First, don't beat yourself up though it's hard not to. You being told a rapid should have been called at midnight comes from armchair quarterbacking hindsight. I'm certain if you went back and...
Definitely list your previous residency. If not, your resume will appear you've gone 1.5 years with nothing. And some boards of nursing will reprimand you for not listing jobs on your resume. Have you...
Ask a lot of questions... ask a lot of "why" questions. For example, you may have an order to insert a Foley catheter but you need to know why you're inserting it. That will help develop your critical...
Was years ago but I took it about a month after graduation. I had one review book but honestly there’s nothing you can truly study that will prepare you for it. It was critical thinking. 76...
Hello all. I am seeking ideas. Currently our facility use wristbands that display warning indicators such as fall risk, allergy, restricted extremity, and DNR. Well we’ve found that when status’...
We are in a pandemic. Everyone, experienced or not is being dragged into the unknown. We have PACU nurses working on our dedicated COVID unit. They are straight losing it. Everything is totally...
I’ve gone around the merry go round with idea after idea: mortuary, day care, sober living home, halfway house....I just can’t decide. My heart says mortuary but every time I think about going...