Nurse SMS MSN, RN

Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development

You did what you knew how to do; when you knew better, you did better. - Maya Angelou

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    MASTER'S IN NURSING

    Nurse SMS replied to VLANGFORD's topic in General Nursing

    What area do you work in
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    Refusing assignment/abandonment

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurseof10years's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This sounds like a case where Safe Harbor is a good
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    New Graduate Blues

    Nurse SMS replied to BSN_to_ICU's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would add to focus at first on time management. The critical thinking will come. Get the routine stuff down pat
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    Why do We eat our young?

    Nurse SMS replied to nellie272003's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Night shift will eat
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    Ultrasound student wondering if I should've done nursing

    Nurse SMS replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

    I love my job, but that does not mean you would love my job. It is far from too late to change to nursing if you want to, but if you do you will eventually wonder if you would have been happier as a...
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    Nurses Living in Houston, TX

    Nurse SMS replied to Courhode's topic in Texas Nursing

    Try Roommates, roommate finder and roommate search
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    Work from home?

    Nurse SMS replied to bouncingbird's topic in General Nursing

    There are some case management type of positions at some insurance companies that are work from
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    RN to BSN?

    Nurse SMS replied to krafsiga19's topic in General Nursing

    You can have a BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) without being an RN. It would mean you did not take or did not pass the licensing exam (and would be pretty worthless as far as degrees go. You have...
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    Being a new nurse sucks

    Nurse SMS replied to bluehealer's topic in General Nursing

    Know what I see when I read your post? A new grad nurse who is smart enough to start identifying all the things she does not know. THAT, my friend, is worth its weight in gold and a huge indicator of...
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    Active TB patient, HIGH possibility of drug resistance, +skin test

    Nurse SMS replied to singmehome's topic in General Nursing

    Per the terms of service, we cannot offer you medical advice here. Your anxiety is totally understandable. I would recommend a consultation with an Infectious Disease specialist to get the answers you...
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    New Grad & Scheduling Difficulties

    Nurse SMS replied to 02468's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This isn't going how you expected and you feel blindsided. You are up in arms because it isn't what you envisioned and the idea of not having life as you are used to it being makes you panic, as does...
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    So worried....Should i quit RN program due to legal/background issue?

    Nurse SMS replied to jss1985's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I would suggest you get a PO Box and get your own mail. I can see how all of this came about. I can also see that it probably could have been handled better on all sides. I hope you do well on the...
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    MSN Education question

    Nurse SMS replied to CFrancine's topic in Western Governors University

    I definitely had a very intense practicum experience earning my MSN through WGU
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    Biochem online

    Nurse SMS replied to Denise Bee's topic in Western Governors University

    It scared me too, but honestly it wasn't bad at all. The lectured recorded are great and there is a huge student support population on Facebook. Look for the WGU student Facebook groups and then just...
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    How long to get Job offer??

    Nurse SMS replied to Labelle13's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You didn't get the job. They may have closed the offer. They may have found someone else. They may have decided to freeze hiring for a time. They may have gotten distracted by something else entirely...
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    Reaching Out!

    Nurse SMS replied to nenyart92's topic in General Nursing

    Can you clarify what you mean by "run my own floor"? Do you mean be a manager of a hospital unit? You may wish to research further what that entails. Being a manager is very different from being a...
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    Decisions, decisions...

    Nurse SMS replied to sarahnade13's topic in Nursing Career

    You take the job you are offered. If you refuse a job based on a "hope" for getting into Herman Memorial you are far more likely to just end up unemployed. Let that go on a few months and pretty sure...
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    To stay or not?

    Nurse SMS replied to boshrn's topic in Nursing Career

    Start
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    Biochem online

    Nurse SMS replied to Denise Bee's topic in Western Governors University

    Why not take the one at WGU? It is worked into the rest of your program, isn't any harder and ultimately comes out
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    OCD about central line infections - need perspective!

    Nurse SMS replied to laceysrn's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like advocating for Curos caps would be a good idea.
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    termination from work

    Nurse SMS replied to kimchoi66's topic in General Nursing

    The only time this would be used to fire someone is if there is strong observation of incompetence at the bedside and this were the final straw/proof needed to get rid of that person. As an educator,...
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    Tele

    Nurse SMS replied to Denell's topic in General Nursing

    I am confused when you say the nurse cannot do both. Telemetry usually is monitored by a telemetry technician, who alerts the nurse to any sudden changes. However, the nurse should also be looking...
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    RRT to NP.. Need advice

    Nurse SMS replied to RRTflorida2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would recommend an accelerated BSN and then apply for NP school after that. Lots of those are online for the academic
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    How to work independently as a CNA or nurse

    Nurse SMS replied to clarinets's topic in General Nursing

    If you are upsetting people it is possible you do not understand your scope of practice as a CNA or what it is the nurses you assist are needing from you. To be independent you have to understand what...
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    Online ADN program?

    Nurse SMS replied to AKTmidwife's topic in General Nursing

    ADN programs vary from 18-24 months depending on whether they break for summer. I personally do not know of any online only ADN Programs, though others may speak to something I am unaware of....