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Working as Nurses While Living on Campus
By Debra Wood, RN, contributor
Creative curricula around the nation increase the number of bachelor-prepared nurses and allow nursing students to receive a four-year college experience while working as registered nurses.
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Each month, Next Stop: Nursing features sample questions from the NCLEX-RN, provided by our partner The College Network.
Question: The nurse is preparing to administer a dose of cyclosporine by IV administration. Which of the following items should the nurse make available at the bedside during administration of this medication?
A. A suction catheter
B. Oral airway
C. Latex-free cart
D. Epinephrine
Question: Which of these descriptions of pain should a nurse expect a client who has cholecystitis to report?
A. Cramping, localized around the umbilicus.
B. Dull, occurring shortly after eating spicy foods.
C. Sharp, radiating to the right shoulder.
D. Spasmodic, increasing with inspiration.
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Real-World Experience: Red Cross Seeking Student Nurses
By Christina Orlovsky, contributor
A unique way to improve nursing skills in a real-world environment, while simultaneously giving back to your community is to volunteer with the American Red Cross, which allows nursing students to work with a real population, not a simulated one.
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Stephanie Thibeault, RN, BSN, answers your most pressing questions about nursing school and beyond.
A reader asks: I just graduated from a nursing program and need some tips for interviewing for new-grad programs?
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Is Travel Nursing for You?
Interested in having a travel nurse come speak to your Student Nurse Association or classroom to share with you everything you need to know about this unique career option? If so, send an e-mail to talk@travelnursing.com to put in a request.
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Super Bugs Strike Again
In the face of multidrug-resistant bacteria, it is important for health care professionals to help prevent the spread of infection.
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