Website for refresher - medsurg nurse looking to travel

Specialties Med-Surg

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I've been an RN for 2 years now on the same med-surg floor at a relatively smaller hospital (270 bed level III trauma center).

I have recently decided to travel, just waiting to get my license back in another state and I hope to be traveling within the month.

Problem is, although I feel quite competent at my job, I have only been exposed to certain types of patients, and I'm sure while traveling I will encounter many things new to me that I'm not quite as familiar with.

Also, I like to think outside the box, develop a better understanding of my patients conditions and why certain medications are given, how they work, etc. I've found that when I ask many seasoned nurses I work with the "whys and hows" there are many that state they simply "don't know". I don't want to be stuck in a routine of doing and not always knowing why. When nobody has the answer I research and honestly many of my answers come from this awesome website :)

On a Medsurg floor we see such a wide variety of diseases and disorders, and I had to learn so much in nursing school, at such a fast rate that I simply can't retain it ALL and I do forget so much if I don't refresh myself. So with all that being said, does anybody know of a good website, iPhone app, etc, that would cover the majority of what you see on a typical medsurg floor. Something to maybe add to the knowledge I've gained, go into more depth, I just want to be prepared to be the best nurse I can be while I'm out traveling.

Any tips will be much appreciated, thank you!

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Lippincott nursing advisor app! It's a bit expensive but highly useful.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.
Lippincott nursing advisor app! It's a bit expensive but highly useful.

thanks! I downloaded it and it looks awesome, but I'm using the free trial which doesn't show much of anything. I went to purchase the full version but it doesn't show the price anywhere, just wants me to sign into iTunes and purchase. Any idea how much it is?? Lol

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I know it was less than a hundred dollars, but I don't think it was much less... somewhere between $75 and $97?

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Specializes in Med-Surg.
I know it was less than a hundred dollars, but I don't think it was much less... somewhere between $75 and $97?

Ok thank you :)

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