ReinventingMyselfAgain MSN, RN

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I've done a lot in my 30 years as an RN. Looking to do more.

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    Choice Between Adn Vs Bsn

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Heart4RN's topic in Nursing Career

    warning!!! this could turn out to be a long and dirty thread!!! having said that, as a newly hired clinical instructor in an adn program (and an original adn grad myself), my advice is this: if you...
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    I did something stupid... no, embarrassing and stupid

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to JessicaInOr's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, i would have a problem with that too. should i stop busting my butt, and stay home and have 14 kids. obviously, i wouldn't be able to work, so i'd have to bleed the beasts, too :angryfire ....
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    Question re: Tubex syringes

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Marshmallow's topic in General Nursing

    are you talking about a blue tubex, or a silver one? i'm trying to visualize it right now. the prefilled med has the little srewy thing on the bottom, right? screw the med to the tubex, and then...
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    How do YOU give a great injection?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to fromTeacher2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    When it comes to kids (and neupogen) everyone has their different way of receiving it. I always ask the kid "do you want it fast or slow?" The older kids (which are often the ones who really tell it...
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    IV filters with Chemo???

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Oncology

    she actually called pharmacy- i don't remember what their response was (but i know it wasn't good enough). it may have been something like "the chemo pharmacist would know, and he/she is not here at...
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    Adult ICU --> camp nurse?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to apaisRN's topic in Camp

    the camp i worked at had foreign some counselors. i find it fascinating to speak with these people- even people from other parts of the country are so interesting! i'm from ny, the camp i went to is...
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    12 hour shifts too long?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    I may be wrong, but I think legally you have to surpass 40 hrs to get OT. In my husband's job, he was working 36hr weeks for quite some time. Although it was considered FT (for benefits, etc) he...
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    12 hour shifts too long?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    that must be a beautiful thing. i'm not ft, but i have been, and it's torture. especially when people (non nursing) just assume that your job can't be that bad, if you only work 3 days a week. and...
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    12 hour shifts too long?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    i've never worked in an institution where ft is 36 hrs/week. having said that, 12 hrs, imo is killer, because (at least where i am now) there is a 4 day week (once a month), total of 13 shifts a...
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    I think it's finally getting to me

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Pediatric

    I try not to look at it as "this is what my job is: poking, prodding and death". There really is so much more to it. There are happy endings. It is so great to see a kid you transplanted 3 yrs ago-...
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    All You Lefty's Out there....

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Melly1022's topic in General Nursing

    i'm a lefty too. so is my dad, and my daughter. i basically do everything w/ my left hand. i find it difficult to do nursing things in the 'wrong side' of the bed. i either rearrange the bed/crib...
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    Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    so my question (in response to your question is), how do teaching hospitals stay in business? and isn't that part of the 'agreement' when you are seen in a teaching hospital? while i've never...
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    MSN in Nursing Education?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Aneroo's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am in a MSN Education, and I find it to be great preparation for the road that lies ahead. In my (geographic) area, there are not too many of these programs around. The one I attend is quite...
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    Pediatric Nursing

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to MissySN's topic in Nursing Career

    you make some good points. i'm not sure what you meant about the above one, as in my peds experience, the families are just as difficult, if not more difficult. but i do agree, you have to follow...
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    I think it's finally getting to me

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Pediatric

    that's actually my goal. it's a work in progress, as i am per-diem and don't have the ability right now to start something entirely new, which is what i really wanted, but doesn't look like it's...
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    New York Presbyterian New Grad Orientation

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to LadyT618's topic in New York Nursing

    it was my understanding that the nurse recruiters are seperate for cornell and columbia (but maybe not at the job fair). honestly, i think that they need to do a little more recruitment for columbia...
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    Cancer in a 5 y/o

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to jschut's topic in Oncology

    I'm so sorry to hear this about your friends child. I've never heard of the first. The second, yes. I believe it's rather rare (not that statistics make a difference when it hits home). Can't even...
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    I think it's finally getting to me

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Pediatric

    i assume you mean the emotional part of it (as the other things, staffing and morale, are kind of out of my control). i'm not quite sure, to be honest. maybe it's just me. there are some nurses...
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    People Are Big Babies Anymore

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    very good post, and your 2 stories were very sad (that this is what people become, and how they view us). but i think this is one of the problems: many think that human beings are eternal. we all...
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    New York Presbyterian New Grad Orientation

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to LadyT618's topic in New York Nursing

    certain units/specialties offer a 1 yr internship (full pay and benefits). i worked there about a year ago, and, at the time they offered in in the er and picu and (i think) the or. imo, that's the...
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    For those of you with a Master's degree or are working on one.... a question

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to CardioTrans's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like a good plan!! i am part time in my msn program, carrying 6 credits a semester. in the fall i will do 7, and the spring, 8. then i'm done i was crazy enough to think i could attempt...
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    Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :yeahthat: I love it!!!! BTW I can't understand these 'constipation' admissions. Can't you take care of that at home? Without getting personal, I can thing of a number of things I'd try before I...
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    Pediatric Nursing

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to MissySN's topic in Nursing Career

    true, all the specialties exist. but they may not be considered a 'specialty' in the facility. obvious;y, in a children's hospital you have a better chance of getting that. where i work, the only...
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    Thinking about agency nursing

    ReinventingMyselfAgain posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    i've been reading the threads here, and i have a couple of questions. 1- can you work for more than one agency? 2- if you are not a traveler, do you have to sign a contract (ie, what if you don't...
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    Epi-pen protocols?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain posted a topic in Camp

    It figures!! My first week at camp, and the DOH comes. The only issue he found was with our standing orders for Epi-pen. We have a standing order with the Ped. in town on criteria for administring...