csrn2011

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1. Working while in NP school

   csrn2011 replied to LimeintheCoconut's topic in NP Students

   One 8 hour shift sounds practical. I work weekend option - 2 12 hour shifts. 1st semester I also worked 2 10 hour shifts. Last semester I had to cut back on my PRN position where I work 10 hour shifts. I think by my final semester I may have to quit ...

2. Have BA. Get RN diploma then BSN?

   csrn2011 replied to Dice1024's topic in ADN/BSN

   Check into all of your local school programs and options. My school has an accelerated BSN program for students who already have a bachelors in something else. It's 16 months and you finish with a BSN. Check with your local hospital(s) also. My hospi...

3. Solutions for Acutes?

   csrn2011 replied to westieluv's topic in Urology

   I left dialysis full time because of the crazy hours. It wasn't just that we worked 60-70 hour weeks but then we would work some 30 hour weeks. I hated that too because I didn't want to use all my vacation time to make up the hours. I still work PRN ...

4. If hospitals require 85% BSN...

   csrn2011 replied to pete M's topic in ADN/BSN

   It depends on the area of the country too.

5. If hospitals require 85% BSN...

   csrn2011 replied to pete M's topic in ADN/BSN

   Do some research and you'll find that there IS a shortage

6. If hospitals require 85% BSN...

   csrn2011 replied to pete M's topic in ADN/BSN

   Not really. Yes they are and do downsize but there's still a need. Between obamacare (more people with insurance = more people seeking care), an aging population (again, more people seeking care) and an aging nurse workforce (people retiring) we do h...

7. Potassium Rates

   csrn2011 replied to bear14's topic in Med-Surg

   It can here also but the patient has to be on telemetry.

8. Starting IVs

   csrn2011 replied to Scarlettz's topic in Med-Surg

   Ask your manager if you can spend a few hours working with same day surgery. In my hospital that's a normal part of orientation because they start a lot of IVs there so you get a lot of practice. Other than that offer to try every time a patient need...

9. Why is Med-Surg so hated?

   csrn2011 replied to Nola009's topic in Med-Surg

   In my experience managers in other departments want MS experience. There's a lot to learn in MS and it's a great place to develop skills. If you jump right in to a speciality you only develop skills for that speciality and then you're stuck. I learne...

10. Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    csrn2011 replied to Nola009's topic in Med-Surg

    Everyone wants to start in their speciality. Work a med-surg floor for a couple of years though and you'll be able to go anywhere!

11. Potassium Rates

    csrn2011 replied to bear14's topic in Med-Surg

    K+ can run at 10 mEq/hr. In my facility you can't piggyback electrolytes. They have to run them with fluids at the y-site. If it's running in a central line the patient won't feel it.

12. If hospitals require 85% BSN...

    csrn2011 replied to pete M's topic in ADN/BSN

    I think I read that there are only about 30 diploma programs in the US now.

13. What should i do in the health field besides nursing?

    csrn2011 replied to nursing212's topic in General Students

    Have you looked in to a radiology tech school? A lot of the pre-reqs are the same and they make good money.

14. Maternity Scrubs

    csrn2011 replied to MountainBikeChick's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I wore my regular Urbane bottoms with a maternity t-shirt and a scrub jacket all the way through my pregnancy. I didn't want to pay for maternity scrub tops that I was only going to wear for a few months.

15. Dialysis nursing compatible with breastfeeding/pumping?

    csrn2011 replied to Kellili's topic in Urology

    My baby just turned 1 and I pumped until his birthday. We take a 15 minute break in the morning and I pumped then, at my lunch break and I would take another break in the afternoon to pump. It can definitely be done. Just remember that they have to g...