buransic

buransic specializes in Medical-surgical.

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1. New grad RNs: Do you hate nursing already?

   buransic replied to OliveRN's topic in Florida

   I'm a career changer, new nurse, starting month 5 of med-surg nursing. Working through lunch on a 12+ hour shift, catching up charting at the end of the shift, turning more than a few things over to the next shift with a bit of embarrassment, and wak...

2. The Failure of the Joint Commission

   buransic replied to abbaking's topic in Safety

   Although I'm new to nursing, I'm not new to business. TJC has an important role to play in the standardization of care. However, the point that they're nibbling around the edges on important issues such as nurse-to-patient ratios, and since nursing i...

3. Do you think the job market for nurses will improve by the time you graduate?

   buransic replied to AtACrossRoads's topic in General Students

   Clearly the job market is tough. But remember, right now, you can only take one job at a time, so there only has to be one available - yours. Competent, hard working, polite, punctual, cheerful, cooperative people are always viewed as assets. Manager...

4. Holy Heck I am SOOO scared!

   buransic replied to Guest233447's topic in General Nursing

   I can see where the simplicity of the following statements might lead to the perception I'm being glib. This is not the case. In no particular order, except the last is the most important. Disclaimer, this is based on my previous experience as a stud...

5. recommend care plan books please

   buransic replied to oztizz184's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry for not exactly answering your question. But here's another way of looking at care plan resources. I found care plan books were pretty much the same from one to another. I used the highly portable and easily reviewed Nurses' Pocket Guide (Doeng...

6. what was the ratio of girls to guys in your nursing school class?

   buransic replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

   Our school selects 42 applicants twice a year. My class started 41 & 1; female to male. The class behind me is 36 & 6.

7. How do you tell someone they smell bad?

   buransic replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I think Batman24 hit the nail on the head. Batman24's description is part of the process commonly used in Crucial Conversations. You can open the dialogue with a contrasting statement, something like, "This is not a personal attack on you and I'm not...

8. Desired Characteristics of Effective Nurse Educators - My Ideal Nursing Instructor

   buransic replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   This is a nice job of enumerating and illuminating the characteristics of a good nursing instructor. Having had many teachers, managers, and leaders over many years, I'm inclined to think these attributes are those often found in leaders. Perhaps lea...

9. Whats in YOUR lunchbox???

   buransic replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

   I'm of the nutrition-variety-taste-convenience school of thought. I've finally reached the sandwich burnout threshold. What I've found works best for me is to pick one day every other week to prepare lunches. I'll bake a pan of seasoned chicken breas...

10. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    buransic replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Cities in the World. I'm thinking it might be more coincidence. Switzerland has a federal program for basic coverage and people have to buy supplemental insurance for coverage for chronic or catastrophic conditions. In 2006 ...

11. Nurse Educator Role - A Fifth Advanced Practice Nursing Specialty?

    buransic replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

    With the current role and identity issues associated with patient recognition of advanced practice nurses, I'm inclined to think llg's points are well founded. Also, given that primary care providers (and all those lobbying to be providers) are begin...

12. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    buransic replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    Single payer is not going to happen anytime soon. Looking at UHC from a mandated coverage standpoint, it'll put more money into the system. The folks that can afford insurance, but won't buy it, will put in some money. Of course, the bulk of the mone...

13. Getting dicouraged and havnt even started?

    buransic replied to Tonyapate's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be discouraged, it'll only set you back. Give it your best shot, if you have to wait, well, that's just one setback. Also, be sure to look around at employers. Some employers have enrollment preference (e.g. you work as a pt care tech, and when...

14. Comparable jobs to RNs (salary wise)

    buransic replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Doing a quick cost-of-living adjustment from L.A. to Florida takes $80K to $47K; call it $26/hr straight time. In FLA, the good (not necessarily the best, just the good) bartenders can make what a starting RN makes, just not as reliably. In informati...

15. Nursing-A second carrer at 50!

    buransic replied to FirstChoiceLast's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in my mid-40's, changing from a technology based career, and one year away from completing my BSN. Here are my observations to this point: 1. Is it too late for me to have a meaningful career in nursing? I'm not qualified to comment on on the nu...