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    Drs. handwriting - Can you read it well?

    PMFB-RN replied to RN2007's topic in General Nursing

    *** Or push back from nurses. After many years of reading and taking hand written orders we now have physician computer order entry. This doesn't allow me to write the orders the way I want them to...
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    Drs. handwriting - Can you read it well?

    PMFB-RN replied to RN2007's topic in General Nursing

    *** It's not by accident they write like that. See doctors were the guys who were nerds in high school. Some of them are very lonely and would like to be woken up in the middle of the night to speak...
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    Interested in becoming a CRNA

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

    Nothing wrong with your plan. The paramedic is absolutely not needed and will just delay the day you get your RN and can start getting the ICU experience required for CRNA school. I have two...
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    How do I become a critical care nurse?

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

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    What other schools are dropping MSN for DNP?

    PMFB-RN replied to smkiya's topic in Post Graduate Students

    *** It's just selfishness. Those who are already advanced practice nurses have everything to gain by raising the entry point. A point they will be grandfathered into and will not have to meet...
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    What other schools are dropping MSN for DNP?

    PMFB-RN replied to smkiya's topic in Post Graduate Students

    *** About the only thing that makes any sence to me is that those who decided on the DNP for entry into advanced practice have a deep self loathing and low self esteem that they extend to their fellow...
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    Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

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

    *** That makes me wonder why some states are limiting FNPs ability to practice acute care medicine, but not PAs. I never see any FNPs in CV or neuro or general or ortho surgery. I only see PAs. Is...
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    What other schools are dropping MSN for DNP?

    PMFB-RN replied to smkiya's topic in Post Graduate Students

    All the the University of Wisconsin nursing school are accepting their last MSN for NP classes this year. After that DNP only. The nurse hating nurses have had their
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    Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

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

    *** Certainly is varies by region. Why this is I don't t really understand. As for the DNP for NPs I am confused. I thought it was a done deal that new NPs will require a DNP by 2015 (obviously...
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    Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

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

    *** You might be interested in the Univerity of North Dakota's program. First year in online didatic. Second is mostly done in your home area with a
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    Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

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

    *** They can and do. My question is why in the world would anyone want
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    Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

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

    NP = Doctorate preparation after the BSN PA = Associates, bachelors, or master preparation. Yes you can go to a community college and become a PA. *** Here in Wisconsin PAs & NPs working in the...
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    Do you like ER or ICU better?

    PMFB-RN replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Emergency

    *** They didn't forget anything. It's what happens when you place a large (by our standards, 580 beds) hospital in a very small town. The hospital serves a huge geographic rural area, the ER serves a...
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    Do you like ER or ICU better?

    PMFB-RN replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Emergency

    *** At our hospital there is great overlap between ICU and ER staff. The reason ICU nurses come down for trauma is because there are not enough ER nurses staffed to run the ER plus run the trauma...
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    CRNA Doctorate in 2015 or 2025?

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

    *** The whole DNP thing came about as a result of nursing's industry-wide inferiority complex
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    ADN right before entering nursing school?

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

    *** There is no such thing as RN vs BSN. BSNs are just RNs. I think you mean ADN prepared RNs vs BSN prepared RNs. In my state (Wisconsin) no hospital I am aware of in this state pays staff nurses...
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    Doctoral Preparation of Nurse Anesthetists

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

    *** As my mom used to say: "If all your friends jumped off a cliff would
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    Doctoral Preparation of Nurse Anesthetists

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

    This is my question. There are many, many CRNA programs based in schools that do not have a nursing department. Between MN and WI there are 5 CRNA program and only one (the university of MN) is based...
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    Do you like ER or ICU better?

    PMFB-RN replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Emergency

    *** Don't worry, I would never ask an ER nurse to record vitals at our hospital. It's their job, spelled out in the trauma diagram & policy. They know it, they are the ones who pushed to have the...
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    Sick and tired of the AAS BSN debate

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

    *** Yes I understand that some are 18 months and I guess you could call knocking off 6 months "accelerated". But some are a couple years. How is that
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    ADN right before entering nursing school?

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

    If you can't pull off the $60K for the BSN then do the ADN. You may well have to re-locate to find a new grad job reguardless of what degree you have. New grads are having a hard time finding jobs,...
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    Sick and tired of the AAS BSN debate

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

    *** Your friend it being taken advantage of by the community college. An ADN should be able to be finished in two years (assuming the student arrives ready to take college level classes). Here in...
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    Why ADN is Better Than BSN for CRNA.. For Some

    PMFB-RN posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This is just one person's story but I think it may apply to others. A very good friend of mine just left for CRNA school in MN. He was a cheese factory worker who lost his job. He did extensive...
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    NPO before surgery is nonsense

    PMFB-RN replied to Guest219794's topic in Operating Room

    *** LOL! "Get out of bed and take a BM"!!! Not if you are my patient. Bedpans and dirty beds are just things to be dealt with as part of my job. You bleeding cause I allowed you to get out of bed for...
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    NPO before surgery is nonsense

    PMFB-RN replied to Guest219794's topic in Operating Room

    About four or five years ago the hospital where I work did away with NPO for surgery. It goes like this, clear liquids only 8 hours before surgery, then only small sips of water in the two hours...