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    Do I REALLY need a BSN?

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

    Realiety in nursing: BSN = BSN BS, BA, JD, ADN = ADN Only a BSN is a BSN. That said with your education background I would skip right over BSN and do MSN. Not all ICU residencies require a BSN. I even...
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    Day shift vs Night shift

    PMFB-RN replied to juleslevesQ86's topic in General Nursing

    I am a full time rapid response nurse. I only work nights. * A lot more money where I work. * I dislike dealing with patient families and there are many fewer of them on NOCs. * I dislike nurse...
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    Not doing what I was hired for

    PMFB-RN replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    All hospice patients are, or should be DNR. Even when they are not officialy DNR they are DNR. Hospiced patients are expected to die in the next 6 months or so. Like BrandonLPN said, there's nothing...
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    Not doing what I was hired for

    PMFB-RN replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    *** Casue I didn't want to be seen as being condecending by explaining basics that any nurse should have learned in nursing
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    Not doing what I was hired for

    PMFB-RN replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    I am shocked that so many nurses don't understand the difference between palliative care and hospice care. The two are not
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    Too much emphasis on "caring"

    PMFB-RN replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing

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    Would you do this?

    PMFB-RN replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in General Nursing

    YA THAT!!!! The only time it is EVER ppropiate to tell a doctor your sorry for calling is if you make a mistake and call a doctor who isn't on call. For what they get paid to be on call all the nurses...
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    Do you have to always call for abnormal labs?

    PMFB-RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    *** I too have been told to "don't call me again". In that case I enter it as an order, exactly as if they had ordered a medication or a dressing change. Then next time I have to call I call their...
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    Keep out! Nurse Sleeping

    PMFB-RN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I remeber my 7 year old son yelling at the top of his lungs, right out side my bedroom door, for his sister to be quiet. LILA! BE QUIET! DADDIES
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    Would you do this?

    PMFB-RN replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in General Nursing

    *** More than once I have taken a telephone order and in the morning had the physician deny giving it. Usually happens when an attending comes in and has a fit at the resident who gave the order....
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    Do you have to always call for abnormal labs?

    PMFB-RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    *** I hope you entered that as an order! I would
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    16 interesting facts about nursing around the world!

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

    Number 12 about iraqi nurses having to be home by 2PM and not being allowed to touch male patients caught my eye. I have a friend who is an Iraqi physican, now working in the USA. He says it wasn't...
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    Would you do this?

    PMFB-RN replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in General Nursing

    *** Uh, doctors yell at you!?? Wow I wouldn't tolerate that for a second. I wouldn't choose to work in a hospital where administration was tolerant of physicians yelling at nurses. If any...
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    Is it ever ok to stand up to a doctor?

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

    *** I have done so a number of times and will do so again if I need to. I don't do it lightly but I WILL protect my patient. Just a little while ago I called a halt when an intern picked up a needle...
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    Things interviewees have said...

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

    *** Oh ya~ I am amazed how many will say that. I very often interview new grads applying for our hospital's Critical Care Nurse Residency program. Every semester a bunch of them will tell us that...
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    Is it ever ok to stand up to a doctor?

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

    Wow, you allowed interns and residents to teach other to insert certal lines on your patient and didn't feel the need to be in the room with your patient? I would not allow such a thing on one of my...
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    Too much emphasis on "caring"

    PMFB-RN replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing

    *** In my RN to BSN program I wrote a paper with the title "We Can Be Good Nurses Inspite Of Watson". The instructor was a huge Watson fan and didn't reall appreciate my take on Watson at
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    Discrimination Against Ethnic/Minority Names

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

    *** My question is why would any parent give their child a name (like those mentioned above) that will certainly put them at a disadvantage in
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    Too much emphasis on "caring"

    PMFB-RN replied to sweet~revenge's topic in General Nursing

    *** Oh hospital administration doesn't want to recruit people like that. Why do you think there is currently such a BSN only hiring fad? New grads BSN' typicaly being younger, much more in debt, and...
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    Would you do this?

    PMFB-RN replied to TX.RN.Shannon's topic in General Nursing

    *** We all do what we do at work. What I would NOT do is come here and write about doing something like that on a public forum. Personaly I would not choose to work at any hospital that didn't...
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    Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    PMFB-RN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    *** An abundance of open positions in no way indicates a shortage of nurses. It may well indicate poor working conditions, low pay, or abundant oppertunities for people with nurses skills and critical...
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    Everyone wants to be a nurse...

    PMFB-RN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    *** Not a myth. False, self-serving propaganda put out by those who stand to gain financialy from a glut of
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    Should I become a nurse for the money??

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

    *** The money isn't great. It's barely OK to not sufficient. It isn't helpful to look at total compensation without considering level of responsibiliety. I belive that nurses pay is out of line (too...
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    The Elderly Are Devalued

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

    For starters, I have observed that LTC is sometimes viewed as the specialty of last resort for newly graduated nurses who cannot seem to secure employment anywhere else. *** Exactly as it should be...
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    Could someone explain the ladder system to me?

    PMFB-RN replied to jellybean0's topic in LPN to RN

    *** I know a bunch of nurses at my hospital who did ADN in 2 years and online BSN in