NurseMMM

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1. sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

   NurseMMM replied to okie2's topic in ADN/BSN

   I must have hit a nerve or something? So how many hours have you practiced in your BSN program this year taking care of a patient? As opposed to an ADN program that focuses on clinical care? I don't need statistics, it is a well known fact. ADN's...

2. sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

   NurseMMM replied to okie2's topic in ADN/BSN

   Going back and getting your BSN is not usually a factor for making more money. It is usually because of wanting a higher education with the ability to advance to management in nursing. ADN programs do better for the NCLEX because you get more bedsi...

3. Magnet hospitals

   NurseMMM replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

   I know that most nurses who belong to a magnet hospital appear to be happier. They are apparently paid better and have sign on bonuses. Recruitment bonsuses and retention bonuses.

4. How annoying is this?!

   NurseMMM replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Students

   I was just happy to pass. Never worried about getting an A. If I ever did, that is? Can't remember. Not making As or Bs or even Cs, never mattered once I was out there working. It didn't make me a better nurse. Hard work and determination did. ...

5. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   NurseMMM replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   Pediatric patients restained in their beds by nets and or wrist restraints, both day and night.

6. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

   NurseMMM replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric

   I don't need a vacation, thank you. And find your remark insulting. Guess you are one of those nurses who get a chucle at someone elses expense? huh? What I need is respect. Or atleast someone to validate that offering a nurse half of what she is...

7. Never Again

   NurseMMM replied to bshaw96's topic in Agency

   Agency nursing simply stinks. Don't do it. Its not worth the extra money.

8. I made a med error today

   NurseMMM replied to AuntieRN's topic in New Nurse

   You are a new nurse. You are bound to make mistakes. Your human. Just try to be more careful next time. Check and recheck, twice if you have to. They should be giving you extra time for it, because there is a learning curve with new grads. You'...

9. They did a c-section without anesthesia

   NurseMMM replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

   At our facility, we have a response time of 20 minutes for the MD's to come to the hospital. Which sort of makes me uneasy most of the time. Alot can change in 20 minutes.

10. Horror stories.....

    NurseMMM replied to DAMomma's topic in General Students

    While I was in nursing school, but that was 25 years ago. If you didn't fit what they had imagined in their minds as a Florence Nightengale, you didn't pass. Or they found a way to get rid of you. I graduated in a class that started with 4 men, on...

11. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

    NurseMMM replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric

    Oh, unless you work at the medical center where I live. They short staff you if you work thru an agency. I did this for extra Christmas presents this year. They gave me a shift working a step down unit. 6:1 ratio. All patients on ventilator and ...

12. Why dont we get respect as LTC nurses?

    NurseMMM replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in Geriatric

    Ginger! Wow! Cause in NY, or atleast where I live in NY- the pay at an LTC is absolutely lousey! I checked a nursing home close to where I live and they offered me $20/hr! I almost choked! I am making twice that in the hospital! So, for me- it ...

13. Is it always better to die at home?

    NurseMMM replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Hospice

    Dying at home versus Dying in hospital? It depends upon the patient who is dying and the factors surrounding the eventual death. For most people, dying at home is more dignifying for them. They reach a point where there is acceptance. Where going...

14. Should I go back tomorrow morning or not??!

    NurseMMM replied to luckyduck7's topic in General Nursing

    A union would definately stop the nurse abuse out there. A strong one.

15. Getting ahead or where do most people fail

    NurseMMM replied to Huscarl73's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Before I took my NCLEX, I took a medication preparation review course. It helped my confidence. I went in a without fear and came out knowing I aced it.