glascow

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1. Personal Statement Requested to Register because of Depression/Anxiety -- Help?

   glascow replied to ChicagoMay's topic in Disabilities

   Specificlly, this is the question above that I am referring to. My psych NP claims that my MI does not impact my ability to practice nursing safely because I am medicated and stable. Everytime I have been unstable I have stopped working.

2. Personal Statement Requested to Register because of Depression/Anxiety -- Help?

   glascow replied to ChicagoMay's topic in Disabilities

   I see a pychiatric nurse practitioner and she prescribes my meds. When I told her I needed something for stateboard due to my bipolar, she recommended non-disclosure. When I first applied for my license in 1992 I did not have that diagnosis so there ...

3. ANY one know of a school where I can go from ADN to Nurse practitioner?

   glascow replied to cluv2nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Loyola University in New Orleans has a ADN-MSN program.

4. Katrina Five Years Later

   glascow replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Louisiana

   I remember reading her posts, too. I even called and spoke to her soon after she was rescued. I have no idea how her situation turned out and don't know if there is still a link to her posts or not. Sorry.

5. Nursing phrases

   glascow replied to oneota's topic in General Nursing

   (right before the needle goes in) "Big stick" "If you don't pee, I'm going to have to put in a catheter." (to male patients who continue to pull/tug at their foleys) "If you pull out that catheter, your penis is going to fall off" "Any numbness or t...

6. Common ER Meds

   glascow replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   Nitroglycerine

7. Has any one read Man's Search for Meaning?

   glascow replied to phoenix24rn's topic in General Nursing

   I have read this book. Frankl was an amazing man! There is a midlevel nurse theorist, Joyce Travelbee, who developed her theory around Frankl's beliefs and logotherapy. At first, the concept of finding meaning to your suffering didn't really make sen...

8. Nurse Licensure Compact

   glascow replied to louisiana nurse's topic in Louisiana

   The above poster is definitely correct in my opinion. But there is much more to it than that. Some states do not require criminal background checks, as Louisiana does, so they feel we may be getting some less than desirable nurses into our state thro...

9. Nurse Licensure Compact

   glascow replied to louisiana nurse's topic in Louisiana

   I personally think the nurse licensure compact is a good idea. I also live in Louisiana. I don't think we will be joining it anytime soon. The LSNA, as well as the BON is very much against it. Senator Schindler proposed a bill during the last legisla...

10. Do you know how to do CPR well?

    glascow replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, your card certifies that you successfully completed the national cognitive and skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of the AHA for the BLS for Healthcare Providers Program." This is not the same as saying you are certified in CP...

11. Do you know how to do CPR well?

    glascow replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I teach CPR, and all my students walk out passing, AND knowing how to perform CPR. Sudents who don't perform the skills properly will be remediated. I just make them redo the skills through practice and check them off. If they did not PASS the writt...

12. nausea...I have new understanding.

    glascow replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    I have a new found appreciation for pts with chronic backpain and take offense when other nurses call them "drug seekers." I hurt my back at work and had to have back surgery and have not had a pain free day since 1996. You learn to live with it, bu...

13. advice please!

    glascow replied to norton56's topic in General Nursing

    You might find this site usefu http://www.ncsbn.org/nlc/index.asp It is about the Nurse Licensure Compact. Unfortunately, not all states have joined. I believe only 23 states have joined. You can work in any of the states that are in the compact unde...

14. Best shoes ever?

    glascow replied to redraccoon's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I agree with lindsey. I love my crocs! They are the most comfortable shoe I have ever worn to work. I bet half of the staff where I work wears them. They're contagious! I have a pair in 4 different colors. There kind of ugly, but once you get us...

15. You know you work nights when.......

    glascow replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working nights for 15 yrs. I can relate to every story. Funny how after so long you just accept these things as normal!