Random question ... our hospitals policy is to give nexium 40mg IV over "no less than 3 minutes"

I always dilute it in one of the 10ml NS syringes and give it slowly, but WHY?!?!

What happens if you give it fast? Does it matter one way or another if it is a peripheral vs central line?

Haley

I'm worried about being a new graduate nurse in the upcoming future. I've heard many times that new graduates have to work the night shifts. I would much rather work 60 hour weeks than work a night shift. It is just not in my nature to be up late at night. No matter how hard I try, I am just not [...]

As a preceptor, i would like to know what my orientees would want during their orientation week--what they feel they can learn from the most.

angelei nunez

I am an Army Combat medic and am in my senior year of nursing. I would love to transition to an ER setting, since I have had a lot of Trauma and urgent care experience. Very few hospitals hire new grads into the ER, but it does happen on occasion. What should I expect when interviewing for an ER position? What [...]

How do you know if you're cut out to be a labor and delivery nurse? My goal is to become a registered labor and delivery nurse. I am looking for some one willing to tell me the pros and cons of this position. Thanks!

Hello, I am a graduate nurse and I just took my NCLEX for the 2nd time yesterday and today I found out that I didnt pass again.

I just feel like a failure because I studied and I scored better in the areas that were low when I did practice test at home. I'm just not sure what to do next, if there is anyone that [...]

Hi everyone!

I'm currently about to start nursing clinicals at my university...

But I'm really worried I won't be good at it!

I did average in Micro-biology and Physiology...but not super well.

All of my other grades are great, but my advisor keeps telling me that I might not do so well or will have to work harder then some of the others. Now I'm starting to second guess [...]

I work in a nursing home and a lot of nurses are saying that its hard to be a pediatric nurse. I love nursing and I have always wanted to be a pediatric nurse, since I was a little tyke.

Any thoughts on what I can do to make a great pediatric nurse ? Or a better nursing assistant?

Amanda

I am a 3rd shift nurse at a nursing home and one of my co-workers are just impossiable and I am just reaching out for some advice. First let me give you a little background, I have worked at this place for about 6months. When I started everyone told me about things she did like picking fights with the aids, gossiping about things that weren't [...]

Is there anyone out there who when they firt started in nursing, they started in the hospital. However, the hospital setting was not the place where they felt comfortable. What did you do? how did you find your niche in nursing. How did you find the balance about liking what you do and feeling that you are a true nurse, capable of dealing with any [...]