Music in My Heart

Music in My Heart has 14 years experience and specializes in being a Credible Source.

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   Husband just got FIRED. Calling all parents and/or full time working students!

   Music in My Heart replied to FutureRN2b8's topic in General Students

   Former engineer here... Was always easy to find new work in my 30s... once I was in my 40s, though, being laid off was brutal... and that's what finally led me to bail out of engineering altogether and move into nursing... best career decision I...
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   advanced physiologic foundations

   Music in My Heart replied to morgan1255's topic in General Students

   no
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   Good ICU reference book?

   Music in My Heart replied to BigDaddy007's topic in MICU

   Hands down: Marino's "The ICU Book"
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   ER Monopoly

   Music in My Heart replied to CGB's topic in General Nursing

   11 years of Level 1 (adults and peds + burns) and Level 2 for me... TNCC x5, ATCN x2, ENPC x3, CEN, ABLS... and I disagree... trauma really isn't that complicated... large-bore lines, blood products, antibiotics, fast-track to the OR... rapid infuser...
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   Y-site compatibility

   Music in My Heart replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

   Trissel's IV compatibility is state of the art... and lets you check fluids as well as meds. Davis Drug Guide also lists them but you have to look it up... and is only updated with the new revisions.
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   Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

   Music in My Heart replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   I'll stand with the minority on this one... Like it or not, in the healthcare setting, the term "doctor" is considered by the general public to mean "physician." I consider it inappropriate for mid-level providers (or pharmacists or PTs or simpl...
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   I Suck at Giving Handoff Report

   Music in My Heart replied to Kp1's topic in General Nursing

   I personally believe that verbal report is grossly overrated... and a lot of nurses seem to take great joy in asking numerous detailed questions that are beyond the scope of a basic SBAR handoff... Once I got comfortable saying, "I don't know...," th...
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   USGPIV national success rates

   Music in My Heart replied to Dohboy's topic in Infusion

   My personal success rate is, including infants/neonates: 1 stick or less: 94% 2 sticks or less: 98% 3 sticks or less: 99.8% Total USGPIV insertions: 4,200 Total lab draws via USG: 10,500 Total years experience: 10 L...
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   Feel responsible for deteriorating patients

   Music in My Heart replied to Ele_phant's topic in General Nursing

   Old patients die Sick patients die Frail patients die Infections happen; sepsis happens. I'm glad that you're meticulous in your care and introspective/self-critiquing, but take a look at the mortality statistics of those kinds of...
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    School vs. The field

    Music in My Heart replied to Tyler JJ's topic in General Students

    Since you've gotten no replies, I'll chip in... 1) Your title, "School vs The field" reflects a misunderstanding of terminology... the field is everything that happens outside of the hospital environs... ambulances bring patient in from the fiel...
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    School vs. The field

    Music in My Heart replied to Tyler JJ's topic in General Students

    Since you've gotten no replies, I'll chip in... 1) Your title, "School vs The field" reflects a misunderstanding of terminology... the field is everything that happens outside of the hospital environs... ambulances bring patient in from the fiel...
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    Working as a nurse with a severe allergy to Cephalosporins

    Music in My Heart replied to ashlyn0689's topic in General Students

    Personally, I WOULD NOT speak to your professors or clinical instructors. They're not going to have a good answer for you and it simply creates... difficulties... they have no need to know.
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    Working as a nurse with a severe allergy to Cephalosporins

    Music in My Heart replied to ashlyn0689's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't worry about it and I certainly wouldn't share that information with anybody in your management chain. Your allergy was quite likely to have been in response to an IM injection (how cephalosporins are often administered to kids) or IV ...
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    Dislike Everyone In My Cohort

    Music in My Heart replied to sadsacrum's topic in General Students

    While I've generally got on well with the people in various study groups, I've never been part of one that was as effective as I am when studying by myself. Unless required to join a group as part of an assigned project, I eschew time spent with othe...
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    Feel like I’m too dumb to be in nursing school and that it was a mistake that I got in

    Music in My Heart replied to FutureMaleNurse9722's topic in General Students

    Vent away, my friend. But lighten up on your feelings, brother... feelings are just that... not logical, not predictable, not rational, not reliable... your feelings are getting in the way of your rational mind. Take this statement, for exa...