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    Nurse as a patient...

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

    *** My standard reply to this is "why yes I did read the chart. I asked the question to find out if YOU know why you are here". Suprising how often patients don't really understand why they are in the...
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    Men in OB/Peds Nursing....Any thoughts?....

    PMFB-RN replied to Wild Irish LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    *** Hey if a female wishes not to be cared for by a male I am down with it. I understand and will, if possible, arrange for a female nurse. This has happend to me many times during my career and it is...
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    Men in OB/Peds Nursing....Any thoughts?....

    PMFB-RN replied to Wild Irish LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not saying you're completely wrong; however the trend is shifting in my neck of the woods (a conservative part of a conservative state). It's far more likely than it was even ten years ago to find...
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    Men in OB/Peds Nursing....Any thoughts?....

    PMFB-RN replied to Wild Irish LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's fine to discuss how patients might or might not feel about a man taking care of them. It's also fine to encourage the OP to "go for it". However the only thing that really counts are the nurse...
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    Get my BSN or Direct-Entry MSN?

    PMFB-RN replied to HesterPrynne123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In the past I considered medical and/or PA school, but my experience as a Hospice volunteer made me switch to the idea of becoming a nurse. I spent the evening with a patient who was actively dying,...
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    Men in OB/Peds Nursing....Any thoughts?....

    PMFB-RN replied to Wild Irish LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    *** I occasionaly work in a very small rural hospital. From time to time there are women who express the desire to not have men involved during the delivery. This alwasy amazes me. They choose to give...
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    Get my BSN or Direct-Entry MSN?

    PMFB-RN replied to HesterPrynne123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some things to consider. In some areas direct entry grads will stuggle to find a job. One of the health sysems I work no longer hires them after experience with a number of them. I assume from you...
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    Men in OB/Peds Nursing....Any thoughts?....

    PMFB-RN replied to Wild Irish LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    *** Actually I think your classmates and future patients are the very least of your problems. The real problem is gong to be the OB unit nurse managers, the vast majority of them who will refuse to...
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    Work in Alaska?

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

    wow! that was not my experience coming to ak. my salary offer here was 33% higher than in the midwest. *** well i guess it depends on where you had chosen to work previously. i make well over six...
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    ASN to MSN

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

    *** there are several types of asn to msn programs. in some programs you earn your bsn on the way to msn. they are called rn to msn programs and usually what they do is bring 9-12 credits down from...
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    Work in Alaska?

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

    *** I applied for and was offered an ICU job at Providence. I was very suprised at how low the pay offered was. About 33% less than I make here in the midwest. Their whole nurse pay scale was much...
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    Student loan taking forever to pay off...

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

    *** I have little doubt that it would stimulate the economy. However if I were a person who had just spent 15 years working hard but living poor to pay off student loans, or had decided not to pursue...
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    FL New Grad worried about multiple DUI's

    PMFB-RN replied to Eve84RN's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    In some states you wouldn't be able to be licensed at all. Not being judgemental here but isn't this something you should have looked into before you spent all that time, hard work and money for...
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    Great moments in bad judgement

    PMFB-RN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    19 year old very intoxicated girl vomiting out the passenger window of a car moving 40mph. Smacked her head on a mail box. Made a great organ donor........ 22 year old intoxicated male. His buddies...
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    New Grad - Offered Nursing Home Position but want to work in hospital, advice?

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

    *** The electronic charting may well be a con not a pro. It depends on what program they use. There are many, I would say most, programs out there that are terrable and very slow & time consuming....
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    Help me choose between CRNA and a CRNP

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

    Hi, I have a question... how can I apply or ask permissions if I wish to shadow a nurse in a desired Unit? and do hospitals really hire New Grads? or they just have to start off at a LTC facility?...
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    Concerned mother..question about clinicals

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

    16 is way too young. why is cul2 the only person on this string that cares about the patients? *** most of the posters here are nurses. you obviously are not a nurse. nurses are the patient's...
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    Court subpoena

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

    I have had to testify in court a bunch of times as a nurse. It's almost routine for me now. In most cases I was an witness and was involved due to our roll as a mandatory reporters in abuse cases....
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    LVN-RN 30 unit-option california

    PMFB-RN replied to littleone03's topic in LPN to RN

    just so that i am clear. if one does the 30-unit option, it shows "restrictions" on your license? *** nope. it is the same california rn license everyone else has. you will have exactly the same...
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    Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

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

    *** Well said. Your right, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter cause the NCLEX has very little to do with
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    Student loan taking forever to pay off...

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

    i remember hearing other students complaining that it really wasn't fair that my nursing school was paid for by the gi bill. "just cause you were in the army you get your school paid for?! that's...
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    Nurses working overtime

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

    *** I woulnd't be surpuised if that was true. My wife is a social worker and has many prostitutes and strippers as clients. An amazing number express a desire to become RNs and quite a few claim to be...
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    How to pick an online BSN program??

    PMFB-RN replied to 2RNornot2RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I limited my search to NLN or CCNE accredited programs. After that my top prioritys were speed, cost and the least amount of BS. Western Governors was by far the cheapest, fastest program. Some of the...
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    Nurses working overtime

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

    *** Eventualy those who say yes most often will get called first. However if they are not available then the caller will go right down the list. I think a nurse should NEVER actually say no to...
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    New Grad - Offered Nursing Home Position but want to work in hospital, advice?

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

    First the very BEST time to look for a job is when you already have a job. When hospital positions open up you will be miles ahead of others. You will (hopefully) have good references from your LTC...