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This is directed to people who are already school nurses. To reply to this posting, after you click reply, please delete all words that do not apply to you. Insert your responses where appropriate. Have fun! Use color if you like. Comments are welco...

I have heard of sign on bonuses of $10,000-15,000 in Texas. These are in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. They don't mention it in their advertisements but to survive you need a good handle on Spanish. Tu habla espanol? It is a very rural area, in t...

The way the original posting was listed I took the OP to mean it was an either/or answer. I didn't realize that the NCLEX has matching now. It has been a long time. A recent CVA patient's consuming food should be under the assessment of an RN. For ...

Kileen would be the closest town for the programs listed in another posting. Ft Hood is very big. To me it is a great area of Texas. It is considered Texas Hill Country. A lot of different culture backgrounds there with a lot of farming. The area has...

i worked inpatient neurology for more years than i care to remember. licensed and non-licensed staff could do both of the things listed below. licensed and non-licensed staff were taught what they needed to know before doing either. for example, ho...

At least here, you can work in a school setting as a NP with prescriptive authority through a joint venture between the school district and the county hospital system. The salary market is based on the hospital because these nurses, NP, are employed...

When I worked in the OR the hospital administration wanted our turnover times between cases to be 15-20 minutes. This was for major surgeries. The outpatient surgery area was supposed to turnover in 7-10 minutes. Of course, there was blame at each ...

I guess I am confused about the staffing in your OR and the patient status at end of case. The majority of the cases I had the patient was breathing on his/her own at the time of placement on the stretcher for transport. Once on the stretcher, anesth...

During my period in the OR I never had a bad outcome regarding operative sites. During my periOperative course we were taught the surgeon is responsible for identifying the operative site. This was a sticking point with some surgeons and myself bec...

At the time I did my stent in the OR I had more than 19 years of experience in nursing. I thought I had stepped into the dark ages. As a nurse aide I remember being yanked from out of a doorway by the head nurse because Dr. ****** would be coming o...

Looks resolved. The wonders of learning...

Looks like things have changed even from when I was in the hospital. I am only about 10 years your junior but I remember when a person's word meant something. Within 10 years of the oil bust I think the healthcare system became more deceptive like bu...

Where I worked in psych they used plastic. I was new to psych so there were some clinical things I had not seen or considered. Now I am of the opinion whether it is metal or plastic utensils they should be counted. That was not the policy or pract...

Since this surgeon was of the opinion he was a god, it was directed to management who eventually took care of it.

I guess A&P may be weeding courses but I really think it is more likely the physiology portion. Anatomy is straight memorization. Physiology is understanding how things work. I saw many students complete the first semester of A&P but there...

No I had the privilege (NOT) of holding to his ear.

good fitting shoes that comply with school policy. uniforms congruent with school policy. if you get cold easily get a lab coat or sweater you can where in clinical. i got a lab coat because you have pockets for more things. water resistant watch - i...

Without wavering I believe the answer is "B". The nurse's first reaction should be to address the behavior. Which answer meets this the best? A. Whatever the meaning of the patient's action it is not appropriate. Don't go there. B. "Offensive" m...

In an ascending rating scale from 1- 10 of difficulty ... Microbilogy .........................................2 (loved it) Chemistry I & II (inorganic)....................5 Chemistry III (organic) .........................8 Biochemistry............

In the psychiatric facility I worked this patient would be in intensive care because the behavior is not acceptable. Usually, this unit has less patients than a general psych floor and it is a locked unit. The doctors there knew how to work with th...

I agree with Tweety. I hate it in the store, at the post office, people driving and talking, etc. BTW yesterday on Netscape there was a highlight link that listed cell phones by how much radiation they emit. The following link about the controversy...

Your first position should be to follow whatever the policy is of the facility you have your clinical at the time. If the facility provides baby powder then they should have a policy. If they do not provide then ask your charge nurse what the practic...

Hopefully, everyone realize life is not fair. Right? If not, some day you will. Weeding in colleges and universities occurs whether it is obvious to you or not. There are instructors who will just use the materials to be weed students out. Others wil...

I am sorry, you have to take it again. I feel blessed to have only had to take it once. In contrast to the previous post, I say take hard candy with you just in case. Whether diabetic or not some people's blood sugar drops under stress. I put a life...

This reply with be more legalistic with a possible technique for negative statements. Does your facility have a policy regarding personal email? If so, are you in compliance with that policy? Even if it does not have a policy, I suggest you develop...