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  1. Student Nurses

    psychonaut replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I've done this as a new nurse, when I was on days. I'd see the student hovering next the sink, looking a bit out of place and ignored. I just go over grab them, and say (for example) "Have you ever...

  2. HFOV vs Jet

    psychonaut replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yeah, I love that blue piece, makes repositioning so much easier. I'm going to thread jack here a bit. What are your policies for paralysis while on HFOV? My understanding is that it used to be the...

  3. What to use on the nares to prevent breakdown of skin

    psychonaut replied to wrighty's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our RRTs insist that the masks/prongs we use now won't cause breakdown, and I even had one smirk when she saw me cutting duoderm prior to switching from prongs to mask. I also annoy them because I...

  4. Vocera goodies...

    psychonaut replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    Swear at it, that's good for a

  5. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    psychonaut replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    One of the docs I work with once came up to me at the end of my shift (7AM), clapped me on the shoulder, grinned, pointed to the clock, and said, "Keep em' alive till 7:05, good job!" I think he was...

  6. Norway needs more Pinoy nurses, other skilled workers

    psychonaut replied to dave787's topic in Philippines

    Have you been reading my diary again? .... I kid, I

  7. Just being sad and venting a little bit.

    psychonaut replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know just how you feel. I spent the last few days taking care of an adorable little one with a suite of physical deformities, as well as severe PPHN (HFOV and NO, you know the drill). I really...

  8. Best department for new RNs

    psychonaut replied to anneles's topic in General Nursing

    What was your favorite clinical in nursing school? What was your favorite class in nursing school? Answer those questions first to steer you where you might like to start. You are probably going to...

  9. Almost done with RN-to-BSN. Very disappointed.

    psychonaut replied to Kosmonavt's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm currently reading a lot of Nightingale, and I find it amusing that my above post regarding my redesigned bsn program could have just been a cut-and-paste from her "Training of nurses" (1894). I...

  10. In 10 years...

    psychonaut replied to CainRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'll be in school, for something...took my first college course in 1995, and have been taking classes pretty much continuously since then. My insane fantasy is to one day have a "pyramid" of degrees...

  11. Should Continuing Education for Nurses be mandatory in all states?

    psychonaut replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Just to be controversial...how about mandated recertification every x-number of years (i.e. retaking an nclex-type

  12. Almost done with RN-to-BSN. Very disappointed.

    psychonaut replied to Kosmonavt's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am throwing myself neck-deep into nursing theory (as my recent spate of posts here can attest to). I am taking a theory class (grad-level), and honestly I could "squeak" through with a minimum of...

  13. Almost done with RN-to-BSN. Very disappointed.

    psychonaut replied to Kosmonavt's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Nurses like you were my *favorite* clinical instructors. These were nurses with a strong clinical background, who had progressed to bsn and msn while working, and were leaders on their floors (charge...

  14. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    psychonaut replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    For the statistics pre-req, my bsn program allowed either a 200-level psych course or a 300-level health sciences course. I actually took both, the psych course as part of my BA psych, and the hsc...

  15. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    psychonaut replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ok, help me out here, just so I am clear: When a MD/DO/PA performs a procedure, it is "medicine". When an NP performs the exact same procedure, for the exact same reasons, it is "nursing". Is this...

  16. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    psychonaut replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I see your point, and it really becomes a "chicken-or-egg" type of thing. I'm proposing that there is no way to justify mandated bsn entry-to-practice without a reformulation of the bsn curriculum....

  17. Almost done with RN-to-BSN. Very disappointed.

    psychonaut replied to Kosmonavt's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Fair enough, I see your point, and I can respect it. I still think it can go the other way...if the bsn in getting essentially the same education as the adn, and the only "advantage" is the increased...

  18. Need a preceptor? Click here!

    psychonaut replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ah, fun site, thanks! Two of the instructors for my msn program show up in the listing, that's kind of neat. Thanks for posting it, I'll hand it around to my fellow classmates who may be stressing...

  19. How do Nursing Instructors deal with this? Clinical site RNs don't want us around

    psychonaut replied to chicagrl's topic in General Students

    I was fortunate in school to have avoided these issues for the most part. I think a key part of this were those clinicals where the instructor was in a leadership position in the hospital/unit. First...

  20. Almost done with RN-to-BSN. Very disappointed.

    psychonaut replied to Kosmonavt's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have read your theory debates with Timothy with great interest. I realize that some of my theory posts are beginning to "channel" him, and I'm not sure that is helpful in any way. If we were to get...

  21. Almost done with RN-to-BSN. Very disappointed.

    psychonaut replied to Kosmonavt's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Ahhh, and here is where we disagree. I maintain that nursing theory itself is fundamentally flawed, and there is no way to teach it "well" (unless the course is designed to show how most nursing...

  22. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    psychonaut replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't necessarily disagree with this, but I think we something more to justify the bsn as entry-to-practice... Make the bsn a superior degree. Not by simply saying it, but by an overhall of bsn...

  23. Almost done with RN-to-BSN. Very disappointed.

    psychonaut replied to Kosmonavt's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Funny, I always thought of it the other way around...that the adn was a great deal, equally well prepared to enter the profession at a lower cost (in general, state cc vs. state uni). Interesting...

  24. application shock

    psychonaut replied to inthesky's topic in Post Graduate Students

    To be clear, I am in no way trying to steer you (or anybody) away from getting an advanced degree in nursing. I just don't think you need to freak out too much, I get the feeling you'll do just fine....

  25. application shock

    psychonaut replied to inthesky's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I seem to be on a tear about nursing education recently, and I am really trying to keep it rational. So, I am not trying to denigrate the DNP by saying this, but...in looking over various DNP...