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    What does CNA do during code blue?

    PMFB-RN replied to Ybur514's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    *** Yes of course. I don't think I have worked in a hospital of any size in the last 5-7 years that didn't have a CPR machine. The very best one IMO is the Lucas. The only downfall is that it won't...
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    What does CNA do during code blue?

    PMFB-RN replied to Ybur514's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    *** In all hospitals I have ever worked in they got out of the way while remaining close enough to run and fetch things as needed. I can think of a few times when the patient was too large for the...
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    How do I become a critical care nurse?

    PMFB-RN replied to mark1973's topic in Critical Care

    thanks for your reply. first, i'm not certain what area of the country you work in and that is an important consideration, *** currently i work in the upper midwest. wisconsin and minnesota. i live...
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    CRNA, need online ADN/AAS

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

    *** To be elligable to apply to CRNA school you MUST: - Have a bachelors degree. Not all schools require it to be in nursing. - Be an RN - Have a minimum of one years experience as a critical care RN....
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    Need help! Or opinion!

    PMFB-RN replied to Bunny2987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    *** Why not do an associates degree RN at a community college? You would get RN pay and usually the community college programs are very reasonable. About $6-7K total in my state. Then you would get RN...
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    Nursing is not what I thought it would be!

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

    *** first since mn-rn is himself a new graduate nurse it can hardly be consider nurses eating their young regaurdless of the comments. nothing bullying about either. some people are hyper sensitive....
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    Is all nursing experience equal?

    PMFB-RN replied to lf1158's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    *** No, not all nursing experience is equal. However nursing experience obtained in an acute care hospital working in oncology would be considered very valuable when yoyu search for another inpatient...
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    How do I become a critical care nurse?

    PMFB-RN replied to mark1973's topic in Critical Care

    *** I work in two hospitals. One in Minnesota full time and another in Wisconsin part time. Also work per-diem in several other
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    How do I become a critical care nurse?

    PMFB-RN replied to mark1973's topic in Critical Care

    *** first there is no nursing shortage and there has never been one in the 18 years or so i have been a nurse. the "nursing shortage" is only self serving propaganda put out by those who stand to gain...
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    Question Of The Day!

    PMFB-RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    15 yo female complaining of lower abdominal pain arrives in er with her mother. during initial nursing h&p and assessment mom gets a call on her cell and steps out the the room to take it. the...
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    Question Of The Day!

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

    are you asking us if the pt is still a virgin? *** absolutly not! i was just sharing an interesting (to me) nursing experience. it all depends, as virginity is a social concept, not a medical one....
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    Nursing is not what I thought it would be!

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

    Exactly why so many new nurses are chooseing to do a nurse residency when fresh out of school rather than just being thrown to the wolves after graduation. Lets face it nursing school do not prepare,...
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    quick PICC questions

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

    1) should you always choose to infuse into the large picc lumen vs the small? *** no, infuse through the most appropiate lumen. for example if your patient is recieving a dopamine drip and you are or...
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    Lot's Of RN Jobs, Experience Not Required

    PMFB-RN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    sure they are in minot nd but they have dozens of listings. last night i worked with a physician who just came from there and she said they are very short of nurses are are hiring all they can get....
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    HELP...I really messed up

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

    If you keep it you are stealing narcs. Don't turn an honest mistake into a premeditated criminal act. Call you manager and admit your mistake and ask him / her what you should do about it. Do not lie...
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    Scheduling - 6 days on, 8 days off

    PMFB-RN replied to Lovelymo79's topic in General Nursing

    I do that all the time. I love it. I also work night and working 5 or 6 nights in a row then having many days off lets me get much better sleep since I am minimizing the number of times I have to...
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    Your opinion of the DNP

    PMFB-RN replied to kayceeACNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Last year I attended an information session for the MSN FNP program at a small, but well respected private catholic college. The speaker stated that the school did not offer a DNP for NPs and had no...
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    Hospitals only hiring BSN's?

    PMFB-RN replied to txhopeful13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    up date in our last meeting several of us spoke up and express our concern regarding the issue on hand. having said that, when the opposition kept insisting on not hiring adn's in the future. the rest...
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    Our jobs as nurses is to protect/help/serve the doctors.

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

    you just made my point. there's a huuuuuge difference between venting with colleagues in private or on an online message board, like sdn or an, and walking around in public wearing t-shirts saying...
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    Why is it called "RN to BSN" - not "ADN to BSN"?

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

    *** Plenty of stupid to go around. Medical people
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    St. Joseph - Marshfield Critical Care Internship

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

    *** Sure, PACU doesn't have a chronic problem losing it's nurses to CRNA school the way SICU
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    Opinion, WWYD?

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

    *** I work at a union hospital and this nurses behavior would never be tolerated. Though union stupid, lazy or incomptetent nurses are not tolerated. To the OP, your nurse manager is a loser and...
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    Does anyone work as Rapid Response?

    PMFB-RN replied to nrsang97's topic in General Nursing

    *** There are only 5 full time RNs on the RRT and turn over is very low. We don't have a training programs. When there is an opening we recruit a nurse with the skills we are looking for. It's not too...
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    The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

    PMFB-RN replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

    *** Not just your hospital. In my area Magnet hospitals have earned a reputation as not being good places to
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    The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

    PMFB-RN replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

    *** Do you work in a famous Magnet