Nurse Advice: Questions

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Operating Room / Surgical

What's the protocol if I accidentally contaminate a sterile field?

Last answered about 5 hours ago 1 answer

Medical / Surgical

Got any advice for figuring out what's up when a lab value comes back weird?

Last answered about 10 hours ago 1 answer

Certifications Medical / Surgical

I've been a Medsurg RN for 13 years, how do I go about getting a certification in Medsurg

Last answered about 10 hours ago 9 answers

Transplant

What are the common types of organ transplants that transplant nurses are involved in?

Last answered about 11 hours ago 1 answer

Compensation Colorado

What is the average starting pay for new grads in Colorado?

Last answered about 14 hours ago 6 answers

Long-term Care

With no bedside experience, how long does should training in a Skilled Nursing Facility be?

Last answered about 16 hours ago 4 answers

Washington Licensing

How can I transfer my RN license from a foreign country to Washington state?

Last answered 1 day ago 1 answer

Interviews

What should be said when a interviewer is asking about experience with "conflict" between nurses?

Last answered 1 day ago 2 answers

Career Advice Job Search Long-term Care New Grad

I have a 3 months experience at long term facility. Im a RN. Is it possible to apply in the hospital? Or do you have any recommendation in which area should I go?

Last answered 1 day ago 4 answers

Compensation New York

Any insight into NYC hourly rates for an RN with 7 years of inpatient experience? I'd love to hear both outpatient and inpatient salaries. Thank you in advance!

Last answered 1 day ago 1 answer

New Grad New York

Which hospitals in New York will hire you without any hospital experience? TY

Last answered 1 day ago 3 answers

Certifications New York

I'm looking to transfer my Nevada license to NY and I'm having great difficulty. Is there anyone with experience doing this or willing to lend some of their time to help me out?? Thanks for reading and I hope you have a beautiful day :)

Last answered 1 day ago 10 answers

Career Advice

Returning to bedside (telemetry) after 22 years...yes, not a typo! Need $ for kids going to college. No refresher, just cramming at home studying meds/labs/pathophys/etc. Hospital willing to train but I'm nervous. Advice?

Last answered 1 day ago 175 answers

Compensation

Is salary transparency more common in certain nursing specialties or settings?

Last answered 1 day ago 1 answer

Career Advice Interviews Stress Employers California

I'm finding it hard to get a non-bedside nursing job lately (in the IE in SoCal). I have one year of experience (float pool RN) and yearning to get out of bedside. Is anyone else having the same issue or have any tips/leads?

Last answered 2 days ago 52 answers

General

Can I become a nurse at age 40?

Last answered 2 days ago 22 answers

Compensation

Do union hospitals pay more that non union hospitals?

Last answered 2 days ago 7 answers

Critical Care Current Events Long-term Care New Grad Geriatrics

Do you feel the problem with the nursing shortage is the ability of companies wanting to train new grads ?

Last answered 3 days ago 2 answers

Job Search Administration Quality Assurance Clinical Informatics

What is the best role for nurses over 50?

Last answered 3 days ago 81 answers

Co-worker Drama Workplace

Have you ever had to stand up to a doctor for inappropriate behavior?

Last answered 3 days ago 2 answers

Stress

What's your go-to way to decompress after a shift?

Last answered 3 days ago 1 answer

New Grad

Why is it so hard for an out-of-state New Grad RN to find a job in San Jose, CA? I take my NCLEX in 2 weeks and will be moving to San Jose at the beginning of July.

Last answered 3 days ago 1 answer

Critical Care Interviews New Grad Emergency Trauma

How is my 2 year experience as an ER Tech in a Trauma facility able benefit me when applying to a RN role? Can I negotiate that experience for a higher pay?

Last answered 3 days ago 5 answers

Career Advice Emergency Psychiatry

How difficult is it to transition from working as a psych nurse in a psychiatric hospital to an ER nurse? I’ve been a psych nurse since I graduated in 2019, and I’m ready for a change. TIA!

Last answered 3 days ago 11 answers

Interviews Emergency

I’m preparing to apply as an ER nurse. What are the common interview questions for this specialty?

Last answered 3 days ago 3 answers

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