SummitRN BSN, RN

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    New employer requires I bring my antidepressant Rx and get "cleared" from my MD

    SummitRN replied to ORRN21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    No. Read my last
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    Firearms

    SummitRN replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    You have somehow misunderstood my comment about a single source I linked to being relatively useless as tantamount to a repudiation of all possible statistical inferences. That is not what I was...
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    New employer requires I bring my antidepressant Rx and get "cleared" from my MD

    SummitRN replied to ORRN21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If someone tested positive because of Zoloft, the independent testing company's MRO (Medical Review Officer) would call the tester to verify if there is a potential source for the false positive. If...
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    Firearms

    SummitRN replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    30 guns per 100 Canadians doesn't mean the 30% of Canadians carry guns, or even that 30% own guns. Nobody made that claim. Agreed, and that is the
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    New employer requires I bring my antidepressant Rx and get "cleared" from my MD

    SummitRN replied to ORRN21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    At no point did I make any statement about that. Only that the FAA is far more strict that virtually any other sector, and that pilots don't have to disclose detailed med lists directly to their...
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    fetching the doctor's tea

    SummitRN replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    20 year old tabloid story is beyond old news. It is
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    New employer requires I bring my antidepressant Rx and get "cleared" from my MD

    SummitRN replied to ORRN21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    They can ask you, but you are NOT required to tell them. Safety sensitive is not carte blanche for a company to essentially have your whole medical record at their disposal. Look at one the most...
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    Firearms

    SummitRN replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    Per your request: Gun homicides and gun ownership by country - The Washington Post Canada has 1/3 the guns per capita of the US, but still 30 guns per 100 people. Canada has 1/6 the per capita...
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    Firearms

    SummitRN replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    I would never want to have a firearm on me while working as a healthcare provider in a hospital. Keeping a weapon protected when giving full concentration to other tasks in intimate proximity to many...
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    Continuous ST segment monitoring

    SummitRN replied to enterprisern's topic in Critical Care

    In my opinion, continuous ST segment monitoring on patients who are not at heavily sedated, if not paralyzed, produces in useless results (because you can't run with the filters off on patients who...
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    Afib: A question of nursing judgment

    SummitRN replied to crazycat1's topic in General Nursing

    You and the paramedics are right... your coworker is
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    SummitRN replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    More like the Ignorant Advocate... Kooky Korky has been a perenial player in vaccination threads, and every time their flimsy falsehoods are revealed and defeated... and yet... here is Kooky back for...
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    Advice for new nurse moving to CO

    SummitRN replied to ketorr's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Find a job first. Then and only then should you
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    Why Colorado Nurses need a Union

    SummitRN replied to mikkie1317's topic in Colorado Nursing

    People are willing to move here and work for crap pay despite a rising cost of living. The key word is WILLING. It would not cost so much if all the Californians etc would stop moving here. The super...
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    SummitRN replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    Not anymore. Pre lines are frequently longer than standard lines... If they are
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    Negotiating my salary is exhausting!

    SummitRN replied to CocoaLoverFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You actually started work without negotiated compensation? Without an offer letter that stated compensation? No wonder they think they can screw you over! You gave the impression that working for them...
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    What is the least stressful high paying nursing specialty?

    SummitRN replied to celtickimba's topic in General Nursing

    This has been a highly amusing thread. OP will soon realize that decent money comes from doing something that others: 1. Cannot do 2. Don't want to do (deal with stress and bodily fluids) 3. Lack...
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    Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    SummitRN posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In an article published on the major EMS website, EMS1, an article claims that Paramedics have more education than nurses and, through unbelievable math, are nearly as qualified as a nurse with CCRN...
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    VA nurses, need your insight!

    SummitRN replied to chickadee1993's topic in Government, Military

    Op would you consider moving to a va in another
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    Who Let the Dogs Out in Nursing?

    SummitRN replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Our facility has a therapy dog and the patients love her! What about patients who have dog allergies? No problem if the NP's therapy dog is a labradoodle or other hypoallergenic breed, but very...
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    Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    BR157 continues to INSIST that this thread is about a bill in Texas. IT IS NOT. That is just what he wants to talk about. This thread is about an article on EMS1 that claims that Paramedics are...
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    Understanding Herd Immunity from Vaccination - How much is enough?

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bump in celebration of the California law signed yesterday eliminating personal belief exemptions for vaccinations. Also: This article won a top article award for the AN: 2015 Winter Article Contest...
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    Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I see comedy hour has returned. Here is BR157 to tell us how incompetent and useless all those associate and bachelor prepared RTs are. Tell us BR, is there any 2-4 year degreed healthcare profession...
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    When do going back to school STOP!!

    SummitRN replied to tlklvn13's topic in General Nursing

    OP, not to be snarky, but judging from your barely coherent post, you didn't pay attention much during your 28 years in the medical field. If you are planning on going to school, I recommend that you...
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    Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    SummitRN replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    You have listed 20K/term and 120K total, so that would be 6 terms. And by a quick look at their website, it is more like 23K/term with fees. NYU accelerated is 4 terms, or 15 months. So, that should...