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Post op Admissions During Shift Change?

Music in My Heart replied to All4Seasons's topic in Medical-Surgical

We close the floor to new admits beginning 45 minutes before shift change and 30 minutes
Dear Precepting Student:

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

Well, this is off-topic but since it's "my" thread, I feel like I have some moral authority to accelerate the tangent...I would not want to work at a hospital where special groups of nurses are the...
Nclex Pass rate for your school

Music in My Heart replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Students

Here are a couple of things which might help set your mind at ease...Do they admit by waiting list or lottery? If so then they probably end up with a higher proportion of weaker students than an...
Nclex Pass rate for your school

Music in My Heart replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Students

The DEMSN at my school is 100%. The BSN ranges from 90% to 98%, depending on the year. Given that the overall first-time NCLEX pass rate is about 85%, anything much less than that seems to reflect...
Dear Precepting Student:

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

And here's a bone to all the people who think I'm a "meaner" (to quote my kid): This week I happened to work with this student again. I don't know if something was said or if they just figured it out...
IV starts in nursing school

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

I went through a DEMSN program and we practiced on each other (a lot) and on patients. I work at a very small hospital so we do all of our own starts unless we need
Is this cheating?

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

The OP did not say that they were going to submit the same paper more than once. They said that they're considering using the same source materials. I would agree that the former is cheating; the...
Dear Precepting Student:

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

Here's what I would hope every takes out of this thread: "Attitude is everything." We can teach knowledge and skills, we can't teach attitude - and that's the thing most likely to get you hired... or...
Dear Precepting Student:

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

Please show me where I wrote that.No, they do deserve a chance to be a nurse. They just aren't the kind of person that any of us would want to work with and hence, likely a word to HR to pass on that...
Dear Precepting Student:

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

Not really, no.I suppose I should have, though, since there are sure to be some folks just like that student reading this thread. This student that I have in mind is rubbing the entire staff the wrong...
Dear Precepting Student:

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

So to you who've judged me as mean, etc, did you actually *read* my complaint? I did not lament the student's lack of skill or preparation. Rather, I criticized the student's self-aggrandizement in...
Is this cheating?

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

The easiest way around "self-plagiarism" (never heard of such a thing) is to reference oneself where appropriate. However, using the same source materials does not constitute autoplagiarism; only...
Wrong reasons for going into nursing.

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

Having many times required nursing services I can only say that I've not cared a whit as to *why* the nurse was doing their job, only *how well* they were doing their
Wrong reasons for going into nursing.

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

Well sure there is. However, one need not have a particular passion for nursing (or anything else) in order to have personal standards which dictate performing one's duties to the best of their...
Wrong reasons for going into nursing.

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

I'm a nurse for the same reason that I was an engineer: To get paid for my time doing something for which I seem to have some aptitude. There is no passion for my work. That said, I strive to deliver...
Is this cheating?

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

Of course it's not cheating. It's simply being efficient. If you can satisfy the requirements of each assignment utilizing the same source material then, frankly, you'd be foolish (IMO) not
What is the least amount you would work for as a RN?

Music in My Heart replied to K.Jamison, RN's topic in General Nursing

Nurses, like any other vocation, are not paid what they deserve but rather what they (a) negotiate and/or (b) what the market dictates. The fact that they pay such a low wage and yet are (presumably)...
Dear Precepting Student:

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

Huh? "Holier than thou?" No, just making an observation. Most of the students don't self-aggrandize just as most aren't lazy and unhelpful. For those that are, I'll call it as I see it. And no, I...
Failed drug test

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

Perhaps you could speak to the charge about the possibility of getting scheduled for an extra shift to make up for the one that you
I cant read MD handwriting! Ack!

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

As you read a given doc's writing, it tends to become more recognizable. However, I don't spend too much time on it - if I can't get it quickly, I just call. I really don't give a rip if they're...
Failed drug test

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

For one (or even a few) day's lost wages?Even if an attorney would get involved, that's hardly the way to endear oneself to one's employer. ============ OP, if it's a valid 'scrip then you've nothing...
How Do Nurses Do It?

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

I'm a firm believer in the general notion of biorhythm and psycorhythm. Sometimes, we're just not hitting on all cylinders - despite being well rested, well hydrated, and well nourished. I had just...
12 Hour Shifts--A bad idea?

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

You hit the nail on the (canoe)head. The problem isn't the length of the shift, the problem is the lack of systems to support the staff working these shifts. Having sufficient help, restricting the...
12 Hour Shifts--A bad idea?

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

Working 3x12 is one of the biggest benefits to being a nurse. We have nurses in their 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's who all manage just fine on the 3x12 schedule - and not one of them would change back...
List of most commonly prescibed meds, please

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

The best way that I found to learn drug classes was to use Lippincott's Illustrated Review of Pharmacology It has them broken down into neatly classified tables and

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