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  1. Leaving Nursing For Good

    CommunityRNBSN replied to guest1206613's topic in General Nursing

    Amen and amen. Outpatient clinics can be fabulous places to work. You have hospital experience (I don't) so you could even get into something like outpatient surgical centers. Currently I do some...

  2. School Nurse/Vaccines

    CommunityRNBSN replied to moomin's topic in School

    We do not give vaccines in schools in my state. However, my state does not allow any religious/philosophical objections to vaccines (as of this year), so you have to bar children from starting until...

  3. Pulse Ox

    CommunityRNBSN replied to marsbar37's topic in School

    I'm so confused about the idea of calibrating a pulse oximeter. My district uses (and supplies) the ones from CVS that are like 25 dollars and take AA batteries. There's no calibration. Also, we...

  4. Pulse Ox

    CommunityRNBSN replied to marsbar37's topic in School

    WOW. We have an oximeter in the office and I'll throw it on pretty much

  5. Advocating for the Integrity of the ARNP

    CommunityRNBSN replied to JackStrawRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Good! I just accepted a 10-month fellowship program. ? I am over the moon about it. There are TWO fellows: me and one other. Which is an enormous problem, of course, that lots of people think...

  6. Is this a HIPAA violation?

    CommunityRNBSN replied to samurphy's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Instead of getting online to ask whether a bunch of random things are or are not HIPAA violations, I encourage nurses to familiarize themselves with what is actually contained in the law. Here's a...

  7. PMHNP question

    CommunityRNBSN replied to Psychislife's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This isn't great... In my program we had to have clinicals with either a PMHNP or a psychiatrist. How is an FNP clinical going to help you at all? Did the school assign you to this FNP, or is it...

  8. PMHNP question

    CommunityRNBSN replied to Psychislife's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't live in Texas, so I can't help you. In my state, you have to collaborate with an MD for three years... but the MD can be from any specialty!! Some PMHNPs can and do collaborate with...

  9. Drug diversion

    CommunityRNBSN replied to divalady's topic in General Nursing

    Get a lawyer FIRST. They can request the tapes (and a judge can subpoena them). You are not going to accomplish anything by striding into the hospital and trying to handle this

  10. Clinically Inexperienced Manager

    CommunityRNBSN replied to ChaosCoordinatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think part of the problem is that it's hard to find people who are both clinically experienced AND experienced managers. At my last job, they internally promoted a nurse to nurse manager. She was a...

  11. The New eGFR Calculation

    CommunityRNBSN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I was interested in this, so thanks for sharing! I work in psych, so I don't have much involvement with GFR normally. It is interesting that the original decision (the one to have different...

  12. March: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

    CommunityRNBSN replied to Fin82's topic in General Nursing

    That is so tragic-- I am so so sorry.

  13. Decisions decisions

    CommunityRNBSN replied to Miss_Rose's topic in Operating Room

    You had me at "9 minute

  14. March: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

    CommunityRNBSN replied to Fin82's topic in General Nursing

    I was diagnosed with stage 1 colon cancer at age 38. The only symptom I ever had was slight, intermittent rectal bleeding. All providers told me it was hemorrhoids, and not to worry about it. I...

  15. New grad to NP. Is it a mistake?

    CommunityRNBSN replied to Nursenick123's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely ignore what other people tell you to do. Take time to really ponder what YOU want to do. The world is full of people who have opinions about other people's careers-- unfortunately, some...

  16. Teaching students to write in APA format

    CommunityRNBSN replied to Sam_Rabbit's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Seconded. I am getting my MSN, so of course I understand that more academic writing is required than in a BSN program. But my current course, while it is an in-person course, requires discussion posts...

  17. Aesthetic Nursing vs Hospital Nursing

    CommunityRNBSN replied to milk1996's topic in Nursing Career

    Absolutely. I entered nursing as a second career. I was around 35, which is not terribly old, but I was married (to a breadwinner) and had a child and generally knew where my life was headed. My...

  18. Aesthetic Nursing vs Hospital Nursing

    CommunityRNBSN replied to milk1996's topic in Nursing Career

    The older I get, the more "Do what you want" is the advice I both give and take myself! I mean, working med-surge will definitely set you up to enter any specialty you want in future. On the other...

  19. Nobody rides the bus?! What jobs can I do that don't involve driving?

    CommunityRNBSN replied to uniteddemclub's topic in General Nursing

    Well, to be honest, this is pretty much the norm in the US outside of New York City and a very few other cities. I don't know about the Bay area specifically. But yes, driving is by far the primary...

  20. Nails and Nursing

    CommunityRNBSN replied to Bones17's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely varies widely. At my outpatient clinic, the handbook said all clinical staff had to have short, natural, unpainted nails. In reality, both MAs and nurses would show up with long acrylics,...

  21. How much sexism is there in nursing?

    CommunityRNBSN replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in General Nursing

    Ding ding ding, I agree. Anytime I see a disembodied quote on the internet, or a "guess what happened!1!" story, I pause and consider: Does this get me riled up? Does it seem like it was...

  22. Question - PRN pay and ambulatory specialties you like :)

    CommunityRNBSN replied to potatoz's topic in Nursing Career

    I've always worked part time or per diem, and always outpatient! Currently I'm a substitute school nurse-- which is a per diem gig. I love it! I get paid by the day, and it works out to around...

  23. Advice For a New Instructor Please!

    CommunityRNBSN replied to New-Instructor's topic in General Nursing

    I would so so so much have appreciated this as a student. Syringes but also supplies generally! I remember that nurses and instructors would go "okay so here's where the fluids are, normal 0.9,...

  24. Failed random drug test for thc

    CommunityRNBSN replied to Lou_mama88's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Unbelievable. I live in an area where it's legal recreationally, and yet job drug screens still test for it. It's fuzzy what happens if you test positive here in this state. I'm so sorry you're going...

  25. Clinical Instructor

    CommunityRNBSN replied to Guest1204365's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, you said it more clearly than I