Nursing and Complex care

Sonia is a 36 years old involved in a motorcar accident on her way home from work Friday night. Her medical diagnosis are
L Pneumothorax
Lacerated spleen
L shaft of femur Sonia's having a bad day. Is there a question in there somewhere?

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Question about new vascath

So I really feel like I didnt learn very much at all about the placement of any type of access, but especially central lines and those used for dialysis. Every time I have a patient with a newly placed access I freak out and don't know what normal o

Help please. Question about jobs. Can I practice in another state?

hi everybody,

I have recently passed my nclex. I hope to work soon, there are some things I am not familiar with and maybe somebody can help me concerning about jobs (east coast/NY). Would greatly appreciate it.

I took the test for the state of NEW

Bats close hospital

8 http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/bat-infestation-forces-hospital-evacuate-patients/nJJrK/?hpt=us_bn5


So, basically, bats invaded this hospital, and it was forced to close everything except the ER until they can "de-bat" the hospital.

Coworker tried converting me on my break

8 So I thought that my workplace was fairly immune to this kind of behavior. There's a wide variety of religions and cultures in our staff and in our patients. I had just started feeling comfortable with my coworkers.

Yesterday my coworker tried con

What are your non nursing passions?

I am nearly done with nursing school and one of the reasons that I got into it was because I love fly fishing. A 3 on, 4 off schedule is good for my fishing habits. Traveling to different parts of the country (hopefully world) to fish, and still have

De-accessing a port woes?

Guys, I am stressing myself over something I can't do anything about and pretty much due to a nagging feeling. I'm hard on myself and this could be in my head, maybe which is why I am lying in bed awake at almost 4a.

To the point, I discharged a p

dsli

Has anyone went through the program to get their Rn. I'm considering but I have mixed feelings about it. Care to elaborate? No idea what dsli is.

Comment: Dsli?

(IN)Appropriate Dress

Nurse Practitioners are at the forefront of healthcare reform. Many patients only contact with a healthcare professional will be with a Nurse Practitioner.
My question is this: Do you cringe when you see a nurse practitioner dressed inappropriately f

Surviving Nursing School

1 As I am halfway through my first semester of nursing school, I find myself struggling to answer NCLEX and "nursing" questions. Having a quiz in every class, every day, plus writing papers, doing case studies, and participating in discussi