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    From Cop to Nurse

    PMFB-RN replied to blueline's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Your abilities and skills in dealing with those situations with patients would be even more valuable dealing with unruly physicians. In my current unit about half of our RN's are male and nearly...
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    breaking your RN New Grad contract early

    PMFB-RN replied to bobo619's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't do the stop charting thing, that could cost her nursing license. As for not showing up or deliberately being late to get fired and leaving it off the resume, also not a good idea. First she will...
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    Contacted multiple times for same empty shift

    PMFB-RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    For those who have difficulty saying no, and don't own a smart phone that can be easily set up to deal with these things, a good excuse is "I'm drunk". Used it many times in the old days before...
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    What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    PMFB-RN replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Do you, as a professional registered nurse, feel that 4-5 step down ICU patient is safe
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    Contacted multiple times for same empty shift

    PMFB-RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I use an app called "Mr.Number" It allows me to block or unblock numbers effortlessly. When I block a number I have the option of sending it to voicemail, or simply blocking it leaving the caller no...
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    Unionized vs Non Unionized hospitals

    PMFB-RN replied to sungrl01's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Is there any other kind? If so I don't know about them. All of my previous comments apply to a voluntary union
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    What is the best NP job you have seen???

    PMFB-RN replied to ickc22's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It wasn't me, that was an NP friend of mine. USA job is the ONLY place to apply for government jobs. Sometimes you can find job listings on an agencies website, but to apply you must use
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    Can Nurse Practitioners Become Doctors?

    PMFB-RN replied to VanessaTitoyan's topic in Advanced Practice

    There is a newer 3 years medical school that just opened 26 miles from my house. Its a branch campus of the Medical College of Wisconsin. This is regular medical school and not something for existing...
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    Is there still a nursing shortage?

    PMFB-RN replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe there is a shortage of nurses in North Dakota, maybe not. That state borders this one and I know that the economy is BOOMING there and there are jobs all over the place. I also know that the...
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    Is there still a nursing shortage?

    PMFB-RN replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious about the "excellent" benefits you mentioned. To describe them as "excellent" they would have to include low premium, high quality health insurance with little to no deductible, reasonably...
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    Is there still a nursing shortage?

    PMFB-RN replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    How many nurses available vs how many needed? Without that date you can't determine if there is a
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    Is there still a nursing shortage?

    PMFB-RN replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously that is absolutely no indication there is a shortage of nurses. To know if you have a shortage you need to know how many nurses are available vs the number need. While they may be...
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    Is there still a nursing shortage?

    PMFB-RN replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    The California Department of Corrections used to have a vast nursing shortage. When their health care was put in federal receivership a judge looked at all the money they were spending on over time...
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    Is there still a nursing shortage?

    PMFB-RN replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    Of course they tell you that. Its in their interest for you to believe
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    Is there still a nursing shortage?

    PMFB-RN replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    What is the evidence that there is a shortage of experienced
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    Is there still a nursing shortage?

    PMFB-RN replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    You have given no evidence of a shortage of nurses in your area. Where are the numbers of licensed nurses in your area? Open positions and short staffing are management choices and in no way...
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    Is there still a nursing shortage?

    PMFB-RN replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    There is not now, nor has there ever been a shortage of nurses in the 18+ years I've been in nursing. Plentiful jobs and employers having difficulty filling positions tell you absolutely nothing...
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    St. Joseph - Marshfield Critical Care Internship

    PMFB-RN replied to mnscotti's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with your comments about St. Joes. But disagree about Mayo in Rochester. In my view NOT a good place to learn as I found myself with significantly less autonomy than I was used to. UW in...
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    Questioning a doctors order

    PMFB-RN replied to MrsJt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I teach my students that a physician always owes them an explanation for any order. If it doesn't make sence to you, question it. Doing so may reveal a mistake, or the nurse may learn
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    Math requirement for RNs?

    PMFB-RN replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to mention that in our hospital's critical care nurse residency program for new grads going into ICU there is a dosage calculation exam that potential hires must pass as part of the...
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    Allnurses needs nurses

    PMFB-RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I post less and less often because after every update I have to re-learn how to use the site and I get tired of it. For example I have no idea where this "Today's Posts" link is that you refer to. I...
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    Math requirement for RNs?

    PMFB-RN replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    Often unable to use them on the helicopter when doing critical care transport. The vibration damages them and they fail at the worst time. Also it can be difficult to get the numbers punched in...
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    Any Former Veterans?

    PMFB-RN replied to stratus93's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I don't know about navy corpsmen. My experience was as an army medic with an airborne light infantry unit. In my unit medics trained with and did everything the 11B's (infantrymen) did. We were used...
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    Any Former Veterans?

    PMFB-RN replied to stratus93's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If you have at least a year of full time experience as an army medic, plus your training, you can become and RN in Wisconsin in a year. I did it in 9 months after I go out of the army and that's...
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    Magnet vs. Closer to home

    PMFB-RN replied to pleasenocdif's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, and that of my ER and ICU friends, Magnet is mostly likely to indicate a crappy place to work. I avoid working in Magnet