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I second this book. Also, "Fast Facts for the ER nurse" is very good. Medical texts like Tintinalli's is awesome as well.

I was recently fired from my job as a PCT. A nurse asked me if I could perform a particular task. I told her I wasn't sure, I called the supervisor and asked if I am permitted to do this. She asked if I had been taught it in nursing school. I indicat...

Based on the way this hospital is, no, I did not know I had no business doing this.

i understand the logic as to why this task is beyond the scope of practice, however, my former employer never once provided me a copy of a job description. We routinely are expected to perform tasks for which we never formerly were evaluated on our l...

I'm a male patient care assistant in a hospital. I've worked there for 10 months. Recently I've noticed some backstabbing from some surprising sources. The other day my boss called me into the office and had me sign a paper she had typed up with some...

Thank you for your support. As far as having a good emotional release, I meditate regularly. Monday I will be able to review the exam and see what I missed. That should help me implement a plan. I use a lot ofself testing to study. The tests on the C...

I got a 77% and the lowest passing grade is 78%. I'm pretty bummed by this cuz I really want to be a good nurse.