Coffee Nurse

Coffee Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. new staffing laws in mass? CA nurses

    Coffee Nurse replied to lorie101's topic in General Nursing

    So, while all this is true (and obvious to any patient-care-oriented person), it is irrelevant to the topic at hand. Question 1 is an opportunity to improve one particular area of this problematic...

  2. Neonatologist

    Coffee Nurse replied to Millshel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's not rude to inform you that things are not how you keep insisting they are. Ultrasound technicians take pictures of things. It is a technical skill (hence "technician"). They are not...

  3. Neonatologist

    Coffee Nurse replied to Millshel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Right. So you haven't answered my question, but I'm guessing it sounds like you're aiming to be a doctor? Which does beg the question why you're asking on a site called AllNurses, but okay. You...

  4. Neonatologist

    Coffee Nurse replied to Millshel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A) There's no such thing as a "bachelors in pediatrics." B) Do you want to be a doctor or a nurse? C) If you're in an RN program, where does sonography ("ultrasounding") come into

  5. Neonatologist

    Coffee Nurse replied to Millshel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What do you mean, a "pediatric degree"? A bachelor's in sonography is just that. To become a neonatologist, you have to obtain a bachelor's degree, then attend med school, then complete a residency...

  6. Report or not when administrators have favorites

    Coffee Nurse replied to NeuroICU_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To OP: this is a lousy situation all around and I unfortunately don't have any clear advice on what you should do (aside from looking for a new job if your management is really that bad with playing...

  7. Midwife vs. NNP

    Coffee Nurse replied to RobynB0106's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Okay then. How can we speak to pros and cons without knowing anything about you or your experience or preferences? Both roles involve babies. One involves adult females as well. One is more in line...

  8. Midwife vs. NNP

    Coffee Nurse replied to RobynB0106's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Heck, when I first started college I was going to major in classics and become a high school Latin teacher Glad I changed my mind early enough and was at a university where I could transfer...

  9. Midwife vs. NNP

    Coffee Nurse replied to RobynB0106's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The cost of an NNP program can sometimes be subsidized by your employer in the NHS in return for a work commitment of a few years, so the low wages are somewhat offset by the lack of loans/debt, but...

  10. Midwife vs. NNP

    Coffee Nurse replied to RobynB0106's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My advice to you is to take it one step at a time. You haven't even started nursing school yet, you have very little idea of what bedside nursing will be like and whether you'll even want to go for a...

  11. Tattoos, Piercings & Professionalism

    Coffee Nurse replied to lilew's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends mainly on the culture of the unit -- hospitals will have their own dress codes for staff, but some places will enforce them more strongly than others. I've worked in three places...

  12. UK NICU?

    Coffee Nurse replied to may1787's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I recently returned to the US after living and working in London for six years. I've written about the experience in a few places, probably most extensively in this thread. Happy to answer any...

  13. Texas Children's investigates RN for social media HIPAA violation

    Coffee Nurse replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    "Different attitudes towards vaccines"? Is that like "alternative facts"? No. Antivaxxers are wrong. Period. As PP have said, I don't particularly care whether they feel persecuted or not....

  14. Team work interview question

    Coffee Nurse replied to Guest1059175's topic in General Nursing

    Surely the example is supposed to be coming from your own experience? I can't see how interviewers would be interested in hearing other people's

  15. Please help

    Coffee Nurse replied to anonymousavaca's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    "Of course" nurse practitioner? I'm confused. What are you now? You know there's no such thing as a CNA-RN, right? And if you want to aim for an advanced degree, you need a bachelor's

  16. Exclusion List

    Coffee Nurse replied to Kitty300's topic in General Nursing

    Where on earth were you run into the

  17. CNA RECIPROCITY

    Coffee Nurse replied to Lynn88's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Did you have a certification (CNA is not a license) in NY initially? If so, check with NY, as it should still be there. You don't "switch" when you apply for reciprocity, you obtain a separate...

  18. Exposure to Hep C blood daily??

    Coffee Nurse replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I mean, this sounds not dissimilar to the technique we use to obtain heelstick samples in NICU. Even with a baby kicking, there still isn't "blood running everywhere." Also, gloves are part of PPE....

  19. I'm making this harder than it is

    Coffee Nurse replied to tlware's topic in General Nursing

    Further dilution doesn't change the dose. The dose is whatever you initially draw

  20. I'm making this harder than it is

    Coffee Nurse replied to tlware's topic in General Nursing

    That's a weirdly worded question, I think they're expecting you to dilute what you draw out of your reconstituted vial without explicitly saying so. If you reconstitute to 100 mg/ml as directed, your...

  21. Best bra for nurses

    Coffee Nurse replied to iamalagirl's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have worked with probably upwards of 500 nurses in the past ten years and have never once discussed bra choice with any of them. No, there is not a "go-to bra" for nurses. You don't have to...

  22. Math question help please!

    Coffee Nurse replied to Ashleyherberth's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    115.60? If they really want it to the hundredth? Also, please use the "quote" button so we know who you're responding to, when you say an answer is

  23. Math question help please!

    Coffee Nurse replied to Ashleyherberth's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I wonder if they're being picky about significant digits? Strictly speaking, you shouldn't be rounding to a hundredth of a kilo because you don't know what hundredth of a pound you have. Maybe try...

  24. Reasonable time frame for prn medication to be given?

    Coffee Nurse replied to nicegirl2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to guess family

  25. Team player

    Coffee Nurse replied to missmollie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know the circumstances of why she was late to report, but you could always have pointed out to her that part of being a team means showing up to relieve your teammate on time so they don't...