HeartNursing3

HeartNursing3

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About HeartNursing3

HeartNursing3 has 3 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg.


I teach BSN and APRN students. I work in the skills and simulation area. I love my job. I also work as a staff RN on a med/surg and stepdown unit on a contingent basis.

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  1. References with Discussion Boards

    Does everything have to be proven as credible through a peer reviewed resource in a discussion? I understand a paper... But I am not even allowed to share my own experiences unless someone else had that same experience, researched it, and published i...
  2. GRE or MAT?

    I am planning to apply to Case Western's post-master's DNP program. They just required satisfactory scores on the MAT or GRE. How do you decide what to take? I think I'm going to do horrible on either one. I have always dreaded the GRE. I made sure I...
  3. Teaching a 10 Minute Assessment

    I teach at a large University in the College of Nursing. As I only have my BSN, I am only allowed to be a teaching assistant, which means I work at the direction of the faculty member. I primarily coordinate and set up all the labs and I coordinate, ...
  4. Path to DNP/PhD/EdD

    So it is like a post-masters certificate? Or a "minor" as part of a MSN program?
  5. Planning to attend Hondros College OH

    It doesn't change the fact that Hondros does NOT have regional accreditation and their LPN and ADN programs are NOT nationally accredited for nursing. Only their BSN program is CCNE accredited. Most MSN programs I looked into required both national ...
  6. No more glucose checks by CNAs/PCTs

    If the PCA uses the wrong size BP cuff, the result is going to be wrong. The nurse might pick up on it if the result is too low or too high but if the BP is actually high or low and the wrong cuff size is used, the result could incorrectly show up n...
  7. Where do NPs look for jobs?

    I think they have a website, but not the type of website people actually go to. They're looking for one website for now -- essentially the one that'll gave them the most bang for their buck :)
  8. Where do NPs look for jobs?

    My mother is a LPN at established and long standing allergy and asthma office. They're looking to hire an experience FNP or PA as soon as possible. However, we have no idea where to post the job opening to reach a large number of possible applicants...
  9. Help with career decision

    I received a job offer to work in a family practice clinic that is associated with a hospital. The clinic is a residency training program so each year you get new residents who come through. The residents see the patients but confer with the attend...
  10. Questions about getting into cscc nursing program.

    I would recommend getting a job as a PCA/PSA in a hospital throughout the program. It is difficult to get a job as an associate degree nurse in Columbus. The market is over saturated to begin with and Magnet stated that 80% of bedside nurses need a ...
  11. No more glucose checks by CNAs/PCTs

    But the glucometer automatically uploads to the patient chart so it's not like the PCA can chart it wrong or tell the nurse wrong.... it's glucometer to chart. I don't see how this creates an issue? However, I always insist on doing the carb counts...
  12. Special Care Nursery

    I am currently a RN working on an adult med/surg unit. My other experience was only as a PCA and was also adult only (cardiac step down and psych). I have come to learn that med/surg nursing is definitely not for me, but I am grateful for all I have...
  13. Deciding how much solution to dilute a medication in

    Yes. It still doesn't happen frequently but we got in trouble by Joint Commission over it.
  14. Deciding how much solution to dilute a medication in

    You SHOULD have parameters if it says give 12.5mg-25mg of a medication. It should say to give 12.5mg for pain 5-7 and 25mg for pain 8-10, for example. If not, ask for them. If you make the call yourself, you are prescribing, at least in my state.
  15. Career Advice

    I worked as a clinical research data coordinator during nursing school (entering data into case report forms mostly). I worked closely with the research nurses so I have a pretty good idea of what the job entails. I currently am a bedside nurse - I h...