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    Overnight Care for children?

    Music in My Heart replied to LilNurse2b143's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to caution you on this approach. I personally find this to be about the most irritating form of advertising that there is and would *never* patronize such a business.With telemarketers,...
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    Do your own homework please...

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

    The ones that really get me are the ones whose subjects say things like, "urgent" and then go on to say, "This is due tomorrow. Please help." Not only are they looking for someone to do their...
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    Overnight Care for children?

    Music in My Heart replied to LilNurse2b143's topic in General Nursing

    Two things to consider regarding in-home versus a stand-alone facility: 1) The cost of the latter will be substantially higher than the former since it's a dedicated facility and must be either rented...
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    night workers- how do you keep a normal routine/life?

    Music in My Heart replied to arnie1234's topic in General Nursing

    I flip back and forth between being a day sleeper and a night sleeper. On the first day of my rotation I wake up in the morning and then stay up through the day and then my NOC shift. Sometimes I'm...
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    I refuse to be a punching bag - NO MORE ASSAULT

    Music in My Heart replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We don't have a team... and at night, only a few staff in the hospital at
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    New RN, already making mistakes

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

    To me, it makes you look like a new grad. If those are the worst mistakes of your career you'll have done superbly well. Just keep learning and getting better. Really, all the nurses do that? That's...
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    Missing Daytonite

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

    What most struck me about her responses were their depth and the obvious time that she put into crafting them. She would pay careful attention not to just providing answers but also the rationales and...
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    I want to be a nurse, BUT..

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

    A number of thoughts but the first is, "Why is it your dream to become a nurse?" I'm also wondering if you're exaggerating... You really lose your appetite for days based on faked gore from the TV?...
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    Discouraged after speaking to a counselor

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

    Very true.Precisely the reason why there is, and will continue to be, a glut of nurses on the
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    I am so confused and need some advice!

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

    I must point out that there are shades of this job in every field, including nursing (nobody can throw a temper tantrum quite like a self-entitled physician whom the hospital depends upon to continue...
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    Feeling pressure to get off orientation!

    Music in My Heart replied to AnewRN2010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Advice: "Honesty is the best policy." Talk to the manager and be straight about how you're feeling and that you think 2-3 more weeks would be appropriate. Honest dialog is always the place to start....
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    Is what I am feeling normal

    Music in My Heart replied to lovle1025's topic in General Students

    I actually lost an Ativan pill during M/S rotation. Fortunately, it turned up before we had to file a report (but after I'd told my nurse about it). It had fallen on the floor (still in its pack) and...
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    Is what I am feeling normal

    Music in My Heart replied to lovle1025's topic in General Students

    Your feelings do sound typical of many people (though not universal). Personally, I took heart in the recognition that the vast majority of people make it through nursing school and most (by far) pass...
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    Mandatory Overtime-- what do you think?

    Music in My Heart replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    I think that OT pay rocks and I'd scoop up every hour of it that I could... of course, we get paid like crap at my place. My OT hours are the only ones that are competitive wages. On the other hand,...
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    I am so confused and need some advice!

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

    Honestly, it's a personal decision and one which you and your kids will have to live with. My kid was 6 when I went to nursing school and ended up separated from my spouse. It was tough, tough, tough...
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    How do you know how much you should be paid?

    Music in My Heart replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Check out openings at the large university hospitals... often times salary ranges will be listed. Also, if it's a union employer then the contracts are often available for review online... I've never...
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    Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    Music in My Heart replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for about 17 months... 12 months on M/S floor and 5 months in the ER. A new nurse though I may be, I have about 30 years of professional and nonprofessional work experience including...
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    Best Tool for Learning Medical Spanish

    Music in My Heart replied to Rebecca, RN's topic in General Nursing

    One problem that I see (and experienced) with the "for healthcare providers" approach is similar to the problem with a lot of "conversational" classes. Namely, you don't get taught the basic...
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    Direct entry Master of Science in Nursing programs

    Music in My Heart replied to BABYJADE06's topic in General Nursing

    I'll chime in, too... as a graduate from a DEMSN program. 1) Clinical experience: Ours was only a wee bit less than that of the local ADN program (~30 hours). We were generally very well accepted on...
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    Best Tool for Learning Medical Spanish

    Music in My Heart replied to Rebecca, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with your "Rosetta Stone is best comment" but that's off topic. To your point: I have two Spanish-English medical dictionaries, one by LWW and the other... not sure... but they're both...
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    Documenting Report from EMS Contact

    Music in My Heart posted a topic in Emergency

    I work in a small ER that relies a lot on tribal knowledge and experienced nurses. Being pretty green still, particularly in the ER, I'm still trying to find ways to become more efficient and provide...
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    So frightened of the dire job market

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

    It doesn't require an advanced degree, only a BS in biology, microbiology, chemistry, or something along those lines. After that, there's a certification process which includes lab time and an exam....
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    Stigma with LTC

    Music in My Heart replied to Derek1975's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    For many nurses, the image of nursing that brought them into the field was that of a hospital specialist nurse (e.g. OR, ER, OB, ICU, etc) which is very, very different than SNF work. Many people find...
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    So frightened of the dire job market

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

    Be careful from where you derive your information. Also, be aware that the general phrase "nurse" means a much broader range of work than most people first realize. Most of projected growth is in the...
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    Documenting Report from EMS Contact

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

    Thanks for the input, folks. 1) We are using Flintstone technology, as are the EMS crews. No computers, just paper and pen. 2) The medics do prepare their own run sheets but they are typically...