ACLS attire and course

I'm taking an ACLS class and its the first one I've ever take so naturally I'm stressing myself out about everything. My first question is what do you usually wear to an ACLS course? Should I just wear scrubs?

My second question is how well do I n

Chest drain connected to jp

We had a 65 year old female admitted to the floor with a chest tube that the CTS just called a chest drain. It was connected to -40 suction for several days and then he ended up connecting it to a JP bulb. A ways above the bulb there was a little blu

Air to Bladder

Hi! Good day nurses. I would just like to ask because I'm really bothered by this. I saw a resident (new one) inject air about 10cc of it to a foley catheter directly to the bladder. Is that safe? I read somewhere that there is no harm unless it is

Has anybody noticed how hospital adminstration has become mor elike wallstreet???

In the wake of Obama care hospitals are faced with huge financial cuts. The unfortunate part about this is it has become a business like mentality. The only people that benefit are the hospital administration. The cuts that are made do not affect the

What type of RN are you after you graduate?

Hi everyone. I graduated in 2008 as RN in Europe.I'm an international nurse and I'm preparing for Nclex Rn to take it very soon in US (Virginia).
I have a question? I've been asked many times what type of nurse are you? I answered Register nurse

urology nursing

Pre-nursing= getting into a good program.

Now that I've gotten in, I want to explore nursing school, and how I can be successful and find employment, and areas of nursing.

there isn't a thread for urologic nursing. any nurses work in urology out th

Hello I need your advice please.

First of all, I want to thank all of you for taking the time to read my post. I have decided to pursue a career in the medical field, with nursing a real possibility.
I come to you today seeking council, about professional matters, education, and my

VA CBOC RNs?

Hello fellow VA RNs!
I'm currently in acute care, but have an opportunity to transfer to a CBOC. The hours are great, and I hear it's less intense (physically) that acute care--no pt turning, lifting, code blues, code browns etc...

Problem is, I do

Drug Testing and New Job

I am battling an infected wisdom tooth and I am currently on Vicodin. I will be having surgery and they will prescribe Percocet for pain after. I also suffer from anxiety and I do take Ativan as needed. So my question is as a new grad who is looking

Getting comfortable in a new role at work

I am a nursing student now and feel like it takes me a good deal of time to become comfortable with new skills while in a clinical setting - and thats under the supervision of a register nurse. Sometimes I worry that when I graduate, it will take me