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    Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

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

    *** uh, why? don't you have _registered_ nurses where you
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    Will DNPs be chosen over MSNs?

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

    *** Like many of you I work pretty closely with a number of physicians. We also have DNP CRNA students and DNP NP students who do clinical in our hospital. There have been some students making remarks...
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    Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

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

    *** It's the same in my hospital, and the whole health system by policy. We can order nearly any lab and chest and abdominal x-rays. We can also order STAT head CTs as part of our stroke protocal. We...
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    Will DNPs be chosen over MSNs?

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

    *** Criticism is healthy. Not every idea that come down the pike is a good one. We have had our share of ridiculous ideas being foisted on us. Scripting, electronic nurse tracking among them. The DNP...
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    Abundant Opportunities

    PMFB-RN replied to chuckster's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    You know I am starting to think that there is a group of bitter, resentful MSN & doctorate prepared RNs who haven't touched a patient in decades who are very upset about the benefits & wages...
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    Will DNPs be chosen over MSNs?

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

    If you are being hired by a physician, like say the head of anesthesiology is the one making hiring decisions, then the MSN is very likely to be picked over the DNP. If you can find a physician who...
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    Please help me, I'm in trouble.

    PMFB-RN replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    File for unemployment benefits. I got them after I had been fired for questionable
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    Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

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

    *** What this tells me is that your hospital has not (yet) faced a law suit from a patient with permanent brain damage from anoxic brain injury. With ridiculous policies like that their time is...
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    Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

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

    Get yourself into ICU nursing. We are often must act first then call the physician and tell him what we did later. We have standing orders and protocols to allow us to intervene without speaking with...
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    ACNP with flight focus applying for just Flight RN job?

    PMFB-RN replied to davisone's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    We have several advanced practice nurses who work in our hospitals flight crew. The work part time or casual. Two are CRNAs and one is an adult NP who works full time for the neurology department. All...
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    Critical care drips

    PMFB-RN replied to kc87t's topic in Emergency

    *** Graduates also get a Litman's Cardiology III stethascope when they finish the residency. The get full pay and benifts while in the residency. Only ADN grads accepted for the SICU. BSN, ADN &...
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    Critical care drips

    PMFB-RN replied to kc87t's topic in Emergency

    *** I absolutly would not count on your physicians to know about starting and titrating drips. A few may but mostly they
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    Critical care drips

    PMFB-RN replied to kc87t's topic in Emergency

    Get yourself a Cathy White book. It is THE quick ICU (including drips) reference book. It is small in size and made durable enough to survive being hauled around in your bag or pocket. It has a great...
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    Male Nurses and Female Doctors

    PMFB-RN replied to elias_benjamin2001's topic in General Nursing

    *** Sounds like a perfect mate. Makes good money and is never around. Heck
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    Hospital Corpsman needs an advice..

    PMFB-RN replied to repsol23's topic in Online Distance Learning

    A corpsman buddy of mine challenged the LVN boards in Ca based on his corpsman experience then did Excelsior LVN to RN in a little less than a year. He is now making $124k/year as the ER nurse manager...
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    Question-Online NP Clinicals

    PMFB-RN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am considering one of several online NP programs. I strongly would prefer FNP. My question is for those who have completed or are in such a program. How are clinical arranged? What I do not want to...
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    LPN to RN Bridge in WI

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

    I did the LPN to RN at Southwest Technical college. I had a lot of work experience but there was no requirement for work experience. I finished in two
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    DNP in 2015? Forreal?

    PMFB-RN replied to jiwonkim89's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    First my experience a preceptor in my hospitals Nurse Residency Program indicated that they are not as good. Second I don't think the issue is ENTRY level nurses but ADVANCED practice nurse programs....
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    DNP in 2015? Forreal?

    PMFB-RN replied to jiwonkim89's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    *** I have never heard a real (as in actually worked as an RN before grad school) nurse advocate for the DNP before. I would be interested to hear your
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    How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

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

    *** In that case my children are going to sit at the corners of the table until they are
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    DNP in 2015? Forreal?

    PMFB-RN replied to jiwonkim89's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    *** Yes but less clinically based, at least in my experience as a preceptor of new grads in the SICU. I admit my direct experience is only with 6 or 7 direct entry masters grads but so for I have...
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    DNP in 2015? Forreal?

    PMFB-RN replied to jiwonkim89's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    *** Uh, one could do that right now. 1-1.5 year accelerated BSN then either a year as an RN or direct entry into a DNP NP program of (let's say) three years
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    RN's...in demand if willing to relocate?

    PMFB-RN replied to pat8585's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    However, the major tradeoffs would involve contending with the seemingly brutal winters, sporifice population, and so forth. Not everyone can adapt to living in the upper Midwest. *** Ya, you are...
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    RN's...in demand if willing to relocate?

    PMFB-RN replied to pat8585's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I see a lot of RN jobs in North Dakota, even new grad jobs. I would spend some time searching to the job postings on hospitals websites. Here is a link to every hospital's website by state:...
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    DNP in 2015? Forreal?

    PMFB-RN replied to jiwonkim89's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    *** Many people think that too but it's not the case. There is no requirement for a BSN or any other bachelors degree to earn an MSN. There are many ADN to MSN programs were no bachelors degree is...