Carpediem1012

Have you thought of prison nursing? Both areas are covered quite easily there!

Regardless of title and tact, I'm just wondering something. Could he have prescribed NS over soap and water for a reason? Perhaps this LOL had very fragile or dry skin? Possibly a contraindication to using soap and water? I realize I am speculating here, but sometimes there are reasons not overtly apparent without taking the time to do a proper assessment. Perhaps you would have come to the same recommendation? Hard to say. But just a thought.

Way to go! I start Masters in the fall.... What am I thinking haha?

Haha. Thanks Ackeem. That's reassuring! T-2 days!

Way to go :) May I ask what your uworld percentage was? I write in three days and am at 65%.

I'm using uworld right now. Scoring around 65% for a cumulative avg. It says I'm 90 th percentile. Hoping that's positive cause I write in three days!

Hmm. I'm going to have to look into this further. I'm told the vast majority of our grad nurses are hired casual. I am going into masters so I thought this would be a good fit. But you are right. Not sure how that fits in with preceptorship/orientation programs.

Thank you for the replies. Maybe it's different here in Canada. We are often hired casual as new grads. But the work hours offered equal full time or greater. We receive benefits as well. I am told that after finishing my final practicum in the ER, that I may be offered a job there. I like the prospect, but if I choose casual, I could also work on another unit like mental health, which I quite like. Or I could work full time hours in the ER. Or I could work the shifts I choose (that are left over from FT/PT). I like the idea of getting experience working on different units, but wonder if, as you you say, a set schedule would be nice too.

When accepting your first job (RN), would you choose full time or casual, given a choice? I'm told that many prefer casual because of the flexibility in hours and days worked, but am wondering what the experiences of others has been. Thoughts? I'm interested in hearing the pros/cons of each.

What level of thesis is this? Have you used PICO? Who is your population. Your intervention? What are you comparing to? What is your outcome?

Love these threads! And hi Esme!! Nice to see you :)

I'm sorry you found the humanistic approach of the nursing scope too much to handle. I wish you the best in medicine and hope you find what you need from it. Hopefully it makes you feel more adequate.

Interesting. Thank you!

When I found out I got in, I promptly threw up. I also have two children, one with special needs. I am now done three years with only a year to go- on the top of the Honour roll too, I might add. Experience in life makes it all very doable. Go for it and enjoy the ride!

Isn't ceftriaxone contraindicated for those with penicillin allergies as well?