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  1. SHU CNL Program

    birdgardner replied to MSUMan's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I am glad I am getting out this year, the last accelerated BSN class. I had to look up CNL. Direct entry masters in clinical supervision of other nurses seems dubious to me. I expect many will be...

  2. Seton Hall NS article re: students failing HESI

    birdgardner replied to AtomicWoman's topic in General Students

    The ridiculous thing is that if all schools started requiring you to pass at the 65th or the 74th percentile then most people wouldn't be

  3. Seton Hall NS article re: students failing HESI

    birdgardner replied to AtomicWoman's topic in General Students

    At Seton Hall we take the ATI. I believe if you fail the final ATI then you take the HESI, but honestly, administration tells us very little ahead of time. Sterren, you are 100% right why SHU won't...

  4. UMDNJ Fall 08, FDU Fall 08,SHU fall 08, NJCU Fall 08

    birdgardner replied to ggabri07's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    What do they tell you a CNL

  5. any direct entry MSN programs in or near NJ?

    birdgardner replied to undecided's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Seton Hall has apparently switched its accelerated BSN program to a masters Clinical Nurse Leader program - see other posts on this forum. Deadline 6/15 I

  6. HTN in African American community

    birdgardner replied to Jayla's topic in General Nursing

    Those of us who are not AA should certainly TRY to understand for the sake of our AA patients. I have HTN (hypertension for you, Dave). That's biology, genetic inheritance. I'm fortunate it's very...

  7. Assessment and Urgency a thing of the past?

    birdgardner replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    Maisy, I am so sorry things went so bad for your father in law, and glad he had a good last day in the hospice. After you've grieved and rested, I hope you keep going after that hospital and get them...

  8. Post Mortem Care for other faiths

    birdgardner replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

    Our culture and health book had an anecdote about a Haredi (ultra-orthodox) Jewish boy who died and the female nurses washed the body. The boy's father believed his son had been contaminated and...

  9. A doctor helps children change their gender

    birdgardner replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Devil Duckie, thank you for posting that link. Reggi is the child I saw on the video who truly did seem to be a girl in a boy's body. It is heartbreaking - what a hard road for Reggi and the whole...

  10. A doctor helps children change their gender

    birdgardner replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    They don't understand until they're 5 or 6? Mine had it solid in their third year and never said anything about maybe they would be something else some day. You know, the more I think about it,...

  11. Please Help! Accelerated BSN cost

    birdgardner replied to ConnieM's topic in General Nursing

    Please check with the school before you buy a computer. Sometimes you are required to lease a computer through the school. Ours does that for a total of about 3k. We were misinformed about this and...

  12. A doctor helps children change their gender

    birdgardner replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    We watched a video on this for a psych class. There was one boy who absolutely identified as being a girl, who truly gave me the impression of in the wrong body. There was another boy who seemed...

  13. Controversial Job Offer

    birdgardner replied to Mommyof2RN's topic in General Nursing

    The difference being, that some see working at an abortion clinic as more akin to assisting patients in drinking, drugging, eating themselves to death than to taking care of them after they have done...

  14. can/t determine blood pressure..

    birdgardner replied to lamphrey0213's topic in General Nursing

    The systolic should be measured at the first sound (1st Korotkoff), not the at the first regular

  15. Epidurals...do you like them?

    birdgardner replied to sunnyside12's topic in General Nursing

    Stevie Lynn, that was me exactly - three natural and never again (the third 9lb9 and shoulder dystocia) I had the Fentanyl with the fourth and I loved it - the only problem was they left the catheter...

  16. Assessment and Urgency a thing of the past?

    birdgardner replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief, Maisy. I am so sorry your f-i-l and your family is suffering like this. It STINKS that even someone as knowledgable and assertive and dedicated as you are can't get good care for him....

  17. Why didn't the doctor treat EVERYONE for this???

    birdgardner replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    Dh had scabies and the doctor treated him only. I washed the sheets and clothes and neither I nor our 4 children got

  18. What would RN's do?

    birdgardner replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Actually it wouldn't. If the sibs or relatives are at 5 to 10 times baseline risk, and they came out less than that when parents decided to withhold vaccines, that would show a protective effect from...

  19. What would RN's do?

    birdgardner replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Wondering about the Danish study - did they control for autistic relatives of the children? Some parents with autistic children or siblings may have withheld vaccines because of a perceived risk. My...

  20. Regina writes another column

    birdgardner replied to lpn1313's topic in General Nursing

    got a link to the

  21. was/is graduation this negative for you too?

    birdgardner replied to angelwingsamy's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry. Some families just don't like to see anyone value education - they think you are going to think you are better than they are. My m-i-l's mother wouldn't talk to her for months when she...

  22. No Workers Comp coverage?

    birdgardner replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if it's common, but I sure wouldn't work in a job with high risk of injury without it. NJ requires worker's comp but it can drag on forever actually getting

  23. psych nursing diagnosis, care plan?

    birdgardner posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My pt. has schizoaffective disorder, learning disabilities, GERD and insulin-dependent diabetes - not sure type 1 or 2. Hospitalized after acute manic episode, intrusive suicidal thoughts - low risk...

  24. psych nursing diagnosis, care plan?

    birdgardner replied to birdgardner's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thanks esp to daytonite risk for ineffective health maintenance sounds

  25. psych nursing diagnosis, care plan?

    birdgardner replied to birdgardner's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Pt. isn't having ABC issues - except for long term risk to circulation from diabetes. Pt. is stabilized in hospital, soon to be discharged and very low suicide risk at this time. Pt. needs to stay...