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    Lining and labs/ hemolyzed specimens

    Music in My Heart replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    That policy is absurd. I've always drawn blood from lines, if at all possible. In my former position, I ~always~ drew into a syringe - and I still do if it's a slow draw. I can think of about 5 times...
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    When someone mocks you for being a nurse

    Music in My Heart replied to fraydar's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I earn more than I did as an engineer at the same phase of my career and I get paid handsomely for my overtime as opposed to donating it as I did during my engineering career. There are at least 20...
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    Doctor Anyone?

    Music in My Heart replied to Ant24's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I once desired to be a physician and even applied to a handful of med schools at one point with the intention of making broad application if the selective application didn't succeed. In between the...
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    Why a Nurse?

    Music in My Heart replied to Ant24's topic in Male Nursing Students

    1) Well-paying job with a modicum of job security in an interesting field that provides human interaction and the opportunity to (at times) feel good about what you're doing. 2) 44 at graduation, 48...
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    Recommendations: Long sleeve shirt to cover tattoos

    Music in My Heart replied to mmills63's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Any patient with C. diff and most patients with watery stool or other nasty stuff, nurses just gown up anyway. Long sleeves aren't a
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    NURSE work schedule

    Music in My Heart replied to Student Nurse_7's topic in General Nursing

    I have some friends, husband and wife who were both nurses at the same hospital. They nearly always managed to work alternate shifts so that one of thems was always home with the kids. Not rolling in...
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    ASN vs BSN

    Music in My Heart replied to vhowru's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I personally disagree with this. The pass-rate is less reflective of the education and more reflective of the school's approach to recruiting and retention. For example, schools who admit by lottery...
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    NURSE work schedule

    Music in My Heart replied to Student Nurse_7's topic in General Nursing

    Pay will also depend how much you work. One of my colleagues pulled down about $135,000 last year but he works a ton of OT. Another colleague who is higher on the scale but works no OT at all pulled...
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    ASN vs BSN

    Music in My Heart replied to vhowru's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Many hospitals preferentially (or only) hire BSN nurses. Given the difficulty of finding work as a new grad, I'd choose the aBSN route, unless the ASN was a public community college which was very...
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    General Biology before chemistry?

    Music in My Heart replied to sdongo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn't worry about it. The chemistry in general biology is very simple and will be covered in the biology
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    Prerequisites take 3 years?

    Music in My Heart replied to AshMetz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It sounds wasteful to me to get a degree in biochemistry as a preparation for nursing school. However, you certainly should plan to obtain a BS in nursing rather than an
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    Should I take a Phlebotomy course after CNA?

    Music in My Heart replied to laylayluv90's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I heard in hospitals that PCA/PCT are CNAs but they can draw blood but my school doesn't teach CNAs to draw bloodI think you'll find that varies by facility. My facilities have always used either lab...
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    Should I take a Phlebotomy course after CNA?

    Music in My Heart replied to laylayluv90's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't think it's particularly helpful unless you think you're likely to get hired as a phlebotomist while you're in
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    Terrifed of nursing school

    Music in My Heart replied to braxtonsmommy112311's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The material in nursing school just wasn't that difficult conceptually. The primary challenge was the unrelenting pace of the material. It's primarily a matter of consistent and diligent effort -...
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    non clinical jobs for rns!!? pls help!

    Music in My Heart replied to jane_88's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    A good agency that matches the right patients with the right newbie nurse with sufficient training and orientation should be a great way to launch your
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    Tips for RN moving to Sacramento, Ca in October.

    Music in My Heart replied to WhitneyLizRN's topic in California Nursing

    I forgot to mention CDCR (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)... as well as the county
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    Tips for RN moving to Sacramento, Ca in October.

    Music in My Heart replied to WhitneyLizRN's topic in California Nursing

    Well, the job market's pretty tight but there are jobs to be had. The region's major hospital employers are: Kaiser Permanente Sutter Health Dignity Health (formerly CHW) UC Davis Medical Center VA...
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    Restraints

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

    And apply haldol/ativan/benadryl liberally
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    Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

    Music in My Heart replied to cheez1285's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Well, it really depends... all it takes is one serious 'sundowner' to eat up buckets of your time... and lots of patients choose the 0300-0400 time to crump... You'll come to rely on your fellow...
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    Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

    Music in My Heart replied to cheez1285's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Basically, yes, though if you have CNAs, a lift team, a unit clerk, phlebotomists, and ample supplies then I think 6 is manageable. If you're flying solo and you have patients who are incontinent or...
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    New Grad with two full time jobs in NYC... Being a guy helps?

    Music in My Heart replied to kobebryant's topic in New York Nursing

    Personally, I'd either bail on the ED or leverage the NICU experience into the peds ward of a Level 1 peds/adult ED. I don't think the Y chromosome has anything to do with it; I know several guys with...
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    Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    Music in My Heart replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    More than that, I'm irritated when people start using fractions. I already believe that 0-10 is much too fine a scale but then they start breaking out halves and quarters. Um, OK... I think about it...
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    Required to keep books?

    Music in My Heart replied to traumanurse2b?'s topic in General Students

    I personally see little value to keeping most of the books. That said, I kept all of mine simply because I wasn't sure and they had revisioned up by the time I graduated. I still have the electronic...
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    Trache suctioning

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

    For all of my visceral responses (and I used to be squeamish as heck), I try to: (a) Really focus on ~what~ I'm doing rather than the sights, smells, and sounds (b) Think about the physiology and...
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    Which is better RN cert. from a community college or BSN

    Music in My Heart replied to wchelsea's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    When I made the decision to change careers into nursing six years ago, I faced a similar decision. I chose the direct-entry MSN route mostly because it was the quickest way through for me - no waiting...