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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    Insight from current nurses- do you like your jobs?

    Nursing is hard. That is no surprise. There are good places to work and not so good places to work; however, that is true in any industry, not just nursing. If your heart is that of a nurse, you will...
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    Graduating soon, did nursing kill my relationship?

    This is impossible to say. Another factor that is a death knell for many relationship is also having a young baby or child, whether there is a nurse in the family or not. You didn't mention that one....
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    Anyone wear a steel boned corset under scrubs?

    What is it with cranky people? I do not know you and I do not know what your options are. I have no idea what you may or may not have explored nor do I know your medical history, your social history,...
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    Chamberlain

    I have had monitored and unmonitored...the unmonitored is always performed in a bathroom with nothing but a toilet in there...no sink. The sink is outside the room. You are instructed to place your...
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    Chamberlain

    Yes, it will be supervised. It can be any of those options you listed. Usually it is urine. You also can be tested at any point in time randomly throughout nursing school and throughout your career....
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    CNA Training Help in DFW

    I do not know of any on nights or weekends. Most are day
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    1Year RN Moving to Dallas

    Any or all of them would be a good option. You may get more attention from smaller community hospitals than the bigger ones. Think Rockwall, Plano, Richardson, McKinney,
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    Straight to FNP

    Yes, you will need to move up the education ladder just like any other advanced degree. You will need to get your RN first. If you start with an ADN, you will need your BSN and then your MSN and...
  9. Not an NP but am MSN educated. I plan to continue teaching at the local community college on a part time basis once I retire, likely in my
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    Anyone wear a steel boned corset under scrubs?

    Sounds to me like the wise thing to do is to get out of patient care and into a different
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    Coping w/th working outside a desired specialty

    I have a few words of "wisdom" that may or may not help, though I am hoping they will. First, get past thinking that your career is the source of fulfillment for your life. It CAN be, yes, but even in...
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    Silence Post Interview

    Yes, at this point it is appropriate to send an email or call. Thank them for the interview, tell them ways you think you are a good fit (2-3 sentences) and then inquire whether the position is still...
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    Help, did I get hired onto a sinking ship?

    Sounds like maybe you need to consider a therapist or classes to help you manage stress. I would suggest you leave nursing for a different career, but facts are that there are no stress-free jobs out...
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    What to Know Before Nursing School?

    Believe me, they will not be re-teaching what you are supposed to be learning in pre-reqs. That is why they are pre-reqs. It is expected and understood you are supposed to know that material prior to...
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    Discrimination for being a new mom?

    This confuses me. A violation of what? An informal policy? The term "violation" is a strong one and doesn't really pertain. Even if there was a list and even if the OP was the first name on it, she...
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    Inappropriate nurses?

    Call me strange, but I find making an issue out of this wildly
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    40+ and Considering Nursing School

    No, you are not too old. Go for
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    Discrimination for being a new mom?

    No. Favoritism is NOT discrimination. Look up the definitions. You can't claim both favoritism AND discrimination because you had a baby. How on earth would that even work? It makes no sense. "My...
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    I can't love this enough. Not comfortable talking about the patient's care in front of the patient? Read that statement again....there is something hugely wrong with that. The patient has a right to...
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    Bedside report is a very good thing. Waking sleeping patients and any kind of scripting is
  21. You have nothing to lose here. You have something else already lined up. Either they say yes and you work the current job for a while either casual or prn and likely phase it out of your life over...
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    New Grad RN - Placeholder Position

    Sounds like you are runner up if one of the other new grads already hired does not pass muster. I would accept but absolutely continue looking as if you do not have a job lined up, because...
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    Can posting about a friend breach HIPAA?

    Had she not consented, then yes, it would be a HIPAA violation. However, you had her consent and as such were within HIPAA guidelines. That being said, that consent was not in writing and you are held...
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    Consensus about WGU MSN grads??

    WGU is CCNE accredited and, as such, passes muster in almost all realms. That your faculty has not heard of them says more about them than about WGU to be honest. WGU is pretty well known at this...
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    Question for nurses that are male...

    I don't necessarily have a problem with the clarification, but do note that if anyone feels the need to reference a "female doctor" it tends to get some people up in arms. Seems a bit of a double...