AnnMarie52471

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1. WHY do I need a BSN?

   AnnMarie52471 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in ADN/BSN

   I find it offensive that you speak like you do. I am not whining, but I DID take the same exam YOU did, you know nothing more than I do. It should be MY choice to go back to school to obtain higher education if I choose to do so. Tell me, what cla...

2. END-OF-LIFE Ethical Dilemmas

   AnnMarie52471 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Relations

   What I meant was that if morphine 1mg q 1 hour as needed for pain/discomfort....and you give 1 mg every hour for 8 hours (just an example), that will HASTEN death, I don't care who says what, and give Ativan as ordered also, will hasten death. If a ...

3. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

   AnnMarie52471 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Looks like Im heading to NY...just kidding, cost of living sucks doesn't it..unless you travel 1 hr to and from work... I live north of Boston and make about $40/hr base..$8 night diff. But I live over the border in NH, about 15 mins from work.

4. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

   AnnMarie52471 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Geographic location Methuen, MA Pay rate $39.07 (+ differential at night) In which area / specialty do you work? Tele What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)? RN What type of degree and/or certification do you have? ...

5. END-OF-LIFE Ethical Dilemmas

   AnnMarie52471 posted a topic in Relations

   We have all been there...a patient on a morphine drip just laying there waiting for their heart to stop...a family taking shifts, one leaves another stays so their loved one don't die alone....or the patient who is laying there, with no one there to ...

6. WHY do I need a BSN?

   AnnMarie52471 replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in ADN/BSN

   Its not about the whining or the FEAR of more education. I am a mother and it took my 5 years to get my ADN, because being a great mother came first. I just don't understand all the hype about obtaining a BSN now. The test is the same in the end. ...

7. WHY do I need a BSN?

   AnnMarie52471 posted a topic in ADN/BSN

   I am taking classes towards my BSN because like other nurses with a diploma or ADN I am being "forced" to return to school for my BSN. I have had my ADN for 9 years. My question is HOW is statistics, critical inquiry, and the other classes going to...

8. Struggling with being my own dads Hospice Nurse

   AnnMarie52471 replied to foudini's topic in General Nursing

   I went through this in December. My dad had colon cancer with mets to the liver and lungs. He went through summer of chemo and then spiraled down starting in November. He was seeing an oncologist where I work. On December 10th she told us that he...