assessment tools

I recently read about CPOT (Critical Care Pain Observation Tool) on another thread and thought it was a really neat thing to have. I just graduated school last month and would like to know if others have any tools like this that they find helpful.

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New grad cardiac TCU

Hi everyone!
I'm a new grad in SF- landed a job at a killer hospital before I even graduated (I know, totally unheard of) and I feel like I won the lottery!! We're a postop CV floor in a cardiac hub- get all the CABG, TAVR, MVRs a couple days out,

Graduate school-Desperately Seeking Advice

I have a 2 part discussion: (1) about choosing one of the schools listed below and (2) how marketable will I be if I choose the Adult Gerontology program instead of the FNP (I do not want to work with peds but will that affect working, i.e. VA, acute

need advice on asking preceptor to get my foot into the door

Hello all,
I'm officially an RN. I've applied to the hospital that I have done my preceptorship. Now I am wondering how should I ask my preceptor to help get my foot into the door. I'm sure she won't mind, but...I don't know... I guess it just f

Board hearing to transfer lpn to lvn

I have not per say " lawyered up" and the hearing is Friday. The enforcement section would not even offer me a settlement. I'm very nervous. I have 13 years in the field. In my state we don't have both so excuse my ignorance, what is the d

Mather hospital anyone??

I am beginning to think noone works for this hospital on here??! I have an interview this week for the new grad program and cannot find out any information on it at all... Has anyone applied for the John T Mather memorial hospital new graduate progra

Refresher course for personal reasons

I've been a practicing nurse for three years, but I still don't feel like I "know a lot". Nursing school was a blur, I just can't learn as quick as what was expected of me.

Anyways, I want to take a refresher course, but they are so exp

EMT-B and RN: Scope of practice limitations

Greetings, AN friends!

I have the feeling that this topic has already been discussed, but I couldn't find it in the older threads.

I'm an RN in a critical access hospital, middle-of-no-where-ville USA. Because my area is uber-rural and the county E

ACLS

Does anyone know if you can recertify online? I see numerous sites but don't know if they are legite???? My employer requires your ACLS recert be obtained at facilities they recognize.They wouldn't recognize an online site.

Comment: You can take a

Im in Illinois--- lost PRC license card

pls help... im recently in illinois and decided to start processing my nclex application. i lost my prc license card here,,, i believe you would need a copy of it for the processing in PRC back in the philippines. my questions are:
• can i send a cop