liltapper21

The NCSBN is all content. Sure video review may help many, I can handle content alone, but is Hurst basically re-teaching 2 years of nursing school (or however long anyone has gone) or is it strategy included? I guess I just didn't want to invest on a double-up of something, but I do want to pass my boards!

I have bought the Kaplan review book, the latest, instead of paying for the 3-4 day review class itself. Also I have paid for an 8 week subscription to the NCSBN site online review, which should be sufficient time until I take my boards. The question is, I have noticed the NCSBN is all content, very good and detailed. I have registered for a seat (but still owe the remainder) for HURST. I have heard Hurst was content based. If it is basically the same as what I am getting with the online NCSBN, but I know hurst is a class you actually attend for 3-4 days, should I even bother with hurst? I mean is there any more value to it beyond Content, because with NCSBN, I am getting tons and tons of content (like going back to nursing school in a few weeks). I am debating if I should back out because I have content stuff already, or if theres any other value to It that I should attend? I have a job lined up I just need to pass boards. Any advice would be great! thanks!

Wow. you are all so wonderful. Thanks so much for replying. I didn't come across this problem today on the unit. I do know when she changed the dressing a third time and used a little bit of 2x2 gauze torn around the site. I think the patient had a potential discharged that day and it was from a peripheral line. I understand trying to save it, as opposed to resticking the patient when it may not be necessary especially if they are potentially being discharged that day. But I would not think I would want a patient to bleed non-stop , especially since this has been over multiple minutes of time. I did remember see a high value I think it was a coag lab (but not what I am used to seeing like PT, PTT or INR) something new to me, and the value was pretty high like 500-600 and I had meant to talk to my instructor about that that day which they ended up pulling off the unit and we had to go. something I have learned to keep an eye on and consult in the future. but I have made notes of all the advice all of you have given and I will use that and apply it if/when a situation arrives again. thanks so much!

Hi! I am a nursing student currently, on my 2nd year and I have a question. Just to say, I am always trying to learn, and even if it's something that simple, please any advice, ideas or thoughts is well appreciated. I just want to do what's right and what's best. So here is the situation. I just started the cardiac rotation of my clinicals and theory. I had a patient who was on blood thinners and her IV site (where the port and tubing is resting against the skin). When I came in that morning, her IV's transparent dressing was peeling and the site was bleeding all over, not like gushing, but would not stop. I told the primary nurse, she went in, we cleaned the site and she put a new transparent dressing on it, but the bleeding never stopped and it was just filling up under the dressing. until it leaked out again. What should/could be done to get the bleeding to stop from the IV site? or will it never? should it have been pulled? I would think the blood pooling under the dressing would just be a haven for bacteria. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thank you!