LessValuableNinja

Hey all. I'm an LVN in Texas. I already have a non-nursing BS degree as well. The threads I'm finding on the subject have a lot of outdated information (IE, programs that existed in 2013 but don't exist now). So I'd like to ask the question for t...

Both the medical nurse corps and red Cross are accepting nurse volunteers for shelter ops and deployment to coastal areas impacted.

[h=1]Hey All, While many articles and studies tout the importance of correcting the QT interval for either R-R or rate, there seems to be little consensus on what this means. In fact, many educational materials discuss this concept, then provide (po...

AACN has some useful stuff. Notably their essentials of critical care and procedure manual (2 different books). If you aren't already a member, it's well worth it. You get sent two critical care journals and have access to old issues online as part o...

"Baby nurses work in the NICU. I've been an adult nurse for 7 years."

Depends on the program. Ask them where you fall in a typical applicant pool.

"phos was # this am." "Ok. Go ahead and milk him." "Like a cow?" Confused voice, "Oh. No. I mean give him some milk and recheck tomorrow." "So, not like a cow?" "No. Not like a cow." "Alright. Just wanted to make sure." Real conversation this week.

$: summed up in one character, but AN makes me provide >5.

Psychological versus physical precursor doesn't preclude vasovagal connection. Both can be causal, much like hypertension can have either trigger. People react differently to stressors. The vagal nerve is simply the mechanism of transmission that tr...

I know that it's commonly given to patients in substance centers and doesn't show up on standard drug screens. It's also already in your body.

If your patients are cares for better than any others on the floor, there's nothing wrong with reading professional materials. However, if you're not to the point where you can honestly assess the status of the situation and know from experience tha...

It really depends on the program. I'd advise you to talk to schools of interest, and ask to talk to current students near graduation, or those who graduated in the last couple years. There's a lot of variance in ABSN programs. I could advise you on ...

Congrats! And good luck.

You need at least an MSN that meets all clinical and class requirements for your state board and whichever exam you plan to take. The programs that meet these requirements are designated by the school as an FNP MSN, ACNP MSN, or whatever. A "regular...

Stand By Me

Breathe. You're doing just fine. It's my guess that you've researched your errors. My advice would be to research them more. You aren't quite confident, but you don't feel incompetent. Researching improvable moments will help a lot with your confiden...

If your program is too intense for a job, your options are financial aid and outside scholarships. Be aware that there are nursing scholarships. Apply for them, all of them. A scholarship applicant makes much more per hour than someone working at a b...

If a patient is deteriorating, notification is appropriate. If you are completely comfortable with the situation and need no new orders, it isn't. When you look back on your life, you won't fret the times you were a little extra careful. You will fre...

If you have any level of OCD, probably ICU. In my anecdotal experience, people who want things very organized do well in an ICU environment. If you'd just as soon remove your larynx with a spoon as know what your day will hold, probably ED.

Your level of consciousness should help.

If you're pay-based, and you made more as a nurse, it's time to move. Base here is 170-230, and it's not even the best paying market.

As a manager, I'd find the use of "technically" concerning. You didn't show up for work. You were either scheduled or you were not. There is no technicality. The way it reads is that you disappeared during orientation, could not be found, then did no...

"Nursing is the most thankless, demanding, overworked and underpaid vocation I've ever had." I don't agree that it's thankless, overworked, or underpaid, though the last depends on your location and I agree that some locations underpay. I left anothe...

6. Super big muscles and organ failure. Or is that the other kind?

When I was 22, I had people working for me in their 40s and 50s. When I consider those that I remember fondly to this day, it's those who respected both my position and inexperience, and appeared to know that I had everyone's best interests at heart...