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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595019/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0146000517300423 i could go on forever with the scholarly articles related to this. This is not a political issue, and what warren said was true. We are doing our patients a disservice (even if it's not on purpose). We can do better and the first way to change is to recognize that we have some sort of bias in these populations and listen to them

Yes, doing an IVP during blood transfusions is as simple as it seems. Stop blood, flush, give med, flush, reconnect blood. there is absolutely nothing wrong with that and no underlying issues.

first off, i work at a very large hospital in a high acuity ICU for the last 3 years. I have about 5 years of ICU experience, prior to my current ICU position i worked in a trauma ICU and have all the certifications that come along with that TNCC, CCRN, pals, etc. I have been trying to get into the ER for about a year and a half here at my current job. Im desperately looking for a change of pace and im very burnt out. There are always openings for RNs in the ER at my current hospital, always!! i started applying over a year ago and always got the generic "Sorry, we have chosen a candidate with more experience" So to help, 7 months ago i got a supplemental job at another er here in town but it is not a trauma center and low acuity. Ive reapplied for an ER job again this week and already got a rejection email with no interview. I just dont get it. What more can i do? im so frustrated and feel like ive hit a wall.

every hospital job i have worked at has required a document of vaccinations and even titers. I am shocked to hear they allow teachers to be unvaccinated

I work on a floor where i regularly give iv push pantoprazole. Rather than vein irritation i try to push it slow because it can cause tinnitus when pushed too fast. Depends on the doctor i suppose. :)

I'm sure there would obviously have consequences if something happened that put the patient at risk... Buy that never happened from what I know. Our program , like many other bsn programs, focused mainly on theory rather than clinical experience. We didn't have skill test outs, etc.

When i was in school we never had a pass/fail for clinical. It was all about a learning experience. So in this situation my clinical instructor would ask me what the med i was giving was for, how to give it (ex over 2 mins etc..) and what are some major side effects/what labs should be watched with this med. We were never reprimanded for not knowing things. Personally i don't think i would have meshed well with a program like this because i am all about asking dumb questions. but hey, that's learning. but i was also in a straight BSN program and had the same 3 instructors the entire time, more of a peer relationship than a student-teacher one.

My current DNP program allows you to enroll with no clinical experience, however it requires you to work a certain number of hours while also obtaining your degree.

when my boyfriend and i were in nursing school together we did lots of things together from enemas, catheters, to giving baths, etc. If anything it brought us closer, LOL

I met my boyfriend when we were in nursing school together. I've been told im extremely fortunate because i'm able to talk to him about things and actually have him understand everything im saying:specs:

When i first started nursing school, we had a meeting type thing with some of the senior upperclassmen nursing students (this was a BSN program at a liberal arts college). They told us that they had 4.0's in highschool, and got C's in nursing school. They also told us to forget about a social life or playing a sport in college. And all they EVER do is study!! I left this so called "meeting" in tears, calling my mom and trying to change my major. Thank god i didn't! Whenever people ask me if nursing school is hard, i just tell them that yes, it is difficult. But you can still have a job, play a sport, have a social life AND still be in nursing school.

Ruby, i am failing to see where it stated he refused to admit he was wrong. All it said originally was that he knew everything...and it was painful to talk to him. It's true, mistakes happen when you "think" you know everything and refuse to ask for help.

I'm failing to still see why this was problematic, maybe he knew all the questions that were being asked of him. Or went above and beyond such as, ill check his labs because this can effect this etc...I guess i'm confused, should he have just pretended he didnt know anything?

I personally feel like you overreacted with this entire situation. I hope you remember that you were a student too once (a little more than 9months ago!). Instead of kicking out this student, you could have used this opportunity to educated them on why you want to lift them at the shoulders, or why you wanted the IV running, etc. Also, what is wrong with a student ("male") nurse that KNOWS everything? I feel like that would show competence. I think you just have a personal vendetta with all students, so you are correct when stating you should NEVER take another student again.