boofmd

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1. Has anyone considered going all the way?

   boofmd replied to Aariah's topic in General Nursing

   I will just say this to the original OP. I work in a hospital setting and only one of the doctors that i come in contact with on a regular basis started out as a RN. We were talking a while back and she made statement "If I knew it was going to be l...

2. "Just" a 2-year degree

   boofmd replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

   just a 2 year degree is pretty insulting really. I recently had this debate as well in my BSN courses. "do you think BSN's are more qualified to practice nursing...Why did you return to school." I do not by any means think that the BSN makes you mo...

3. had it with nursing school already!

   boofmd replied to CANewRN's topic in General Students

   I just graduated from school in May so I still have very clear visions of what nursing school was. It WAS NOT FUN!!!! But if it's something that you love and enjoy doing, then it is definitely worth sticking it out. My school was pretty much the s...

4. How ironic that this is an issue in an ethics class

   boofmd replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

   I just caught this thread through the newsletter. Very coincidental that right now I am pursuing my BSN through University of Phoenix. I'm in my first class and the topic of the week is ethics and plagiarism. I know this happens all the time- espe...

5. Topical ativan use

   boofmd replied to boofmd's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone, I'm on my way to work now so I'll take that information with me.

6. Topical ativan use

   boofmd replied to boofmd's topic in General Nursing

   we use it for patients who get it around the clock but have problems with taking PO. The patients on this med are usually end stage and Hospice patients who get really restless and anxious. I had never heard of this until just recently starting thi...

7. Topical ativan use

   boofmd posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just wondering if anyone out there knows the proper way to apply topical ativan. At my facility, we are supposed to apply the gel to a Telfa dressing and apply to the skin. One of our nurses said the proper way to apply is to massage the gel into t...