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I'm about to take the CRNI exam and have been reviewing for about 3 months. I am overwhelmed with the amount of information. Most of it I do not use in my job as an IV nurse. Any encouragement would be welcome.

If you check pt's sugar and it's 220 but they say I'm going to eat in about 2 hrs. should you hold their humalog coverage and recheck before they eat then cover them? seems like this changes per facility but shouldn't it be about BG and insulin?

I heard about it where i work from other departments but it hasn't hit nursing yet. Whoever is doing the talk is telling patient providers like PT, OT to leave if there is an active shooter because health care professionals get hurt trying to protect their patients. Are they saying this so that if we do get hurt they can say they told us we are supposed to leave? If I died saving a patient or preventing them from getting hurt I hope my family goes straight to the press! Either you want me to care or not. If it costs you in the end too bad...so sick of hearing about money in healthcare.

this falls on deaf ears

I went into nursing to help people but I spend 95% of my time on the computer. I check boxes to meet the demands of regulatory agencies so the hospital gets money. That I am helping set up someone so they can eat is not what they want to hear if you can't immediately come to the desk, talk to a Dr. I hope where most of you work is better. Nurses are at the beck and call of a long list of people besides the patient. I don't think I should be interrupted when I am passing meds but counting the interruptions that I do get I am in the minority!

I am a LCSW in my state and a registered nurse. I am currently working as a nurse but am looking to return to social work due to the enormous focus in nursing on reimbursement. Everyone has different circumstances in their life to consider. In my current job I spend an enormous time on a computer. This is not why I entered into helping professions. Explore yourself and the options out there. No learning is ever a waste.

I currently work for in a hospital with several different unions employed there. The union is there to protect you. You are very fortunate if every time your contract comes up your employer does not want to take anything away from you. Every time our contract comes up the union fights to keep shift differentials, sick days and affordable healthcare. Nurses are currently on strike in the NE because the hospital will not promise to move their jobs as the hospital relocates services to satellite locations. This would enable the hospital to spend less on its employees. Healthcare institutions need to value educated and experienced staff. People are not widgets and neither patients nor staff should be treated as such.

I value the LPNs where I work. Even though there are many things they can's do by law they are fabulous nurses. A hospital close by however is laying off all their inpatient LPNs. I'm guessing it all comes down to cost somehow.

I was a social worker before becoming a nurse. Still maintain my SW license just in case I want to return to the field or do a little of both.

I am a first year student in a two year RN program and so far so good. I was wondering if there are any NCLEX guides that breakdown information into categories some how. Our tests are all designed like NCLEX questions but many of books I've looked through are in prep for the NCLEX exam and I am certainly not ready for that yet. Any hints? Thanks!

Do you know about some of the other states? I live in CT and you can find both union and non-union facilities but I was thinking of re-locating in a couple of yrs to a warmer climate.

No question is stupid!! There are plenty of areas to work that don't involve blood and needles (case management, education, IS) but you will have to do it all in nursing school. Have you ever thought of other helping professions? speech, PT, OT,social work?