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loving2024 BSN, RN

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  1. I will be graduating this December with my BSN and I have 2 full time job offers contingent upon passing the board. Here is my dilemma, Job 1: step down unit with 12 weeks orientation with the...
  2. I will be graduating this December with my BSN and I have 2 full time job offers contingent upon passing the board. Here is my dilemma, Job 1: step down unit with 12 weeks orientation with the...
  3. Would you take a $5 paycut for Dream job

    I work at both hospital and units as a Nurse extern. the pay for the stepdown is 35 while SICU is 29.50. The pay difference per year including differential is like around $16,000. I accepted both job...
  4. Would you take a $5 paycut for Dream job

    I work at both hospital and units as a Nurse extern. the pay for the stepdown is 35 while SICU is 29.50. The pay difference per year including differential is like around $16,000. I accepted both job...
  5. Would you take a $5 paycut for Dream job

    Job 1 benefits are better than Job 1 and the travel time are the same. Job 2 is not magnet an its not a teaching hospital like JOB 1. I'm thinking of holding on to both jobs because Job 2 said I can...
  6. Best one sentence handoff report

    Handing off to another Nurse extern... "Patients from room 1 to 10 are all complete care and q2hour vital
  7. Starting Salaries for New Nurses in Philly

    I work at christiana and it is 15% for evening and 20% for 11pm to 7am and there is also another 10% differential for weekend. So new grad that works night shift here gets like
  8. Starting Salaries for New Nurses in Philly

    Einstein also has 10% differential for weekend and can anybody please explain what mid point rate of pay
  9. Test question re: PROM

    Well, I think infection is the appropriate answer because amniotic fluid protect the fetus from bacteria and also cushion the fetus from compressing the umbilical cord. However, when amniotic fluid...
  10. Elevated Troponin

    The way I undrstand this is that, there is troponin in the skeletal muscle of the kidney. When there is injury to the kidney, the skeletal muscle breaks down and secrete troponin. So in this case, the...
  11. Prophecy Testing

    Uhhhm, you were wrong because the question asked for pulmonary disorder and you picked a syndrome (Acute respiratory distress syndrome). The answer is Emphysema. Anyway
  12. According to my professor during med surg 2, she said it is because bacteria consume glucose to survive. I looked it up on google and it is pretty
  13. Penn Medicine

    I'll be graduating in December with a BSN and I currently work as a nurse extern in an ICU/step down unit. So my question is, I really want to work at penn medicine but I dont know when to apply for...
  14. Penn Medicine

    I work at christiana in Delaware. So am trying to get a job in Penn, thats why I want to be prepared before the time comes to apply for the
  15. Well, started in 2013 with my prerequisite at age 21. Started nursing school at age 22 and will be done this december with a Bsn at age
  16. ATI Med Surg Test Help

    There were at least 3 questions related to potassium and the answers always point to coleslaw. I used elimination method to answer those questions and I picked coleslaw and after the exam, I looked it...
  17. ATI Med Surg Test Help

    I got level 3 (91%) on my med surg ati this past spring semester. ................ Kayexalate..know the generic low/high potassium diet and how it contradicts with renal failure hysterectomy coleslaw...
  18. NCLEX question

    Please stop posting questions without you telling us the reason why you pick an answer or why you think the other options wrong. We dont do homework or answer questions in this forum. We can only...
  19. Nitroglycerin in MI

    I read about this in one article that it is contraindicated in inferior MI, and obstructive cardiomyopathy due to reflex tachycardia. I cant remember the rationale but I do know is because of the...
  20. Nursing intervention for constipations are: High fiber diet Increased fluid intake Teach pt if possible to avoid drugs that cause constipation Then maybe stool softner. So now what did you think the...
  21. ATI med surg proctored exam?

    Goodluck
  22. ATI med surg proctored exam?

    ..... I just took it yesterday and I got 91%, Level 3, which ranked me 99 % nationally and in the program Dont overthink it Do the practice questions both A and B, 2 or 3 questions was repaeated Good...
  23. You need to know the patho and what to expect in terms of symptoms, electrolyte imbalance, protein, diet, fluid retention and restriction, dialysis and drugs to give before or during dialysis. Once...
  24. Impaction question

    One thing you need to know is that Hospice patients have the right to refuse treatment, food and water. if this patient is AO*3 and refused treatment, then the nurse can acknowledge that by telling...
  25. Penn Externship Program

    When did you