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I would definitely research a good nursing refresher course in your area and take it. Your nursing board should have a list of eligible programs.

I am BSN to DNP as well. I was told that advisor information and registration would be provided at orientation. I am sure we will hear back soon. Hopefully before then.

Sanguineous is bloody, serosanguinous is blood mixed with serous drainage (more watered down bloody/ more pinkish in color) and serous drainage is usually clear yellowish or straw colored fluid. Purulent drainage is pus - thicker/ more transluscent to opaque cream colored to yellow.

Most graduate programs I researched consider a gpa above 3.3. 3.4 or 3.5 can certainly get you into grad school. Focus on maintaining the highest gpa you can while obtaining your bsn, then you can worry about getting into grad school later.

Umm, like pp said i have never heard of interviews for switching to day shift! How it usually works is all nurses are notified and the most senior nurse who applies gets it. Eventually, and in time, everyone gets a turn. There seems to be some manipulation and politicking going on in the background.

Sending huge hugs and prayers your way. I am so sorry dear. You sound like a pillar of strength for your family. God bless and keep you. You can always PM me if you need prayer for anything specific or just to talk.

I commend you for wanting to improve your practuce. Here are a few important notes i can think of: Try to never give a medication without scanning the patient ID band and medication first. This is an airtight way to verify your med 'rights' - especially correct dose and route (if you are only giving a fraction or double etc...) If med order does not look right to you, STOP and call the doc AND pharmacy to verify med, indication and dose If you have to give med in emergent situation/ verbal order at bedside verify with at least one other nurse before giving If you get interrupted while giving meds, stop and take a minute to refocus before continuing to give. When you set up a high risk infusion that needs a double check, let the second nurse check your order, bag and pump setup independently without you interfering to catch errors. They should also initial on high risk label before you start med When giving shots have a hyperfocused zen moment when withdrawing the needle from the patient, sheathing/retracting it, and discarding it. This will help to prevent you sticking yourself When handling narcotics, always try to administer dose as soon as you withdraw (latest within 30 mins). Have another RN verify waste and witness you on pyxis or in pts EMR.

MickeyJ I sent you a private message with contact info of people who can give you more specific information about IHS locations and positions

I found an IHS nurse recruiter contact on one of the usajobs postings for an IHS outpatient clinical nurse - FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT NURSE RECRUITER:* Myra Cousens at 505-726-8549 or*[email protected];*ALTERNATES:* Supervisory Clinical Nurses at 505-722-1000 and ask for the clinic of your interest. Hope this helps

Are you willing to move to any state? I would start looking at usajobs.gov. Run a search for RN IHS and see. Another way to go about this is to contact the US Public Health Service and speak with one of their nurse recruiters. They may be able to guide you on how to find IHS jobs. Good luck and if I find out any other information I will update you. All will be well so stay positive and focus on your bright future

The fact that you are asking this question and wanting to do better speaks volumes! With time and practice you will perfect the art of bed bathing and be able to finish more quickly. The general sequence I follow is to first prep my roll of my fitted sheet, flat sheet and chux, and also have a new gown and pillowcases ready. I like to use towels, foam soap or chlorhexidine and a basin filled with hot water. Clean eyes and face giving ears and neck attention. I wet one half of the towel and keep bottom half dry so i can clean and dry pt quickly. Use a differeng towel for each section. Cover with bath blanket as you clean. Finish by thoroughly wetting and washing perineum then turn pt over and clean their back before changing sheets. Speed will come with time, practice and confidence.

Get a good stethoscope and practise your assessments and vitals on family members. Also get a nursing handbook/notebook specific for the area you are going into and review. Carry with you to work and dont be afraid to refer to it and ask tons of questions. Once you start orienting a lot of this will come back to you. Just always remember to speak up when you don't know something and keep your ABCs in mind for the patients' safety

Congrats Sheila023! It may take a few days for your status to be updated and for an email to be sent to you. Your formal admission letter and confirmation form will be attached to the email and they give you 2 weeks from thw date on the letter to pay the deposit and accept admission.

Thank you Rnkaytee! We have a nurses union and I love all the benefits we have won over the years through our union. In our facility there are general union guidelines on sheduling and vacation time but each unit gets to decide more specifically how they handle them. Most of our units go on a first come first served basis for vacations. Seniority is considered if too many people are requesting the same time slot but we have an unofficial calendar in our break room that everyone pens in their vacation requests onto. People can look at the calendar and know which time slots not to bother with, or they can negotiate with colleagues to switch before entering official requests. We work together, even as union nurses (gaaasp!) Maybe the OP can try that.

Herring-rn our hospital was actually one of the only hospitals that did not declare a snow emergency unfortunately. Many nurses made sure to show up early and stayed there for days and they were repaid with food & linen shortages, no transport provided, and poor arbitrary sleeping arrangements. It was a huge mess! They didn't want to pay for all their obligations if they declared a snow emergency. And they definitely took advantage of the fact that nurses went above and beyond to make sure they were there early.