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  1. Pre-employment physical

    liquidblue replied to mlmRN30's topic in General Nursing

    I did not have any blood testing done during my pre-employment physical. Apparently the only reason they would draw blood is to check certain titers. The nurse informed me that my vaccination...

  2. Employee Accident

    liquidblue replied to BeHappy!'s topic in General Nursing

    If you're planning on hiring a lawyer and going that route, definitely take pictures of the bookcase and (if possible) pictures of the screws/holes where it was improperly mounted on the wall. If...

  3. Nursing student seeking advice from the pros!

    liquidblue replied to nwfc2005's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand about the chemistry difficulties. My own problem stemmed from an awful chemistry teacher. He refused to teach or even refer to what the textbook said, and tested us over A LOT...

  4. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    liquidblue replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hear a lot of people say "cut the lights off" instead of "turn the lights off" or "cut the motor off" instead of "turn the motor off." "I'm fixin' to..." is also popular. I can tolerate spelling...

  5. Bsn Degree

    liquidblue replied to blynn9173's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The BSN DEFINITELY is a lot more work initially - trust me, I'm feeling it now, but overall I would say that it's good to get the degree over with. I seriously did consider going for my ASN and then...

  6. Can CNA do an accucheck?

    liquidblue replied to QuigRN's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work for allows the PCTs and CNAs to perform point of care (fingerstick) glucose testing, after proven competency on both the technique and equipment. The competency assessment...

  7. CNA courses in Miami Florida

    liquidblue replied to mistyblue80's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a list of all the approved CNA programs in Florida: http://www.flcenterfornursing.org/news/CNA_ApprovedTrainingPrograms.pdf I'm sure you can find something in your area. Best of

  8. Am I hallucinating??

    liquidblue replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    There was a thread about that... I searched and my post to that thread can't be found, so evidently the thread has been deleted. You're not hallucinating.

  9. Run out of nursing school - what to do?

    liquidblue replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    Diahni, I know this may not be what you want to hear, but I agree with several of the other posters in that another school may be a good idea. From what you said, it sounds like there is likely some...

  10. Removing needle from syringe

    liquidblue replied to GM1987's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing he can do, if it was a needle stick, (IMO) is to follow through with the exposure program that has been set up by his employer. This should involve HIV and hepatitis testing, and...

  11. New Grads in the PACU

    liquidblue replied to Anjann's topic in PACU

    Thanks so much for the information! You sound like a nurse manager that I'd enjoy working for. :) I am interested in ICU or ER as well, so I'll most likely just go one of those two routes to get a...

  12. New Grads in the PACU

    liquidblue replied to Anjann's topic in PACU

    I too am interested in working PACU, whether it be after a year or two of ICU experience, or right out of school. What I was wondering is if anyone knows of any hospitals that offer training programs...

  13. "Welcome to the Jungle"

    liquidblue replied to Aneroo's topic in Emergency

    drug screen can be done either by urine or serum, but in my facility urine is used most often. when cardiacs are ordered, one is drawn upon admission, then 4hr, 8hr, 12hr, and

  14. RN's vs LAB

    liquidblue replied to chaosRN's topic in General Nursing

    I currently work in the lab and I will say that most of the folks I work with are very good about simply reporting the results as they are and not asking questions. The one reason that I can think of...

  15. what do you do all day?

    liquidblue replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    Work 8-5 every day @ a dr's office, this summer I was taking my classes @ night, but starting later this month I'll be going during the day and only working part time. school and work have kept me...

  16. A Clueless New Guy

    liquidblue replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Men in Nursing

    hey! I have been working as a phlebotomist since I graduated hs - I was trained on the job, but I am pretty sure that you can quite easily get into a phleb training program @ a local tech or comm....

  17. Ctr Nsg Advocacy: Nurses upset over Univ of Alberta medical students "Medshow"

    liquidblue replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    absolutely

  18. passed nclex

    liquidblue replied to harle53's topic in First Year After Licensure

    congrats on passing the test AND the new job.

  19. IV starts and drawing blood

    liquidblue replied to srknurse's topic in Emergency

    When I worked as a phlebotomist doing nursing home collections, almost all we would use were the 23g butterflies, and we rarely had hemolyzed specimens... I would use a small syringe and try to...

  20. Newbie here

    liquidblue replied to Kukaani's topic in Male Nursing Students

    welcome Andrew!!! it is funny that you didn't really wanna take nursing @ first, cause I was sorta the same way. that, and a lot of people tried to talk me out of it. after awhile though, something...

  21. What school do/did you go to?

    liquidblue replied to blee1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am taking my nursing pre-reqs @ a local technical college and then transferring to Univ. of South

  22. New Male Nursing Student in NYC

    liquidblue replied to rjs-nyc's topic in Male Nursing Students

    welcome to the forum!!!

  23. Where are all you SC nurses?

    liquidblue replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing

    Greenville SC here... taking nursing pre reqs now, if there is anyone that could give me an opinion/feedback/any info at all about the accelerated BSN program at MUSC I would greatly appreciate it!!...