books and CD Roms to review and studied for 2 to 3 hours every day for about three months. I qualified as an RN in the UK in 1987 and...

  19. TIPS/Info for passing NCLEX

    regularRN replied to paula77720's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You were right - I passed! Thanks for believing in

  20. TIPS/Info for passing NCLEX

    regularRN replied to paula77720's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks for all the NCLEX advise you have posted - very useful! I am a re-entry RN who trained in the uk. I sat the NCLEX a couple of days ago having studied at home with a few books and cd roms....