gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    gauge14iv replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Ain't much unfounded about it in some cases. I'm sure that some programs are free of this sort of thing, but I assure you some are not. By a long

  2. Do I Have the Right NOT to Be Weighed?

    gauge14iv replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    A patient CAN be discharged from a practice for refusal to comply with treatment. So yes you have the right to refuse to be weighed, but the provider also has the right to decline to be your...

  3. Do I Have the Right NOT to Be Weighed?

    gauge14iv replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is - I have no way to predict that 6 mos from now your weight won't be important. What if weight loss were the only sign of cancer you had and we hadn't weighed you? What if the fact that...

  4. Do I Have the Right NOT to Be Weighed?

    gauge14iv replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Yup - calcium channel blockers, diuretics and a whole host of other medications would be another reason to be

  5. Do I Have the Right NOT to Be Weighed?

    gauge14iv replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I would never demand it - it's your weight - but I definately strongly encourage it. It could present a complainace issue in some cases, although not necessarily in yours. If you really have issues...

  6. Do I Have the Right NOT to Be Weighed?

    gauge14iv replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I do want to point this out... A patient who had declined to be weighed for years came in to discuss bariatric surgery. Well guess what? The insurance company wouldn't even consider authorizing a...

  7. Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long)

    gauge14iv replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    This is not the discussion we were having here. The discussion that was taking place here was should this ONE individual bail out of an accelerated BS program and transfer to AD program. Please don't...

  8. DFW- where should I live?

    gauge14iv replied to grnmtngirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    Heh - and what time of day was it or were there other circumstances? Their security is pretty tight apparently. I went to a seminar in there

  9. DFW- where should I live?

    gauge14iv replied to grnmtngirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    Cityview in Dallas is an office building complex - off of

  10. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    gauge14iv replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    DEFINATELY needs a pain management

  11. North Lake/El Centro - Fall '06!

    gauge14iv replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    I just can't believe they wouldnt tell you anything earlier if you went to campus and talked to them - craziness! There should be some way to handle it. Our mailman delivers mail to the same address...

  12. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    gauge14iv replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    I want to add - I believe the person - ALWAYS - who presents in pain. They get their pain meds. The problem arises when they want their refill in 5 days instead of 30, they lose their rx or "leave it...

  13. a doc's take on APRN's

    gauge14iv replied to canoehead's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    BAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

  14. So I got in...

    gauge14iv replied to TheEnvoy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I sucked at math till I learned to do things like the book! Congrats by the way! Louisville is my hubsters hometown - his sis works at UofL, and he wears his U of L bike jersey every chance he

  15. sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

    gauge14iv replied to okie2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    BIOL 4344 Pathophysiology 4 NURS 3643 RN Baccalaureate Nursing Experience 3 NURS 3612 Introduction to Nursing Research 2 NURS 3614 Nursing Assessment Across Life Span 4 NURS 3804 RN Experience with...

  16. So I got in...

    gauge14iv replied to TheEnvoy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If math makes no sense to you then have I got the thing for you! This will help you out in chemistry and all those classess as well - Med Math Book or Another Book (Newer - more

  17. sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

    gauge14iv replied to okie2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Pathophysiologic Processes Family Health Assessment Nursing Research Advanced Nursing Seminar Community Nursing Nursing Management for the Registered Nurse This is pretty typical...

  18. Anyone get diploma from Baptist Health System Nursing Program in San Antonio?

    gauge14iv replied to Agatha's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you already know you plan to go on for an MSN, make sure the schools you are interested in do not require a BS in *nursing* in order to gain entry into their MS programs. Some do. If your target...

  19. a doc's take on APRN's

    gauge14iv replied to canoehead's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hmmmmm comparing nurses to wait staff, unskilled personell to those with extensive training and skills - he is so far off on so many counts I don't even know where to begin... I wonder WHAT flew up...

  20. sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

    gauge14iv replied to okie2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As a nurse you end up negotiating with management ALL the time - best to know what their game

  21. nursing caps

    gauge14iv replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We wore them for pinning - we didnt wear them for graduation - we wore the mortar boards for

  22. Where are the spring "waiters"???

    gauge14iv replied to momto2beauties's topic in Texas Nursing

    Im still keepin my fingers crossed for

  23. Am I in jeopardy??

    gauge14iv replied to pugg's topic in Texas Nursing

    Safe Harbor Rules Safe Harbor Forms (Note that these apply to Texas only for you out of Texas

  24. nursing caps

    gauge14iv replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah - my mom said it was nice having the caps, especially if you moved across the country and then met someone with your cap on. You knew right away where they had gone to school by their cap and...

  25. Ugh! This was NO fun!!!

    gauge14iv replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago flu shots were made from equine serum - so almost everyone had a flu like reaction to them. That isnt the case anymore. A mild short duration reaction, or a localized respose of redness in...