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And that is a valid concern. The reason my corporation pays for WGU is that they are certified by all the right people. Otherwise, we have the same rule against reimbursement without letter grades. It might be worth talking to your institution abo...

My hospital also reimburses WGU. It has all the right accreditations and I haven't had a problem with reimbursement at all.

Bravo. This is exactly what's wrong with nursing today. Our hands are tied because patients/families complain about things that are either out of control or appropriate care that is in some way unpleasant. We become easy scapegoats when management...

Check out the S.T.A.B.L.E. guide. It has a lot of good information for new NICU nurses. Plan for a wild ride, lol, but it's a good one :). When you are off work, be off--your mind will be going a hundred miles an hour and you will need downtime to...

Ethics is huge. Another area to think about is the boatload of self-education that will come with this change. I spend a fair amount of time out of work (sometimes during) keeping up on the latest and greatest NICU research. Reading journals and r...

I focused on the Watson book. Read once with a highlighter. Most of it is stuff you will already know from working, but the book was very useful. You should do fine! I don't know that I ever felt particularly ready to take the test, lol, but I s...

I guess by that same logic, you'd want to wear gloves every time you go grocery shopping or pump gas or read a library book... Once you get to know patients better, I think you'll understand that you don't need to wear gloves all the time. Patients ...

The earlier suggestions were great. The only thing I can add is to take a few extra seconds and visualize where you are putting the tegaderm before you lay it down. I wanted to note that you gave me a good laugh on a really crazy day :). A few year...

In our unit, we go through SW to report to CPS. Can you do research on the topic and present it to staff? You might even be able to use it in your class work as well. Evidence based practice guides our care and that might be a great starting poin...

And to those of us in the farenheit system, 44 sounds pretty comfortable, actually...

Statistics is the big one that expires around here. I agree with sox above that looking around might be well worth your time. Ugh, I can't imagine having to start over with basic level courses!! Good way to get more of your tuition dollars... Che...

Wow, I was happy when we got up out of the single digits (farenheit) this morning! We spent several weeks in Australia a few years ago and loved every minute of it! People were so generous and kind, it was a wonderful experience :). I hope it coo...

Wow. This story made my day. I told my children, as we believe things like this are more than coincidence, and they were touched as well. Thank you for sharing! :hug:

Part of the interview process for my unit includes discussion of the time table for decision making. "You can expect to hear back from us by the end of next week either way. If you have any questions, please feel free to call at this number." I th...

Did you talk to your school about ways you can be accountable? I know you've learned your lesson, but if you offer to find ways to make this a learning experience for other students, that might help. I know for nurses, not just students, accepting ...

Since nurses stopped wearing caps, all professionalism went out the window.

Whoa--what a scary place to work!! As far as the drug calculation goes, it's a lot tricker doing mg/kg/dose than figuring out typical adult doses. I'm a huge advocate for pain relief, but if your concern was keeping the child alive and breathing, ...

But the more important point (since the baby was all right and the dosage appropriate) is that education was sadly lacking. Peds is an entity to itself and it isn't safe to care for little ones as well as adults without appropriate teaching--especia...

Ha ha, workingharder said butt . In front of everyone!!

But I thought nurses didn't have to deal with actual poo.....Don't you have CNA's to do that kind of stuff?

Or how about... "I just turned 21, am I too old to go to nursing school? Because by the time I'm done with school I'll be in my mid-twenties and everyone knows that's too old to start a new career..." The snarky part of me always wants to short an...

We also do the observation day for nursing students, just to give them a quick overview and hope that the ones who like it will lobby to come back and do their capstones with us. We take them around and show them the different things that are going ...

Uh oh--there are a lot of days I want to change that channel, too.

Sorry to keep harping on money, lol. I graduated from a community college a few years ago and it cost me only a few thousand, inclusive. I can't remember how much or I would tell you... :). I used my workplace's tuition reimbursement program to br...

I'd be inclined to stick it out. That way, you at least have exposure to the material which will be helpful if you have to retake the class. Definitely talk to your instructor about areas you can improve. It sounds like she is willing to help you...