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I am currently enrolled in the University of Michigan 4 year nursing program. I hope to graduate in August 2010. I am interested in public health nursing and love nursing. Lately, I've been feeling like nursing is going in a different...
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Sunday, November 15, 2009 3:42:35 AM PST
Professional Nurse Development Exam
Has anyone taken this exam(ANCC) and if so, how difficult was it?
Thanks
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Friday, November 06, 2009 8:34:53 AM PST
PICC Certification
PICC LINE INSERTION CLASS by PICC SCHOOL, Inc
Upon completion of this class training the participant will be qualified to begin basic PICC Line and Midline insertion procedures with supervision
$300.00
Price includes:
8-hour...
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Sunday, November 01, 2009 6:52:47 AM PST
PICC Certification
PICC LINE INSERTION CLASS by PICC SCHOOL, Inc
Upon completion of this class training the participant will be qualified to begin basic PICC Line and Midline insertion procedures with supervision
$300.00
Price...
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Sunday, November 01, 2009 6:51:59 AM PST
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RN Talk
What is the current state of nursing today? Find out the latest on and about nurses and nursing, and join the conversation about ratios, shortages and anything else involving nurses. E’Louise Ondash, RN, answers all of your questions and provides some insight.
We all remember Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan from the popular television series M.A.S.H.Sometimes ditzy in the social arena, she was a highly skilled and knowledgeable nurse when it came to performing in the battlefield OR during the Korean War. She and the surgeons sometimes had to operate under perilous conditions, and while the show was a sit com, it made some strong points about the morality
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published: 11/19/2009 7:15:00 AM Pacific Time
Ask the Expert
Ask questions, get answers and find out all you need to know about this fascinating career alternative for nurses. Shalon Weddington, RN, MSN, a former travel nurse and published author on the topic, answers your questions.
I want to try travel nursing, but I am nervous about leaving home. If I go somewhere new, how will I know who to trust for my repairs and services?I know where to go for everything that I need. I have spent a long time figuring out what companies are reliable, who to take my car to for repairs etc. Any advice?I know this sounds scary, but you may find that you won’t actually need that many
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published: 5/13/2009 12:21:00 PM Pacific Time
Campus Corner
Student nurse, Cassie Applegate, answers questions, responds to comments and offers plenty of insight for student nurses on all things related to nursing school.
Death is a part of living and we will all have to face it in our lifetimes at some point or another. I have dealt with very tragic losses in my personal life and seeing other families go through that process is heart-wrenching and brings back many deep wounds. In nursing school we will all take some form of "Death and Dying" class, but will it really prepare us for our first patient loss? My
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published: 11/20/2009 10:56:00 AM Pacific Time