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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    Nervous Starting Nursing School

    Nurse SMS replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    It is hard to answer your questions because there is no one clear path to excelling in nursing school. Know that beyond human anatomy and pharmacology you will not be studying medicine. Medicine is...
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    Could I have done something differently?

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

    I believe Medicare allows people to appeal their discharge if they feel they are being pushed out too
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    How do you deal with patient grief in outpatient environment?

    Nurse SMS replied to FutureRN20190's topic in General Nursing

    Making assessing their coping part of your nursing assessment and have some resources on hand should the patient desire it, such as outreach pamphlets for support groups or supportive information...
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    Driving resident while I am off duty

    Nurse SMS replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    Notify the synagogue and let THEM work it out with the patient. That would be fully within your scope of practice without taking unnecessary risks. Houses of worship generally have ways of helping...
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    Could I have done something differently?

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

    Since patient satisfaction is a big part of what we do and there would be no down side to asking, I personally would have called the doctor back and requested a q4h (or whatever was appropriate...
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    Research patient or see patient first?

    Nurse SMS replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    There is no one-size-fits-all answer here. Depends on the report. The patient. Whether I have had them before. What kinds of issues they are having. Prioritization is a big part of what we
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    Advice for Career Job Hopper

    Nurse SMS replied to Shortcake_BSn's topic in General Nursing

    I would strongly encourage you to stay where you are for at least a couple of years. The ED experience is going to do far more for your career than hospice experience will and some forms of...
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    No manager on the ward today - who is in charge?

    Nurse SMS replied to Guest717512's topic in General Nursing

    Your management team should be addressing
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    A cautionary tale: advice/help needed

    Nurse SMS replied to Renegade girl's topic in General Nursing

    I work in nursing professional development and love it. I know a bunch of nurses who work in Informatics and love it. Administration. Sales. Marketing. There ARE jobs out there for nurses that do not...
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    Rural Nursing - How long do most nurses stay?

    Nurse SMS replied to frances81's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I feel the hospitals do not hesitate to lay off staff and let people go regardless of how long they have employed them if it is in the hospital's best interest to do so. Therefore I am...
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    Nursing Demand in Nebraska.

    Nurse SMS replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in General Nursing

    I can't comment on the demand for nurses, but I grew up in Omaha and it is a wonderful place full of better-than-most
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    Nurses Notes - A Thing of the Past?

    Nurse SMS replied to Smb411's topic in General Nursing

    We had done away with them and now I am re-educating to bring them back. Too many times something happens and the Epic point and click method does not give a full enough picture. Someone should be...
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    Calling off :-(

    Nurse SMS replied to gaby19's topic in General Nursing

    If I have to call in dead I am going to be haunting my hospital for
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    UTA BSN program

    Nurse SMS replied to Dimple03's topic in Texas Nursing

    Don't confuse "minimum GPA to apply" with what is required to get accepted. Acceptance is
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    New Grad Transferring License from CA to TX

    Nurse SMS replied to Katiekat RN, BSN's topic in Texas Nursing

    I do believe the new grad market in Texas is better than California, with the exception of Austin, which is totally saturated to the point of it dropping average wages. The more rural parts of Texas...
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    30% of Nurses Leaving the Workforce - 2017 Salary Survey Results Part 2

    Nurse SMS replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I too am a little surprised by that. I have left the bedside to work in professional development....partly because I am passionate about nursing and love to teach and interact with nurses, partly...
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    ADN in the NICU

    Nurse SMS replied to nursex23's topic in General Nursing

    NICU, ICU, pediatrics, L&D and ER.....the five golden arches, one of which almost every new grad is hoping to break into. Getting into these specialties right out of school is something to look...
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    Afraid of the *really* gross/gorey stuff

    Nurse SMS replied to mirem's topic in General Nursing

    Every nurse has their kryptonite. We learn to get past it or, in an ideal world, make partnerships with fellow nurses when something is just beyond the pale. Mine is bad smells. I can deal with almost...
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    Your impression of a nurse working on an ambulance

    Nurse SMS replied to ClayH's topic in General Nursing

    Wow....I hate that anyone would "talk down" to another medical professional regardless of perceived role. Just keep doing you. You and your patients and their families know the value of your skill and...
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    Calling off :-(

    Nurse SMS replied to gaby19's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness....I hope you are recovering well. This stress is not helpful and I think it is complete BS. It definitely isn't abandonment. You cannot abandon that which you had not taken "ownership"...
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    NPDB . I settled but now I'm worried!

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

    What is
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    Leaving first job, did you have a pay increase?

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, my pay increased a dramatic 12% between my first nursing job and my
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    Dallas Jobs for New Grad. Interested in Women's Services

    Nurse SMS replied to newgal14's topic in Texas Nursing

    The likely reason you are not being selected is that women's services is a low turnover, high demand specialty. There are hundreds of new grad nurses vying for one of those spots, of which there are...
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    CNAs writing up nurses??

    Nurse SMS replied to cuppa_tea's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Do the CNAs have access to employee files? If not, then I would say no, they cannot write people up. How would it get into their file
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    Nursing in Dallas

    Nurse SMS replied to Yorker's topic in General Nursing

    It is hard to say what "better" would be without specifics, such as what type of nursing you are doing and what your current ratios are and what shift you