ok2bme

ok2bme specializes in Psych, EMS.

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1. Shift differential question

   ok2bme replied to deenurse10's topic in General Nursing

   I hear ya..my hospital gives shift differentials but no differential for

2. $75 gift card for nurses - Nurse Jackie website

   ok2bme replied to mastudent's topic in General Nursing

   Yay! How generous of you to share. I am excited that a Bliss Spa is in my area, and I look forwad to treating

3. issues in specialization in nursing

   ok2bme replied to Norazizahi's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with everyone else. I specialized in psych right out of school. I love it and don't want to do anything else. The city I am moving to has plenty of psych jobs. The problem is..they are located...

4. Got in medical school???

   ok2bme replied to jennthern's topic in General Nursing

   congratulations!!!

5. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

   ok2bme replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

   clonazepam, tylenol, seroquel, trazodone, neurontin psych

6. Why are people encouraging me to become an M.D. rather than an RN?

   ok2bme replied to tnewman's topic in General Nursing

   Well... Do you want to live to work? Or work to

7. Talk to me about your care plans...

   ok2bme replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

   That sounds about right. My first Med/Surg care plan took literally 20 hours! My whole weekend. My peers said it took them about the same. Still, I was determined to save some time and stop the...

8. 2 yr BSN close to home, or ABSN 3 hours away??

   ok2bme replied to krankenschwesternyc's topic in General Students

   Are you married? Do you have kids? If at least one of those answers is affirmative, I would go with the generic BSN program close to home. If not, then I would consider the ABSN program. I faced a...

9. Is it mandatory to have a BSN in most states?

   ok2bme replied to bear&moose's topic in General Students

   No state requires a BSN. Many employers, however, require their hires to have BSN's. This is especially true of new grad fellowship programs. My hospital is one of them. I asked the DON why they only...

10. Have/were you accepted to more than one nursing school?

    ok2bme replied to Cathylady's topic in General Students

    Yes, I got accepted to 2 accelerated bsn programs. I chose Texas A&M over University of Texas - El Paso. It was an easy choice...TX A&M is located in a much safer town than El Paso. Also, TX...

11. Nursing is stupid?

    ok2bme replied to AmandaTheNurse's topic in General Students

    Good Lord...with friends like her, who needs enemies? Friends support each other, friends root for each other's efforts and aspirations, friends validate each other's potential and worth. This chick...

12. Have you been afriaid of a pt?

    ok2bme replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    of course..I had something thrown at me the other day. It was my first inevitable experience of being the target of violence in psych. Although my life was not really in danger..my reaction was "fight...

13. What did you struggle with most in nursing school?

    ok2bme replied to mrgaylordfocker's topic in General Students

    :hug: I'm sorry to hear you had this experience. If I was in your program I would have bullied your

14. Not giving PRN's even though they are ordered?

    ok2bme replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Psychiatric

    If my assessment is incongruent with the pt's complaint and prn request, I process with the pt and offer alternatives. I discuss the triggering event with the pt, and help them identify and implement...

15. should an ADN new grad bother applying to new grad program if it says BSN preferred?

    ok2bme replied to janice_c67's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes! I have a BSN and one year of experience. I am applying to jobs that state they prefer at least 2-3 years of experience, heck I have even applied to a few that state more experience is required....