4th-Quarter Article Contest
Just a small shout out to all our writers - the 4th-Quarter Contest officially started October 1st (ends December 31st). We are giving away a total of $1,260. Articles are accepted at both allnurses.com and allnurses-Central.com.
Oct 3 - Oct 9 Hottest New Topics
Blogs
In the midst of a Friday swing shift (otherwise known in the hospital industry as "Boot 'Em Out to the Nursing Homes Day"), a lone nurse responsible for 42 residents who has absolutely nothing better to do with her time than answer the telephone.......answers the telephone. It's the pharmacy from Hell, and some numbskull is asking a question about a medication ordered for the patient in 35C. Unfortunately for all concerned, it's the fifth person to call within a twenty-minute period and ask the same question about the same med for the same patient.
Clinical News
Women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and mammographically dense breasts may have an increased risk of subsequent breast cancer, particularly in the opposite breast, according to research published in the October issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Topics
I had my first shift last night on a Med-Surg Oncology floor. I was shocked to find out that I was being oriented to the unit by a LVN. Now I realize that we do a lot of the same tasks as RNs but there are other things that I would be doing that they don't...
Right now, I'm a nursing student and I will soon be doing clinicals at the hospital near me. I know a lot of people and I think that I might come across someone that I know/are friends with OR someone that I DON'T like.
Has this ever happened to you guys and how do you deal with it?
I'm a new RN and am ridiculously surprised by how many RNs hate their job! What I've seen is that hospital management is so incompetent and disorganized and that's the main reason why most of the people I work with hate it. They all love their coworkers but the hospital politics are awful. I am just curious if this is something I'll always have to deal with or if there are some of you out there that have an awesome job that you love.
Student Discussions
In class today, our instructor informed us that we would be required to give one another bed baths as part of the course. The majority of the class are females, and we also have a few men. We were told the men would work with the men, the women with the women.
I am a busy mom trying to find time to study, so I need to make the most of my study time. I am struggling with finding *the* best way to make the most of my study time due to the sheer volumes of information the school wants me to know for each test. So, I wanted to ask, "How do you study for tests?"
I cannot afford to take Kaplan or any other expensive program so I'm going to design my own study plan. Please advise as to what books/study plan allowed you to pass. I ask for people who have recently passed because I heard the difficulty level was raised this year. So far I plan to use Kaplan...
Regional Discussion - Colorado
I was wondering if anyone goes there or has any info? I tried to call and they wouldn't give me any info at all and I sort of felt as if I was calling a call center I know some of these(for profit) schools don't like to really give you any info until you go in....or at least that is the way Concorde is, but I just can't seem to find any info at all and wanted to know if it is even worth getting more info.
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