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    BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

    PMFB-RN replied to MunoRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    *** Every ICU I have ever worked in did primary nursing. There may or may not be CNAs in the unit. If there is there are helpers and don't bath or clean up patients by themselves, at least not in my...
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    BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

    PMFB-RN replied to MunoRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What kind of nurses? RNs and LPNs. Not enough difference between ADN and BSN RNs to seperate them into different groups. There isn't a shortage of either nurses or nursing faculty. Many open and...
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    BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

    PMFB-RN replied to MunoRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    *** Thus adding more evidence that those groups are not on the side of nurses. Plus it looks like they are buying into thier own propaganda. Always a bad sign. One of the only valid reason I...
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    BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

    PMFB-RN replied to MunoRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    *** How can we have a faculty shortage? We have too many nurses and too many nursing school. Seems to me that we have at least twice as many faculty as we should
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    BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

    PMFB-RN replied to MunoRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What is the evidence that ADN RNs have less critical thinking skills than nurses with BSN? How is that measured? Why and how would requiring BSNs improve
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    BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

    PMFB-RN replied to MunoRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    *** Ya I can't spell. I have dyslexia, didn't learn to read until I was 11 (I remember my teacher telling my mom "he's just to dumb to learn to read") and no spell check on my phone. Also huge hands...
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    Black - The New White For Nurses?

    PMFB-RN replied to JerseyBSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    *** Does the hospital require them to wear those
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    BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

    PMFB-RN replied to MunoRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Depends on weather they can get a job after graduation. If they got a job in my hospital it would save them at least $65K in wages that would not be lost working the fourth years rather than being in...
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    PMFB-RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    *** The DNR order is irrelevent until the person dies. We don't code people who are alive, at least I don't. I *** What therapies are resricted when a patient is DNR? None I am aware of, with the...
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    Black - The New White For Nurses?

    PMFB-RN replied to JerseyBSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    *** I took it for granted that nurses would wear scrubs. That the hospital has so littte reguard for nursing that they would tell each nurse what they must wear, in much the same manner I used to pick...
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    PMFB-RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ya totaly don't blame you. It was an improper and terrable thing for that nurse to say. WHen I speak to patients about DNR status I frame it as "what do you want us to do after you die?" So long as a...
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    PMFB-RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    *** Seems very premature to me. I regularly see young trauma patients who get both a feeding tube and a trach who go on to lead totaly normal and high qualiety lives with nothing but a few scars to...
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    BSN as entry into practice; why we decided against it.

    PMFB-RN replied to MunoRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    *** Ya the problem with this statement is not only is it (deliberatly I am sure) insulting, but factualy inaccurate. I am an instructor in a hospital's Critical Care Nurse Residency Program. We hire...
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    Black - The New White For Nurses?

    PMFB-RN replied to JerseyBSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am very sad to see so many hospitals have required scrubs for their nurses. To me this is a huge indicator of a hospitals lack of respect for nurses. Just curious for those of you unlucky enough to...
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    PMFB-RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    *** What did you think should have
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    PMFB-RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ditto
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    PMFB-RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OK I am going to disagree. A proper slow code is an art. How to make it look like you are doing something when not really trying to save the patient. As far as I am concerned the slow code will be...
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    12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    PMFB-RN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    *** (chuckle, chuckle) Yes I can remeber back in the day I too though the dean and instrucors in my nursing school were highly knowlagable about the nursing world. *** Oh I am sorry for you! That...
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    APA format generators...What do you recommend?

    PMFB-RN replied to Lucci's topic in Online Distance Learning

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    12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    PMFB-RN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    *** This is true for many nurses. Particularly older nurses. Any decent hospital should be able to accomodate nurses needs. Any hospital that is so inflexable as not not allow 8 or 12 hours shifts...
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    12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    PMFB-RN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    *** I have no idea why you would be shocked. Until just a few years ago nurses could schedual themselves for 16 hour shifts. Now we have this crazy situation where we are told 16 hour shifts are not...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

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

    YES! All the time. It has gotten to be quite the cliche. I am alwasy amazed at the storied I hear working night shift about the things nurses put up with from their husbands. My buddy and I often joke...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

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

    *** Yes you make a good point. I should have been more clear. I was refering to those of us involved in this discussion who I assume are experienced nurses. You are right that the message hasn't...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

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

    *** What you call common sense doesn't come close to maching my personal experience or observations. True I see many people headed for nursing school. However given the great number of examples we...
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

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

    *** What is the evidence that the "majority" of all people feel nurses are fairly compensated? Several people sharing experiences of members of the public expressing admiration for nurses pay is not...