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1. Hurst Review Scores?

   jdruds replied to ichiro12's topic in NCLEX

   I got very similar scores on Hurst practice tests and was nervous going into nclex. Nclex was much easier, Hurst works if you did the live class, passed in 75 :) all thanks to Hurst!

2. MED ERROR....

   jdruds replied to Jerseygirl314's topic in Medications

   Mistakes are human. Unfortunately, being on top of medications is critical to patient safety. What was the medication and dose? Instead of crawling in a hole and jumping ship, reevaluate why the error was made? Were you distracted? Do you practice us...

3. c. dif...clarifying differences

   jdruds posted a topic in General Nursing

   Charge nurse had c. Dif a few years ago and ever since, when a patient is on r/o or confirmed everyone avoids having the assignment thinking they will get it. Don't get me wrong, going through 20 yellow gowns in a shift gives me no pleasure, but c. D...

4. Profession for some...attempted by many..

   jdruds replied to jdruds's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds familiar. We start taking Tele patients next year and already have the drips as well. You'll never stop learning on medsurg these days

5. Profession for some...attempted by many..

   jdruds replied to jdruds's topic in General Nursing

   That is exactly how our hospital works. W capable of and expected to care for these patients. At my past hospital it was completely unheard of and unimaginable. A patient with sepsis or even suspected sepsis was off to the unit. With a high volume hi...

6. Profession for some...attempted by many..

   jdruds replied to jdruds's topic in General Nursing

   If only it was possible to transfer some of these patients, but we are able to effectively manage and handle them on the floor. We are typically on divert with ER full and ICU slammed. Insulin drips do have policy and protocols but are manageable on ...

7. Profession for some...attempted by many..

   jdruds replied to jdruds's topic in General Nursing

   That is great to hear. Just an advocate of knowing the entire POC and how each profession ties into the next. Like who the patient is after they're off intubation and transferred out of the ICU.

8. Profession for some...attempted by many..

   jdruds posted a topic in General Nursing

   The number of new grads who are already contemplating leaving the profession is something that has blown my mind on these threads. Going into nursing school we had fair warning about how difficult of a career it was going to be; the patients who are ...

9. New Grad Nurse Residency Salaries

   jdruds replied to tinatheRN's topic in New Nurse

   Negotiating as a new grad?? There are plenty of fish in the sea these days. A BSN doesn't entitle anyone to be able to negotiate for more than the standard wage the hospital gives to associates versus bachelors nurses (usually a .50 or $1 difference)...

10. An Unexpected Twist

    jdruds replied to Pinky89's topic in General Nursing

    Go home, but don't completely forget. Patients have an impact but I agree that it has to be healthy. Once the patient is off your floor and not under your care looking up room numbers and checking records is a direct HIPAA violation. I am assuming yo...

11. teenagers and pot

    jdruds replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for pulling out accurate research. Posting articles about lung damage that "may" be true is different than articles explaining the science behind cannabis benefits. Does it make sense that inhaling something into your lungs may cause damage...