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    ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    PMFB-RN replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    *** Not all RNs have to have ACLS in our hospital. Just acute care RNs. There are lots of nurses in psych, rehab, clinics and similar units that do not have ACLS. For us it's ICU RNs (obviously), step...
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    salary of RN-BSN/MSN

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

    There are a number of RN to MSN programs that do not require a bachelors degree and no BSN is earned along the way. One can go from ADN to MSN and skip BSN altogether. Usually there are bridge credits...
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    ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    PMFB-RN replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    *** Case in point. One hospital I worked at a few years ago told us money was tight and there would be no cost of living raise for staff. At the same time they started their "Journy to Magnet" and...
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    ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    PMFB-RN replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    *** I remeber when med-surg nurses didn't have to be ACLS. However I have worked as full time staff in three larger hospitals in the last 6 years, and more hospitals on a casual or part time basis and...
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    California doesn't accept BSNs from Chamberlain College of Nursing?

    PMFB-RN replied to RN122's topic in California Nursing

    *** California doesn't care at all if you have a BSN or if you do where you got it. California only cars about the nursing program that got you your initial license. So if you attended an associated...
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    ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    PMFB-RN replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    *** Running codes is in my job description as full time rapid response nurse. Most of the time our codes are run by residents. Some of whom may or may not be running their first code. Occasionaly no...
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    Work in Alaska?

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

    While I only interviewed for two positions I did an extensive search for jobs and pay rates in AK. This was about 2 years ago. I didn't find any place in AK paying more than $80-90K for experienced...
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    Work in Alaska?

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

    *** I am happy you found that to be true. I looked into several jobs in AK. Anchorage and Bethel. I found the pay about 25% less than I make here in the upper midwest and the cost of living...
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    ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    PMFB-RN replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    I would tell anyone shouting in a code to leave the room. Our codes are always calm and pretty routine. Everybody knows exactly what their job is and how to do it. There is no confusion or
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    What qualifies as a BSRN?

    PMFB-RN replied to overtheriver's topic in Nursing Career

    You will be an RN with an ADN. You will not be qualified for any nursing job that requires a BSN. When looking at job opening that says "BSN required" you will not be qualifed to apply. When you get a...
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    I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

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

    *** Yes! I love my job. I haven't loved every job I have ever had in nursing. My current job is a lot of fun, I get tons of respect, find helping people in critical need very rewarding, love the...
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    I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

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

    *** The OP set the tone. When a person posts in an aggresive manner I assume they are sending a signal for how they would like to recieve
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    Where are the new grads in ICU?

    PMFB-RN replied to kika72's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    *** Oh ya, a number of times. I think the first time was when I was titrating nipride and intended to go from 0.5mg/kg/min to 0.6mg/kg/min and forgot the decimal point at the pump and set it for...
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    Where are the new grads in ICU?

    PMFB-RN replied to kika72's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    New grads in the ICU, when properly trained and supported, doesn't sound crazy. In fact it's standard in the better hospitals in my area and in the country. A number of hospitals have nurse residency...
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    I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

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

    *** If you choose not to quote a post, and choose not to name the person you are responding to nobody knows who you are talking about. Since you chose not to do either of those it appears you are...
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    I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

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

    *** Over sensitive much? *** Feel entitled much? I am an expert nurse. I am happy to teach new nurses when I am being paid to teach them. Nobody is paying me to teach here. If I, or any of the other...
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    Interesting Physician Perspective On NPs

    PMFB-RN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am not an NP. I am a full time rapid response nurse at a teaching hospital. This morning I stopped in to residents office to update the night residents on what had happened with their patients and...
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    I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

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

    *** Yes you are right. However just wanted to point out that there are nursing jobs like that. My job as full time rapid response nurse is like that about half the time. I notice that many...
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    I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

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

    *** Yes I fully realize this but two things. First the fewer people who enter nursing the better for those of who are already nurses. Pay and working conditions for nurses have deteriated since the...
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    RN to CRNA - which road?

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

    Just FYI you can't be qualifed to apply to any CRNA school with a masters degree unless you also have a bachelors degree. For example a nurse who does and ADN to MSN program would not be elligable to...
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    Helipad Trauma Nursing

    PMFB-RN replied to TraumaBSN's topic in Nursing Career

    Don't forget that any transport service that uses RNs is going to see a lot of acute medical patients. Yes trauma is a lot of fun but acute medical is the bread and
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    Helipad Trauma Nursing

    PMFB-RN replied to TraumaBSN's topic in Nursing Career

    *** Ya we do accident scene too However for every accident scene we do I would guess we do 4 or 5 critical care transports. A couple months ago I intubated a man in a barn with a dead bull laying...
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    Helipad Trauma Nursing

    PMFB-RN replied to TraumaBSN's topic in Nursing Career

    *** I work (casual, used to be full time) for an transport service that includes two helicopters and a number of ground ambulances in different locations. We run with an RN & parmedic team, the RN...
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    A Call to Action from the Nation's Nurses in the Wake of Newtown

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

    Yes! That is something I could get behind. Also something appropiate for a nursing organization to be advocating
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    A Call to Action from the Nation's Nurses in the Wake of Newtown

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

    I think the reason you are not getting the resonses you seek is entirely related to the condecending manner in which you write, the name calling you engage in and most of all people find it very...