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ok2bme

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  1. Does anyone else find this offensive?

    ok2bme replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    It is not only unethical, but illegal. But that's a whole 'nother topic..and there are already way too many threads addressing it. MA's do have a different role. But there is a ton of overlap between...

  2. Does anyone else find this offensive?

    ok2bme replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    Let's call a duck a duck. This is a turf war. Just like how many physicians vie for limiting the scope and autonomy of NPs CRNAs feeling AAs are not qualified How back in the day, psychiatrists felt...

  3. To recommend or not to recommend?

    ok2bme replied to CNL2B's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, it's worse in accelerated BSN programs. I graduated a year ago, and many of my peers had blatantly disrespectful and condescending views of towardes nursing and nurses. They saw nursing as an...

  4. Jobs while in nursing school

    ok2bme replied to coolpeach's topic in Texas Nursing

    I worked as a caregiver during nursing school. I went to clients' homes and helped them with ADLs and provided companionship. It may not be as relevant to nursing as a tech job, but I got to study a...

  5. Does anyone else find this offensive?

    ok2bme replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't be offended/ For most outpatient clinics, the duties required are well within the scope of practice for an LPN and MA. An LPN is not the same thing as a MA. The LPN is trained to do more...

  6. Top 15 Reasons NOT to go into Nursing

    ok2bme replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    and you are the lone exception? i would challenge the assertion that the addition of men would be accompanied with "intelligent conversations about the advance of medicine and genetics as it...

  7. Lunch?

    ok2bme replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    I also freeze breakfast burritos in bulk. I wrap them individually with suran wrap. All I have to do is pop one in the microwave for 15 seconds. So quick, nutritiously balanced, and yummy! I would...

  8. Awesome amazon.com deal for students - FREE Prime!

    ok2bme replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    So generous of you to pass this along!! Many

  9. DR. & ROUND EVERY DAY??????

    ok2bme replied to Shell5's topic in Psychiatric

    Same here..I'm in Texas and it is not uncommon for our pts to go several days w/o seeing the MD. It doesn't seem right to

  10. evil.. just so evil...

    ok2bme replied to nurse441's topic in Psychiatric

  11. Do Accelerated BSN Programs look at Undergrad School??

    ok2bme replied to guest_57352's topic in General Nursing

    I think they do. I recently finished a 14 month A-BSN at Texas A&M, and several of my peers barely met the eligibility requirement of 3.0. Many schools look at an isolated GPA of nursing pre-reqs....

  12. Memorial Hermann is planning on unpaid GN intersnship

    ok2bme replied to RNQueen's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't think it is such a bad idea. Many other professions offer unpaid internships. Is this a full time program? If not, I think it is feasible to partake in this and simultaneously get a paying job...

  13. New Grads getting hired in Houston

    ok2bme replied to student_nurse06's topic in Texas Nursing

    They're out there, but as another poster noted, they are very competitive. To get a job, I went to the yellow pages of Houston online and made a record of every hospital here. There are hospitals...

  14. Hospitals no longer hiring nurses with their ADN?

    ok2bme replied to Sandrizzle86's topic in Texas Nursing

    It's true, I work at a psychiatric hospital, and in order to work here as a new grad you must have a BSN. Not having a BSN will limit your options but landing a job is a formidible challenge for all...

  15. Houston Texas starting pay for new grads

    ok2bme replied to Sandrizzle86's topic in Texas Nursing

    I graduated in December and got a new grad residency position at a psychiatric hospital. I have a BSN (required for the postion), and got $23.50/hr. I now work evenings as a staff nurse there and get...

  16. Nurse practitioner or psychologist?

    ok2bme replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Psychiatric

    I contemplated the same thing...everyone told me to go the NP or CNS route, but I start my doctorate in psychology in the fall :) I did research, looked at education cirriculums, and talked to pscyh...

  17. How old were you. when you become RN?

    ok2bme replied to Prado's topic in General Nursing

    23

  18. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    ok2bme replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I had no interest in nursing...but then I realized, "hey, in one year (accelerated bsn program) I can have another bachelor's degree, and a job that has decent stability and hours as I pursue my true...

  19. What Makes a Hero Nurse?

    ok2bme replied to rashana's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I think society has really diluted the term "hero". If a nurse ran into a burning hospital to rescue pts, I would consider that

  20. Is this the career of an RN?!

    ok2bme replied to DGDreamGirl's topic in General Students

    You totally screwed yourself by not attending clinicals! I was stuck on a GI floor too in clinical...but I showed up, treated it like a job, and counted down the days. It does eventually end. Don't be...

  21. one semester of chemistry costs $1000?

    ok2bme replied to milo2145's topic in General Students

    Yep..that is unfortunately normal for a

  22. What is the first day of an accelerated BSN program like?

    ok2bme replied to Ted D's topic in General Students

    it was orientation for us..it actually was anxiety provoking because we heard administrators and deans tell us how we will have no life for the next 14 months and it will be the hardest thing we ever...

  23. Are you buying individual malpractice insurance?

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

    I don't have it. :chair: It is very rare for a nurse to get sued...especially in my line of work. Besides, I pursued nursing for tactical reasons; I do not anticipate working in the field for more...

  24. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

    ok2bme replied to Fribblet's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Nursing diagnoses are a great teaching tool. But that's where they should stay. In the clinical setting, I find them embarrassing to our profession..they are either: 1) written by space cadets, like...

  25. Less blood and guts in psych nursing?

    ok2bme replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I work in sub-acute psych and there are much less bodily fluids than there are on medical units. A key reason I chose this specialty is because there is less poop....some people have a problem...