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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    Pediatric BMT program

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to renerian's topic in Pediatric

    i work in peds bmt. part of my orientation was on an adult bmt unit. i didin't find it to be too different- you get used to the doses, you tend to memorize the mg/kg of the antivirals, antifungals,...
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    How does staffing affect you?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to LVC's topic in General Nursing

    what do you like about staffing where you work, and what don't you like. would you change anything? i like the fact that i can never have more than 4 pts (it's a 4 bed unit). i don't like the fact...
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    Are you required to use "in house " cell phones??

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to mdfog10's topic in General Nursing

    agreed. my last job had them. they always rang the minute i put my sterile gloves on!!!! and they ring and vibrate, so that vibration feeling got to be so annoying. and if you're stuck in a room,...
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    Interview last yr and denied this year

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to RNKLTYM's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i agree. maybe you're missing something they are looking for, and before you focus your energy on them again, find out why you didn't get in. it may be something you cannot change (what, i can't...
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    Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i was agreeing with you, and giving my reason (to administration) as to why we are not there to serve customers, but to give nursing care to pts.
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    Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    and while you're fetching that coffee, your other pt. craps out. what do you tall the doc (or the other pts family, or administration): oh sorry, i was too busy serving my 'customers' do give patient...
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    Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    and while you're fetching that coffee, your other pt. craps out. what do you tall the doc (or the other pts family, or administration): oh sorry, i was too busy serving my 'customers' do give patient...
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    Should nurses return to wearing uniforms?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

    1. How long have you been a nurse? 10 yrs 2. In what field of nursing are you working peds oncology (also per diem supervision in a peds LTC facility) 3. Where geographically are you...
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    Have anyone else heard of "basic care NURSES"?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Nursingangel's topic in General Nursing

    that says it all. not for nothing, but if they don't have the sense to get a hs diploma, they're certainly not going to see through this scam. besides, it must be legit, if doctors are teaching it...
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    Have anyone else heard of "basic care NURSES"?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Nursingangel's topic in General Nursing

    that's the most insulting part. that theses people believe they have the 'solution' to the nursing shortage, by lowering the standard of what a nurse is :angryfire:angryfire . i know people may find...
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    How do you feel Paramedics can improve?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Medic_78's topic in Emergency

    Please remember (because most don't realize)- there is a difference between an EMT and a Paramedic...and It's a big
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    Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    what most nurses fail to realize is how many threats actually become lawsuit...it's very few. think about it, are attorneys going to waste their time on 'my mother did not get the royal treatment'...
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    Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    wow!! you know, that's not the 'therapeutic' thing to say :chuckle i have wanted to say that to many a patient. i guess it
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    Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    isn't that a conflict of interest, especially with a lawsuit pending? that doesn't sound kosher to
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    What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    i agree about the nursing diagnoses...complete waste of time!! (i think they still do teach it). in my hospital based-adn program, we only learned skills that nurses in that hospital did. no...
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    What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    i am curious about your 'self-directed' distance learning program, as i was in one too, and did not like the style. it had traditional semesters, but the course work was not at all interactive. so i...
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    Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    sassy, was your night as bad as mine? i was actually supposed to initiate this thread!! i don't know if i would be calling them rude (defiinitly not nice). i prefer the term 'difficult'. i work...
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    How do you feel Paramedics can improve?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Medic_78's topic in Emergency

    Some Medics are good and some are bad. The good ones are the product of the the abilty to think quickly and arrive at the correct conclusions the majority of the time, this combined with the abilty...
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    How valuable is Report?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to nptobee's topic in General Nursing

    well said. report is only as good as the nurse giving it. and on the flipside, as a new nurse, don't you dare be doing the next nurses work for her. some peoples depend on their report to find out...
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    Does this seem right????? (Vent)

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    oh, i love that one. like you really had a choice at the beginning of the shift? you would have been told "if you can't handle the assignment, maybe this isn't the job for you!"
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    Does this seem right????? (Vent)

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    look on the bright side...at least you won't hear from your staff "why doesn't he put on a pair of scrubs and help out for once!!!
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    What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    my adn program was more like gompers' bsn program (maybe 2 pts. by the end). this thread interests me a lot, as i am in an ms-education program, and my group project is to come up with an entire...
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    Is this a joke? Please give your opinions...

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds pretty low, especially with your experience. Where in
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    Heparin drip infusing in same port with other compatible drugs ok?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to nursenatalie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I can't tell you how many things we run along with heparin. Our TPN almost always has heparin in it. Our kids usually have only one or two lumens, so we have no choice. Obviously if it's...
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    scrub waists

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    i found the dickies to be too low, like most of the 'low riding' pants these days. maybe i'm just getting old. i feel like i have to pull my pants up all the time (but they're not falling down). i...