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  1. :anpom:Another vote for sports medicine!:anpom: Good luck in whatever path you
  2. Doctors get free food...ALL the time?!

    its most likely a celebration of the fact that they are getting a chance to eat. the perk should extend to nurses. if i had a dollar for every time in the cafe i was taking my first bite of...
  3. Should I leave nursing?

    I am voting for the Psych NP option. In our area, they are looking for both Psych NP and Psych CNS especially for children and adolescents. To change fields now in the present economy, difficult as...
  4. Thank you, Vicky, for leaving out the usual disparaging comment about diploma schools being "primarily focused on technical skills." Since graduating from my diploma program many years ago, I've...
  5. Plastic or Reconstructive Surgery Nursing

    I am an RN and Medical Aesthetician. I took a course for a certificate in MA years ago with one of the nurse aestheticians who pioneered the field. If you are interested, pm me and I will send you...
  6. Degree vs Diploma?

    If you follow the BSN logic, why is it that nurses do not have to obtain a BS in Business before obtaining a MBA? Business schools recognize a BS in another field and allow BSN students to...
  7. wearing makeup to work?

    I wear makeup, but keep it simple. Just powder foundation, blush and lip color. I am also a trained makeup artist, and I prefer mineral makeup like Jane Iredale. With a good quality mineral makeup,...
  8. Dancing...and nursing??

    I am a dancer and a nurse. Dance therapy for health care workers! Love it! :redbeathe There is a lack of resources for health care workers. The difficult part is as Littlewing pointed out that it...
  9. RN with fitness backgrounds???

    How about opening your own pilates studio? Lots of opportunity there and Stott Pilates has training that allow you to address people with different fitness/health issues. There are other programs you...
  10. Does anyone know of a perioperative NP or CNS program?

    Hopefully, they will soon. They have a position paper with no leads? If I see anything here in the New England area, I'll let you know. Keep up the
  11. Will I regret it if I stay part-time?

    Here is a suggestion. If you are part time with one school system, why not sub with another? You could pick up extra hours when you are available. And, it would introduce you to another school...
  12. Which type of watch do you reccomend?

    Go with a Fossil or Timex watch for around $40. It will serve you better with all the wear and tear... Save your better watch for off
  13. wow, it that a red flag! your manager should notify her director of nursing and the hospital attorney should be aware of the whole situation, including the "you need a court order" statement. and...
  14. Helpall03, What educational background do you have? Business, Science? There are Biomedical Engineering programs available, not sure if they can be done online,, Here is some info on how what types of...
  15. RN Liability Insurance - NSO, ANA, or other?

    NSO- have had it over 20 years, reasonable price. Never had to use it. You need to renew it consistently each year. And congratulations on your
  16. Have nurses always been so negative?

    -give nurses adequate staffing to meet the needs of their patients. -a nursing team who works together for patients goals (leaving ego trips and game playing at the door) -add a respectful wage for...
  17. Would like to find a live-in private duty situation

    In some areas there are situations where the family has the financial means to hire an RN or RNs directly. Some of these situations are found from a MD referral or after the VNA service to the client...
  18. Would like to find a live-in private duty situation

    In addition to the replies above, check with the local VNAs in the locations you are interested in. They sometimes know of a family who is in need of a live in private duty nurse. Good
  19. School secretary administring meds???

    This was my experience as well, a school administrator, not secretary would administer the medication when a nurse was not available. No school secretary in my opinion should be expected to give...
  20. Supervising medical assistants

    It is vague. Check with your Nursing /Medical Board for guidance in this area. In some places, MAs are being asked to do above and beyond their scope. I personally had an MA plant a Tb test wrong...
  21. RN jobs with the most independence?

    Thought of a whole other avenue to consider-nursing from a different view point nurse aesthetician nurse electrolysis/medical laser You would need to find out what not only the RN board requires...
  22. Angry mom made me cry last week

    Don't know if this is an issue, but 24 hour visiting can be a concern too. My NICU RN friend was threatened by gang member type friends (not family) of the Mom at 3am to do care not within the cluster...
  23. Angry mom made me cry last week

    Why are the parents allowed in report? First is the confidentiality issues and second the disruption to staff giving and receiving report. Times have changed and nursing needs to get control of their...
  24. RN jobs with the most independence?

    Another vote for school nursing, and clinic
  25. I feel calm, but pts and coworkers say I look frazzled

    8 months into your nursing job? What exactly are people looking for? Perhaps you are calm, and you are thinking through your assignment, what your nursing priorities are, and your nursing...