BrnEyedGirl BSN, MSN, RN, APRN

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    MONEY: Which jobs requiring a RN degree make the most?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to BabiesRUs23's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work you are paid on experience. There is no difference in pay between ICU, ER, endoscopy, med/surg etc. The nurse with 5 yrs exp is paid more than a new grad and the nurse with 10yrs still...
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    Is it safe to start out with an ADN?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to RNS5's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Where I work your BSN is only worth 50 cents an hour, and the job description is the same. I get paid more than that for charging. CEN is worth $1 an hour,...unless you want to go into management...
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    Management of violent Patient's in ED ?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to fawnsternurse's topic in Emergency

    Our security carries tasers as well as a gun. We use 4 point restraints and yes I have seen the taser used in the ER,..more than once, but it wasn't on a "psych" pt, just a couple of mean
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    Would you use a cell phone at work? Do you need a cell phone at work?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to 2BSure's topic in General Nursing

    I don't use my person cell phone at work..(ER), but when in charge I do carry a blackberry or another phone. I often wonder about what the pts think when I answer it. I use an ear piece and often...
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    Ummm, I think the patient looks bad....

    BrnEyedGirl replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    There is nothing wrong with following that gut feeling,...it's saved me more than once. I've learned over the years that it helps me to think a bit before I call the doc....what doesn't look right?...
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    i failed out of nursing school...now what

    BrnEyedGirl replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine doing this job without really loving it. The hours suck. The work is demanding and often just plain nasty. Most of my friends with 4yr degrees make way more than I do. I wouldn't...
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    floating between departments ie med/surg to nicu

    BrnEyedGirl replied to mcl10109's topic in General Nursing

    We have float clusters,...NICU and med/surge are NOT in the same cluster! I agree with you,...as an ER nurse I wouldn't be comfortable in NICU! A nurse is a nurse,..as a new grad! We can all go on...
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    Second Class Citizens

    BrnEyedGirl replied to LilPeonNo1's topic in General Nursing

    We get $3.20/hr for night
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    The Lord Is So Good!

    BrnEyedGirl replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Amen,...HE is good. I'm glad to hear of your blessing and the fact that you give credit where credit is due. I wish you many more blessings,.May God bless us
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    Photogenic memory required for LVN?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to iamthecheese's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a theory person. I hated Anatomy because it did require memorization, but I did pass it. Nursing school requires that you "LEARN" the material,..not just memorize a bunch of facts. I went to RN...
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    Second Class Citizens

    BrnEyedGirl replied to LilPeonNo1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow,...rough night?? I've worked 7p-7a for almost 12 yrs now. Same situation everywhere I've worked. I'm in ER now and it is a bit better. Let me remind you of this though,....night shifters are a...
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    Nurses "on-call" related to low census; Am I rightfully angry?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to inthesky's topic in General Nursing

    Wow one nurse for 11 pts? I've never worked on a behavior health unit, but anywhere else I've worked we had to have a minimum of 2 RN's even if there is only one pt,...just in case there is a code....
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    Got fire because manager said I need some critical thinking

    BrnEyedGirl replied to HNursing's topic in General Nursing

    First of all I'm very impressed with you're ability to speak 4 languages! That in and of itself proves you are a very smart person. I agree with the others, you're communication skills are going to...
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    Check Out This Doc

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    i don't believe that unsatisfactory care equals poor care,..i work er and i promise you we have given excellent care to many people who swear we didn't do anything for them and were unhappy with their...
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    Are any of your patients getting tested for swine flu?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We are only testing those who have been in Mexico w/in 7 days,.or have been exposed to a known case (no known cases in my area) AND have tested influenza A positive, so far we have tested no
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    EWS /Systems Assessment

    BrnEyedGirl replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    okay, I'll bite,....what's
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    Check Out This Doc

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in a large cardiology office. The docs had rounds at the hospital, did angios, stress tests, ablations, pacers etc and were on call for ER. The pt's at this office would very...
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    Parents controlling an adult child with chronic/progressive disease

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    I would have a real hard time not telling these parents that I can't discuss details of their adult child's care because of HIPAA. I think I would send them to the Dr for any details and explain that...
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    HELP.....Should I live off student loans?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to denise0815's topic in General Nursing

    Denise,..I feel your pain. I went through Nursing school as a single Mom of two. I worked part time as a tech while I was in school and took out as much in student loans as they would give me. We...
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    Parents controlling an adult child with chronic/progressive disease

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    Tough situation,...you say the pt is A/O,...is she/he her own quardian? If so in theory the parents have no say so at
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    Swine Flu and Emergency Nursing

    BrnEyedGirl replied to nghtfltguy's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The meida has really blown this out of proportion. Must be a slow news time.. One of our local radio stations ran a "10 things you should know about the Swine flu" durring the AM commute time,.....it...
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    Why do nurses take the fall?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Ploppers's topic in General Nursing

    Ploppers,.I wish more techs took their job so seriously. Thank you. The reason why the nurse "takes the fall" as you state it,..is because even though you physically take the BP, measure the I/O's...
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    Did a nurse just violate hipaa?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to mclovin's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I agree with the earlier poster,...most hospitals have a policy against this,.however,...without pt identifiers the cardiologist probably won't even look at it,..a wast of paper to make someone...
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    Did a nurse just violate hipaa?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to mclovin's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    HHHmmm,....was the pt with the spouse at the emergency
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    Should we chart in 24-hour time?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked in a place that didn't use 24hr