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    nurses intubating newborns

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

    The NICU at Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento has specially trained nurses who routinely do the intubations and umbilical lines; vanilla RNs, not
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    question to all those new grads who FOUND jobs.....

    Music in My Heart replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Students

    A tiny, rural hospital... kinda the right place at the right time when a relative was speaking to a newly hired nurse who passed along that they were looking for somebody else. I cold-called the DON...
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    What is the difference between CLEAN and STERILE?

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

    Clean is what you get when you wash something with soap and water; sterile is what you get when you autoclave
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    Any Experience With Forced Blood Draws Requested By Cops?

    Music in My Heart posted a topic in California Nursing

    I work in a rural ED which has an agreement with local law enforcement to perform blood draws on suspected drunk drivers. On occasion, patients refuse to sign consent and/or refuse to cooperate with...
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    Ranking Nursing Diagnoses?

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

    While I'm sure that the ABC mnemonic will persist in perpetuity, if for no other reason than simplicity, the order is clearly no longer correct in terms of prioritization given that MI survival data...
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    New Grads Today v. New Grads From Years Ago

    Music in My Heart replied to sj73201's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just cleared my one-year mark and this wasn't my experience at all. Several of my classmates also made it through the first year without what you're describing. I therefore challenge your "almost...
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    Overtime pay versus holiday pay

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

    My employer does the same thing and no, there is no incentive to work a holiday simultaneously with OT. Unless they have trouble staffing, it'll never change. Plenty of places I know pay DT for...
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    To the accelerated (A-BSN) students: Any regrets?

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

    Full disclosure: I went through a direct-entry MSN program. Yes, that's correct. In fact, many schools will not accept postbaccalaureate students into a BSN program, only into a 2nd-degree program...
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    What is your opinion....

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

    It seems that many people still hold this image of nursing as an altruistic service mission or life's calling as opposed to a vocation/trade/profession/job/career. That's one of many reasons, IMO,...
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    Just talked to a nurse- I feel so down & anxious

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

    Five zeroes? As in $_00,000? As in a hundred grand or more? Um, very, very foolish
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    What is your opinion....

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

    I say, "judge not." To somebody considering it, though, I would encourage to consider what they might do if they fail to matriculate into a CRNA program because they are very
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    In progress MSN... can't stand nursing theory... switching to PA school ASAP

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

    I think that it's ridiculous.Simply because I have an MSN, my opinion means nothing to you? You'd conclude that without even talking to me or assessing my knowledge base, let alone my thoughts on...
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    In progress MSN... can't stand nursing theory... switching to PA school ASAP

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

    Nursing theory isn't nursing, in my opinion. Throughout my MSN program I kept waiting for them to show me that most nursing theory had any relevance to actual nursing care. They never did. Through my...
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    What you'd REALLY like to say....

    Music in My Heart replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    To the picky old guy bugging all the other patients by yelling and camping on his light q3 seconds who says, "You want me to eat *this*?" Answer: "I don't care whether you eat it or not." Oh wait, I...
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    RN jobs with the most independence?

    Music in My Heart replied to SusGob711's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not one but from what I've heard, flight nursing fits that bill pretty well. They also have probably the broadest scope of practice except for the
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    MEN IN NURSING

    Music in My Heart replied to Cherry29's topic in Male Nursing Students

    We (the guys) experienced overt discrimination in our program. Not from our instructors or our fellow students but from the staff nurses on the OB floor who seemed to believe that men had no place as...
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    online nursing programs that don't require you to be a RN

    Music in My Heart replied to smallwonders07's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I went through an accelerated program that, except for clinicals, was largely "online" and we had the same requirement. It would have been quite difficult to be employed during the program; there...
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    Athlete's Foot!

    Music in My Heart replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    Spend as much time as you can
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    General Chem II

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

    I personally felt that the second semester of general chemistry was easier than the first semester but I think that was due (a) to being acclimated to the subject, and (b) the final sections on...
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    4th day of school, and the instructor hates me...

    Music in My Heart replied to HorologyGirl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    By the way, what you've related of your instructor's behavior falls well short of the level of "hatred," in my opinion. I'd caution you against using such inflammatory language, even just inside of...
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    4th day of school, and the instructor hates me...

    Music in My Heart replied to HorologyGirl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You really *had* to correct her? Alrighty, if you say so, but be aware that there is a way that you can do it respectfully and a way to do it a little less respectfully. If you just *had* to correct...
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    4th day of school, and the instructor hates me...

    Music in My Heart replied to HorologyGirl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Not to mention once you get out into the working world. Pick your battles
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    Endocrine system help

    Music in My Heart replied to CDOW82's topic in General Students

    I think the Wikipedia page on the endocrine system is pretty
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

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

    Be mindful of the law of unintended consequences: Along with the designation of "learned professional" comes the designation of "exempt employee." Is that really what you're advocating
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

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

    So nursing theory is what makes nurses professionals? I guess I'll continue to be a blue-collar, tradesman nurse. So you're saying that electricians aren't professionals but nurses are? Powerful...