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    Treating pain in ER

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

    A few observations... 1) I'm sorry that you're dealing with the chronic pain thing. Whoever suggested that you might rethink nursing as a career is probably right. Clinical nursing is pretty...
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    Job outlook for new grad NPs without nursing experience

    Music in My Heart replied to junipers's topic in Advanced Practice

    From zero clinical experience to a licensed provider in 2.5 years... Not touching me or my family... maybe a simple scrip for abx or something but really... I'm totally down with APNs but to start the...
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    AS in nursing to BS IN BIOLOGY? is this posible?

    Music in My Heart replied to Jaime1990's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As I said... It's the science classes that may not be of any use insofar as transfer credits
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    Foley Catheters

    Music in My Heart replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    I use a headlamp on the ones that I have trouble seeing. It looks silly as heck but it does the trick... I even got the thrashing meth-chick on the first try and there wasn't a hand to spare to hold a...
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    AS in nursing to BS IN BIOLOGY? is this posible?

    Music in My Heart replied to Jaime1990's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, "better" is totally subjective and individual adjective but for me, MD would be much, much better. More money, more freedom, more responsibility, more interesting, more useful (in terms of...
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    Job Hunting: MDs as References?

    Music in My Heart posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just wondering... have any of you chosen to utilize MDs that you've worked with as references? I've got very good working relationships with a couple of our docs and have wondered whether they...
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    AS in nursing to BS IN BIOLOGY? is this posible?

    Music in My Heart replied to Jaime1990's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Except that, so far as I've seen, the science required for nursing is not at the level of that required for a bio major. For example, nurses take human anatomy while the bio types take comparative...
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    Foley Catheters

    Music in My Heart replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    As with anything, it varies. For people with UTIs, pyelo, acidic urine, or other things that can irritate the urethra, it can be fairly uncomfortable. Others don't seem to find it too bad. Again, I've...
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    Accelerated BSN or Direct Entry MSN

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

    Another argument in favor of the MSN: Once you have an MS, you can then do specialization studies in certificate programs (meaning cheaper and faster) than in MS programs. For example, I'm interested...
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    Pharmacology/ Pathophysiology: online vs in class

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

    These classes are inherently very labor intensive - either in person or online. Personally, I'd opt for the online approach because I am an independent learner and typically find very little benefit...
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    Foley Catheters

    Music in My Heart replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    It's pretty hard to screw it up, honestly... I get a lot more complaining about NG tubes and IVs than I do about Foleys You'll get over it. And "private" just ain't an operative word in a hospital......
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    Foley Catheters

    Music in My Heart replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    Don't worry... it's not a big deal and you'll get over it. Have you ever even seen it done? It's a little uncomfortable but gets over quickly. Really, not a big deal. Honestly, that's a pretty silly...
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    Come to help

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

    Check out TigerDirect. They have consistently great pricing on new and refurb stuff and they get a lot of ratings and feedback from a large, knowledgeable customer base. Check Amazon,
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    Is it Hard to be a Healthy Nurse?

    Music in My Heart replied to Ladyj83's topic in International Nursing

    I find it easier to control my weight as a nurse than in previous tech profession. I'm on my feet and hustling all day rather than sitting at a desk. Other than that, though, it's neither harder nor...
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    Accelerated BSN or Direct Entry MSN

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

    I did the DEMSN thing in a generalist CNL program. I've written about it in a number of threads and there's been a lot of discussion about it. In short, I'd go for the cheaper of the two. I would not...
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    Job Hunting: MDs as References?

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

    Interesting...I'd have thought that comments from a doc like, "is able to clearly articulate the justifications for their requests on behalf of our patients" or "learned very quickly in an environment...
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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

    No, it is not. Here in California, it is precisely the same penalty for assaulting a nurse as it is for assaulting a cop. The difference, of course, is that if you assault a cop, your gonna get your...
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    Anyone made it through Nsg school WITHOUT caffeine , Adderall, or Red Bull??

    Music in My Heart replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Students

    The best day of my life was the day that dark chocolate officially became a health
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    muscles!!!!!!!!!!!

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

    I did anatomy before the proliferation of the electronic gizmos so my suggestions are kind of old-school... but they work even when your ISP or cell provider are offline, require no batteries, and are...
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    My reality of becoming an RN

    Music in My Heart replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear how things have turned out, Betty. The last couple of years have been a brutal time to enter any new profession and large numbers of people are finding themselves in just your position....
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    lots of unanswered questions!

    Music in My Heart replied to julie.t's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    - You go to med school to become a physician; you go to nursing school to become a nurse.- Hardest thing: The unrelenting pace. Easiest thing: The science and math are rudimentary. - Best university?...
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    Is it impossible to get a nursing job without vaccines?

    Music in My Heart replied to thequestionguy007's topic in General Nursing

    An at-will employer can choose whether to hire or retain said
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    I wonder how many nurses out there experienced a needle stick injury

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

    Only 18 months in but I've never come close yet. I'm very careful about dirty needles, even to the point of people rolling their eyes at me. I was a Marine and we were taught meticulous firearm...
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    Is it impossible to get a nursing job without vaccines?

    Music in My Heart replied to thequestionguy007's topic in General Nursing

    You're putting the cart in front of the horse... the nursing schools with which I'm familiar all require the vaccinations, in part because the clinical sites require them of the students coming to the...
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    Anyone else hate the online job application process??

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

    I despise the online process. It's tedious and laborious and further forces the 3-dimensional person into a 2-dimensional vanilla template. The online process is, I think, one of the big reasons why...