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    CRNA or MDA

    PMFB-RN replied to aroze's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Where I work everybody, including Anesthesiologists themselves, calls them MDAs. Totally normal to have an Anesthesiologists call the ICU to talk to a nurse and say "Hi this is Bob the MDA for patient...
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    Getting in to CRNA school

    PMFB-RN replied to rachel92's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    the dnp provides more profit for schools overall by keeping students in school longer. *** yes, hence a part of the reason they exisist. a lot of the change to dnp/dnap is more about politics than...
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    Getting in to CRNA school

    PMFB-RN replied to rachel92's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    *** Plenty of schools that have NP programs are no going to DNP and claim no intention of doing so. In my area (the upper mid west) only the state universities have gone or are going to DNP for NP. I...
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    Getting in to CRNA school

    PMFB-RN replied to rachel92's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    *** Also CRNAs have their own organization, the AANA. The AANA doesn't seem to give a darn what the ANA says about anything. And has already been pointed out here there is no requirement for a DNP for...
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    ICU position immediately after graduating with BSN

    PMFB-RN replied to Kelly Fineman's topic in Critical Care

    New grads should go directly into the ICU. Time spent on the floor is worse than wasted, it can be harmful. Patients lives are more important than our own goals so do the right thing by them and...
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    Can an ADN nurse move into supervisory positions with only 4 years experience?

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

    I have worked as an RN in four states and many ICUs & ERs, counting travel contracts and per diem. I have never heard of any unit that cared at all what degree the charge nurse had. Even in...
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    Attitudes against the military

    PMFB-RN replied to Animal3's topic in Government, Military

    I have only ever experienced exactly the opposite attitude. But then I live in the upper
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    Nurses and Dream Specialty?

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

    Rapid Response nurse for a fairly large hospital. It's a blast. I usually have a lot of fun at work. I look forward to coming into work. Could easily see myself doing thif for a long time. It is...
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    Can an ADN nurse move into supervisory positions with only 4 years experience?

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

    I work in a large Magnet certified, trauma, tertirary care hospital. The manager of our SICU who was just hired in 2010 is an ADN nurse. In 2005 I worked a travel position in a large university...
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    BSN vs. ADN really does it matter these days?

    PMFB-RN replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience 5-10 years of high quality ICU & ER experience, along with CCRN and CEN beats the heck out of a BSN for getting a job any day. Last year I was offered a job starting up a...
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    BSN vs. ADN really does it matter these days?

    PMFB-RN replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    *** That they have Magnet and hire only BSNs are unrelated, except that it indicates a certain type of mindset among administration. It is a myth that to achieve Magnet certification a hospital must...
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    BSN vs. ADN really does it matter these days?

    PMFB-RN replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    *** There is no real justification for paying an bedside RN with a BSN or MSN any more than a diploma or ADN prepared RN. It is not as if cause of the RNs degree the hospital can bill more for their...
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    BSN vs. ADN really does it matter these days?

    PMFB-RN replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    I think is makes a difference for new grads. Many hospitals are making the very sensible (for them) move of hiring BSNs only. They are in a position to do this for several reasons. The first is the...
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    How to find the right fit career-wise?

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

    I am in a fairly small niche nursing field. I am a full time rapid response nurse. All the nurses I know in fields like research or informatics etc are former skilled bedside nurses. I think it would...
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    NP 2015 requirements

    PMFB-RN replied to Reddavis77's topic in Alabama Nursing

    *** Nobody is required to have a doctorate to be an NP. There is not one single state that requires a doctorate to be licensed as an NP. There will be master level NP program for into the future,...
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    good CRNA candidate?

    PMFB-RN replied to ucdmc's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    *** St.Marys, U of MN, MSA (Minneapolis School if Anesthesia), UW La Crosse, Rush, Franklin something or anther in IL, Mt.St.Marty in SD and some others in Pennsylvania and Florida. I used to...
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    Which Specialty Do You Have Your Eye On?

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

    *** That's great and I wish you much luck. I do have some advice for you though. Don't tell ANYONE you would like to go to CRNA school. ICU nurse managers just hate spending lots of time and money...
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    Need advice! Torn over flu vaccine

    PMFB-RN replied to reediculous's topic in Disaster Preparation

    *** FYI wearing a mask will not help you in any way. They are NOT desinged to protect the wearer, but to protect the patient or other from the person who is wearing the mask. Unless you are wearing an...
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    What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

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

    *** Ya that is the trend. there are a few exceptions. For example my hospital no longer hired new grad BSNs into the nurse residency program for the SICU. They hire ADNs only. This is cause so many of...
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    good CRNA candidate?

    PMFB-RN replied to ucdmc's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I know lots of people who got in who where not as qualified. In fact I don't know anyone who applied and didn't get accepted to at least one school on their first of second attempt. 4-8 people a year...
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    Is there a nursing shortage?

    PMFB-RN replied to JosefVernon Hodgkins's topic in Men in Nursing

    Of course there is no nurse shortage. The imagined nurse shortage was created by those that stand to gain financially form a glut of
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    Planning to get RN, should I get my BSN?

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

    Some places, such as the VA, only hire BSN. *** That is absolutely incorrect, that part about the VA only hiring BSN nurses. Received my BSN at a university that offers a program for those with a...
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    Planning to get RN, should I get my BSN?

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

    *** When you get out in the real nursing world you will learn that isn't true at all. It may well be the intention but it isn't the effect. I am an instructor and preceptor in my hospitals nurse...
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    diltiazem drip

    PMFB-RN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Cardiac

    this doctor is a cardiologist so i would hope he would have knowledge on a diltiazem drip *** maybe, maybe not. i doubt he has ever personally titrated a cardizem drip. most of the time doctors do...
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    Planning to get RN, should I get my BSN?

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

    *** On your first quoted point, there are exceptions. My hospital does not hire new grad BSNs into the Nurse Residency fro the SICU. They only hire ADNs, although they have been known to make...