L-ICURN BSN, RN

L-ICURN has 12 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ICU.

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   Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

   L-ICURN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

   This☝️ At one hospital, they promoted people to run a department of 3 people. They hired a consulting firm to come in and tell them where they were losing money. The consulting firm told them they had too much management. Rumor has it they fired the ...
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   Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

   L-ICURN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

   Interesting. I did not know that. This opens up a new way of looking at this. I'll need to learn more about this.
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   Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

   L-ICURN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

   Just posing a question here, but what part does the world of academia play in this. It appears they've become a big business model that keeps pushing for bigger, more expensive degrees. You can't just have an ADN. Nope. It's got to be a BSN. Nope. Yo...
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   Is my (50K) BSN worthless?

   L-ICURN replied to boxofrain's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry this is happening to you. Like others said, it looks like you have self awareness and you are trying to figure out how to fix it. I think the accelerated BSN short-changed you in clinical experience. I was a returning student and went throu...
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   pH in NGTs

   L-ICURN replied to arabas's topic in General Nursing

   Confirmed by xray.
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   Help...need AWAY from bedside but don't know where to go...

   L-ICURN replied to Nursey103's topic in General Nursing

   I'm buying this book. I've left bedside recently for something else just to get a break. I have to learn to live with less money, but I see no reason to stay in a job that's causing physical and mental strain.
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   Do you think nurses aren’t taught enough about general emergencies/basic info about emergency medicine?

   L-ICURN replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

   This right here. A jury (comprised of people who might get their healthcare information from grey's anatomy) may not be able to make the distinction between the different acute care RNs.
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   Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

   L-ICURN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

   This is what's happening at the hospital I'm at now. New management came in and is all about the money. They hacked through positions, scheduling, and extra resources. And they sit there in the administration department and ask why people are leaving...
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   Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

   L-ICURN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

   I have a pinched nerve, plantar fasciitis, more recently shin splints, insomnia, and still occasionally have stress-induced dreams of work. When I call off, it's counted as 1.5 days because i work 12s. But my vacation days are only awarded based on a...
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    Is this nursing burnout?

    L-ICURN replied to jpicurn's topic in General Nursing

    I am with you. The other day, I sent out 4 applications for jobs that I held prior to being a nurse. The problem is companies see that RN and think you'll leave because the money isn't the same. I'm in school right now, hoping that it will help move ...
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    Do you think nurses aren’t taught enough about general emergencies/basic info about emergency medicine?

    L-ICURN replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    So my dad had an accident at home and said "I wish she was here. She'd know what to do." To which, my mom replied "she works in the ICU, she doesn't do ortho, dummy." ?At the time, I was in a MICU and hadn't started trauma yet. For the family member ...
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    IV Push Meds

    L-ICURN replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    All of this. I just deleted part of it for space considerations. I don't rely on pharmacy all the time. Know your meds. Make it a point to know your meds, rate of administration, side effects, etc. Like another poster said, it won't be the pharmacist...
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    I'm in desperate need of help!!!!

    L-ICURN replied to aria9981's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't answer any inquiry without the guidance of a JD. It's time for a lawyer.
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    One NP with online education

    L-ICURN replied to Subee2's topic in General Nursing

    This is all amusing, as we've had this discussion at work more than once. Some anecdotal food for thought: I worked with (and got stuck with as a patient) a few brick and mortar NPs who had NO acute care experience prior to being licensed as NPs. It ...
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    Social Media and Doxxing - Your Thoughts???

    L-ICURN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I once told a coworker that I was "tired of this crap." I was in management's office the next day.