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The slew of tweets referencing white people date back at least as far as March 2017. There are multiple tweets between then and the ultimate one which broke the camels back this month. I would think you would see these remarks on your own twitter ove...

Best thing since sliced bread. However, I do work days. Honestly, I'd rather work two 18 hour days. THAT would be the life!

I always appreciate any type of report on interactions. It lets me know what I'm in for and who I need to be extra conscientious about. Whether I can ask them to wait a few minutes if they call and they wouldn't mind at all or if even asking them to ...

Freedom of speech has nothing to do with it. Anyone can say anything they want to without censorship or retaliation from the government - That is all the First Amendment is. However, even though the government can't jail you, your employer has every ...

Second worse shift. Four baby assignments for everyone. I had two scheduled discharges. Ended up discharging three. Fifteen minutes after the first discharge, I got an admission - that I did by myself, no help from anyone. The new baby was going into...

First day off orientation horror story here too! Former 23 weeker, now 25ish weeks, vented, (who I had never previously taken care of on orientation) with a significant history of bradycardic events. Would clamp down and I would have to manually vent...

I'll give you these two, but why would you describe the other patients/family as "the worst"? As in the way you wrote it, the actual person/people were horrible as a person. At least that is the way I interpreted it. Also, other units also take care ...

I didn't know the ED was the secret smart club... I dwell in the NICU. You can't expect a normal day, babies health change quickly and you never know when the next 23 weeker is going to drop. We manage everything from ECMO to feeder-growers, post-op ...

Well personally, I wouldn't go over anything. Today is today. All future nursing classes will build on your current knowledge. If you are focusing on hypertension and coronary artery disease, you'll most definitely get another dose of cardiac a&p...

I didn't know that was possible. But I guess if you want, and this is a thing, embrace it... Maybe see if you can donate. Would even be a weight loss perk AND (an unreliable) free birth control measure! So strange. And then to think of the mothers wh...

Agree with above. But I would interpret the order as 14 over the PEEP which would equal the PIP. So if your PEEP is 5, the settings would be 19/5. What's off-putting is the use of PC. The only thing I can think of that would be PC is pressure control...

Basic Usual Routine: 0700-0730 Get report. 0730-0800 Update my boards (name, phone number, doctor, NNP, date, etc.), wipe down/clean my high touch areas (counter, refrigerator, feeding pumps, IV pumps, crib sides or incubator doors and handles, etc.)...

OH! And force feeding galore. And when they start to eat solids they can't as much look at a spoon, let alone have anything come close to their faces. But that still happens everyday...

The only thing I can think of is when kids were on oxygen, many times, I have been told they would just blast the O2... Well, we all know how that probably turned out.

Can't regular pulse oximeters now still leave burns from the light if you don't switch sites? Our educator still has the policy written as so. Wondering if we are stuck in the times...

Not all patients... I don't think the babies mind what pronouns we use. Plus, most of the time they are just called, "my baby".

I don't think the OP was was referring to quitting based on the forum responses they were getting. I think they were saying if they were just going to endure this treatment (like the experience they had described), then they might just rather pick up...

You don't by chance go to HCC do you?? If you don't, apparently Texas nursing schools have an issue with giving students AOGs on time... Students sue HCC: HCC to give graduation materials to nursing students who sued - Houston Chronicle Another: Nurs...

This page is also helpful and clear in their terms: https://nursing.iowa.gov/continuing-education/ce-licensees/basic-requirements The links to the right side also go more in-depth into what CEUs count/where to complete them.

In Iowa, first time renewals you need 2.4 units/24 hours of CE. All renewals after that require 3.6 units/36 hours of CE. Per Iowa BON: https://nursing.iowa.gov/licensure/licensure-faq (3rd FAQ from the bottom).

Overbearing parent? Have you experienced overbearing grandma?? It's a whole other level of species.

I don't understand this. If they aren't prepared to allow you to sit for the NCLEX then why were they willing to let you graduate? There has to be some legalities because they cannot just withhold your ability to get your license forever. I would cal...

I won't jump on you for your word choices as they are just that, words. To have to do SN/LTAC or even Med-Surg regularly would be enough for me to find a different career. I'm with you there. Adults are no joke and although I would be able to do it, ...

This is probably the best advise. Complete the "requirements" and after you are finished, send a complaint about it. Suggest having the prep course included in an actual class or something else that you feel would have been a better solution.

Do you mean ATT or ATI? ATI is a prep course.