DCtooRN

med surg is 5:1

In my opinion you are in no way at fault. 1.) You triend to get the bed alarm but it was not available 2.) You were not even in the the room or on shift when the patient stood up 3.) Its really the other nurses word of what happened; so who knows wha...

Sounds like you had a psych patient. I would have acted as if they were a psych patient, when you do that it helps put things in perspective for you and you wont get offended as easily.

Soon to be male graduate nurse. I feel the same as the OP. I do not plan on going to my pinning. The pinning doesn't symbolize anything to me. The main accomplishment is that I finished nursing school. I dont see skipping the pinning as disrespe...

I will be graduating soon and really want to work in an ICU. Any advice or wisdom on this? Is it a good idea? Critical care is where my interest lies. Please let me know your opinions/experiences.

Respectfully, you are wrong. Do a little research. I can shoot a 40 cal or a 45 with one hand, it doesnt knock me around at all.

So by that logic.................... Lets just make terrorism illegal, and drugs................................... Police can go door to door to confiscate heroin! And we can throw all the narcan away!

#1 You wouldn't shoot at the attacker unless you had a good shot............common sense #2 Know your target and what is beyond it at all times #3 You could take a defensive position and let the attacker come to you, they would never even know whe...

There's a good chance your plan will change after you do your nursing home rotation.......and once you see all the other options out there. Of course your afraid, you havent even started nursing school yet. You will build confidence in nursing scho...

I would lay low and look for another job or maybee an internal transfer?

I am somewhat confused about the NP salaries. Where I am an RN can work their 3 12's and pick up an extra 12 and make around 80k pre tax. Why in the world would we go 50k in debt and spend 3 years working our butt off to become a NP with no pay rai...

I have no problem with the email. Just follow the rules. Your professor is right.

If you see a clear danger to the patient then report your concerns to somebody. By the sounds of it I would report it to a supervisor. If the supervisor does nothing with it and that nurse does something wrong it's on them and not you. I also woul...

I would NEVER work with a chiropractor who is a practicing chiropractor. And I used to be one! I left the chiro field for a much better career IMO. If they are a chiro who left the field and aren't practicing anymore that's a different story IMO.

Chiropractic.............

Can you be a licensed DC and go through RN clinicals....legally? Will the schools malpractice for the RN students still cover you if you are licensed as a DC at the time? I am considering this route. I just question whether my DC license will inter...

There is still people on the waitlist. I was told they are going to admit everyone who went on the waitlist before Sept 2013.

Have you been formally notified by letter? Were you just simply told to expect next fall?

Personally I think the ADN is the best way. Its a fraction of the cost of a BSN. Once you get yout ADN you can do an online BSN in 1-1.5 yrs and still be WELL under the cost of a universty BSN program. You can get an RN job with an ADN. You can'...

Bottom line. Do the best you can. In the end the doctor has to order the meds or change them. If something is sketchy and you call the doc and you get hung up on or blown off..............just note that the doc hung up on you in the patients file ...

It is Osteoporosis. In an older woman as hormone levels change the Osteoblast activity slows down while Osteoclast activity slightly out paces it. Net result = decreased bone density. This isn't likely an issue of low bone density because of low c...

Is a small hernia a problem in passing the nursing school physical? or for a job later on?

Do any of you work while in nursing school? If so what type of jobs are good to look for while I'm doing my clinicals? I am a chiropractor right now, but I can't keep being a chiropractor while in nursing school because of conflicting hours. Just ...

Dont stress out about the HESI. All in all I found it to be quite easy. The math part was very basic math/applied math. What I found the hardest was actually the Grammar portion. I studied a HESI study book I bought at the college book store for ...

Hi all. I am a chiropractor in the process of becoming an RN. I have noticed that some colleges have waitlists and others do not. Are waitlist colleges of less quality? Why do some do this while others do not?