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Ok, so I'm getting my BSN next July (2012) and I will be joining the Navy at that point. Here's my question: When I join, I will have a BS, a BSN, and a masters degree in theology. I will have 7 years of RN experience. Will I be at the same rank ...

So since I'm a med-surg nurse, I should try to get my CMSRN this year. Might that help my chances for higher starting rank?

Studies have shown that night shift workers should not turn the lights down, because this stimulates the body to think that it is night time, and messes with your circadian rhythm. Keep the lights on, and your body won't know it's supposed to be slee...

I bet you shop at the upscale places too. Well, for those of us who can't afford $100 shoes and the walk-in-closet where we can store them.... I wear my work clothes to work. I wear my church clothes to church. If I am going to some function (party, ...

Ok, let me start by saying that I started in this field as a non-licensed nurses' aide. Then I became a CNA. Then I became an LPN. Then I became an RN. BSN looms. So I have experience at every level of nursing (except for senior management). 1...

I have worked nights for two years now (straight out of RN school). One thing that I have found to be helpful is lumping shifts together. By this I mean that it is not good (for me) to work one night, then have a night off, then work two, etc. The ...

1. Yes, we do. Day shift charge nurses don't take patients on my medical unit. Night shift nurses, however, do. Now ask me how the dayshift charge nurse job is different.... the only difference is that they take off orders on the charts. I would gla...

This was probably written by somebody who hasn't worked in a clinical setting for years, if ever. It is impractical to have each patient wash their hands with soap and water before you check their blood sugar. Most of my patients aren't ambulatory.

Lotte, have you ever worked in LTC? some of these pt's need only a few pills, some need more. When you are passing pills during meals, you have all of your people in one place, and giving one person their meds takes about 1 minute. You can do the e...

I am an ADN RN. I have a 2 year degree, that qualified me to take boards and become a Registered Nurse. My sister-in-law is a BSN. She received an education that qualified her to take boards and become a Registered Nurse. She received more educat...

There is a young nurse that works on my unit who is about five feet tall and 90 lbs or so. When she started, we tried very hard to not comment on her size, but we got to talking about it one day, and nobody wanted to ask her how old she was. I fina...

I considered joining the military as a nurse, but there are four obstacles: 1. my family (wife doesn't want me to join), 2. my weight (I would need to drop about sixty pounds), 3. my health (I have psoriasis, and a hx of retinal detachment...both of ...

Right Medication. Right Dose. Right Time. Right Route. Right Patient.Those are the original five. I found a website that said the next two are "right reason" and "right documentation", but I also found "right to refuse" as well as "right to be educa...

Nursing is my second career. I was a pastor first, but found that it didn't pay enough to support my family AND pay off my 7 years of student loans. So my mom (30yr RN) suggested I become a nurse. I bit the bullet and went back to school (aargh!). D...

You know, there comes a time when you just need to put the shovel down and stop digging.

When I said subtle, I meant "not overt." As in, "Hey, you're a really good nurse even though you are not a woman!" The person is being offensive and showing their stereotypes, without knowing that they are being offensive.

Coumadin is warfarin is rat poison. It's a little more complicated than that, otherwise, you could use coumadin as rat poison, and take rat poison instead of your coumadin (DONT DO THIS!). Here are a few helpful links. http://www.flounder.com/warf...

Yeah! Tell it, Reeg! My first day in nursing school, the instructor asked us why people go to the hospital. Someone said, "To be taken care of by a doctor." The instructor said, "Wrong! Doctors have offices, the only reason to go to the hospital is...

I am a male registered nurse. I think Levin's point was very well made. Young Woman, maybe you have some stereotypes about men in your mind, and you don't know it. I can tell you that, being a male nurse, I get enough stereotyping and discriminati...

Yes, they are still teaching that, at least they did in my nursing school (graduated 2005). That's fine for a IV running to gravity, but for one going through a pump, it takes ten times as long to disconnect all the IV tubing from the pump, pass it t...

The hospital where I work does it differently: I think most hospitals pay you the entire sign on bonus at the beginning of your time, and then you are required to stay for the specified time. My hospital has a 18 month sign on bonus. They give you...

Just a little more info about my personal experience: Living in Iowa, I made anywhere from $8 to $11 as a CNA. When I became an LPN, I made $13 ($15 an hour if I gave up my insurance). I graduated from RN school and moved to Indianapolis, where I go...

I think what you are really asking is, do you love nursing more than the money you make doing it. In other words: if money wasn't an issue, would you still do it? I love taking care of people, and the whole medical side of things. But I also need t...

I work nights on a 40 bed medical unit, and there is a manager over our unit. Then there are two supervisors for each shift (night and day). So one of the night supervisors is resigning, and the floor is gossiping (obviously) about who will replace ...

Oh, and I just found out that the person that is "more qualified" than me is the daughter of the head of human resources. Hmmm.