guest894451

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1. questionable IM injection

   guest894451 replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

   I work in acute psych (I give a lot of IM) and never give more than 2mL in the deltoid.

2. Is 61 too old to start Pre-Nursing?

   guest894451 replied to Kikzy's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I don't know how much nursing school costs where you live but I've paid over 40 000 in the past 4 years, while not having much time to work so I don't know if it would make financial sense to go to school at this point in your life. But I don't know ...

3. Self harm and NICU

   guest894451 posted a topic in NICU

   I've applied to have my practicum in the NICU, so far I've only had the chance to be in the NICU once and it was amazing and I could really see myself working there one day. But the thing is they don't let you wear long sleeves for infection control ...

4. Why do *some* people hate nurses/nursing students?

   guest894451 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Lately I've heard a lot of hate on nurses/nursing students and I'm not sure why. I thought a profession where you are helping the public would be respectable. Any ideas?

5. Does anyone have practice IV medication questions that they can give me?

   guest894451 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hello I am in my third year of nursing in a Canadian school and I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find some more practice questions. Specifically I am looking for intermittent IV medication calculation questions. My school provided some but...

6. Did I do the right thing?

   guest894451 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I'm in my second year of nursing and on my first med-surg rotation. Today was my first day doing the care of one patient by myself. My patient went for a lung function test and when she came back, they took her off the oxygen saying she didn't need ...

7. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

   guest894451 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

   1)__ Do you take the flu vaccine yearly? If you do not, what is the reason you do not participate (if you don't mind answering this question)? I take the vaccine 2)__ Does your employer have a mandatory influenza vaccination policy as a condition of ...