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    RN jobs and financial checks

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

    I have had several jobs over the last 5 years (causual and part time jobs in addition to my regular full time job). In 18 years of nursing in 4 sates and a number of hospitals I have never had a...
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    Common nicknames for hospital items.

    PMFB-RN replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oops! Double
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    Common nicknames for hospital items.

    PMFB-RN replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    If it's liquid code brown we call is a "slake". A combination of sh!* and lake. This youtube video did the rounds of our hospital and inspired the
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    Common nicknames for hospital items.

    PMFB-RN replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Medical students and interns are called "baby docs". As in "Ya man a whole herd of baby docs showed up to the code and stood next to the bed doing nothing but making it difficult for those of us on...
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    Direct Entry MSN

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

    Probably not. In my area nurse managers are very wary of direct entry MSN grads. A number of them accepted jobs and expensive training only to leave after a year, just when they were becoming an asset...
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    Doctor tells patients he will quit if President Obama is re-elected

    PMFB-RN replied to chicarn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My personal doctor talks about this to all his patients. He makes it very clear he cannot stay in business at the rate it's going. He is very anti-Obama and uses a portion of every office visit for...
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    Out of Scope of Practice?

    PMFB-RN replied to ladytopaz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If it happend the way you say it does the only thing she said she shouldn't have is the "That their only option was to talk to Hospice" Of course they have other options. There is no requirement they...
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    DNP & MD :What's the Difference?

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

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    Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

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

    *** I suggest spending a little time reading here: But I Did Everything Right! It's a blog by people who spent large amounts of time and money to enter an already oversaturated field and their...
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    Hourly wage with "normal" hours (South)

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

    *** Ok thank you for correcting me. I was told by our VP of patient care services that all hospitals in our state recieved the same amount of money for the same services. I thought it would be the...
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    Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

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

    *** I know three RNs who work from home and make good money. Close to what they made in the hospital. One works for a large health system on the nurse call line. They set her up with a computer hooked...
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    Kaplan Post MSN FNP

    PMFB-RN replied to SweettartRN's topic in School, College Programs

    You can alwasy go to the CCNE and NLNAC web sites and
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    RRT and/or Code Equipment/Supplies

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

    *** Wow really? You guys don't even have a hypoglycemia protocol that allows nurses to give D50 without getting an order
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    Dying to become an ICU RN!!!

    PMFB-RN replied to ShortyLS's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our SICU only hires experienced ICU RN and new grads. There is no interest in hiring nurses with other experience. The hospital's experience with RN expereinced in other fields has been problematic....
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    Accepted to a school that is accreditated by the state BON but not CCNE or NLNAC...

    PMFB-RN replied to blueshift's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The largest health care organization int he country, the VA, requires it's nurses to have graduated from an NLN or CCNE accreditated nursing school. Something to think about. I personaly would not...
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    Hourly wage with "normal" hours (South)

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

    I see several people mention the cost of living as an explanation why wages are what they are. I don't really get that. Of course on a personal level one would be well advised to consider cost of...
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    Hourly wage with "normal" hours (South)

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

    *** Absolutly possible. I make well over 100K not counting OT, though I do work 40 hours a week, not 36. Many other people doing it, though from what I have read here not in the
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    Getting a job - from the employers perspective

    PMFB-RN replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I feel your pain. I advertised for EXPERIENCED RNs. I got scads of resumes from new grads and from LPNs. The "experienced" ones....clinical in school experience only. I love hiring new grads but I...
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    DNP & MD :What's the Difference?

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

    *** But the DNP did not prepare them for a particular profession in the way the MD does physicians. These were already professional nurses before they went back to get their DNP. A person can not be a...
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    DNP & MD :What's the Difference?

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

    *** Sorry for my misunderstanding. I thought that since DNP didn't necessarily prepare an nurse for any particular profession that it wasn't a terminal professional degree in the way an MD does....
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    DNP & MD :What's the Difference?

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

    *** I understand doctorate is a termanal degree. However it was the terminal professional aspect I was refering to. Since a DNP does not mean you have been prepared for a particular profession in the...
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    Getting a job - from the employers perspective

    PMFB-RN replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wouldn't immediatly throw out those who live an hour away. there are many perfectly reasonable explanations as to why they would want to apply to your LTC. Maybe they have plans to relocate to your...
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    DNP & MD :What's the Difference?

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

    I hope you understand that MD is a terminal professional degree and DNP is not. Some advanced practice nurses have DNPs and most do not. Some DNPs are advanced practice nurses and some are not. All...
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    Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

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

    *** Even though I said "yes" I must say I often wish I had gone into law enforcment THEN nursing. LE would have been interesting and exciting but mainly I envy their abiliety to retire with a nice...
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    DNP & MD :What's the Difference?

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

    *** FNP-DNP = Family Nurse Practitioner - Doctor of Nurse Practice. The FNP is a primary care nurse practitioner who can see patients of any age in the primary care area. In some states they can not...