Sept 6 - Sept 12 Hottest New Topics

• Entry into Practice: Diploma Programs for Registered Nursing
• Preventing FRUTI (Foley Related Urinary Tract Infection) in LTACH
• "I hear voices"
• Difficult family members/visitors
• Should I be a CNA -- I'm 44yrs old!!! Is it too late for me?
• Failure rate of nursing schools.
• Need help: 2008 Graduate & 2009 NCLEX-RN Passer

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Entry into Practice: Diploma Programs for Registered Nursing

Diploma programs are the oldest and most traditional type of nursing education in the United States. These programs are two to three years in duration and provide nursing education primarily in the hospital setting. Graduates of these programs receive a diploma as opposed to a college degree. Most diploma programs are now affiliated with colleges or universities that grant college credit for certain courses. read more

Preventing FRUTI (Foley Related Urinary Tract Infection) in LTACH

While working as the Quality Manager for a LTACH (Long Term Acute Care Hospital) one of my responsibilities was Infection Control. As with most facilities our highest number of infections were FRUTI (Foley Related Urinary Tract Infections). There were a number of factors to consider. read more

"I hear voices"

I was nervous about doing my psych placement - most of my specialty rotations had been in my training hospital, where students further ahead than me could tell me a little about what to expect. But my class had been divided into those rotating through our very modest, unlocked inpatient unit, and the state's big psych hospital, and I was in the latter group. We'd had a psych module, and I'd been involved in caring for acutely ill patients with psychiatric conditions before, but neve when that was the main focus of their admission. I knew how to manage IVs and take vitals, but was concerned about screwing up this vulnerable and unpredictable population. read more

Difficult family members/visitors

How do you all deal with these type of people? Some of them are nothing but trouble. I am a student but work as an CNA and I have seriously had it with a lot of these family members. I hear it only gets worse when you become a nurse. Some of them are so disgusting and disrespectful that it is hard to believe that people like this actually exist in this world. read more

Advice to Students: say "thank you"

I am a new nurse and not so long ago nursing student. I just have some advise for those of you that are still students. At the end of your clinical day, say "thank you" to the nurse you are working with for the day, "thank you for letting me work with you today, I appreciate it!" read more

Failure rate of nursing schools.

What is the failure rate of your nursing school? We were told that most were 50%! With ours it's been at least that. read more

Need help: 2008 Graduate & 2009 NCLEX-RN Passer

Hello everyone. Long story, short: I graduated from my BSN program on March last year. Then, I recently passed the NCLEX-RN this August to become a Registered Nurse for California. The only downside to that is that I have NO working experience. read more