FiremedicMike replied to Mickeyii's topic in Nursing Career
Just as an FYI, RN diploma programs are still out there. They're not very well advertised or known about, and the ones in my area all require an active LPN license, but they do exist and can be...
FiremedicMike replied to Sehille4774's topic in General Nursing
You seem to be already aware that all of those names will come out in the investigation anyway, so then why do you hold on to the notion that including their name in the notes increases
FiremedicMike replied to nursejessagd's topic in General Nursing
You took a program in Idaho while living in Utah?
Either way, pick Utah or Idaho and take the test in whichever state will let you. Then apply for a compact license. It's not a matter of...
FiremedicMike replied to Mickeyii's topic in Nursing Career
Well, as usual, because there's little to no standardization in nursing education across the nation, it's nearly impossible to compare apples to apples. Some BSN programs incorporate 4 full years of...
FiremedicMike replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing
No one can really answer this but you..
kids.. sports.. significant others schedule.. how bad to you need the money (that's an extra $20k if you haven't done the math
FiremedicMike replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing
Or the ones who want to go through every lab/imaging result during report. Dude you can look at the same chart I am looking at, I told you about the major issues, you can compare their calcium and...
All,
My wife is finishing up her RN and it was announced that there is no real pinning ceremony, only a class graduation. Pins will be placed on their sash by the instructors prior to the...
FiremedicMike replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing
I think I've concluded that I'm too ADD to work the floor and need the constant chaos and churn of the ED. I get my fill of ICU care when we get critical patients and I can drop to 1:1 stabilize them...
It is what it is, welcome to modern society where everyone is just trying to screw their fellow human by trying to catch them making a mistake so they can sell it to the news or hire a lawyer to sue....
Hello,
I'm currently looking at an NP Program in my state, a respected brick and mortar state college that's been around for hundreds of years (the college itself, not the NP Program..).
I...
FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing
And as long as these money grab conferences continue to allow her to perpetuate this "victim" myth, student/inexperienced nurses will continue to buy that narrative and allow themselves to commit this...
FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing
Yes, that's correct. Errors can be criminal when the level of incompetence is so egregious and death is the result.
Some mistakes are innocent, some mistakes require so many different lapses in...