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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    Feeling Bad Looking for Another Job

    Nurse SMS replied to motor_mouth's topic in General Nursing

    The days of employee/employer loyalty are long over. Believe me, they will lay you off in a heartbeat if needed and not look back. It is well known one of the only ways to advance in nursing is to...
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    Nursing students who want to be NP's

    Nurse SMS replied to Teaching the future's topic in General Nursing

    In fairness, I had stated that the better schools require a student to have worked as a nurse as part of admission requirements and that wasn't really debatable. Pro-student then proceeded to retort...
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    Drug screen now includes screen for nicotine. Is this legal?

    Nurse SMS replied to Psychtrish39's topic in General Nursing

    The above poster is right...this is more for the rising costs of health insurance than it is for the third hand smoke issue. My last three employers have tested for nicotine. One would withdraw the...
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    Another new grad, feeling lost

    Nurse SMS replied to healthnut23's topic in General Nursing

    You will be MUCH more likely to obtain a school nurse position if you have peds experience.
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    What's the best way to deter inmates from abusing the safety cell?

    Nurse SMS replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Correctional

    Ask the officer just outside not to engage the prisoner in conversation. Remove creature comforts. Remove the reward of extra food. Basically get rid of the currency that makes this a better situation...
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    Should I stay or should I go

    Nurse SMS replied to buckgirl80's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I agree with the above posters. No to the float job. No to the current job. Find a better
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    Dealing with a dirty old man

    Nurse SMS replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    For someone in casual conversation I would have a hard time not smiling and saying "Wow, that is really creepy" in response to the comment in the
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    Dealing with a dirty old man

    Nurse SMS replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    And Foleys and
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    regarding ratios: 5:1 days, 6:1 nights

    Nurse SMS replied to nursewall-e's topic in General Nursing

    Those are good ratios for the most part, unless you are in ICU. Then those are horrifying. But for med-surg and PCU, those are
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    Dealing with a dirty old man

    Nurse SMS replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say it, but it is fairly common. I have had VERY old men grab, pinch, tweak, squeeze, grope and lunge...and not so very old. I have had them tell me how much they like watching my butt as I...
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    Nursing students who want to be NP's

    Nurse SMS replied to Teaching the future's topic in General Nursing

    This. I find it telling that a student refers to another nurse already in possession of an advanced nursing degree as "clueless" and "poorly educated" and yet claims to know everything they do not...
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    Nursing students who want to be NP's

    Nurse SMS replied to Teaching the future's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that schools watering down the education by not requiring actual nursing experience to become a nurse practitioner, which is theoretically the top of the nursing ladder, is really...
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    Another new grad, feeling lost

    Nurse SMS replied to healthnut23's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to give you a hug and encouragement. You are not a terrible nurse and all nursing isn't like this. Since your ultimate goal is school nursing etc, I would suggest you seek out a job either...
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    Call it a hunch.

    Nurse SMS replied to bigd82's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure if it was my personal reply that caused you some angst; if so, I want to clarify. It looked to me like you were looking for advice on how you could have handled the situation differently...
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    Need advice

    Nurse SMS replied to guycna95's topic in General Nursing

    This. If you are in school then boredom won't be an issue. You'll be too busy to be bored and you will be doing a good
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    Difficult Manager making it difficult to change jobs

    Nurse SMS replied to NurseC89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A lot of employers actually require the two managers to talk with one another about the move before a position can be offered. You may just have to suck up and stick out an unpleasant work environment...
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    Call it a hunch.

    Nurse SMS replied to bigd82's topic in General Nursing

    Or quickly gotten the CNA that WAS assigned to her hall. You also could have filled that CNA in on your observations and concerns prior to said crash so that he/she could keep an eye on this
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    New BSN vs veteran LPN

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

    The OP has ghosted.
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    Apparently, bedside nursing is ruining my body.

    Nurse SMS replied to quazar's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Yes she was! In fact, the company gives a free review class to new case managers to help them get their certification within a certain timeframe of being
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    Any nurses with severe clausterphobia?

    Nurse SMS replied to Daron73m's topic in General Nursing

    I have pretty severe claustrophobia. I can tolerate elevators, but get pretty jittery if it is packed. My current hospital is very old and I found myself on an old back elevator that was literally the...
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    Pre-employment Core Skills Assessment Test

    Nurse SMS replied to lan05's topic in General Nursing

    We give this type of assessment at our hospital. It covers a wide range of topics, from cardiac rhythms, drugs, care of pulmonary, renal and GI, pain control, psychosocial interventions and the like....
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    faculty not practicing as staff nurse

    Nurse SMS replied to JaxJax5423's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This is where your connections should pay off. Let nurse friends and other staff at your teaching facility know you are looking. You need your resume to bypass the automatic rejection machine of...
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    Nurse educator position

    Nurse SMS replied to MOliRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Well, you don't sound crazy to me. If you don't want it and don't feel confident in taking it and you are content with where you are at this time, then there is no reason to make the
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    Future looks bleak for CRNAs

    Nurse SMS replied to superking's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The only way things will be bleak for a CRNA is if anesthesiologist/physician lobbying groups are successful in eliminating or limiting CRNA licensing. Given the cost effectiveness and the now years...
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    professions outside of nursing

    Nurse SMS replied to Living_True's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Most medical related fields require the same basic pre-requisites. You could look at respiratory therapy, radiology technician, medical technologist, sonogram technician, surgical technician, EMT or...