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    GPA too low for MN program?

    Music in My Heart replied to kate0010's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Advice: 1) Don't worry... things will be what they'll be. 2) Pursue as much broad experience as you can outside of your specific nursing role. Most programs with which I'm familiar value breadth of...
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    I Feel Like The Most Incompetent Nurse Ever!

    Music in My Heart replied to tonet0908's topic in General Nursing

    That's precisely the point... The problems occur when things are "abnormal" and the system - not the individual - is primarily at fault. The "be more careful" mantra is pointless because nobody and no...
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    I Feel Like The Most Incompetent Nurse Ever!

    Music in My Heart replied to tonet0908's topic in General Nursing

    I also wanted to point out just how smart you are to have your own malpractice insurance and that this is precisely the kind of case where you don't want to rely on the hospital to cover you. Best of...
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    I Feel Like The Most Incompetent Nurse Ever!

    Music in My Heart replied to tonet0908's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to suggest that you get an electronic drug guide which you carry with you always (it's ever a good excuse to get a smart phone). I still carry my Palm PDA with me every shift and I still look...
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    Was written up ! I am so upset is there any hope to ever be a RN?

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

    As many others have said, I just don't think nursing is a viable option for you at this point. I would highly recommend that you connect with various disability organizations to seek out help...
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    What comes under the term mechanical ventilation?

    Music in My Heart replied to Rajveer Kaur's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Always amazing how much information can be amassed just by looking at the first few Google hits: Mechanical ventilation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In medicine, mechanical ventilation is a...
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    New nurse... might be alone on Med-surg unit at night

    Music in My Heart replied to brina8615's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We sometimes end up with solo nurses when the census is low. I don't think it's a great idea but it does happen, by policy even. Our nurses, however, are all experienced.Leaving a new nurse solo is...
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    Treating pain in ER

    Music in My Heart replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Emergency

    Point taken, gazer, but I should point out that venting is perhaps better done in a thread of your own creation or one specifically intended for that purpose rather than one like this
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    Treating pain in ER

    Music in My Heart replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Emergency

    Or high/down/trippin' on various substances, via the street or their local
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    An ER "First" for Me...

    Music in My Heart posted a topic in Emergency

    Last shift, a postictal patient had a severe headache and wanted something. She said she was allergic to Dilaudid and wanted Toradol. Like I said, a first for me and a nice change from I'm allergic to...
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    Therapeutic Phlebotomy help

    Music in My Heart replied to jwhitman's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Less likely to clot off, from what I've seen. Tend to run faster, too, both due to lower internal friction and generally shorter length. That said, we do use angiocaths and IV tubing on certain...
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    Treating pain in ER

    Music in My Heart replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Emergency

    And let's tell it like it is: There are also bad patients and bad
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    CEN Exam

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

    I don't recall the price... $270 is sticking in my head but not certain. They recommend 2 years experience but no specific ER experience is
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    Music in My Heart replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That's because most professions have the misfortune of being
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    Treating pain in ER

    Music in My Heart replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Emergency

    Hey, speak for yourself.I'm polishing my halo and waxing up my wings as we
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    Treating pain in ER

    Music in My Heart replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Emergency

    But let's be frank: You were treated by the physician, just not in the manner that you think was appropriate. The nurses, I'm sure, did exactly as the physician ordered. The physician decided upon...
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    Compassion required???

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

    Jellyfishmafia's last visit was 26 minutes after posting that piece. Too soon to call troll but s/he's missing out on all the commentary for
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    Compassion required???

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

    IMO, it's not about safety, it's about creating a therapeutic environment. The OP's statement, "I will not pretend to be sympathetic or empathetic" just comes off as self-centered rather than...
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    Compassion required???

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

    There was some scolding most of us were simply providing the requested feedback. Specifically, that the opinions expressed by the OP indicate that nursing is probably not the most suitable career...
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    MSN programs??

    Music in My Heart replied to GARN912's topic in Nursing Career

    Predictably, I think I'm with Moogie on this one. I'd far rather have an excellent teacher with a solid understanding of the material than a subject-matter expert who may or may not be much of a...
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    LPN vs RN

    Music in My Heart replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in LPN to RN

    If you'd like to debate CNAs or PAs, knock yourself out. Those roles, however, are not analogous to the LPN role.I understand that LPNs can do most of what RNs can do. What I don't understand is how...
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    Compassion required???

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

    Oh yeah.... I earned far more as an engineer than I do as a nurse. And the work was far more intellectually stimulating... and much cleaner... and much safer. What it lacked was what I experienced...
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    Compassion required???

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

    Perhaps I can identify with you... but only to a degree. I came out of an engineering career (which was pretty successful by most standards) which, almost by definition, means that one is logical,...
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    BSN Now or ADN Later?

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

    I would recommend to you the same decision-making process that I used for myself: Pursue whichever path gets you out and into the job market the fastest. Presuming that you're able to secure...
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    male in nursing

    Music in My Heart replied to ALHANOON's topic in Men in Nursing

    Frankly, the kinds of people who would be attracted to the work because of a slogan aren't exactly the kinds of people I'd be looking