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    Do you buy liability insurance?

    Music in My Heart replied to happy6688's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also have my own liability insurance. I disagree completely with the advice that you've received. If you're sued and you have your own policy, you'll have your own attorney representing you. If not,...
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    Is it worth becoming a Registered Nurse?

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

    "How's the salary?" Well, to begin with, most nurses aren't salaried - most are non-exempt "hourly" employees (thankfully!!). The compensation is highly variable by state, region, and even...
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    Getting over the poop smell

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

    I was in your situation. Not just the smell but even the sight of poop would make me gag. Over time, I've gotten used to it. I do usually breathe through my mouth with my nose sealed off from the...
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    Don't think Nursing is for me

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

    Quite untrue.I know a great many fine nurses who are not at all passionate about nursing. They are professionals who do their jobs to the best of their ability in exchange for compensation. Nursing is...
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    How do you sign?

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

    At work, I use First Initial. First 4 letters of last name and then an indecipherable scribble. I usually don't bother with RN since nobody looking at the documentation really cares - and if they did...
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    Disappointing First Clinical Experience

    Music in My Heart replied to nikkole318's topic in General Students

    Believe it or not, I graduated from nursing school without ever having had an isolation patient. When I started working on the floor, it took some time to get quick at
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    what class kicked your backside?

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

    Something screwy with the AN database today... Ended up with repeat posts
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    what class kicked your backside?

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

    Yes, you are doomed.OK, not really. Personally, I didn't think any of those classes were extraordinarily difficult. All of them were fairly straight forward but they all required a lot of memorization...
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    Foley balloon issues

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

    Mmmm, I think I'd take that bet. Let's not forget, it's a closed
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    Foley balloon issues

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

    I don't think the liquid is vaporizing at any significant rate at 37C and 101kPa so "evaporation" is probably not the right term. More likely than leaking through the valve, though, would be small...
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    Disappointing First Clinical Experience

    Music in My Heart replied to nikkole318's topic in General Students

    There's always something to do. Ask the ward clerk if there are copies to be made or admit packets to collate... Or disinfect the equipment... Or make sure every patient has a tidy bedside table,...
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    Disappointing First Clinical Experience

    Music in My Heart replied to nikkole318's topic in General Students

    The extern gig, sure. The CNA thing... not so
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    Disappointing First Clinical Experience

    Music in My Heart replied to nikkole318's topic in General Students

    Sometimes I don't have time for the students and they're pretty well ignored. Some of them do what you suggest... find things to do. Others... just sit around and yak. Guess who gets invited for 1:1...
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    Foley balloon issues

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

    If you put in 10 and later draw out only 7 then you clearly have a small leak. Just curious: Why are you overfilling the 5 cc balloon and not just using a 10 cc balloon. Overfilling puts more stress...
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    As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

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

    i have all the facts.i believe that an exempt salaried employee is generally due a higher hourly wage than a non-exempt, hourly employee. firefighters and cops are hourly employees and are paid for...
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    As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

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

    The way that teachers' are compensated (and I can speak only for California) are X $/hr x Y hrs/day x Z days/year = annual compensation. Annual compensation/10 (or 12) equals monthly salary. Teachers...
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    Medical Assistants to replace RN's?

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

    And yet, many doctors still refer to those MAs as their
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    what class kicked your backside?

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

    Theory of Nursing... Ugh. So boring, so tedious... And so
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    As if nursing isn't hard enough, this comment appeared in a local newpaper by "none"

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

    Given that teachers are salaried and often work much more that their contracted hours - with no additional compensation at all - I certainly think that they should have a higher hourly rate than...
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    If there are no jobs in Nursing then where are the Jobs ??

    Music in My Heart replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that there aren't nursing jobs... it's that there aren't enough new-grad positions for all (or even most) of the new grads coming out 3 times per year. I don't think any area of health care,...
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    Help with understanding Heparin

    Music in My Heart replied to nlee5687's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're giving heparin in order to minimize the risk of clots due to the A-fib. If the PTT had been in the 20-45 second range, it would have been subtherapeutic and the patient would be at elevated...
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    How do you all feel about grading classmate's work?

    Music in My Heart replied to aem31's topic in General Students

    Personally, I've never had a problem with this
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    Gender/Race info on applications - to answer or not to answer?

    Music in My Heart replied to R!XTER's topic in Nursing Career

    Until I became a nurse, I always decline to answer those questions. Now that I am a nurse, I answer the gender one (finally, I get to be a minority) and still pass on the race one. Honestly, I think...
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    Physical Assessment

    Music in My Heart replied to HappyCat0325's topic in General Students

    Try to get out of "student-being-tested" mode and just *think* about what you're doing. It really is a mindset that can be developed with practice. Make sure you breathe and consciously take your...
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    It has been a week, should I call HR?

    Music in My Heart replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of thoughts... 1) I'd be more likely contact the NM who hired you. You might get blown off at HR, the NM won't. I'd just reply to her "in touch" e-mail and ask for a general timeline. 2) "I'm...