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    Online RN-BSN and CRNA School Questions

    PMFB-RN replied to robert1083's topic in Advanced Practice

    *** I have a friend who graduated from CRNA school last year, his undergrad degree is in forestry. Another guy from our SICU is in CRNA school right now and his undergrad is in Mortuary Science. Also...
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    Online RN-BSN and CRNA School Questions

    PMFB-RN replied to robert1083's topic in Advanced Practice

    *** here is a list of crna schools in florida that do not require a bsn: http://www.barry.edu/ane...
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    Online RN-BSN and CRNA School Questions

    PMFB-RN replied to robert1083's topic in Advanced Practice

    *** It won't hurt your chances at all. I know plenty of people who have left our SICU for CRNA school in the last few years who got their BSN online. I also know several people who went to CRNA school...
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    CRNA Doctorate in 2015 or 2025?

    PMFB-RN replied to webstar's topic in Men in Nursing

    The DNP does NOT provide that. The University of MN program just went to DNP only. They added 9 months of part time DNP classes and work then the SRNAs go on directly to EXACTLY the same anesthesia...
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    Los Angeles County School of Nursing

    PMFB-RN replied to Drea1713's topic in California Nursing

    *** No, that is incorrect. BSN programs may be accredited by either NLNAC or CCNE. Associated degree prgrams are, or should be, accredited by NLNAC. It does matter. The VA for example hires nurses who...
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    16 hr weekend shifts

    PMFB-RN replied to jmitchell-85's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE 16 hour shifts. However they are not for everybody. I used to do them all the time but in this area we are no longer allowed to schedual them, supposedly for patient safety reasons. However...
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    PMFB-RN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    *** It wasn't sarcastic. I have noticed a tendency among brand new nurses to assume that if a doctors ordered it it's correct. We who have spent some time in health care understand that everybody,...
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    PMFB-RN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If one doesn't work as an RN first how will the NP learn that physicians don't know everything and when to question a
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    Relationships with Doctors

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

    *** What! Nobody had any business yelling at anyone else in a work environment. If the nurses where you work are tolerating this behavior from physicians it needs to stop. Start by calmly asking the...
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    Why IV pumps for Central Lines?

    PMFB-RN replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    *** Naw, I set the pump to alarm before the MIVF runs out. Then the pump alarms and I change the MIVF bag and add volume to the pump. We use Alaris pumps. As I mentioned we run meds in without pumps...
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    Can RNs pull Picc Lines

    PMFB-RN replied to Chan285's topic in General Nursing

    *** This is interesting. I am a PICC nurse and judging from the number of med students and residents who ask to observe a PICC insertion I was under the impression the physicians received no training...
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    Why IV pumps for Central Lines?

    PMFB-RN replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    *** Did the PICC have clamps on the line? If not then the PICC likely had it's own internal valves and those would require some pressure. If the PICC had it's own clamps then there is no internal...
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    Why IV pumps for Central Lines?

    PMFB-RN replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    *** I run IV meds into central lines all the time without pumps. The potential problem you not above would be true if there was no MIVF running as well. If you have a MIVF running at, let's say 50ml,...
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    Can RNs pull Picc Lines

    PMFB-RN replied to Chan285's topic in General Nursing

    *** Who is on this special PICC team if not
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    Can RNs pull Picc Lines

    PMFB-RN replied to Chan285's topic in General Nursing

    Of course. If an RN can insert the PICC line and can pull swans, art lines, IJ & subclavian tripple lumens they most certainly can pull a PICC. All that should be required is a unit based...
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    Sick and tired of the AAS BSN debate

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

    *** I have worked as an ICU nurse at three seperate hospitals while they achieved Magnet status. One in the state of Oregon and two here in Wisconsin. Nurses where told EXACTLY what to say when...
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    Sick and tired of the AAS BSN debate

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

    *** I don't doubt what you are saying. It sounds normal to me. In my hospital ADNs are hired very readily. Most of them already work in the hospital as CNAs, ER techs, phlebotomists, house keepers,...
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    Sick and tired of the AAS BSN debate

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

    *** The best, and only logical argument I have ever seen for BSN only as entry. As far as I am concerned we should forget about ADN and BSN entry and make the direct entry masters the sole entry...
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    Sick and tired of the AAS BSN debate

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

    *** As I have mentioned before my hospital's 7 month ICU nurse residency doesn't hire new grad BSNs. ADNs only. We are a Magnet (whoop-T-do:( hospital. I don't understand why you would think that a...
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    Sick and tired of the AAS BSN debate

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

    *** You are right, it's not unique. Here in Wisconsin all 16 of the Technical college ADN programs are designed to be finished in two years. All you need is high school chem. if you didn't take it in...
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    Doctoral Preparation of Nurse Anesthetists

    PMFB-RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    *** I have a good friend and mentor who is a CRNA. He doesn't have any degree at all, not even an associates degree. He has a dimploma in nursing and went to a certificate CRNA program back in (I...
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    PMFB-RN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    *** Really? You REALLY think the ONLY difference between a physician and an NP who goes through a DNP is the "four year internship"? First family practice and internal medicine residencies (not...
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    not working for a year to get BSN

    PMFB-RN replied to nursinghopeful1111's topic in General Nursing

    It is very likely that the residency program you want to do would NOT consider you a new grad since you will have at least two years of licensed time under your belt. I would check with them and ask...
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    ADN Students Whom Already Hold a Bachelors in Another Field

    PMFB-RN replied to TheCareerStudent's topic in General Students

    *** I will shock even more. One doesn't need a bachelors degree in ANYTHING to get a masters in nursing. There are dozens of RN to MSN programs that go from ADN to MSN with no bachelors required or...
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    night shift is really hard on me...

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

    *** Working nights is very hard on most of us. It is hard on me. However when I made the decision to become a nurse I knew, like we all know, that nurses work night shift. If one simply can NOT...