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  1. Refresher course Virginia Beach

    firstinfamily replied to Yozora's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I use to live in Chesapeake. Have you tried Tidewater Community College? Does Norfolk State offer any refresher courses?? Even though you have not been out very long you would have to check with...

  2. Pediatric Nurse

    firstinfamily replied to ramosyasmin16's topic in General Nursing

    Above post clarifies that you do not graduate nursing college with a specialty. After you have completed nursing college and passed your national boards you then choose where you want to work. Most...

  3. Port protectors and scrub the hub

    firstinfamily replied to varc's topic in General Nursing

    We do both at our facility, I haven't looked at the stats yet to see if the infection rate of lines has

  4. New RN questioning career choice

    firstinfamily replied to KansasRN14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think there are plenty of us who did not grow up wanting to be nurses. I don't think it necessarily has to be something you are driven to do. That being said, right now it is a source of income...

  5. no new grads allowed in hospitals?

    firstinfamily replied to ramosyasmin16's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the new grads in the area where I live were employed as Nurse Techs and when completed Nursing College were able to stay with the same employer as nurses and some even in specialty

  6. best way for a nurse to manage cuts on her fingers?

    firstinfamily replied to RNexplorer's topic in General Nursing

    Check with Occupational Health, I personally would have put a steri strip on it and cover it with a moleskin, that would adhere to it well, and then place a bandaid. Even though it will not stay on...

  7. PICC line flushing question

    firstinfamily replied to newgraduategal's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, a blood return should always be obtained before any IV medication is infused as stated in the above posts. I have found that when blood cannot be aspirated often the clave needs changed and that...

  8. intermediate telemetry

    firstinfamily replied to izzie817's topic in General Nursing

    You will need to learn EKG's there are some sites on line that you could start working on. Also, there is a stroke learning site with NIH, you most likely will need to be certified with this stroke...

  9. What I Wish I Knew

    firstinfamily replied to MAH82's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't have an advanced physiology class until I was working on my BSN. I think every nursing program should have such a class as it really helps put all the A & P stuff together and applies to...

  10. TOO SHY!

    firstinfamily replied to polkadotti's topic in General Students

    Communication comes with practice. Patients usually want to know how they are doing, when the MD is coming in to see them, you can practice interviewing skills with your friends or family. A lot of...

  11. How do i prepare for..

    firstinfamily replied to btf4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You need to work on getting your grades up. If you are having problems going to college and not working or volunteering you are going to have more problems if you do work or volunteer. You could see...

  12. need help with acls certification in ms area

    firstinfamily replied to dont.give.up's topic in General Nursing

    American Heart Association has ACLS courses on line where you pay a fee and do the Mega code at a training center. You can do the class on line, the various modalities and test. Then take the test...

  13. TV Nurses

    firstinfamily replied to MAH82's topic in General Nursing

    The show "MASH" portrayed the Lieutentant Head Nurse "Hot Lips Houllahan" because of her reputation with the men officers, but she was a hard core nurse in the OR. In the show ER, the nurses were...

  14. Honesty is the best policy?

    firstinfamily replied to virgo0827's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you do not feel you are ready to be a charge nurse then you should not be one. The charge nurse has a lot of responsibility and being able to function as a leader for the team is one of these....

  15. Smelling like smoke

    firstinfamily replied to jojo489's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Congrats on quitting smoking, probably one of the best things anyone can do to extend their life and remain healthy. Getting the smoke smell out of any fabrics, walls, etc. As others have mentioned...

  16. I Want to Be an RN; I Am Bad at Math.

    firstinfamily replied to MysticTopaz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Never fear, where there is a will there is a way!!! I didn't get beyond Geometry in high school, so college algebra was quite a challenge for me, the mathematical equations for chemistry were...

  17. Is job hopping the only answer for matching pay...

    firstinfamily replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    When I have switched facilities it was usually to find another type of nursing for me to try. I have left acute care twice in the past and am currently returning to it. My pay is better now than...

  18. Floating non-ICU RN's to ICU!!?

    firstinfamily replied to Keri29's topic in Critical Care

    I would float to ICU PRN but it was because I had previous ICU exprience at another facility. I never saw PRN nurses being floated to ICU. Supervisors may pull a PCU nurse to float to ICU and then...

  19. Patient's rights dilemma

    firstinfamily replied to newgraduategal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As stated above it is a patient's right to smoke, drink, whatever. The facility cannot kick him out for smoking even though it is a smoke-free facility. If smoke-free was endorsed for the employees...

  20. New Grad Per Diem, Now School or 2nd Job?

    firstinfamily replied to nurseinstinct's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you considered on-line college to continue your education? I find this method of education is very thorough and challenging, plus the benefits of communicating with other nurses throughout the...

  21. Half a flu shot for patients on immunotherapy? Seattle, WA

    firstinfamily replied to kathyn1027's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have never heard of this practice. IF the vaccine is not given in a full dose at one time is it still as effective as the one dose?? I do question this practice. If the patient was going to have...

  22. Could Be Fired for IV skills.

    firstinfamily replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know the only thing that improves IV skills is practice. There are days when even the most experienced nurse cannot get an IV. Most of the patients come to the hospital being NPO and are...

  23. Would you feel uncomfortable with your coworkers caring for you?

    firstinfamily replied to richardgecko's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had my babies at both of the facilities where I worked at the time. I did not work on the OB floor, but through the OB nurses decided who my OB/GYN MD would be. I had good experiences at both...

  24. Did I do him a moral favor?

    firstinfamily replied to tattooedrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ALS is one of the most debilitating diseases there is. I have watched perfectly healthy young adults gradually go straight downhill with this disease. To think my instructor, when I was working on...

  25. Continued Education (CEs)

    firstinfamily replied to synergyworks's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Also, Nursing Center.com, there was another one for lung sounds, EKG strips, not sure if someone else remembers that one!!!! I will keep