cosmicmama ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. Mommy2b, my nutrition class from nursing school was almost 20 years old, and they accepted it. They accepted everything I've ever taken, which makes me really glad that I took a stats course 8 years...
  2. The stress levels will not go down, and that WILL affect your health, IF you let it. The one thing you can change is you. I suggest you find some stress relief techniques that work for you, and try...
  3. Bump...I am curious about this
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    Frontier RN-MSN Bridge GPA Requirement

    I'm also looking for answers re: the GPA issue with WGU and starting MSN at Frontier. I'm interested in doing just that, but haven't committed to WGU yet because of my unanswered
  5. That there are way worse things than death...and that I'm a damn lucky
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    Please someone help me understand..........

    Yes, very common everywhere, probably. Hospice or not, people are uncomfortable with dying. Families don't realize that there are things far worse than death. It's just part of our culture, the...
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    Mag sulphate with preeclampsia

    Did she get a lot of Pitocin? That will sometimes cause fluid retention. Usually when my mag patients aren't putting out a lot (they are on pit the whole time they are on mag), they diurese like...
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    Rupture of an unscarred uterus?

    Very rare...but just wondering, were you using Cytotec? The only ones I've heard of in an unscarred uterus involved
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    Getting my foot in the door

    Volunteering is a great idea....you should call the OB manager, tell you're a nursing student and you work there, and ask her if you can volunteer any of your time in
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    How do I get started?

    I would start taking general ed courses at the local community college...you will get an advisor who can tell you what you'll need to take to get into the nursing program. In other words....apply to...
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    How much do you get paid?

    $30.59/hr in rural NC with 16 years experience, plus $4 night shift diff. I'm getting ready to go prn and will be making $35 plus shift diff. I remember my starting rate as a new grad 16 years ago...
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    I want to be a Health Coach, RN!

    xtxrn, as I stated, health coaching is not pt. teaching, and it is definitely NOT telling someone what to do. It is something that has be to be learned, think motivational interviewing,...
  13. I know that Western Governors University has been discussed ad nauseum on this board, but what I've seen if mostly from people thinking of attending, or people currently attending. I'm interested in...
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    I want to be a Health Coach, RN!

    I'm an integrative health coach, I got my training at Duke. Coaching is in no way like nursing or pt. teaching, it's a whole different ball game. Duke Integrative Medicine has an awesome program...
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    medication to dry up breast milk?

    The meds that they used to give to dry up milk were causing women to have strokes, so the FDA pulled them. If they choose not to breastfeed, they'll just have to suffer through
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    nurses as life coach

    I just finished the course in July. The field is up-and-coming, it's going to take some enterpreneurial spirit to build a clientele. If you're just looking for a job, though, lots of insurance...
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    nurses as life coach

    Yes, I'm a health coach. I got my education at Duke Integrative Medicine. It is the real deal, a life-changing experience. I disagree that we already do coaching as a part of our job descriptions. If...
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    RN Health Coaching

    I just completed a program at Duke Integrative Medicine in Integrative Health Coaching. Believe me, Duke is the real deal. I'm trying to get my practice
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    What is an easy caseload?

    After 16 years of hospital nursing (ED, MED/Surg, then L&D for many years), I am thinking of getting out of acute care and going into hospice. I'm burned out on hospital politics and 12 hours...
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    Forgot to renew my BLS!

    American Heart now offers the class online, you just have to get a skills checkoff done after you finish the online portion. I did it recently, it only took 45 minutes to take the class, and I got a...
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    Does this job sound like a scam?

    Yep, SCAM. I can spot them a mile away. The wording, grammar, and punctuation is all wrong, in a way that is different than someone who just didn't pay attention in English class. That person...
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    What are your credentials and what's your IQ?

    I'm an ADN RN with an IQ of 145. You might say I'm an underachiever. I have no idea why you want to know, IQ has nothing to do with success as a nurse, or success with anything else for that matter....
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    Average day in the life of a nurse

    Been there, done that. Loved it at the time (I was in my '20s), but wouldn't do it again. No way, no how. When you've got to pull your chest pain patient out in the hall because you need his bed...
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    Average day in the life of a nurse

    I consider myself lucky...I've been an RN for 16 years and have busted my hump on med/surg and ER in the past. Now I do nights in L&D in a small community hospital. Sometimes I take care of two...
  25. I know your office has to have a locked door. But does it have to be a separate, dedicated room, or can I set my office up in my bedroom? (it is very large and no one shares it with me). I have a...