MsBruiser

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  1. Nclex-RN and License

    MsBruiser replied to magnolia44's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I always got by with printing out out a copy and using

  2. TUBA CITY, AZ HOSPITAL--need info/advice!!

    MsBruiser replied to Shannon--NotSherman's topic in Arizona Nursing

    No direct experience in that hospital. I am more familiar with Phoenix Indian Hospital - which sucks. A lot. Challenging population (all that you mention above) with a horrible bureacracy layered into...

  3. Possible to break Rn Residency contract

    MsBruiser replied to blueeyedboxer's topic in General Nursing

    Your salary is a mere rounding error for one day's revenue. Just

  4. Possible to break Rn Residency contract

    MsBruiser replied to blueeyedboxer's topic in General Nursing

    Just quit. They have nothing to come after you for other than a $50.00 drug test. Small

  5. Nursing Judgment Vs Surveys

    MsBruiser replied to Bailey_lou's topic in General Nursing

    I think you need a new

  6. $600 an hr to fill a shift?

    MsBruiser replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. Wow. CV surgeons doing heart transplants do not make that where I work. Take that one with a grain of

  7. Advice, tips, comments for a soon to be nurse

    MsBruiser replied to jennifermae24's topic in General Nursing

    Well. I once programmed an IV pump wrong and dumped an entire bag of medicine into a patient in 10 minutes. In an ICU. Thank god it was 100 ml of insulin and not Levophed. The patient could have died....

  8. Struggling New Grad...

    MsBruiser replied to ohsosarah20's topic in General Nursing

    You should be terrified as a new nurse doing home health. But that is water under the bridge - where you are is where you are. Some advice: 1) Use your common sense - always. If something doesn't look...

  9. $600 an hr to fill a shift?

    MsBruiser replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what to make of this post. I have 8 years experience and make more than that as a nurse working an overtime

  10. Return to Nursing with No Experience

    MsBruiser replied to JCIrvin12's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. I flipped in and out of clinical and more business-type jobs for the health system where I work. In fact, I took a $20,000 pay cut going back to clinical work, though overtime has...

  11. confused.. Non-conducted PAC vs Type II AV block?

    MsBruiser replied to nooneelse's topic in Cardiac

    Good question and good

  12. Vtach

    MsBruiser replied to mugs's topic in Cardiac

    Cardiac device nurse here. I will give you a simple answer. Generally, anything less than 10 beats does not really get my attention. That is a very simple rule of thumb. The most important way to look...

  13. EP Nurses

    MsBruiser replied to SMYSJanie's topic in Cardiac

    I am a cardiac device nurse. I took me until I was 44 to find my dream job. Better late then never, huh? EP is like learning a foreign language - very complex and abstract. I love knowing that I work...

  14. Question about ICD/pacemaker

    MsBruiser replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Beyond programmed ATP therapies, a skilled pacemaker RN or Electrophysiologist can do manual overdrive pacing. It is pretty nerve racking and I always carry a calculator in my pocket so I can do rapid...

  15. Pacemaker interrogation

    MsBruiser replied to spdaydream's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am a cardiac device RN. First, you have to work at a facility that has cardiac device nurses. These places are kind of few and far between. I live in the 6th biggest city in the US (metro area of...

  16. Accelerated Program or Traditional with young children?

    MsBruiser replied to bakingem's topic in General Nursing

    The most challenging part of nursing school for a lot of folks is getting your personal life in order. Pick whichever program puts the least amount of stress on your family. I would seriously consider...

  17. New Nurse feeling very down

    MsBruiser replied to RNthenDoc's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    At this point you should be doing foolish things like pushing meds in a clamped line. Good god! You are human...give it a chance and find another teacher if it does not work. Trust me - this is...

  18. Career Advice for Career Switcher

    MsBruiser replied to MamaPedsNP's topic in General Nursing

    I would take some of this advice with a grain of salt. Thousands of PA(s) graduate without any inpatient / floor experience beyond maybe shadowing or volunteering. You do not need to work as a floor...

  19. Electronic Stethoscope.. worth the $?

    MsBruiser replied to dev.miles's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yes. Yes. YES. YES. Best money I ever spent. I could hear all lung sounds clear as day in both inpatient and field (transport) environments. I can't go back to the old way. Worth every dime but BE...

  20. Bored in ambulatory care

    MsBruiser replied to Lizabeth1115's topic in General Nursing

    I actually did something similar to what you did. Found myself working ambulatory and then taking a detour into administration. After 3.5 years, I was bored to tears. I managed to talk my way into a...

  21. Who is finding nursing school way easier than you were told it would be?

    MsBruiser replied to SayNoTo DNC's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Interesting older thread. Nursing school was like a goofy summer camp. The academics are pretty easy. You will be given a very intimidating reading list, and then learn within 15 minutes that you...

  22. How do you introduce yourself to patients? First name? Mr/Ms/Mrs X?

    MsBruiser replied to LillyFish's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    First name, last name: "Susan

  23. Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    MsBruiser replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I came to nursing as a second career, and I notice something that many RN(s) don't - nurses have an unerring ability to make their lives difficult. Many times what they perceive as a "mandate" can be...

  24. Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    MsBruiser replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Cut them every way and in every way. You cannot constantly heap more work on someone's plate without taking something away. "Managers" like yourself are the easiest to deal with. Make the charting...

  25. What should I expect from Maricopa Community College Nursing Program- Block One?

    MsBruiser replied to brinpitts's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It is not academically difficult but very time consuming. Make sure you have a supportive partner and rock solid daycare plans. Reread previous sentence. No one will give you much sympathy if either...