My source was the World Health Organization and I quote, "EVD outbreaks have a case fatality rate up to 90%" 50 or 90 percent chance still means death to me. I'm not sure how I should feel if I were put in a position to care for highly contagious pa...
Zara, RN replied to Adonai Adonai's topic in Disease
You need to be careful in every unit and setting you work in. Working with an HIV population is no different than working anywhere else. Also, in my experience, everyone who is sick miserable.
I've been following the news also and this is very serious. This disease progresses quickly. No cure and 90% of those who come into contact with it die. Physicians and nurses are dying Early treatment gives some kind of good prognosis, but it's symp...
I will be starting in September also. I applied for fafsa hoping for some grants. If it doesn't go through, I have setup self pay and they told me 25% is due by August 15. I have 43 credits to complete which include Micro and Biochem. Super excite...
So sorry to hear about your experience. I am also like you, a person who enjoys talking to others, and my past experiences with other nurses has been somewhat similar. You just develop thick skin. You will have to tolerate it and branch out on your o...
I've contacted them before. I'm not really sure what nurse recruiters are there for if they can't offer an interview. Same goes for VA's HR. I feel like this is hopeless. I understand that the job market is over saturated with new grads and people w...
No one is criticizing you for not being a nursing student yet, it is simply a fact that is being stated. Nursing can be emotionally difficult. In fact, it is probably one of the most emotionally demanding jobs that a person can take on. You might ha...
I'm not sure what you are asking. But here I am speaking for my self. Let me start with saying that there's no other profession in the world where the total needs and well being of a person is in your hands before anyone else's. That's why you first...
From my experience and understanding draining more than 1000cc of urine will cause the bladder to spasm and cause hypotension. For my own reasons I always clamp at 1000.
I took my test June 21. I came in inevitably nervous because it's who I am. I had 75% SATA and half way through at 35 I felt so good about it that I was convinced the computer would shut off at 75. When I made to a 100 I realized that I might be taki...
I can see how this assessment can be designed for pre-licensure for example, but not for nursing BSN prospectives who already hold a degree and an RN license. My opinion is that the baseline is above the passing level once an ADN is completed. I fou...
