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    My son wants to be a nurse????

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

    Something unsettling that I've learned since leaving my last career to become a nursing student is that "nursing shortage" doesn't equate to demand for newly minted RNs. At least here in upper Cali...
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    Nurse Practioner vs Doctors

    Music in My Heart replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Funny, I was just (and I mean literally just) going through this whole debate again in my head. Nursing courses are frustrating in their lack of depth and the enormous time
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    Nurse Practioner vs Doctors

    Music in My Heart replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The privileges of NPs vary by state. Check with the BON in the state in which you want to work and you'll find the answers that you're looking for. Also, lay your hands on the Feb 2007 (11:2) edition...
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    My son wants to be a nurse????

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

    Recognize, however, that many places in Cali are seeing a glut of new grads on the market so a local job upon graduation is hardly a sure
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    Making Friends in Nursing School

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

    Wow, really sad. Glad it's not universal. The folks in my group get on quite well and we definitely are pulling each other
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    Dodo Birds We all Know and Work With

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

    Of course, I've heard more than one senior nurse (MSN, even) and nursing instructor say that they don't believe in the germ theory. Well, OK, then. So much for evidence-based
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    When to wear gloves!?

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

    That's the policy in our ICU. ALL patient contact requires gloves. Keep in mind that it's estimated that about 4-8% of all admits are MRSA carriers so you're doing everyone a favor by using gloves. I...
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    Need Easy RN school Ny or Jersey

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

    I don't intend for this to be mean but I think it's important that you know... With the grammar that you demonstrate in these posts you would not succeed in my nursing program nor in those of the...
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    Need Easy RN school Ny or Jersey

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

    Well, if 200 people out of the first class don't make it, it could mean that the school is "too" hard. It could also mean that they're "too" lenient in their admissions. At $5,000 per class I'm...
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    Just got off the witness stand

    Music in My Heart replied to suger56's topic in General Nursing

    That's why I hated the paper charting system at my clinical site: Simply wasn't enough room to adequately document. And, it was chart-by-exception. Give me a keyboard and database any
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    graduate nurse

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

    I think you are "trapping" yourself if you forego any clinical experience (med-surg or otherwise). I think your odds of ever moving in to direct patient care would be diminished. Of course, if you...
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    Alternative to spanking

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

    Me, I'm in favor of controlled, selective, predictable, and rare spanking for small children. It worked wonders for my kid who now hasn't been spanked in years. In addition to alternatives, folks...
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    nclex nmemonics

    Music in My Heart replied to kjmj03's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Personally, I find too many mnemonics difficult to keep track of. I need a mnemonic for the mnemonic. That said, you can find all sorts of stuff by searching. On this site, use the "search" button....
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    Risk of infection

    Music in My Heart replied to K os's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Silly question with a subjective answer. Only the teacher knows what they *think* is the *best* answer. Practice universal precautions and contact/respiratory/isolation as indicated. I'm amazed at the...
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    Support the Lift Team Bill, SB1151!

    Music in My Heart replied to newgrad916's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    While I endorse the general idea I think that now is not the time to be pushing for more restrictions. You've certainly noticed the malaise that has beset the country and is particularly profound here...
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    Formulating a PICO question-TOPICS???

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

    One of the busy-work assignments that they throw at us instead of letting us use the time to continue to study core knowledge
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    MRSA screening

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

    The nasal swab is not necessarily positive. A person can be colonized but free of active infection. Likewise, a person who is not colonized can develop an active infection by picking up the nasties...
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    Insurance Practices: Delay, Diminish, Deny, & Blame

    Music in My Heart posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    For those interested in the power, politics, and profit of medical and disability insurance, have a gander at this report. http://www.projectcensored.org/Health_Study_Final.pdf I'm already an advocate...
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    Discussion- Urge Congress to Support HR 5924: Legislation to Address Nursing Shortage

    Music in My Heart replied to lawrence01's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Gosh, I'd hope the legislature has much more significant issues than trying to dilute the pool of candidates for each nursing job. I think the state of the economy will resolve any perceived...
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    BSN or entry-level MSN?

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

    Entry-level, of course, just as any newly licensed nurse would. Supply is relatively low. Demand, based on the observations of the previous graduating classes, is simply whatever demand exists for...
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    BSN or entry-level MSN?

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

    I, too, am in a DEMSN program. Every graduate from the prior classes found a job right away (as new-grad staff nurses) so I don't think it's a
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    I need California CNA Advice

    Music in My Heart replied to kozina0209's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My experience with CNA class was that it's so rudimentary that I'd be surprised to hear much about "quality" of the class. Personally, I'd either go for the cheapest option or the quickest option. I...
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    New Grad needs a JOB!!

    Music in My Heart replied to parrot07's topic in Nursing Career

    And they were full of feces when they said
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    WHY do we need more nurses

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

    Everybody faces that. Our society is becoming meaner and surlier by the
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    WHY do we need more nurses

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

    Having just finished my second semester of clinical rotations I can tell you that I've received many a "thank you" from the staff nurses. I've also received many a "good job" and "well done." I...