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  1. SCARED-stopping meds that make me a good RN

    APRN. replied to cassidyshea's topic in General Nursing

    Here in California, anytime one of my coworkers are pregnant, they immediately file for protected Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Intermittent FMLA covers them for "sick days". You could talk to...

  2. Could Be Fired for IV skills.

    APRN. replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    You can purchase a little hand held machine ~ a "vein finder". Very useful, and your success rate will go up tremendously

  3. Floating non-ICU RN's to ICU!!?

    APRN. replied to Keri29's topic in Critical Care

    The only instance I can see where it would be acceptable to float an RN to another floor is if the RN were going to be taking patients that the RN has demonstrated competency to care for. In a court...

  4. Clinical Nurse Leader

    APRN. posted a topic in California Nursing

    I am currently enrolled in an RN to MSN/CNL program. It seems like there are many threads (which are closed topics now) that have been started about direct entry CNL programs. I am looking to...

  5. Clinical Nurse Leader

    APRN. replied to APRN.'s topic in California Nursing

    Just an update - Texas Health will be hiring 120 CNL’s for their hospital system. Each CNL will have a group of 12 to 15 patients as their cohort

  6. nursing researc paper

    APRN. replied to Psoon2bFNP's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Dishonesty seems to run in the family. I hope you get a dose of your own medicine soon, so that you can see WHY it is wrong to cheat ESPECIALLY when you are accountable to a vulnerable patient who...

  7. Support Kaci Hickox

    APRN. replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I support K.H. in her attempt to spread reason, not

  8. Am I crazy to do LPN to RN instead of ADN

    APRN. replied to HTCC's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    One major factor that often gets overlooked when weighing the cost of attending a $20,000 dollar program versus a long, circuitous route to the same end is income. Should you become an LPN and then...

  9. Reputation of NPs

    APRN. replied to Nolagrace1202's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    "Anyone" most definitely 'can' graduate from an NP school to be an NP ~ if they have the grades and persistence. Just like anyone 'can' graduate to be a physician, or a pharmacist, or an RN. That is...

  10. ADN with a BA

    APRN. replied to dcwang's topic in California Nursing

    Where I live in California, if you don't have a BSN or higher, you're probably not even going to have your 1-out-of-800-applications-for-the-same-position get through screening in HR. This trend is...

  11. Are handguns allowed at work?

    APRN. replied to TexasGal1964's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Where choices and laws intersect, the introduction of a stimulant to action will have consequences. Some people are more willing to suffer those consequences than others. For me, personally, I...

  12. Clinical Nurse Leader

    APRN. replied to Rean87's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Texas Health system just announced that they are in the process of hiring 120 Clinical Nurse Leaders. .......Its

  13. What's the most propofol you seen administered during an endo procedure?

    APRN. replied to Gottago's topic in Gastroenterology

    Endoscopic procedures at my facility are consented for procedural sedation. Propofol is for deep sedation/someone already vented. To answer your question, our max administration is never more than 75...

  14. Mantra?... Whats yours??...

    APRN. replied to PrayingToPass's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    That's my point. Thank

  15. Therapeutic Oils in hospital

    APRN. replied to Maeve1982's topic in General Nursing

    There are studies that support peppermint oil encourages

  16. Most drips at once

    APRN. replied to delphine22's topic in MICU, SICU

    13 gtts. Plus riders Propofol Versed Fentanyl Rocuronium Phenylephrine Levophed Nexium TPN Vasopressin Na HCO3 Regular Insulin Amiodarone NS with 20 K PRBC's with Platelets and FFP Numerous,...

  17. Doctors Without Borders Physician Tests Possitive for Ebola In New York City

    APRN. replied to herring_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Does it make a difference that this doctor just returned from months of treating patient after patient after patient with Ebola, and has first hand knowledge of how the disease progresses? On the...

  18. Moderate Sedation-Propofol

    APRN. replied to Gottago's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My facility has a policy that states Propofol used for any procedural sedation must be consented for deep

  19. Mantra?... Whats yours??...

    APRN. replied to PrayingToPass's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    You don't know me, and you imply a lot of assumption extrapolated from six

  20. EBOLA- Is this a game changer?

    APRN. replied to HouTx's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ebola patients are Not going to be on a general medical floor. They're going to be in an ICU. They also Have to be 1:1 - 2:1 by the very nature of their disease progression. However, just to...

  21. is there a way to get public health certificate w/o BSN

    APRN. replied to confused06's topic in Public, Community Health

    In California, you can skip BSN and get your PHN in an MSN program that offers Community Health/Public Health Nurse clinical hours. The MSN program does not have to be in Public Health. There are no...

  22. CRNA Schools that dont require..

    APRN. replied to EMEddie's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Samuel Merritt most definitely will take a non nursing baccalaureate degree for their CRNA program. "RNs with baccalaureate degrees in other fields will be evaluated individually and additional...

  23. Nurses are Not Doctors

    APRN. replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    The proverbial "cow" that the AMA is having over the possibility that it won't be a big deal for a non-physician doctorate to refer to oneself as "Doctor" is pretty much keeping that from being...

  24. Esme Needs Your Prayers and Well Wishes

    APRN. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you enjoy the best treatment there

  25. Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    APRN. replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The presence of credentials on my badge does not diminish your competence in the least. "Getting real" here: I took a real exam to get my LPN. I then took a real exam to get my RN. I also took a...