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    For those who work 12's and do self scheduling

    8mpg replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights and would rather do 6 in a row with 8 off. I ALWAYS do my 3 in a row. Get the week over with and
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    Confused about nursing school!!

    8mpg replied to dannygurl84's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Id stay.. A nurse who passes NCLEX is a nurse with a license. Do yourself the favor and be educated and diligent when it comes to interviews and you will get a job. While you cannot learn everything...
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    Discrimination of Men as nurses?

    8mpg replied to bonestAx's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yeah... Im always sucked into lifting fat
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    If a phlebotomist corrected you on order of draw, what would you do?

    8mpg replied to pyriticsilence's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    tell her she needs to do some reading. You always do cultures first to try and minimize the possibility of contamination of the sample. The tubes that have been rolling around on the...
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    Pregnancy Discrimination - Interview

    8mpg replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What do people expect? Hiring a pregnant woman is crazy and bad for business. If you hire someone that is due in 5 months and will be out for 2 months, you have staffing issues. The is even more of a...
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    Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

    8mpg replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    People dont seem to see any of the large problems with the whole notion of the "Affordable Care Act". The true problem is the government is trying to rule the private market. Without a Federal based...
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    does anyone regret this career?

    8mpg replied to cantdoit's topic in General Nursing

    I regret going into nursing...not quite what I thought it would be. With the change in politics and this nonsense value-based healthcare, etc. Im actually debating switching to a new career....
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    any suggestion is welcome

    8mpg replied to jlsther's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried Nuvigil? I have a few people in my department who use it only on work days and they say it is great. I have not taken it
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    Chest Tube Question

    8mpg replied to lima470's topic in General Nursing

    The odds of that happening are very slim. I dont believe this would be the cause of the drop in b/p. I have seen some large pneumothoraxes resolve with a chest tube and it doesnt
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    PRN pay

    8mpg replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Texas Nursing

    Best of luck to you. Im just leery (and still dont recommend) people working as agency with so little experience. I run into nurses all the time at my little ICU that dont know they are doing. It is...
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    ANP vs FNP vs ACNP for ED?

    8mpg replied to ivyleaf's topic in Advanced Practice

    We have 2 FNP's here in my ER in TX. They must be able to see
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    NP vs MD? Advice please!

    8mpg replied to broken-compass's topic in Advanced Practice

    I dont have any pros/cons for you but Im in the same shoes. I have graduated with my BSN (working as a nurse for 1.5 years in an ICU) and now on the fence of NP/MD. I will honestly going NP simply...
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    PRN pay

    8mpg replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Texas Nursing

    Agency is about $45/hr. How much experience do you have outside of your 1 year CVICU? When you sign up for agency, you are usually thrown into a general ICU pot and will go from CTICU to NeuroICU to...
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    Online FNP or Classroom??

    8mpg replied to Brittany2206's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I personally would only attend a college in class or the majority of it in class. The physicians group around me does not like the idea of online schools and feels their quality of education is...
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    Drug Shortages

    8mpg replied to CrufflerJJ's topic in Patient Medications

    I also believe a large part of the problem is JACHO rules about single dose vials even for the same patient. I work in an ICU and am sick of wasting drugs. I have a patient tonight that gets Versed...
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    ACNP without research, theory, etc

    8mpg replied to 8mpg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ROLO... I understand how important research is and the idea of evidence based practice. I just know that I do not need to know how to conduct the research but simply understand the use. I used...
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    ACNP without research, theory, etc

    8mpg replied to 8mpg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks everyone for your replies. While I can understand that some of you believe these courses will help, I just don't feel it. I do not plan on doing any type of research and it is not in my future....
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    NGT on Upper GI Bleed?

    8mpg replied to Claudia89139's topic in Critical Care

    We put NG tubes in all the time with upper gi bleeds. They are low int suction. Often if the bleeding has slowed, we lavage them and see if its still bleeding. Also to rule out upper gi bleeds we put...
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    IVP into Primary IV Tubing?

    8mpg replied to Jackfackmasta's topic in Critical Care

    I dont see a problem. If it can mix...its
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    Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    8mpg replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Are you freaking kidding me? Lets not ever blow crap out of perspective. Having a healthy workforce and lower insurance costs is a far stretch from intentionally endangering patients. People like you...
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    Apologizing for my prima donna ICU coworkers.

    8mpg replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Emergency

    I want to play... Having worked both sides (3 years ER and now 1 year ICU) it is very different. That being said, when a patient is dumped on me by the ER nurse (which I worked with) with a single IV...
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    Being a young Nurse.

    8mpg replied to jlg47rn's topic in Men in Nursing

    x2 Work this in your favor... Being young (and smart) has its advantages. Go to work, try hard and do well. You will move up the ranks
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    Stereotyped...and not sure what I should do

    8mpg replied to gorjos's topic in Men in Nursing

    Since this is the mens' nursing forum... grow some balls. Dont worry about pity crap people say. Go to work, do you job and show them how great of a worker you are. All the guys I work with (when I...
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    Who Cares About Nurse Theorists?

    8mpg replied to dlo's topic in Men in Nursing

    See...thats the difference between you and I. While I do care how a patient feels, I do not think emotion can or ever will cause a physical problem. Jean Watson's theory of feeling of a nurse or a...
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    Men nurse new graduate job markets

    8mpg replied to CI0706's topic in Men in Nursing

    Everything is going to change in the next 4 years of school you have to do...I wouldnt worry about it now. If you want to go into nursing...do it. If you dont,