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    Finding Preceptors?

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

    I don't disagree with you and you make good points. One concern I have is that I live in a very rural, medicaly underserved area. The closest NP program is a 3 hour drive away. This area has many...
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    PMFB-RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    (shrug) Hardly unusual. I have seen similar at most every hospital I have ever worked in. Well except when I worked in New Zealand, never saw anything like that going on there. I see it, I hear...
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    Low Pay

    PMFB-RN replied to Nathan89's topic in General Nursing

    Not just Kansas! Oversaturation of newer nurses is a trend in many (most) areas. The glut of nurses was deliberatly created in part for the exact reason of what you see happening in Kansas. The tool...
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    Associate RN or BSN

    PMFB-RN replied to RN 2 B's topic in Alabama Nursing

    The ONLY thing that matters in this choice is your abiliety to get your first RN job after graduation. Depending on your area you may find it much more difficult to get your first job with an...
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    California Jobs

    PMFB-RN replied to katielynn10's topic in California Nursing

    I can't speak to the job market in Long Beach. However it is mostly true that "only considering BSN" means exactly that. Anywhere from about to start a BSN program to one test away from completing...
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    Hate "Midlevel"

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

    I am curious what TX911 does for a living? NPs bring a LOT more than clinicals and classes to their practice. For example I (not just me, tens of thousands of nurses) spend my days working with some...
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    Yay!! I get the poop magnet award!! Who else is so fortunate?!

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

    Dear OP Please feel free to steal my avatar to wear as your
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    Prevalence of Christians in the field of nursing

    PMFB-RN replied to FSUNurse2b's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I feel the same way. However I would add one more condition to your no "sacrificing live animals". Also no lighting of fires in my ICU room. I once arranged for a native healer to preform a...
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    Graduating HS with all of my nursing prerequisites done

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

    My state allows underage people to do clinicals. The just require you to be at least 18 to be licensed as an RN. I know lots of other states will also allow minors to do clinicals. There are still a...
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    Should Nurses Bill Separately from Hospitals and Physicians?

    PMFB-RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I think travel nursing exactly makes my point. When I was a travler I noticed that if you wanted a contract in Hawaii or San Diego in winter the pay was very low. A summer contract in Alaska paid...
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    CPAP on the unit

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

    Wow! That RT has no idea what he is talking about. You are exactly right and he is
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    Prevalence of Christians in the field of nursing

    PMFB-RN replied to FSUNurse2b's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I wasn't sharing an opinion. I was trying to educate you on the realities of ethical behavior for health care workers. You can agree with me or be wrong (unethical). If you go further in your...
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    Prevalence of Christians in the field of nursing

    PMFB-RN replied to FSUNurse2b's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    What the bible says only matters to Christians. When you choose to "share the word" with a person who is helpless and does not have the option of leaving to get away from you, like sick people in the...
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    Hey so young nurses, are we really making "that much"?

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

    The vast majority of nurses are under paid when the level of thier responsibiliety is taken into account. It's getting worse every year
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    Finding Preceptors?

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

    Thank you for the
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    Bsn or lpn-adn not your usual argument

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

    To the OP. If you can be pretty sure you will be able to get a job when you graduate from the ADN then by all means to LPN to RN. The difference between and ADN and a BSN is 6-18 months of part time...
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    Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    PMFB-RN replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my area it is common to have CNAs working in LTC and hospitals who are not 18 yet. I have and do know several who are 16 even, though I haven't heard of any under age
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    Bay Area, CA

    PMFB-RN replied to SFANURSE2011's topic in Travel

    Cedars won't hire masters (MSN) prepared nurses? There are several health systems here in the Midwest who don't hire MSN nurses, but I am surprised to hear about one in
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    ANA petitions Feds (educ. funding) for 1.1 million more RN's within 8 yrs.

    PMFB-RN replied to Guttercat's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I can explain that for you easily. The ANA is ALWAYS against anything that could ever benefit nurses. Clearly the ANA is made up of people who have a deep dislike for
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    Requiring a BSN degree for an ADN scope of practice

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

    The reality is that there isn't a single organization advocating in the interest of nurses at the federal level, at least not one I have ever heard
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    IV Infusion/ question

    PMFB-RN replied to stervets's topic in Patient Medications

    Uh oh. You have a petty tyrant out to climb the ladder on the worker's backs. My advice is to stay far, far away from her but keep tabs on her. In a few years she will be DON some place and you want...
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    I. Just. Can't....

    PMFB-RN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Of course. It's why I put the :) behind it. Sorry if I didn't make it clear I was being cynical and
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    Requiring a BSN degree for an ADN scope of practice

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

    You realize that the ANA has just extorted millions from the federal government to expand nursing programs? The propaganda they use is of course the looming "nursing shortage". Also consider that...
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    Best transition into ICU?

    PMFB-RN replied to nmpBSN's topic in MICU, SICU

    "Best" would be to get into one of the quality nurse residency program specifically designed for training new grads into ICU. Usually they are 6-9 months in length and the better ones support their...
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    ANA petitions Feds (educ. funding) for 1.1 million more RN's within 8 yrs.

    PMFB-RN replied to Guttercat's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The ANA and AACN are to nurses as hunters are to