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  1. pyxis dilemma

    kanzi monkey replied to cptluciejensen's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Good for you. A hard decision, but the right choice. Once again, I'm glad I didn't have to make it. If I ever do, I'll remember this discussion and I only hope that I, if put in a similar...

  2. pyxis dilemma

    kanzi monkey replied to cptluciejensen's topic in General Nursing

    Ughh, that is a horrible situation. I am not jealous. But you have to do something about this for, like, a hundred reasons. 1. If what you say is accurate, it seems pretty clear this nurse is...

  3. Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree

    kanzi monkey replied to Brian's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Love "All Things Considered"; think the show is pretty balanced. Except the whole "doctor of poetry" thing. That's absurd. NPs/DNPs practice--for lack of other terms--medicine. And nursing. It's...

  4. Man-Flu....the Untold Facts....

    kanzi monkey replied to nurz2be's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, this destroyed me!

  5. BSN RN & Certifications not allowed on my badge: I am outraged!

    kanzi monkey replied to Simba2241's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing magnet status does not include a measurement of what letters are on a nurses badge. But I'm sure they can calculate how many BSN educated nurses are working at a facility. My employer...

  6. BSN RN & Certifications not allowed on my badge: I am outraged!

    kanzi monkey replied to Simba2241's topic in General Nursing

    My institution only hires RNs with a BSN or more. But our badges say RN since that is the only credential necessary to show that we are licensed to do our jobs. I don't have a problem with that at...

  7. How Has AIDS Touched You?

    kanzi monkey replied to Pierrette's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who is positive. He learned this a few years ago when I was first starting nursing school. I have to remind myself that he is my friend and not my patient; he has to remind himself...

  8. Are you concerned about contracting MRSA while working in healthcare?

    kanzi monkey replied to Caligirl09's topic in General Nursing

    Normal flora is not the same for every person. http://bioinfo.bact.wisc.edu/themicrobialworld/NormalFlora.html Check out this site, for anyone interested in a picture of the relative distribution of...

  9. Are you concerned about contracting MRSA while working in healthcare?

    kanzi monkey replied to Caligirl09's topic in General Nursing

    Many people normally have S. aureus colonized, but not MRSA. Half of your colleagues should NOT have MRSA, but I don't know the epidemiology of non-resistant staph. Could be half, maybe more....

  10. How did NP school compare to receiving your BSN

    kanzi monkey replied to gospel Rn, BSN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    For me, BSN education was more stressful by a long shot, for the reasons mentioned by VivaRN. Haven't had my first NP job yet (graduate in a week!). Given the stress I feel in prescribing an NSAID...

  11. Are you concerned about contracting MRSA while working in healthcare?

    kanzi monkey replied to Caligirl09's topic in General Nursing

    Current UTD online says 4-15% of healthcare workers are colonized with MRSA. (colonized--sick or healthy). General population--significantly less MRSA, but still substantial. But, as a healthcare...

  12. dumbest things you have done as a new nurse

    kanzi monkey replied to nminodob's topic in General Nursing

    30cc!!!!!

  13. dumbest things you have done as a new nurse

    kanzi monkey replied to nminodob's topic in General Nursing

    I did this too...you'd think I'd know better, being a girl and

  14. Tell me about your day...

    kanzi monkey posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Kay, I posted yesterday about prioritizing, etc, and so far no takers. So, I'll try another tactic--all you practicing NPs (specifically primary care, but acute care/anesthesia are good too), can you...

  15. ethical question

    kanzi monkey replied to MO3BB's topic in General Nursing

    A stat order of Ativan is pretty much for a seizure, and I can't think of another reason. But an order for ativan for someone who may be withdrawing is not only appropriate, it's critical. I don't...

  16. Is a NP also a " Physician?"

    kanzi monkey replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The responses to this discussion surprise me. NPs have significantly different educational backgrounds, and while both MDs and NPs are technically practicing medicine, the broad medical background of...

  17. Prioritizing chief complaints and not missing anything

    kanzi monkey posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As I complete my final month of clinicals, I find myself trying to explore those nagging insecurities that infuse me with this vague fear... Yesterday I was trying to figure out why I find myself...

  18. ethical question

    kanzi monkey replied to MO3BB's topic in General Nursing

    How do you know she thought you were giving her a med? Did she ask you? How did you respond...or did you just say that it was time to relax? So, when she said this, you didn't say anything...

  19. If you were in NP school again, what would you do different?

    kanzi monkey replied to NPs4health's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks Siri! Excellent

  20. If you were in NP school again, what would you do different?

    kanzi monkey replied to NPs4health's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm about to graduate and one thing that has been nagging me is that I feel I haven't been put to the test regarding forming a differential. One of my preceptors is good about asking for "on the...

  21. Telemetry - why is it so hard?

    kanzi monkey replied to KalipsoRed's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I like tele because I like how conceptual it is--and yet it gives a "real-time" picture of the heart's electrical conductivity. I had a minor surgery the other day, and as I was groggily awaking from...

  22. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    kanzi monkey replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    A patient suffering from depression and loss. Was diagnosed with HIV nearly 20 years ago, lived 20 years believing he was going to die and therefore not caring about his life (lots of drugs, prison...

  23. Have you read "Nursing Against the Odds"?

    kanzi monkey replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    Never? I do this every day. I do it when I'm talking with my patients about their meds, when I'm educating them about their condition, reviewing the plan, listening to them. I'm sure you did too....

  24. Have you read "Nursing Against the Odds"?

    kanzi monkey replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    Are you joking? If not, let me get this straight. Say there's a person who is hopeful and optimistic--maybe idealistic at times. This person also desires a career which compensates for her hard...

  25. MOM vs. Suppository?

    kanzi monkey replied to nursealanarae's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, for some reason I read "Crapple" in the last post....*searches for